William Henry

William Henry is an author from NewWinthropes Village, St. George, Antigua, who has advocated for justice and given a voice to the unheard for over forty-five years. He firmly believes that Caribbean Creole is a language with a structure similar to Standard English and deserves equal recognition.

In 1979, William obtained a certificate from the Central Council for Education and Social Work and worked in various Social Services Departments within Children and Family Services. Since 1992, he has taught Health and Social Care Core Subjects to Health Social Care practitioners at an FE College in Handsworth, Birmingham. His dedication to teaching helped him gradually work up to become a Course Tutor in Health and Social Care, despite initially being contracted for only two hours per week.

William has twenty-eight years of experience as an educator and spent eighteen years teaching the English Language at the top FE College in London. During his tenure, the college received two awards for Excellence in Education from the late Queen Elizabeth 2nd.

Feedback from a lesson observation carried out by an OFSTED Consultant:

General Comments by Observer- J Green:

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• Very impressive attendance and punctuality are given weather conditions (16/18)

• Subject (obesity) interests students, and they show commitment in discussion – allowing them to consider important issues around health, society, and equality. All students contributed to the group discussions; all felt they had something to offer.

• Clear focus on skills building: vocabulary, dictionary work, summarising, and précis.

• Students work effectively in mixed-ability groups and support each other well; the teacher nurtured a very inclusive atmosphere in class.

When talking to groups and individuals, students suggested that they felt well- supported and that their literacy skills were improving

Good Practice to be shared with others and how this will be done (if appropriate):

• Attendance across key-skills classes variable, what methods does this teacher use to ensure good attendance even in adverse weather conditions? William can suggest some critical strategies to others (2013).

William was also accepted into membership as a Fellow with the Institute for Learning. In 1996, William obtained a Certificate in Education from the University of Middlesex, and in 1999, he earned a Master of Arts in Education from Goldsmiths College. His dissertation, “The Use of Creole Alongside Standard English to Stimulate Students' Learning”, was published in an Educational Journal called Forum, Volume 42 Number 1, Spring 2000. Additionally, in 2014, he received an Acentis Level 3 Diploma award in English for Literacy and Language.