Four headteachers describe the obstacles they have had to overcome to reach senior leadership roles
Josephine Okokon, head of St Martins-in-the-Field high school for girls, London
My race became an issue very early in my career as a teacher and I began to discover these subtle, covert barriers. I was often the only female teacher of colour and I soon began to see the white teachers getting more encouragement, more support and more mentoring than me. I was left to fend for myself.
