Holly Rigby is a teacher, writer and activist. She taught English in inner-city London schools for almost a decade, whilst also writing for The Guardian, The Independent and the TES on education policy. Holly has also appeared as a political commentator on current affairs programming on the BBC, Sky News and Channel 4. She is a Lecturer at City University in Narrative Nonfiction Writing, and coordinates a number of community writing support groups. She holds a Masters in Comparative Literature from UCL, and a Masters in Education Policy from King's College London.