We are delighted to announce that this year’s Anthony Walker Memorial Lecture will be delivered by Benjamin Zephaniah, the globally renowned poet, novelist, playwright, musician and television and radio presenter. The lecture will take place in the Council House in Benjamin’s home town of Birmingham and he will speak on current themes in race, resistance and education.

This year’s event will be the sixth annual memorial lecture hosted by the NUT in conjunction with the Walker family and the Anthony Walker Foundation. Anthony was murdered in a brutal, racially motivated attack in Liverpool on 30 July 2005. The lecture is one of a range of activities that keep Anthony’s memory alive and continue the fight against racist violence. It is held every year during Black History Month and this year will take place on the evening of Friday 19 October.

The lecture is free to attend but booking is essential and the reservation form can be found here. For any other information please contact the event team by email to AWL@nut.org.uk or telephone 020 7380 4861.

NUT members working in pupil referral units are invited to this networking event. Information will be available about the Government's planned changes to PRUs. Members from all types of PRU are welcome, including young parent PRUs, medical PRUs and PRUs for excluded pupils. Application form and flyer.