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Spotlight on…Anthony Bart-Appiah

Former soldier and Early Years Teacher graduate, the University of Greenwich

What made you decide to study as an EYT?

I am originally from Ghana but joined the British Army in 2005 in the Royal Logistics Corps as a movement controller, which means moving troops, equipment and resources from A to B. I then worked in the NHS. One day I went into my son’s nursery to give a talk on the Commonwealth and they really responded to me, in a different way from the staff, who were all female. I wanted to play a part in supporting children in my local area of SE London, to teach them self-esteem and knowledge about the world and society from an early age.

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