▁of ▁the ▁larger ▁minor ity ▁groups ▁to ▁be ▁taught ▁in ▁UK ▁schools . ▁In ▁response ▁to ▁an ▁increase ▁in ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁as yl um ▁seek ers ▁in ▁Britain ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁she ▁founded ▁the ▁South ▁London ▁Ref uge e ▁Project . ▁ ▁She ▁set ▁up ▁and ▁continues ▁to ▁co - man age ▁Our ▁L ives ▁Press , ▁which ▁publish es ▁short ▁aut obi ograph ies ▁of ▁people ▁who ▁have ▁come ▁to ▁the ▁UK ▁as ▁adult s . ▁▁ ▁Work ▁in ▁international ▁development ▁ ▁She ▁held ▁senior ▁policy ▁posts ▁in ▁Save ▁the ▁Children , ▁and ▁travel led ▁to ▁over ▁ 3 0 ▁countries ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁programme ▁staff . ▁As ▁the ▁organisation ’ s ▁first ▁head - office ▁based ▁Education ▁Ad visor , ▁she ▁brought ▁together ▁the ▁experience ▁of ▁education ▁program mes ▁across ▁the ▁world , ▁to ▁produce ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁books ▁which ▁were ▁translated ▁into ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁languages ▁and ▁widely ▁used ▁by ▁pract ition ers . ▁ ▁Publications ▁on ▁education ▁& ▁international ▁development ▁include : ▁▁ ▁Starting ▁Young : ▁Princi ples ▁& ▁Pract ice ▁in ▁Early ▁Child hood ▁Development ▁( 1 9 9 6 : ▁Save ▁the ▁Children , ▁) ▁ ▁A ▁Ch ance ▁in ▁Life : ▁Princi ples ▁& ▁Pract ice ▁in ▁Basic ▁Primary ▁Education ▁for ▁Children ▁( 1 9 9 8 : ▁Save ▁the ▁Children , ▁) ▁ ▁Working ▁for ▁Change ▁in ▁Education : ▁A ▁Hand book ▁for ▁Pl anning ▁Adv oc acy ' ', ▁with ▁Bill ▁Bell , ▁Van essa ▁Her ring