Florence Olajide

Writer

Born in London, Florence spent her early childhood in a white foster family before moving, aged six, with her birth family to Lagos, Nigeria, where she grew up.

She holds a BA honours degree in Education from the University of Lagos, Nigeria, and an MA in Further and Higher Education from the Institute of Education, University of London. She was the headteacher of a large London primary school before becoming one of Her Majesty’s Inspectors of Schools in England in 2003. 

Her memoir Coconut, an Amazon Best Seller, was published in 2021. Now semi-retired, when she’s not writing, Florence manages her education consultancy firm. She lives in Kent, England, and is married with three adult children and two grandchildren.