David Simon

David Simon is the author of the novels Secrets of the Sapodilla (1986), Garvey's Last Soldier (1999) and Pastor Pastor (2015). He is the winner of the Peterloo Poetry Award (1990) and his play Mountaintop (1993) was nominated for a London Fringe Award. David is the founder of Simon Education (formerly Ebony Saturday Schools - 1987), winner of the 2002 100 Black Men Community Award, winner of the CARAF Supplementary School of the Year Award 2005 and winner of the London Schools and Black Child Conference Supplementary School of the Year Award 2006. He is the author of How to Unlock Your Child's Genius (2004), How to Unlock Your Family's Genius (2009) and How to Homeschool Your Child (2016). David was formerly deputy Head of Basic Skills at a London FE college. (Source: book cover)