Draft:Marlon Lee Moncrieffe

Marlon Lee Moncrieffe is a British author and educationalist.
He wrote Desire Discrimination Determination - Black Champions in Cycling winner of the Sunday Times Cycling Book of the Year 2022 after being long listed for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year in 2021.

Moncrieffe is also known in education for his academic, scholarly leadership and writing on decolonising the curriculum.

Early life and education
Moncrieffe was born in London, England in 1973. He left secondary school education at age 16 to become an apprentice print originator with HMSO Parliamentary Press (Hansard) whilst he also attended the London College of Printing.

He returned to full time study at the University of Surrey in 1995 to read English Literature. He graduated with a BA Hons. degree in 1998. In 1999 he studied the Post Graduate Certificate in Primary Education at Froebel College, Roehampton University and began a teaching career in 2000. He undertook a Master of Arts in Education degree in 2006 at the University of Surrey. He began his doctoral studies in 2012. He became Doctor of Education of the University of Reading in 2017.

Decolonising the Curriculum: Research and writing
Moncrieffe's doctoral thesis is entitled Examining experiences and perceptions of mass migration and settlement in Britain over the ages: How can this assist teaching and learning in Key Stage 2 history? This new knowledge formed the basis of his 2020 debut educational monograph Decolonising the Curriculum - Euro-centrism and primary schooling.

The research applies theories of critical multicultural education and a range of orientations with historical consciousness, in identifying the positioning of primary school trainee-teachers and their possibilities in shifting from 'traditional' to 'critical' perspectives in their teaching of British history, and stories of mass-migration in the primary school classroom. The research intervention applied data from duo ethnographic and intergenerational research

In his endorsement of the work the esteemed British historian Professor Paul Gilroy of the Institute of Advanced Studies, University College of London said:. "“This book is a timely, and above all, practical guide to the transformation of Britain’s primary school history curriculum. It will be an invaluable tool for teachers and trainers as well as a map for future debates over the importance of history in the making of national identity.”"In her endorsement of the book Professor Dame Professor Alison Peacock Chief Executive of the Chartered College of Teaching said: "“This is an important book at a time when colleagues across education are scrutinising their work, seeking to increase diversity and to build a balanced equitable learning experience for all. Moncrieffe argues for the importance of building critical consciousness with regard to ethnicity. His original research with Primary PGCE students reveals the Eurocentricity of many trainee teachers. He illustrates the way in which this viewpoint without disruption through consideration of alternative stories, will continue to inform future teaching in their classrooms. Moncrieffe shows how important it is to view history through a cross-cultural lens. He refects on events in recent history in this country and shows how they may be considered differently. I recommend this book to all those training to teach and to those keen to revisit their predisposed assumptions about what should be taught in the primary history curriculum.”"Moncrieffe was made a Fellow of the Chartered College of Teaching in 2020 for his original contribution to advancing knowledge in primary education, teaching and learning.

British Educational Research Association (BERA)
In 2019, Moncrieffe joined the council of the British Educational Research Association the UK's leading learned society for education research. He will become (2024-2026) President of the association in their 50th anniversary year

Selected Publications
Moncrieffe. M. L. (2023) Examining challenges and possibilities in the objective of a Decolonised Education.''Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Education. Oxford University Press.''

M. L.(2022) Decolonising Curriculum Knowledge: International Perspectives, Interdisciplinary Approaches. London: Palgrave MacMillan.

Moncrieffe, M.L. (2022) Why Decolonising curriculum knowledge? In Moncrieffe, M. L. (ed.)  Decolonising Curriculum Knowledge: International Perspectives and Interdisciplinary Approaches. London: Palgrave MacMillan.

Moncrieffe, M. L. (2020) Decolonising the History Curriculum: Euro-centrism in Primary School Education. London: Palgrave Macmillan.

Moncrieffe, M.L., & Moncrieffe, A. (2019). An examination of imagery used to represent fundamental British values and British identity on primary school display boards. London Review of Education.

Moncrieffe, M. L. (2017) Teaching and Learning About Cross-Cultural Encounters Over the Ages Through the Story of Britain’s Migrant Past (pp. 195-214). In R. Race (ed.) Advancing Multicultural Dialogues in EducationCham: Palgrave Macmillan.

Cycling career
Moncrieffe's career as a racing cyclist began in 1994, just before starting his university studies. He raced in time-trialing and road racing for the London based Redmon Cycling Club between 1994 and 2000, taking numerous victories. After a break from the sport to concentrate on the start to his teaching career, he returned to race for the Agisko Viner Cycling Team where he competed on the road and track with elite riders. Moncrieffe took numerous victories as a road racer. He however turned his attention to track sprint, where he won numerous medals at British Cycling, UEC European and UCI World Championship competitions.

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Made in Britain - Uncovering the Life Histories of Black British Champions in Cycling ====== Moncrieffe created the exhibition of public engagement in 2018 to counter the dominant discourses of whiteness in the sport, particularly given to raised public profiles of cycling athletes following the London 2012 Olympic Games.

The Made in Britain exhibition featured photographs, memorabilia and stories of riders such as Clyde Rimple, Maurice Burton, Russell Williams, Mark McKay, Christian Lyte, Charlie Reynolds, Tre Whyte, Shanaze Reade, and Charlotte Cole-Hossain. The exhibition toured across England, featuring in Brighton, London - Herne Hill Velodrome where Moncrieffe hosted Sir Bradley Wiggins as his special guest, Harrogate - UCI World Road Race Championships in 2019, National Cycling Centre, Manchester, Bristol, Birmingham , Guildford.

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Desire Discrimination Determination - Black Champions in Cycling ====== In October 2020, Rapha commissioned Moncrieffe to write the book Desire Discrimination Determination - Black Champions in Cycling. He was given five months to complete the work, which he did on 31st January 2021. The book was created with Moncrieffe and Blue Train Publishing and published on August 17th 2021. An original production of its kind, this features some of Moncrieffe's story - an auto-ethnograpy as Black champion racing cyclist in parallel to showcasing and sharing learning about the lives of Black champions from the past and present and across the world including the likes of Marshall Major Taylor, Kittie Knox, Germain Ibron, Nelson Vails, Rashaan Bahati, Justin Williams, Gregory Bauge, Taky Marie-Divine, Mark McKay, Russell Williams, Maurice Burton, Germain Burton, Luli Adeyamo, Shanaze Reade, Quillan Isidore, Tre Whyte, Kevin Reza, Charlie Reynolds, and more. Moncrieffe completed book talks across the UK, Europe, USA and South Africa.

The book received rave reviews. Podium Cafe said :"The difficulties faced by Black riders should never be ignored. But at the same time, racism should not diminish their personal stories. Desire Discrimination Determination succeeds by celebrating these riders, enveloping the serious message being imparted in a warm blanket of nostalgia and the love of cycling. And that is something worth celebrating."Pez Cycling News said: "This beautifully-produced book is in parts autobiographical in that it covers the author’s personal experience as a pretty talented amateur cyclist but includes a great deal of material from interviews with noted black British riders."Bicycing Magazine said "This Is the First Book About Black Bike Racers—by a Black Bike Racer—in 100 Years".

Awards


 * 2022 British Society of Sports History The Lord Aberdare Literary Prize Shortlist.
 * 2022 Sunday Times Cycling Book of the Year WINNER.
 * 2021 William Hill Sports Book of the Year Longlist.

New Black Cyclones: Racism-Representation-and-Revolutions-of-Power-in-Cycling
Moncrieffe's follow-up to Desire Discrimination Determination is called New Black Cyclones: Racism-Representation-and-Revolutions-of-Power-in-Cycling. This is a socio-cultural and historical exploration of the sport through the lenses of Black people and their positioning in the white dominated world leadership of the sport. Moncrieffe considers colonialism, neo-colonialism, racism and representation, as he details his travels and cycling journeys with Black people across the USA, Rwanda, South Africa, Sierra Leone, Ghana and Uganda, in learning how they are revolutionising the sport through their culture and communities. This book is set be published by Bloomsbury Sport in October 2024.