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by Caroline Doolan @caroline_doolan I’ve been in my current school for almost 4 years and I’ve absolutely loved it. It made me grow as a leader. And as a person. In my previous school I was Head of English in a Secondary school in Luton and let’s...

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by @DorsetSBM #Pledgeforchange20 In September 2018 I ventured back into full time work for the first time in 15 years by taking on the Financial Business Manager (FBM) role in a school where I had been doing maternity cover in finance. The timing...

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by Clare Erasmus @ cerasmusteach #PledgeForChange20 My son has been on the mental health disability register since he was 9 years old ; we only managed to get C.A.M.H.S intervention when he reached secondary school. He is now in his teens and...

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Taken from @SchoolsWeek https://schoolsweek.co.uk/books-for-teachers-and-school-leaders-2019/ We are thrilled to have been included in the top ten books for teachers and leaders for 2019, as reviewed by Schools Week ??? 'For women in education . 10%...

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by Astrid Emma @myvisioninwords Photo: Dyaa Eldin on Unsplash Before I start, this is not “a feel sorry for me” plea, but more of a reflection on how I have come to believe that “everything happens for a reason” and how being #10% braver allowed me...

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By Kaley Riley @MrsRileyEng It’s the Monday in the week before #WomenEd, and already I am beginning to question whether I should really be giving up a precious Saturday with my daughter and husband (who works every other weekend). The guilt is...

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By Anonymous Values are things that we generally take for granted. We have our own moral compass and assume that others have the same. Until something happens that makes us question either our own values or someone else’s.

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By Lucy Did you know that 62% of secondary teachers are women — but only 39% of secondary headteachers are female? Or that only 7% of women in education attempt to negotiate their initial salary offer, compared to over half of their male...

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It was a normal day at the office. A busy day. I came across Ambition School Leadership (@Ambition_Inst) and a Headship course. I first thought – me? Headship? No. Not a chance… but I was 10%braver, without even knowing it.

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