WomenEd Blogs

by Cara Dooley @MissDooley90 I completed a PGCE in Primary Education at Northumbria University, graduating in 2019. In September of 2019 I embarked on my Primary teaching career. Like most newly qualified teachers in Northern Ireland I began my...

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by Susie Fernandez @SusieFe15145779 Mis padres siempre me recuerdan que ya de muy pequeña usaba la tapa de un cajón en nuestra cocina para jugar a ser profesora. Parece ser que ya en aquella época me encantaba usar mi tiza para escribir en la...

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by Meera Chudasama @MeeraChudasama @innovatejournal Whilst the global unconference came and went, the spirit of WomenEd was strengthenedan. Transfixed with each presenter's ideas, inspiration and intrigue of our place in education and I was...

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by Kathleen Cushnie @VoicingEd Do you take time to reflect on your growth and achievements? Are you recognising support from others? Who do you need to voice gratitude to? Recently, I noticed that I hadn’t taken the time to acknowledge my...

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by Vikki Pendry @VictoriaPendry1 This was my first WomenEd conference and my first unconference, so I wasn't quite sure what to expect! I was drawn to the range of topics, especially those with an international texture which I felt would add some...

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by Lisa Hannay @lhannay1 Shirley Chisholm was the first black woman to be elected to congress and was a formidable force for women’s rights, equal rights as well as a voice for minorities and for those who did not have anyone speaking on their...

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by Jackie Hill @hill1_jackie Losing your voice “I’ve lost my voice - again” – it kept happening for 2 years. At first, it was funny (sort of) but that changed, as it could take weeks for it to return fully. I tried different treatments, but nothing...

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by Philippa Wraithmell. @MrsWraithmell I am 34 years old, I live in the UAE and have a husband and two children, 10 and 6 years old. So why am I beginning this blog as though I am 5 years old writing my biography in a literacy class? Because...

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by Kerry Jordan-Daus @KerryJordanDaus Six months ago, I wrote a blog, What the xxxx is normal? I was anxious, scared and very unsure of what the future held. Our lives had been turned upside down in so many ways. That blog was personal; I was so...

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by #WomenEd Global Strategic Leaders @WomenEd Tickets are now available for our 1st global online unconference! 4 sessions between 2nd October to 4th October mean we can cover our 4 campaigns and time zones for all of our 30 networks! We are...

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by @BaarNomad We spend the first part of our lives having little or no say and we accept this because we are raised to think it is the only way. But is this really true? Should being a dependent mean having no autonomy? Should being a child mean you...

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by #WomenEd Strategic Leaders #WomenEd has held five unconferences at the beginning of October since we were founded in 2015. The global pandemic means we can’t do a face-to-face one this year. So we are going even bigger and taking the opportunity...

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by #WomenEd Strategic Leaders #WomenEd is in its sixth year and we have, in that time, changed beyond our earliest imaginings. Our core strategic group has changed many times also and we have always sought the strongest and most committed voices to...

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by Christalla Jamil @ChristallaJ Are you sometimes a headteacher out of work too? I certainly am. Sometimes my husband says, “You’re not at work now darling.” Or my children, who are both adults, chuckle and add, “Oh there she goes again, Mum thinks...

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by Megan Brown @mbhistory Anyone entering the teaching profession will have been asked the question ‘Why do you want to be a teacher?’. You are almost guaranteed to get asked it at an interview for a place on a teacher training course, and it should...

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by Vivienne Porritt @ViviennePorritt #BirthdayCelebration I loved our 5th #WomenEd birthday party on May 19th, 2020. Nearly 500 people booked it, over 300 joined on the evening. I’m looking forward to reading all the comments and have appreciated...

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by Susan Strachan @SusanSEnglish #BirthdayCelebration Tonight on 18th May, , I met virtually with 300 other women to listen, learn, reflect and be inspired by a plethora of strong women, who are not afraid to have their voices heard. Some of these...

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by Jess Mahdavi-Gladwell @drjessm #BirthdayCelebration On March 7th I was privileged to attend the @WomenEdSE #LeadMeet. It was brilliant on so many levels, I got to see my friend Kate Evans ( @purekathryn76 ) in a different role and saw her shine...

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by @WomenEd Strategic Leaders @AlisonKiel @EquitableEd @JulesDaulby @keziah70 @LizAMFree @ViviennePorritt #WomenEd is hurtling towards its fifth birthday in May and, when we pause to reflect, we have collectively achieved so much. Five years ago,...

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by Dr Deborah Netolicky @debsnet The last couple of weeks have been hectic around the world and the pace of change at all levels has been rapid and relentless. In Australian schools, leadership teams and teachers have been preparing for distance...

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by Debs Jewell @jewellsjournal Image: The Tree of Life - by Gustav Klimt, 1905 We bandy about the term ‘It’s okay to not be okay’, heck I’ve thrown it out there into the world myself, and with the best intentions. But … is it? Is it really okay to...

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by Anoymous Your discomfort is palpable as the questions draw to an end. The parent governor on the panel is smiling warmly, but I can see that, although my performance today makes me the strongest of all the candidates, you are hesitant about...

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by Katie Ridgway @MissMeeks14 ‘What-if’s’ and ‘maybe’s’ move erratically through my mind. Tonight, sleep eludes me, like it will be for many of my colleagues in the education sector. I have an anxiety disorder and have recently completed a course of...

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by Kathryn Evans @purekathryn76 My husband has often mused that if I have the option of two different pathways, I will always choose the harder journey. To this, I always reply that the journey may be hard but the learning will be of greater value...

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