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by Jane Green @JGjanegreen #DisabilityEd Can you tell us how you were diagnosed? Since birth, I experienced a range of painful symptoms, from sprains, low blood pressure, joint dislocations, stomach cramps, dizziness, migraines, pain from...

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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 Anonymous My experience of negotiating was uncomfortable yet exhilarating. It was nerve racking yet I felt courageous. I was trembling in the inside yet I felt liberated. Without a doubt it was one of the most nerve racking things I have ever...

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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 Dr Valerie Daniel @Valerie_JKD As a black professional woman I am in this intersectional space of being somewhat respected by my peers whilst still being marginalised within the wider society. I say ‘somewhat’ respected because my entire journey...

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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 Sarah Creed @mrscreedmaths As a relatively new user to twitter I found myself getting lost in all the useful information for teachers, with fantastic tips for teaching and leadership, I was starting to become overwhelmed by all the possibilities...

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by Tracy Goodyear @Miss_Goodyear It’s 5pm on Friday 5th June and I’ve decided to stop and to just do some thinking. It’s all too easy at a time like this to just carry on, to take action, to plough on through until the bitter end. It’s far too easy...

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by Hannah Dalton, @Doddsyinit, and Kiran Mahil, Senior Leaders of schools in London. With the phased return of pupils already underway in many primary schools, and with secondaries bringing Year 10 and 12 students back shortly, it seems timely to...

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by Cheryl Campbell @CherylSBM #SBLConnect #SBLTwitter Lockdown being imposed on us back in March 2020 was the start of a new way of working. In my previous blog I talked about how I found that my view of lockdown went through a number of phases as I...

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By Claire Price @claireprice1 These last few days have felt insurmountable. Last Monday, on the 25th May 2020, the world witnessed the death of a black man at the hands of the police. Videos of the death of George Floyd circulated and we felt...

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by Keziah Featherstone @keziah70 One of the fundamental responsibilities of any leader is to look after their staff team. Even in relatively normal circumstances that’s difficult; recently it has been a momentous challenge. I’m the Head of a large...

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by Lizana Oberholzer @LO_EduforAll It is only a few days before the #WomenEd ITT/NQT/ ECT event, hosted by @WomenEdLondon,and I am keen to reflect back on what difference #WomenEd has made to me personally and beyond. I joined #WomenEd, when I...

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by Nichola @Nichola80 'I’d like to offer you the job'. The best sentence I’ve heard during lockdown and possibly the best one for a very long time. Doing an interview in the middle of a pandemic was strange to say the least. No shaking hands, no...

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by Iseabal Fincher @FincherScience I’ve been reading a lot recently about women’s careers through the decades, the barriers we face as women and just how strong we can be. This has inspired me to share my journey. It is a long read so feel free to...

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by Amy Carson @TitchyDitch I feel as though a wound has finally started healing. Nearly 3 years ago I was approaching the end of my maternity leave. I wasn't happy about it; I was unsure about what it would mean about me as a mother if I returned to...

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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 Kaley Riley @MrsRileyEng #BirthdayCelebration Four years ago, I was asked by my then Head of Department/Assistant Teacher (and, one of my loveliest friends), if I would present on some of my marking ideas at The Priory Witham TeachMeet. I...

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by Lucy Hemsley @CheltTeacher #BirthdayCelebration I do not over-exaggerate when I say reading 10%Brave r changed my life: it dramatically changed how I view myself and my career. I wrote about the book when I first read it. But the book was just...

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by Yamina Bibi @msybibi #BirthdayCelebration I amended my talk for the launch of WomenEd Bedfordshire on 4th May 2020 to let me wish #WomenEd a happy birthday. #WomenEd has changed my life. I have noticed my courage growing since #WomenEd community...

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by Patrick Ottley-O'Conner @ottleyoconnor Father and Husband The United Nations @HeForShe movement has reported that they are seeing the stereotypical gender roles of women at home become more apparent during lockdown and want to highlight positive...

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by Rachel Stone @SBMCoventry #BirthdayCelebration Well, here I am writing a blog for the first time. Why now? Well, probably because I have always been encouraged behind the scenes by Hilary Goldsmith, aka @SBL365, since I joined #SBLtwitter but...

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by Elise Ecoff @EliseEcoff #BirthdayCelebration Photo by Rampal Singh on Unsplash Quarantine. Lockdown. Social distancing. Whatever you choose to call the way in which we’ve lived the last few pandemic-filled months, it has clearly been a period in...

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