WomenEd Blogs

by Mary Bridget Burns @MaryBridgetEdu Networking . It's a concept that has gained significance in recent years, but often associated with bankers and business leaders, politicians or pundits. Rarely do educators come to mind when networking is...

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by Emma @pedoughty A fair amount of time has passed since my first blog, mainly because I don’t really think people will want to read anything I say! However, #WomenEd has, as usual, been my inspiration/kick up the backside. When I saw the campaign...

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by Julie Hunter @MsHMFL @PledgeForChange20 There have been lots of press articles recently about lack of teachers and there being a recruitment problem. I have experienced the lack of retention of superbly talented teachers who are leaving due to...

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By Kate Smith @MrsKatieSmith I write this blog just a few weeks after Sir Andrew Carter’s most unhelpful comments about how it is ‘wrong and immoral’ for teachers to ask for their hours to be reduced after taking on full-time jobs.

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by @MrsB_hums Since having my first daughter in 2014, I have experienced many emotions – love, contentment, stress, desperation, absolute joy but most regularly, guilt. Guilt about my role as a mother, guilt about my role as a wife, guilt about my...

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by Fey Cole @ColeFey Christmas is always a time that brings a lot of reflection for me. I’m not one for New Year’s Eve resolutions but I do like to take stock and consider what is on the horizon. As we go into 2020 that feels more important than...

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by Kyra Kellawan @kyra_kellawan In late April this year, a friend and colleague-at-large of mine posted out to some of her contacts on LinkedIn about an education festival at her school in Switzerland and explained that she was looking for more...

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by Lucy Flower @MrsLFlower #PledgeForChange20 The awkward, quick smiles. The questioning glances. The open, naked curiosity. The conversations that stop when you enter a room. Recently, I was demoted from my leadership role.

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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 Nicola Mooney @nicksnook When I entered teaching I was told that there is never anything new in education, that on a cyclical basis everything goes round again. I have now done a complete cycle.

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by Charlie Kraig @cvkraig How to write a blog post for #WomenEd Sign up for the online event via eventbrite. Add the event to your calendar. Lose track of days while visiting family. Never check your calendar.

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by Anni Poole @ AnniPoole #PledgeForChange Standing to face each new dawn – the rise of authenticity for every woman. As women or as #HeForShe supporters, I am pledging my support for the celebration of authenticity in our lives. It's more than OK...

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by Claire Lowe @ ExecPrincipal @CharlieMackesy The boy, the mole, the fox and the horse Ever since I can remember I wanted to teach. At an early age I used to love playing schools with my little sister, she was always the pupil, and, at my forward...

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by Emily Rankin @ TeachRankin #PledgeForChange20 Two massive things happened for me in the second half of the 2016-17 academic year: my husband and I found out we’d been matched with our daughter and would begin temporary custody in June. I got my...

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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 Naomi Ward @naomi7444 I need to look back to look forward. The last two years have been about clarifying values and purpose, then exploring what those mean in my life after teaching. This year is about habits, consistency and discipline. Doesn’t...

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by Lisa Hannay @lhannay1 This blog will be a hodge podge of thoughts. It has been taking form in my mind since I signed up to write one a few weeks ago. As soon as I had registered for the blog event the word "self-deprecating" came in my head and...

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by Annelouise Jordan @Leazy84 #Pledgeforchange20 10 years later and absolutely 10%braver! I signed up for the #WomenEd #DGMeet #Pledgeforchange20 blog event in order to see what it was all about. So, here I am and here goes…

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by Jules Daulby @JulesDaulby #PledgeForChange20 He ran at us aggressively. His arms spread out wide and he was roaring loudly. A moment of fear for us until he stopped inches from our faces and then he walked away, laughing with his friends.I was...

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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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by Amy Carson @TitchyDitch #PledgeForChange20 I have the pleasure of working with @ cerasmusteach , in fact she's my line manager. A few weeks ago she came into my classroom and invited me to write a blog for her #WomenEd #DGmeet to...

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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 Jessica Webster @jgroteweb Collaboration has been a key to success both personally and professionally for me. Often educational leaders are faced with tough decisions that require complex solutions. By collaborating with others, soliciting...

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by Kaley Louise @MrsRileyEng Since returning to work, from maternity leave, I have been asked- numerous times- ‘How do you do it?’, ‘Don’t you miss her?’, ‘Are you afraid you’ll miss out on something precious?’ and questions of their kin, numerous...

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