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by Lulu Oragano @LuluOragano Senior Leader : Welcome back, I’ve put your timetable on your desk. Me : Oh thanks. Oh, but I’m teaching Citizenship? Senior Leader : Yeah, you’re brilliant, you can teach anything. Meant as compliment, very few teachers...

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by Lulu Oragano @LuluOragano Jan: So, I was being serious when I asked- do you want to job share? Me: Yes, I would love to. Jan: Let’s do it. And so we did…. I was the Head of Drama in a Secondary school in South London and Jan was the Head of...

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by Cecile Halliday @SuttonPrepDH Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad came to my attention through different avenues. Firstly, tweets from @nourishedschool and @WomenEd so this prompted ordering the book. It then popped up again after some...

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by Lindsay Patience @Mumsyme I recently replied to a question on social media from someone returning after maternity to a Teaching and Learning Responsibility (TLR) asking if it was normal to have your TLR payment reduced if you reduced your working...

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by Raphael Moss @mrrmoss A conversation I had with the inspirational Vivienne Porritt was the catalyst for me to seek feedback from staff who had benefited from flexible or part-time working. Over the years, in my privileged position as Headteacher,...

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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 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 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 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 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 Lindsay Patience, (Flexible Teacher Talent) @mumsyme @FlexTeachTalent We set up Flexible Teacher Talent because Lucy Rose and I were frustrated by the lack of flexible working options for female leaders in education and we wanted to help stem the...

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By Anonymous Biggest challenge? Going from a school knowing more or less everyone’s name, including most students (having been there forever) to feeling rude every other time you talk to someone. I feel like walking around with a badge saying, “Hi,...

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