WomenEd Blogs

by Vivienne Porritt @ViviennePorritt on behalf of #WomenEd We’re delighted to announce that 10% Braver: Inspiring Women to Lead Education , edited by Keziah Featherstone (@keziah70) and myself, has made the top 10 of @Learning Ladder5 ‘Best Books...

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by Claire Young @curiousCY I want more circles and fewer lines. I am at my best when I’m working shoulder to shoulder with the people around me and we can see each other eye to eye. My problem with lines is that they leave the people exposed. My...

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by Niamh Thompson @toal_niamh Ever since a young age, I always dreamed of becoming a teacher. Suffering from severe dyslexia, however, I didn’t think this would always be possible. As I began my A levels in Sociology and Irish, my aspirations of...

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by Janet Metcalfe @ch100j Let me start by saying that I feel so grateful to have found a profession that I love. It has tested me to the brink this year, but I love it. I love it because it is through the inspiring students and leaders around me...

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by Eileen Rowntree @EileenRown3 Anyone who knows me, knows of my passion for Disney and my title is a quote by Walt Disney. I was reared with magical fairy tales and inspirational messages as we created memories as a family. No matter how old I get,...

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por Tasha Fletcher @FletcherT_ Traductora Elena Diaz @TeacheryDiaz Sororidad. Empoderar. Elevar. Inspirar. Motivar “Tú puedes escribirme en la historia con tus amargas, torcidas mentiras, puedes arrojarme al fango y aun así, como el polvo… me...

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by Tasha Fletcher @FletcherT_ Sisterhood. Empower. Elevate. Inspire. Motivate 'You may write me down in history with your bitter, twisted lies, You may trod me in the very dirt, But still, like dust I rise.' Maya Angelou

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by Vivienne Porritt @ViviennePorritt We started WomenEd because women's voices on twitter were often silenced, harrassed or our views were not valued. It's one of the reasons we included a mic in our logo. So we encouraged women to tweet and to...

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by Isabelle Ercan @IsaErcan04 What a wonderful feeling of togetherness, of sisterhood I was left with at the end of last weekend after the thought-provoking #WomenEd unconference which gives women leaders a voice in education! Women from all over...

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by Julia Knight @KnightWilliams In December 2019, I took a bold decision to move on from my current school. I like and follow the Twitter hashtag, 10% braver (inspiring women from @WomenEd) but for me, it was more akin to feeling and being 97%...

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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 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 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 Jackie Hill @hill1_jackie #BirthdayCelebration I didn’t know where to start when trying to say what #WomenEd has done for me. There is simply so much I could say … Should I explain how #WomenEd has helped me to discover the power of Twitter? It's...

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by Katie Ridgway @MissMeeks14 #BirthdayCelebration At #WomenEd we often talk about impact and with the movement’s fifth birthday around the corner, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on the profound impact being part of this group has had on me....

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by Christina Watson @cmw_kendal In January 2019 I moved 9000 miles to the unique and beautiful Falkland Islands to be a Deputy Headteacher and, after deciding I could be 10%braver, I became Principal of the small secondary school in September 2020.

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by Anonymous @noonetoldmehow Just over a year ago I went to my first WomenEd Unconference. I was nervous, I knew no one in the community and I didn’t quite know what I was doing there, going for, or looking for. I met a wonderful community of women...

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by Debs Jewell @jewellsjournal It has been many years since I flexed my blogging muscles but this seemed a good post to start with. The first of a series of posts containing a collaborative pooling of ideas about dreams, friendships, networks,...

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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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