WomenEd Blogs

by Nicole O'Connor Twitter LinkedIn Labels and identity are a staple of Northern Ireland's cultural landscape and are deeply politicised. The use of labels can often be contentious and weaponised, making them a complex form of personal expression....

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by Avani Higgins @avani_higgins As a child I wanted to have blond hair, blue eyes and be called Anne. It's not surprising, and let me tell you why. Growing up in the '60s in Uganda, I remember sitting in the back of my Dad's Cortina and driving past...

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by Yamina Bibi @mysbibi My speech for the #WomenEd Global Unconference 2023 Leadership, particularly Educational Leadership is challenging, complex yet rewarding. Let's be honest though: it's harder when you look like me. Let me tell you a bit about...

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By Sue Prickett @ruralSBM The role of School Business Leader (SBL) in schools is often overlooked when describing the make-up of Senior Leadership Teams. Since the growth of the SBL sector joining social media channels, at last colleagues are...

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By Lucie Ager @lucie_ager On 30 th January, 2023, #WomenEdSE hosted an amazing and inspiring event for #WomenEd at my workplace . I planned the style of the event to a tee, from creatives and catering to the finer detail of purple and grey balloons;...

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By Kiran Satti @KSunray3 'Intersectional feminism centres the voices of those experiencing overlapping, concurrent forms of oppression in order to understand the depths of the inequalities and the relationships among them in any given context.' UN...

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By Bukky Yusuf @rondelle10_b LinkedIn When it comes to certain aspects of #EdTech (learning platform upgrades, immersive learning tools, AI and machine based learning), changes can happen so rapidly. Yet, consistent 'thorny issues' remain relatively...

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by Bukky Yusuf @rondelle10_b and Clare Erasmus @cerasmusteach Who We Are, by Bukky Yusuf In 2013, when I started my whole school leadership role, enhancing teaching and learning using mobile devices, I looked to connect with other educators that had...

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by Christina Astin @ChristinaAstin (Chair of Planet Possibility), Marilyn Comrie @GetMeMotoring (Director of The Blair Project) and Olivia Keenan @oliviakeenan1 (SEPnet and QMUL). Some young people, including girls, are put off studying physics...

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by Dr Kate Bridge @KateBridge19 As a female Head of Physics, I am often on my own at the table when mixing with other Physics departments in education. Society would draw Dr Bridge as a white-haired male in the latter stages of life who is crazy for...

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by Iram Khan @teachermrskhan I have the honour of being part of my school district's Racial Equity Advisory Committee. Part of the side effects of this work has involved us supporting our colleagues in their journeys to heal from the traumas of...

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By Punam Mohandas @PunamMohandas We cannot ignore the fact that ‘Whiteness’ has fast become a contentious issue when it comes to discussing an ideal English teacher in Asia. Do educational institutions tend to ignore a teacher’s competency over...

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by Caroline Verdant @cazyv Must you see the colour of my skin? Does it change the fact that I want to win! What is the goal? What is the prize? If the colour of my skin is my demise!

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by Adeola Ohgee @ao1982_ As black women, we have a very close relationship with our hair. Our hair is more than just keratin, it’s a badge of pride and honour because of the history behind it. Let's celebrate World Afro Day on 15th September with...

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by Julia Skinner and Lizana Oberholzer @TheHeadsOffice @LO_EduforAll During a recent presentation for WomenEd’s Global Unconference, we discussed the challenges and key considerations that governing bodies and trustee boards need to make when they...

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By Angeline Aow @angeaow Recent global events have ignited an international call-out for educational institutions to take action towards becoming anti-racist, to decolonise curricula, address systemic racism and do more than simply declare that they...

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by Charlotte Belmore @charliebelmore The area of ‘white privilege’ is the uncomfortable elephant in the room that is not going away anytime soon. The idea of racism for many conjures up images of angry white men shouting offensive slurs with many...

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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 Claire Nicholls @bristol_teacher In the @WomenEdBookclub chat led by Angie Browne (@nourishedteacher) on Layla F. Saad’s ‘Me and White Supremacy’ workbook, we discussed key learning, silence and complicity, the discomfort of white privilege and...

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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 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 Kerry Jordan-Daus @KerryJordanDaus Thank you Francesca Martinez for your beautiful book, What the xxxx is normal? (!). It’s been on my reading list for some time, but in the COVID-19 lockdown context, well I was looking for something to read, and...

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