WomenEd Blogs

by Philippa Wraithmell. @MrsWraithmell I am 34 years old, I live in the UAE and have a husband and two children, 10 and 6 years old. So why am I beginning this blog as though I am 5 years old writing my biography in a literacy class? Because...

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By Jill Berry @JillBerry102 On Saturday 12th September 2020, #WomenEd ran a webinar on the subject of what it is currently like to be a woman serving head in this country. The webinar was ably hosted by the wonderful Keziah Featherstone (@keziah70)...

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by Kerry Jordan-Daus @KerryJordanDaus Six months ago, I wrote a blog, What the xxxx is normal? I was anxious, scared and very unsure of what the future held. Our lives had been turned upside down in so many ways. That blog was personal; I was so...

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by Christalla Jamil @ChristallalJ I graduated from teaching when I was 36 years old. I have been in education for seventeen years now, nine of which have been as a headteacher. I commenced my career in teaching in a maintained primary school in...

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by Lucy Flower @MrsLFlower After my post on ‘Forming an Opinion’ I had some incredible responses, particularly from the #WomenEd community. Most shocking was the article I read from BYU, ‘When Women Don’t Speak’. It transpires that simply having a...

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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 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 #WomenEd Global Strategic Leaders @WomenEd Tickets are now available for our 1st global online unconference! 4 sessions between 2nd October to 4th October mean we can cover our 4 campaigns and time zones for all of our 30 networks! We are...

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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 Ben Hobbis @MrBHobbis I think I’ve always been an ally. But I don’t think I realised this until this academic year. So, what is an ally? An ally is any person that actively promotes and aspires to advance the culture of inclusion through...

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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 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 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 @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 Annelouise Jordan @Leazy84 Based on @WomenEdBookClub discussion. The Lost Girls, by Charlotte M. Woolley, truly redefined me as a teacher and, when I say redefined, I truly mean it. Fact - science is sexist. Charlotte writes about the sexism...

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by #WomenEd Strategic Leaders #WomenEd has held five unconferences at the beginning of October since we were founded in 2015. The global pandemic means we can’t do a face-to-face one this year. So we are going even bigger and taking the opportunity...

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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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