Emma

Your book is always one I come back to. Can't wait for the next iteration. Thank you for sharing your experiences so generously.

I just finished listening to @greeborunner.bsky.social discuss CPD at scale with @trustcpdleads.bsky.social. It was a brilliant session that reiterated for me the importance of knowing what difference you want the CPD to make, i.e., what problem are you trying to solve👌🏾.We often lose sight of this.

@teachem.bsky.social So good to have spent the day with you, loved it! #WomenEd 💜💜

It was a brilliant day spent with @vivienneporritt.bsky.social as part of @womened.bsky.social. Sharing insights on
º Gender pay gap
ºRepresentation & diversity
º Flexible working
º Equitable action in education
#10%Braver #Calltoaction 💜

It was a fabulous day and I'm so glad I was part of it 💕

Flex isn’t complicated Two years ago I published a blog celebrating the 'lockdown babies' turning 3. Somehow, remarkably, our own lockdown baby turns 5 this week, leaving me wondering where that half-decade has gone.

Five years after having her baby, and two years after posting about COVID and lockdown, Salina Ventress returns to examine the subject of #flexibleworking and finding the right balance...

womened.com/blog/flex-is...

Really great opportunity for our ECF mentors.

Thanks for this thread, Sue. I’ve just shown my mum, and we’ll get two. One for home and one for our allotment! She loves it- and I like the lack of mess 😂

I am incredibly fortunate to work with a board of trustees at TEAL who always seek to do what is right & always back our ideas to make better lives for young people & staff. I am delighted that this week we have agreed to extend full paid adoption leave to colleagues who become kinship carers.

Seeing lots celebrate #StrictlyComeDancing Chris and Dianne. Yep disabled people when supported, accommodated, and empowered can do amazing things. So, are you doing that? In your organisation, policies and practices.

As we rebuild our edu community on BlueSky and grow our network in an intentional way please consider following #REND founded by @unleashingme.bsky.social and attending the events in Luton, London & Birmingham. I have started a list here...

go.bsky.app/KcSzEoq

Pop over to our Substack where Sonia Thompson shares her ‘guest insight’ on our second scenario. Have a read and sign up now! #Getreal

getrealleadershiphub.substack.com/p/guest-insi...

Please tell me you got to leave and go home immediately….😱

Sonia Thompson shares her ‘guest insight’ on our second scenario. You’ll be able to have a read tomorrow on our Substack- sign up now.

getrealleadershiphub.substack.com

Oh my gosh 😳😱😅 I agree. Early years practitioners are just some kind of magic- I couldn’t do it. My own two are quite enough lool

So excited that @missdearie.bsky.social has joined Bluesky! Anyone after an inspirational Languages teacher / next generation leader / incredible mentor needs to follow.

#EduSky please make her feel welcome!

Cover of BLACK AND BRITISH: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY by David Olusoga, illustrated by Jake Alexander & Melleny Taylor

Spread from BLACK AND BRITISH: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY showing the 'Aurelian Moors'

Spread from BLACK AND BRITISH: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY about the Romans

Much as I loved the grown-up book & the TV series, I think the picture book version is even better! Every classroom & library in the country should have a copy of BLACK AND BRITISH: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY by @davidolusoga.bsky.social illustrated by @jakeillustration.bsky.social & Melleny Taylor.

The cover of #DisruptiveWomen, a book by WomenEd. A woman with a megaphone.

Treating women educators and leaders inequitably eg, #GenderPayGap, lack of representation. In leadership, inflexible approaches and lack of diversity. 👿👿

‘Significant’ drop in racially minoritised characters in children’s books, report says Share of children’s books featuring characters who fall into this category fell from 30% in 2022 to 17% in 2023, CLPE survey finds

This is so very disappointing.
#Equality #Diversity #RepresentationMatters

"These most recent, more sobering results, particularly after a summer of racially motivated riots, remind us that the job is far from done."

www.theguardian.com/books/2024/n...

Secured my tickets

"I changed my belief that leadership was autocratic, all-knowing & dominating. @womened.bsky.social had shown me a different possibility: leadership that was collaborative, humble, caring, empowering, & that lifted others up." Loretta Fernando-Smith in 'Disruptive Women'

@samtwiselton.bsky.social said this:-

'We are losing teachers just at the point where they are achieving mastery and replacing them with a conveyer belt of novices'

Does your finance officer really understand teaching or only focused on balancing the books?

UPS3 teachers also lead whole-school initiatives, provide pastoral care, and support inspections with their expertise. Cutting them may save costs short-term but risks declining standards, higher turnover, and lost institutional knowledge vital for long-term school success.

Experienced UPS3 teachers bring stability, mentoring, and quality teaching that drive better student outcomes. They support ECTs, reduce turnover costs, and enhance school reputation, making them key to maintaining high standards and consistency, especially in challenging contexts.

How My Experiences with ADHD in Different Workplaces Led to a PhD and Training Programmes for Businesses and Schools | Diverse Educators There was often limited understanding of alternative approaches to work, and I felt pressured to conform to methods that didn’t align with how I function best.

Today's Diverse Educators blog is by Steve Ollington

How My Experiences with ADHD in Different Workplaces Led to a PhD and Training Programmes for Businesses and Schools

www.diverseeducators.co.uk/how-my-exper...

#DiverseEd

Are you a global majority leader/aspiring leader? Do you want support on your leadership journey? Join @malcpd.bsky.social and I on the Powerful Pathways programme.