Today is our 4th #DiverseEd event. Who knew when we launched the handle in January with the year on it due to lack of available options, what a year 2020 would be for the world? The year the world stopped and reflected, the year we took a long, hard look at humanity. Who knew thatContinue reading “#MyDiverseEdPledge”
Monthly Archives: June 2020
#DailyWritingChallenge Day 65: Reflection
It has been an absolute privilege to spend an hour on zoom with each trainee capturing their reflections on their progress this year.
#DailyWritingChallenge Day 64: Agency – an anonymous blog
I may not have had ‘individual agency’ when I was 8 but I became an agent of change.
#DailyWritingChallenge Day 64: Agency
If each person who attended stands up, speaks up and speaks out, and refuses to be a bystander to racism, we move from being non-racists towards becoming anti-racists. Let’s all be agents, let’s all take action, today, not tomorrow.
#BlackLivesMatter: Imagine if racism had a scent – an anonymous Blog
“It is not enough to be quietly non-racist, now is the time to be vocally anti-racist.” Unknown
#DailyWritingChallenge Day 63: Fragility
We need to check our privilege and we need to commit to being better, to doing better. One thing I am going to commit to continuing to do is calling out all-white line ups.
#DailyWritingChallenge Day 62: Energy
As Brits we are obsessed with how we manage our time, but other cultures are more interested in how we manage our energy.
#DailyWritingChallenge Day 61: Communication
“Raise your words, not your voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder”.
Rumi
My New Chapter
A butterfly represents transformation. Butterflies are deep and powerful representations of life and in many cultures they are associated with our souls. A butterfly is a symbol of resurrection and represents endurance, change, hope, and life.
#DailyWritingChallenge Day 60: Resourcefulness
As a teacher and a school leader I was resourceful with little resource. I could think on my feet and find solutions. I could create something out of nothing as I worked in schools with deficit budgets or start up budgets, here are some examples.
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