It has been an absolute privilege to spend an hour on zoom with each trainee capturing their reflections on their progress this year.
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#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
#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.
#DailyWritingChallenge Day 59: Safety
Yes our safety from the invisible killer has been on our minds for an extended period of time, but we have been reactive and responsive, we have taken measures to be proactive and preventative. However, there are other things that make us feel vulnerable and unsafe.
#DailyWritingChallenge Day 58: Release
I have released myself. I have found an escape. I have set myself free. I am free flowing. I have gone public.