As a serving headteacher currently training to be a psychotherapist, I have become acutely aware of the importance of creating a working environment where staff feel safe to share personal challenges. A space where they feel held, where judgement is suspended and they know that for those few minutes of the school day, you areContinueContinue reading “The importance of creating a space for staff to talk.”
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‘Imagine being this thick.’ My response to the keyboard warriors.
In September 2023 I published a book called Letters to a Young Generation: Aspiring School Leaders. In October, the Guardian newspaper published an article about the book and used wording from the letters as the headline: ‘Black headteachers in the UK say pupils are crying out for ‘people who look like them.’ This article wasContinueContinue reading “‘Imagine being this thick.’ My response to the keyboard warriors.”
What is smart dress?
I recently watched a YouTube video where Dr Jean Lud Canter, psychiatrist at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), and Kevin Williams, Director for the National Institute of Health’s Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, discussed the psychological impact of code switching (I’ll be writing a lot more on this topic over the comingContinueContinue reading “What is smart dress?”
Six ideas to help you get ready for the new academic year
The start of a new academic year heralds a mixture of emotions for those who work in education. For some, seeing the smiling faces of students and colleagues may bring a sense of joy and contentment that enables them to skip joyfully through the last week of the holidays and through the school gates onContinueContinue reading “Six ideas to help you get ready for the new academic year”
My Daughter Made Me Go to Therapy
In January 2021 my daughter informed me that she was starting therapy. My initial reaction was one of panic: Oh my goodness, what childhood or adolescent trauma was she reliving? I had immediate flashbacks of all the possible reasons that she could have made this decision and when I had done making the list, IContinueContinue reading “My Daughter Made Me Go to Therapy”