Meet Dave, my Comparisonitus Cactus 🌵 Dave isn’t your ordinary cactus; he’s my personal reminder to steer clear of the endless scroll and the dangerous game of comparing my backstage to everyone else’s front stage. Social media has a way of distorting...
It was such a thrill to speak at a conference beneath a famous aircraft! Inspiring a room full of incredible women about mental health and leadership in aviation & aerospace was an honour. The room was filled with the energy of trailblazers and innovators, and it...
I’m on record as saying if there’s going to be a revolution in Education, it’s going to start in the North, and this keynote proved me right! Delivering a keynote in the North Tyneside Council Chamber to a room jam-packed with everyday hero leaders in education was a...
10% Braver looks different for everyone. 10% Braver looks different for everyone. You don’t have to achieve firefighter levels of courage, it’s about being braver than you were yesterday. Small steps = MAHOOSIVE change. Ready to say goodbye to self-doubt? Join my 10%...
Whenever I hear the ‘Love your neighbour as you love yourself’ vibe, I always think of the raw deal Maureen and Ken next-door-but-one get if you‘re not very nice to yourself! This V-Day, before you rush out to buy flowers/M&S Dinner for 2/a sleeping bag to hide in...
Goals used to feel like a luxury I couldn’t afford. I had a tendency to live as if I was surrounded by scarcity – an old story left over from being a kid in foster care, a homeless student and a newly qualified teacher! Even when I started teaching, and the...
When tasked with embedding ambitious resilience in a class of 30 six year olds I called on the great British stand up comedian Peter Kay. In one routine, he discusses biscuits – a subject close to my heart. Peter compares the weakling Rich Tea biscuit (which...
What an honour to celebrate the wins of care-experienced children and young people! My childhood in foster care would have been so different if Virtual Schools had existed back then. Thank you @Tower Hamlet Virtual School and @BT for hosting such a fab event....
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