News, Updates & Weekly Inspo!
This is no ordinary blog! Jaz is bringing you the latest and greatest insights, thoughts, and weekly bursts of motivation! From sneak peeks behind the scenes to 4K keynote footage to ways to register your interest for exclusive retreats. We’ve got it all going on.
2025 Review – A Year Of Being 10% Braver
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrqwF8_mZCg 2025: A Year I Won’t Forget in a Hurry Reflections on speaking, storytelling, education and being 10% braver Every December invites reflection. Here’s mine – human first, slightly chaotic, and including a crocheted octopus....
How One Teacher Changed Everything — And Why the Pearson National Teaching Awards Feel Like Full-Circle Magic
Back in 2008, when my eldest was in Reception, I nominated her fantastic teacher, Miss Jenkins, for the New Teacher of the Year Award — and she won. Teachers are special.Teachers are powerful.Teachers change lives quietly and consistently. The Teachers Who Transformed...
7 Results Day Rescue Videos for Students and Parents
Results Day can feel like the most important – and most stressful – day of your life. Whether you’re celebrating, shocked, or somewhere in between, the emotions hit hard and fast. I know from experience that grades can feel like a verdict, but they’re really just a...
From Foster Care to Dr Jaz – Your Past Is Not A Script For Your Future!
When I first got the letter, I thought it was a joke. Standing alone in the kitchen I couldn’t speak, let alone call Ed so I took a photo of it, uploaded it to ChatGPT and asked, “What’s this?” ChatGPT replied: “The University of Hull are offering you an honorary...
Jaz Ampaw-Farr to Receive Dual Honorary Degrees for Outstanding Contribution to Public Life and Education
MILTON KEYNES, UK. July 1st, 2025 – Inspirational speaker, author, and teaching advocate Jaz Ampaw-Farr is set to receive two honorary doctorates this summer, recognising her outstanding impact on public life, education, and leadership. The University...
How to move from woe to WOAH!
https://youtu.be/_vY9nFqQ28I In short: Feeling you’re not enough? It might be a simple typo! My friend Charlie is a proper legend. Every conversation we have results in laughter, a mindset shift or both. She’s accidentally cool and always coming out with corkers, I...