I was recently interviewed as an expert on teenagers and their behaviour for Comedy Documentary: Girl Stuck in Basketball Hoop. Listen here:
What we can do to create a world where we can ALL flourish?
Creating the World We Want to Live In challenges long-held beliefs and ideologies about the way the world works and the people in that world. Weaving together the latest well-being science with accessible stories of hope, it offers a blueprint of what works to create flourishing lives and communities.
Passthemic #2
This blog post is the second in the #passthemic series, in which I share my platform and magnify the voices of the educators in my community who are different from me, to enable us to keep learning for our pupils and a more inclusive education.
Book set to make a splash
This month, my Schoolsweek have picked out my book,“Miss, I don’t give a sh*t” Engaging with Challenging Behaviour Schools as one of the books to make a splash in the new school year…
How to hold boundaries
I had to switch everything off at the weekend. Schools are challenging environments right now, and holding our own boundaries of self-care is important. In this video I share an extract from my book, that shares how we can maintain those boundaries, even in tough times…
“A must read book for all teachers”
So it took me all my big-girl-pants to dare to ask Sue to endorse my book, “Miss, I don’t give a sh*t”. What with her close link to @WomenEd and their tag line being #10percentbraver, and our apparent common liking of swear words in titles, I thought I’d give it a go…
Pooky Ponders Podcast: Why do teenagers grunt (and how can we engage them in learning?)
What a joy to be able to unpick the difficulties and celebrations of teenagers with the brilliant Dr Pooky Knightsmith on her podcast: Pooky Ponders, and find ways that as educators we can better engage them in learning…
Dear Mister Williamson: an open letter – makes BBC news
On 5th May 2021, BBC Radio Sheffield featured the EdWellColl Open Letter to Gavin Williamson urging him to put relationships and community ahead of academic catch up… find out how you can help.
#TinyVoiceTalks -Interview with Toria Bono
How do we include all of our pupils – the ones from minority groups, the ones with disadvantages to learning even before they step into your classroom? This interview meanders through many topics ultimately bringing us back to how we ensure our education system is inclusive for all of our pupils.
Behaviour, books and broken legs
One of my favourite interviews, a podcast full of practical conversations and strategies about supporting behavioural needs across schools…and a confession…
