Over four weeks I am sharing extracts from my book “Miss, I don’t give a sh*t” Engaging with Challenging Behaviour in Schools.
My Nana would have been dead proud
Last week I won the ‘Rising Star Award’ WeAreTheCity for my work in Education, presented to me by Penny Triantafillou and founder Vanessa Vallely OBE CCMI
My Nana would have loved to have put that award on her sideboard next to her Tutbury Crystal collection and sherry. (Who else’s Nana had Tutbury Crystal?!)
Making an impact, valuing yourself and earning what you deserve
Time for something different!
When I stepped out of full time teaching to do this so many of my colleagues were horrified at the possibility of not having that regular salary…but it IS possible, if that’s what you want to do…
The one thing that makes the biggest difference with Behaviour
We talk about consistency being the most important thing for behaviour with our pupils. But in order to create that consistency for others, we first need to be supported to do it for ourselves – here’s how.
How to support TAs with behaviour in your school
Useful strategies and practices for school leaders to support TAs with behaviour in our schools.
BBC Radio 4 Interview:Girl Stuck in Basketball Hoop
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…