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AI in Education: Opportunity, Responsibility and the Future of Learning
Over the past few months, I’ve attended two events that have shaped the way I think about artificial intelligence in education: a panel discussion on

Don’t Teach or Lead From a Place of Insecurity
There’s a moment we all know. Someone else gets chosen. Someone else gets the praise, the platform, and the recognition, and something in us gets

Unmask: The Weight of Not Wanting to Disappoint
A student once drew me from real life, back when masks were something everyone wore. The mask in that drawing was real. It has come

I Stopped Waiting for Permission
What Speaker Academy taught me about finding my voice How many opportunities have you talked yourself out of because you were waiting for permission? Permission

Navigating Two Cultures
What a rich educational experience tries to cultivate early, and what shows up in the workplace later – an educator’s reflection At a retreat I

Navigating the System, Supporting Black Young People
An educator’s perspective on helping young people in the diaspora thrive in UK education Last weekend, I had the privilege of leading a discussion at

When Dyslexia Was Mistaken for a Spiritual Problem
Listen to Post 2 of This 3-Part Series: Audio version Beyond the Label – Mental Health, Learning, Performance & Identity There is a particular kind

The Dyslexic Achiever: What She Built Beyond Survival
Beyond the label: Mental Wellbeing, Learning, Identity & Resilience After everything – the beatings, the church, the silence, the shame, the years of sitting in

She Faced Reading Challenges – Then Became Her University’s Best Graduate.
Before we begin Listen to Post 1 of This 3-Part Series: Audio version Beyond the Label – Learning, Identity & Resilience I found out I

Thrive, Don’t Just Survive: Mental Health, Exams & Learning
As exam season approaches, with GCSEs, SATs, and university assessments, there’s something we must prioritise above all else: Mental wellbeing comes before learning. From a

What William Taught Me About Curiosity Beyond the Classroom
Reflections from The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind No man is an island. And few stories remind you of that quite like The Boy Who

Mistakes Are the Stepping Stones to Success: Lessons Beyond the Classroom
Recently, one of the young learners I support said something simple yet profound when another child made a mistake: “Mistakes are the stepping stones to