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Issue 84 - September 2017

In this issue...

Computers aren’t “a boy thing to do”, they’re just “an interesting thing to do” – Claire Doherty, Amazon Women in Innovation Bursary recipient

Let’s hear it for the awesome teachers who are worth their weight in gold – Fiona Tatton, Womanthology Editor

Believing in my class and pushing through obstacles together: Why my students teach me as much as I teach them – Sinita Scott, English teacher at Taft I.T. High School in Cincinnati, Ohio

Moving children beyond just surviving to thriving: Why “sticks and mud don’t come in pink and blue” – Lily Horseman, Founder of Kindling and Chair of the Forest School Association

How can you accelerate children’s learning by two months over an academic year? Make sure they don’t start lessons hungry – Carmel McConnell MBE, Founder and Chief Executive of Magic Breakfast

Addressing educational disadvantage and striving for continuous improvement – Mei Lim, Headteacher at Weyfield Primary Academy in Guildford

Championing ‘messy’ lessons to build pupil confidence and let children learn without realising it – Louise Lucas, Teacher at King Charles Primary School, Walsall

From fidget spinners to emoji pom poms and healthy tuck shops: Stimulating creativity and innovation amongst young entrepreneurs – Alison Collington, Project Manager for Fiver and Tenner at Young Enterprise

Getting children, regardless of gender, switched on to the bbc:microbit – Holly Margerison-Smith, Education Manager: Faraday and Educational Projects at the IET

No regrets: Leaving the corporate world behind to return to my passion for teaching – Katie Roberts, Vice Principal at Heanor Gate Science College