Latest posts tagged with #WomenEd on Bluesky
1/2 When I first watched Bill and Ted a VERY long time ago I thought this was naïve.
Now I think it's difficult and complicated but worth a try!
But, there's a big but...
You also have to be excellent to yourself.
#Edusky #EduskyUk #WomenEd
Menopause can be really hard to talk about.
I remember when I found it hard to talk about.
But that's something that can change.
It's my mission to change it!
#Edusky #EduskyUk #WomenEd
What should it be like to experience perimenopause and menopause while working in a school?
What could it be like?
How can we make it better?
#Edusky #EduskyUK #WomenEd
open.substack.com/pub/helencla...
1/5 I wish I could just fix menopause.
Take this and perimenopause will be gone.
Do this and you can stop thinking about it.
Rub this lamp no-one will ever have to deal with any of this again.
#Edusky #EduskyUk #WomenEd
1/5 "If anyone has a problem with menopause they'll let me know".
They might.
Then again there are lots of reasons they might not.
#Edusky #EduskyUK #WomenEd
Hello. For those of you that haven't 'met' me yet, I'm Helen. When I'm not helping schools support their staff through perimenopause and into menopause I'm messing with fabric and wool, and having quality time with my cats. I also really like feeding ducks!
#Edusky #EduskyUK #WomenEd
My Menopause: Information, Awareness, Understanding talks make a difference.
Once colleagues understand, once the conversation has been opened, it's the basis for real and lasting change.
#Edusky #EduskyUk #WomenEd
1/4 In an hour they'll hear
About the ways perimenopause and menopause affect the body and brain.
Why that can be so tough in a school environment.
What our options are for helping themselves in and out of school.
#Edusky #EduskyUk #WomenEd
1/4 All the weird stuff that happens. Your words disappearing in the middle of explaining something to the class. A sudden burst of rage at things you would have take in your stride. The fatigue that sudden drains all your energy from you at the worst possible time.
#Edusky #EduskyUK #WomenEd
A fascinating new #WomenEd blog from Kate Sida-Nicholls, FCCT, about how Professional Identity 'becomes', through 'the experiences and contexts that shape our working lives'.
womened.com/blog/general...
1/5 Going through menopause or perimenopause in schools can be tough - for lots of different reasons.
It's the worry about getting to the loo - especially if bleeding is unpredictable.
It's the memory loss - especially when you most need it. It's the mood swings.
#Edusky #EduskyUk #WomenEd
1/5 Teachers have incredible bladder control. The working of a school relies on all the staff to train their bladders and reduce their water intake so that they only need to go rarely - and at set times.
#Edusky #EduskyUK #WomenEd
I've made some amendments to my price list so it tracks against the elements in the government's guidance for Menopause Action Plans - but basically what their suggesting is just some of the services I've been offering for the last five years.
#Edusky #EduskyUK #WomenEd
Really looking forward to the next hour with our @womenedscotland.bsky.social group. I always come away feeling refreshed and refocused #WomenEd #ScoEdu
Perimenopause and menopause really do have a massive impact for people and work - and for those working in schools the impact is really specific.
Here's a summary of the research together with my experience from working in schools.
#Edusky #EduskyUK #WomenEd
open.substack.com/pub/helencla...
1/2 And that's just the teachers! Add in the TAs and all the non-teaching staff and that's a lot of hot flushes - and as we know it's not just hot flushes!
#Edusky #EduskyUK #WomenEd
1/3 You wouldn't think it possible that someone in perimenopause or menopause could feel isolated - given all the other people experiencing the same.
But it happens. A lot.
#Edusky #EduskyUk #Womened
A wonderful new #WomenEd blog celebrating the Northern Ireland #IWD2026 event at the Belfast Creative Learning Center 💜 @womenednireland.bsky.social
womened.com/blog/10-brav...
1/2 Menopause Action Plans are a thing! If your school (or more likely academy chain) has more than 250 employees it will be mandatory from next spring.
#Edusky #EduskyUk #WomenEd
www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/new...
A beautiful new #WomenEd blog from Dr Kerry Jordan-Daus, about giving so that others might gain. 💜
womened.com/blog/general...
Please join #WomenEd Malaysia for a Power Hour!
No prep and no slides.
Just fast-paced, facilitated discussions with like-minded women. 💜
womened.com/events/women...
1/2 One of the perimenopausal teachers I worked with called it not being able to 'run the room'. After years of knowing exactly how you want your classroom to function and making it happen, you forget the crucial bits of organisation.
#Edusky #EduskyUk #WomenEd
In a wonderful new blog for #WomenEd, Emma Maguire asks us to 'ride the waves' instead of trying to 'have it all' 💜
womened.com/blog/general...
1/4 I work with schools.
I've always worked in and around schools. I've done it so long my body still manages a half term lurgy even when I've mostly been working online!
#Edusky #EduskyUk #WomenEd
#ASCLmembers: the ASCL Women Leaders' Community is a place for women leaders to meet, reflect and discuss key current issues.
Next meeting is 27 April and we're delighted employment law expert Paula Lee will be joining the session.
ℹ️ www.ascl.org.uk/WomenLeaders
#leadership #WomenEd #IWD2026
Are you stalking me?
If not, why not?
If you go to my profile and click on the little bell you'll see every one of my posts. Lots of insights and advice about going through perimenopause and menopause in schools.
#Edusky #EduskyUk #WomenEd
Today we celebrate #IWD2026 and this year's theme of #GivetoGain, encouraging a mindset of generosity and collaboration.
We pay tribute to women in #education, the trailblazers who have gone before us and those lighting the way now and for the future.
#DEIB #leadership #WomenEd
💜 Happy International Women’s Day 💜
Today is a day to celebrate all the fantastic women in the world, in education and particularly, in our network.
Join us at 10am if you can: www.youtube.com/live/jEGDesk...
#GiveToGain #IWD #WomenEd #HeForShe
