Yamina Bibi is an award-winning former Acting Deputy Headteacher and English Teacher from London. She is currently Education Project Specialist at Chiltern Learning Trust and The Chartered College of Teaching, and a freelance consultant and coach. Alongside this work, Yamina is co-founder of South Asian Educators’ Network, a Diverse Educator Associate and a #WomenEd Network Leader. Yamina is the author of The Little Guide for Teachers: Thriving in Your First Years of Teaching.
In this episode, Yamina discusses her book, The Little Guide for Teachers: Thriving in Your First Years of Teaching, and how she was inspired to write it… overcoming her inner critic… the importance of trying to be a positive voice, a positive role model to young people, and the lasting effect that our conversations with them might have… gratitude for fellow teachers, mentors, and coaches who supported and encouraged her early in her career… the reminder that we do not need to prove ourselves to anyone… #WomenEd, a global, grassroots organization, founded in England, that supports women in education, at whatever stage they are in their career or in their leadership journey, encouraging them to be 10% Braver!… her role as a #WomenEd Network Leader in London… how much she loves coaching others… the significance of her decision to leave full-time senior leadership in school to work as a consultant… urging us to invest in ourselves and in our mental health… figuring out what work-life harmony is for her… and the advice to “Surround yourself with people who will say your name in a room full of opportunities, but who will also challenge you, who will also guide you, who will also advocate for you.”
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