Smashing Glass Ceilings: Empowering Women in Education
Smashing Glass Ceilings is the book to help elevate and excite women across the education sector to become confident, successful and fulfilled in their careers. Empowerment can look and feel different for everyone, and this book is designed to show every woman how you can succeed in the education sector.
In addition to providing a wealth of advice about leadership progression, bestselling author and presenter Kate Jones shares guidance on alternative options to leadership for women in education. Have you ever thought about launching and hosting your own podcast about teaching and learning? Are you keen to lead professional development training internally and/or externally? Are you a keen writer but not sure how to set up a website to blog or how to get published? Helpful tips and suggestions for these routes and more are presented alongside a wide range of diverse case studies and interviews that shine a spotlight on innovative women, from school leaders to entrepreneurs in education. The book also contains advice for male colleagues so that they too can help empower women in education.
This book will provide advice, guidance and inspiration for all women in education regardless of age, role or experience.
Kate Jones is a teacher, leader, bestselling author, blogger and award-winning international speaker. She is Senior Associate for Teaching and Learning at Evidence Based Education and the author of seven books including a bestselling series on retrieval practice. She is also an ambassador for Winston's Wish, a registered bereavement charity that aims to give hope and support to grieving children and their families. Kate writes extensively about education on her website and in various educational magazines including Teach Middle East Magazine and the TES and is the founder of The Love To Teach Podcast. She has presented and worked with schools around the world including the UK, the Middle East, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Europe and more. You can connect with Kate on Twitter and Instagram @KateJones_Teach.