Category Archives: Confidence

Identify

Posted on February 24, 2018 by suecowley

When I was at secondary school, there was a fashion for tucking our jumpers into our skirts. Looking back now, I have no idea why we did it, and I can accept that we must have looked stupid, but for … Continue reading →

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If you build it, they will come

Posted on February 20, 2016 by suecowley

Today I had the very great pleasure of presenting at the first NetworkEd conference. Thank you to Nancy Gedge for asking me. She built a conference, and lots of people came. It was lovely to be able to say ‘yes’ to something … Continue reading →

Posted in Children, Confidence, Creativity, Early Years, Forest Club, Learning | 4 Comments

The Opposite of Grit

Posted on October 28, 2015 by suecowley

Our kids both had their first passports at 3 months old. I remember laying them on the duvet to take their “My First Passport” photos. By the time we had to renew them when they were 5 years old, it … Continue reading →

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He for She

Posted on October 1, 2015 by suecowley

“They tried to bury us. They didn’t know we were seeds.” Mexican Proverb As I’ve discovered this week, writing about gender brings out strong reactions in other people. This is fine, because I don’t use my blog as a way … Continue reading →

Posted in Confidence, Equality, Feminism, Road School | 5 Comments

Man Up

Posted on September 29, 2015 by suecowley

“But if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought.” George Orwell, 1984 Language is an incredibly powerful tool. It can make us laugh, or cry, or rage with fury against injustice, but it can also pervade our lives, without … Continue reading →

Posted in Confidence, Equality, Feminism | 17 Comments

Just Leap!

Posted on September 18, 2015 by suecowley

“With confidence, you have won before you have started.” Marcus Garvey I’ve been thinking a lot about confidence this week: what it is, whether I have enough of it, and to what extent it is a cause of inequality between … Continue reading →

Posted in Confidence, Feminism, Women, Writing | 5 Comments