Spring has Sprung... or has it?
We have been having a debate in the office as to when we can start unpacking our summer clothes and it is a hot debate as apparently there is snow forecast this weekend. On further investigation we cannot find the news that someone read, is this another case of fake news?
Whatever the weather brings we are agreed that we are all looking forward to a few days off, away from our zoom screens and emails and to get outside in nature and to rest and rejuvenate.
Our colleagues in Sierra Leone, The Gambia and Cuba have been busy supporting access to education in the last few months and you can read more about all of the projects here.
Our Life Long Learning Webinars have been keeping us busy and connected. It has been an amazing opportunity for us to share learning with each other, connect across borders and try out new ideas which are supporting health and wellbeing and creativity and learning. Our recent webinar to celebrate World Poetry Day hosted by Evadne Bygrave was rather special with teachers from across the globe. You can watch some of the highlights here:
We are having a break for 2 weeks but here is the link to Life Long Learning webinars coming up soon.
Over the holiday we are hosting a screening of a beautiful film about girls’ education in Nepal; I Am Belmaya, before it is released to the public. Part of the funds raised from this film screening will support our Positive Periods Project.
You can watch the film anytime between 6pm on Friday 9th April and 11pm on Saturday 10th April. The film will be followed by a specially recorded Q&A with the director Sue Carpenter and co-director Belmaya Nepali. You can register here.
Enjoy the break, whatever the weather!
Steve Sinnott Foundation • April 1, 2021
Mike Fleetham of Thinking Classroom has written a book " Headlines: Inspiration, humour and advice for school leaders ". A collection of original ideas, advice from professionals, quotes, and tips to support and inspire all leaders. Perfect for new and established leaders working in education, especially headteachers. "Being a headteacher is like looking both ways before you cross the road, and then getting hit by an aeroplane." To Enter the Competition To win a copy of Headlines please share your inspiring education or life lesson in no more than 600 words. The winning article will also be published in our next edition of Engage. Send your words of inspiration to admin@stevesinnottfoundation.org.uk 📅 Deadline: 5th September 2025 Stuck on Ideas? Here are some questions and prompts to get you started! What’s the one lesson school didn’t teach you, but life did? Think of a moment that changed your path, what happened? What piece of advice has helped you grow the most? When did a challenge turn into an opportunity for you? What story from your life would inspire someone on the other side of the world? What’s the life lesson that unlocked your next chapter? Your words could uplift, empower and be seen by many. Let your story inspire the world! 🌍💡 Good luck and we cant wait to read all the entries!
This week our CEO Ann and Jude (SSF Ambassador) visited schools in Coventry and heard about the wonderful work that students are doing to foster peace and community connection, as part of Coventry Arts Week. We visited Lyng Hall school in the morning and met with Ms Hagan and four of the schools UNESCO ASPnet ambassadors. They told us all about their recent project. The students took their art and poetry to the 80th Anniversary symposium in Ypres and Dunkirk. They shared with us some of the poetry they had written together with the students on the field trip and some of their own poems too. They also shared their future plans for working with their local primary school on peace and community. We also had the privilege of joining Ms Hagans class where they were looking at Caliban’s tale. Here is one of the students work
For my birthday this year I had the honour to walk 60 miles (yes it was a big 0 birthday) over 3 days to support the essential work of the Steve Sinnott Foundation of which I am CEO. Education in its many forms is essential for all of us to thrive and make the most of life's opportunities. The Foundation works to ensure that as many children and adults as possible across the globe can access the human right of education. The plan was to walk with friends and supporters who I hoped would keep me smiling along the way and it felt like a good way to make use of the Foundation’s “Get Moving” campaign. Here's how my Get Moving Fundraiser went on the first day. The 13th June I started my walk in London by walking from Barnet to west Hampstead and visiting my sister at her shop at Tree of Life where I got served a nice iced coffee to keep me going.
