Shaddai, from the leadership team, was fortunate enough to have been invited down to TIGER's Gender Equality Community Exhibition event, at Easton Community Centre. Shaddai spoke about the importance for address gender stereotypes in the Early Years and how these things feed into a wider narrative about gender in society. TIGER (Teaching Individuals Gender Equality & Respect) is a Bristol based not-for-profit co-operative working for young people by delivering a comprehensive

I’ve read in the past that there are only two kinds of stories – those that follow a linear, straight path and those that don’t. Mine certainly falls into the latter category; it’s a bit messy, tangled and convoluted, but that’s life, right? Moreover, I don’t think my story is finished. I’m expecting several more twists and turns before I get to the end. Read Shaddai’s story in full here

My interest in gender-neutral education started as a parent, and not as a professional, when my first child was born. Really, it originated from my and my partner's commitment to equality, within and outside our relationship, and to respecting the right of our child to choose from an open, unbiased set of opportunities in those first years and in later life. I suppose it also sprung, at least in part, from a reaction to a very sexualised and genderised environment, that of pr