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Yamina Bibi is an award winning former Acting Deputy Headteacher and English Teacher from London.

Yamina is currently Education Project Specialist at Chiltern Learning Trust and The Chartered College of Teaching as well as a freelance consultant and coach. Alongside this work, Yamina is co-founder of South Asian Educators’ Network, a Diverse Educator Associate and #WomenEd Network Leader. She has also been a Commission for The Teaching Commission chaired by Dr Mary Bousted.

Yamina is also author of ‘The Little Guide for Teachers: Thriving in Your First Years of Teaching’ and a contributing writer for ‘Diverse Educators: A Manifesto’ and Sarah Mullin’s ‘What They Don’t Teach Me On My PGCE’.

Yamina’s vast experience within education includes leading Teaching and Learning, Progress and Outcomes, Curriculum, and Mentoring and Coaching of teachers at all stages of their career, including Early Career Teachers. Yamina previously led the TES English Team of the Year at Forest Gate Community School as Assistant Headteacher- English in 2020 and won the We Are in City’s Rising Star Award in Education and Academia in 2021.

Yamina has a Masters in Teaching from University College London, Institute of Education, has achieved a National Professional Qualification in Senior Leadership and is a Fellow of the Chartered College of Teaching. She is also the co-host of Series 1 of The #DiverseEd podcast and is currently completing a Level 5 Apprenticeship in Coaching.

My Experience

I hold a National Professional Qualification for Senior Leadership (NPQSL) and a Masters in Teaching from University College London, Institute of Education. Additionally, I am honoured to be a Fellow of the Chartered College of Teaching, reflecting my commitment to the highest standards in education.

As a DiverseEd Associate and network leader for WomenEd, a global charity organisation dedicated to supporting female teachers and leaders in education, I work to empower and uplift all, including people with protected characteristics, in the educational sector. My contributions to the field are further highlighted by my role as co-host of Series 1 of The #DiverseEd podcast and as a contributing writer for the books "Diverse Educators: A Manifesto" and Sarah Mullin's "What They Don't Teach You on Your PGCE."

I regularly share my insights on coaching and mentoring, school leadership, and effective research-informed practices through my speaking engagements as education conferences and my blogs, where I aim to inspire and support educators in their professional journeys.

My contributions to the sector have been recognised as I have been awarded a Jack Petchey Award for Inspirational Leadership at Sarah Bonnell School and won the We Are the City's 'Rising Star Award in Education' in 2021. Also 2021, the English Department I led at Forest Gate Community School won the prestigious Times Education Supplement (TES) English Team of the Year.