Auteur: ThA(c)rA*se Hoyle

Bukky Yusuf is a senior leader, science teacher and consultant. She has undertaken a number of leadership roles within mainstream and special school settings, centering around professional development programmes, quality first teaching and learning and effective implementations of Educational Technology. In 2019, Bukky was appointed by the UK Department of Education as co-chair for the Ed Tech Leadership Group.  As part of her commitment, as a qualified coach, to increase diverse leadership within education, she participates in a number of grassroots educational initiatives and organisations. These include her roles as an ambassador for Leadership Matters, a Network Leader / coach for Women Ed & BAMEEd and a Steering Group member of the #teacher5aday well-being initiative.  She has run workshops / presentations, on a regional and national basis, that provide practical strategies which help teachers, at all levels, to prioritise their mental health and wellbeing.  Furthermore, Bukky has contributed chapters to a number of books, including The Early Career Framework Handbook (2020) by the Chartered College of Teaching, where she provides suggestions to help newly qualified teachers to manage their wellbeing.  Bukky is well known by her Twitter handle @rondelle10_b