Before I blabber on about my first couple of terms as a trainee teacher, I have to give a shout out to Maemae, Carina and Neil for their amazing blogs. Mine will not be as eloquent.  MaeMae, you were absolutely right when you said there should have been male representation at the ‘Being a Woman in Education’ workshop at the DEI conference. I hope you have felt supported by not just your male colleagues at work, but also the ones on this course. Keep making a difference and spreading that message, I promise people are listening and that we are allies. I definitely do not want to be your enemy!   Carina, your takeaways on how we help our society to become more inclusive is critical. I have no doubt that you have been successful with your teaching and also promoting a better culture of language and attitudes around the LGBTQ+ community.    Neil, you are legend. It takes some guts to effectively start over again to do something that makes you happier and brings yo...