by Jessie Joubert 7 August 2025
👑 Cultural Capital, Post 3: A quiet reflection on how families pass down cultural capital — in stories, in silences, in choices. What we inherit. What we give. What schools might miss.
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by Jessie Joubert 7 August 2025
🏙️ Lessons from the Field - Post 5: Joy and Kindness After weeks of inspections, travel and professional stretch, I’ve been reflecting on what matters most:Not just outcomes. But how we get there. The best schools I’ve seen this year were clear, rigorous… and kind. Kindness is a strategic choice.
by Jessie Joubert 5 May 2025
What does it really mean for a school to be “ready”? This post explores the difference between readiness and polish—why inspection preparation isn't about perfection, but about shared direction, transparency, and professional trust. I’ve included a simple 2025/26 readiness checklist for leaders thinking ahead, and a reminder: ✨ Good schools aren’t perfect. They’re honest. #schoolleadership #inspection #strategicplanning #culturalcapital #beautifulbrain #LessonsFromTheField
by Jessie Joubert 30 April 2025
🏙️ Lessons from the Field – Post 2: Dubai 4100 students. 1 school. What I saw was not scale at the expense of humanity—but scale in service of it. A community of care held together by brilliant logistics, focused leadership and systems that breathe. Size wasn’t the challenge. Design was the answer. 💡 Read the full reflection here: [Insert URL once live] #education #schoolleadership #internationaleducation #culturalcapital #beautifulbrain #inspection
This small school didn’t wait for a roadmap. They built their path through...
by Jessie Joubert 30 April 2025
🏙️ Lessons from the Field – Post 1: Romania In the first blog of the Lessons from the Field series, I reflect on what it means to grow without a script—and how real leadership often begins in uncharted territory. #education #leadership #schoolimprovement #culturalcapital #beautifulbrain #inspection.
After two intense inspections across two countries...
by Jessie Joubert 28 April 2025
🏙️ Lessons from the Field – Post 3: Rest makes reflection possible. This post is about what happens between the big things. The rest, the reset, and the quiet clarity that only comes when the noise pauses. #teacherwellbeing #educationleadership #schoolculture #rest #reflection #beautifulbrain
by Jessie Joubert 3 April 2025
👑 Cultural Capital, Post 2: What we carry to work... A quiet reflection on what we carry into our work — and how rethinking behaviour, belonging and cultural capital might help us see more, not assume more.
by Jessie Joubert 25 March 2025
👑 Cultural Capital, Post 1: I am explore how cultural capital perceptions, early intervention, and inclusive practice shape opportunity, identity, and belonging in education.

Welcome to Beautiful Brain: Thoughts, Threads & Tiny Revolutions

Jessie Joubert • 24 March 2025

Hi, I’m glad you’re here.

This blog is part notebook, part launchpad. A place where ideas are aired, tangled threads are teased out, and quiet hunches sometimes turn into bold blueprints. Welcome to Beautiful Brain.

I’m Jessie Joubert, the founder of Beautiful Brain , and an education professional working at the intersection of inclusion, innovation, and school improvement. My background spans SEN, EAL, curriculum development and strategic leadership, both in the UK and internationally. I’ve always been fascinated by how we think, learn, and lead — especially when we’re doing things differently.

Why blog?
Because writing is thinking. Blogging, for me, is a reflective practice — a way of noticing patterns, documenting learning, and sharing questions before they’re answers. It’s a living record of what’s working, what’s shifting, and where we might go next. I write to spark dialogue, surface insights, and sometimes just to clear space in the mental clutter.

Whether it’s unpacking a new tool, rethinking a policy, or drawing connections across disciplines, this blog is about keeping thinking visible.

If you're a school leader, SENCO, teacher, or just an educational thinker who likes asking why and what if , I hope you’ll find something here that resonates, challenges, or inspires.

Let’s see where these thoughts take us.

by Jessie Joubert 7 August 2025
👑 Cultural Capital, Post 3: A quiet reflection on how families pass down cultural capital — in stories, in silences, in choices. What we inherit. What we give. What schools might miss.
?️
by Jessie Joubert 7 August 2025
🏙️ Lessons from the Field - Post 5: Joy and Kindness After weeks of inspections, travel and professional stretch, I’ve been reflecting on what matters most:Not just outcomes. But how we get there. The best schools I’ve seen this year were clear, rigorous… and kind. Kindness is a strategic choice.
by Jessie Joubert 5 May 2025
What does it really mean for a school to be “ready”? This post explores the difference between readiness and polish—why inspection preparation isn't about perfection, but about shared direction, transparency, and professional trust. I’ve included a simple 2025/26 readiness checklist for leaders thinking ahead, and a reminder: ✨ Good schools aren’t perfect. They’re honest. #schoolleadership #inspection #strategicplanning #culturalcapital #beautifulbrain #LessonsFromTheField
by Jessie Joubert 30 April 2025
🏙️ Lessons from the Field – Post 2: Dubai 4100 students. 1 school. What I saw was not scale at the expense of humanity—but scale in service of it. A community of care held together by brilliant logistics, focused leadership and systems that breathe. Size wasn’t the challenge. Design was the answer. 💡 Read the full reflection here: [Insert URL once live] #education #schoolleadership #internationaleducation #culturalcapital #beautifulbrain #inspection
This small school didn’t wait for a roadmap. They built their path through...
by Jessie Joubert 30 April 2025
🏙️ Lessons from the Field – Post 1: Romania In the first blog of the Lessons from the Field series, I reflect on what it means to grow without a script—and how real leadership often begins in uncharted territory. #education #leadership #schoolimprovement #culturalcapital #beautifulbrain #inspection.
After two intense inspections across two countries...
by Jessie Joubert 28 April 2025
🏙️ Lessons from the Field – Post 3: Rest makes reflection possible. This post is about what happens between the big things. The rest, the reset, and the quiet clarity that only comes when the noise pauses. #teacherwellbeing #educationleadership #schoolculture #rest #reflection #beautifulbrain
by Jessie Joubert 3 April 2025
👑 Cultural Capital, Post 2: What we carry to work... A quiet reflection on what we carry into our work — and how rethinking behaviour, belonging and cultural capital might help us see more, not assume more.
by Jessie Joubert 25 March 2025
👑 Cultural Capital, Post 1: I am explore how cultural capital perceptions, early intervention, and inclusive practice shape opportunity, identity, and belonging in education.