Free Articles

This page contains many articles I've written over the years in pursuit of learning, reflection, and personal development.

Themes include productivity, wellbeing, teaching, defusing bullying, culture, heritage, facilitation & more.

You will find that some of these posts are originally published on LinkedIn.

Blog: Text

A Grateful Thank You from Cambridge MENA

Sumbella

Mar 252 min read

A Grateful Thank You from Cambridge MENA

[#CambridgeMENA + #Celebration] This is a thank you post! A huge thanks to those who joined our Cambridge MENA Dedicated Teacher Awards...

Sumbella

Mar 252 min read

Highlights from the KSA Trip and Teacher Awards

[#CambridgeMENA + #celebration💃🏻🕺🏽✨] Many of you followed along with the recent #KSA trip where my colleague Ahmed Shalabi...

Mic Mischief: Finding Humour in Facilitation

Sumbella

Mar 182 min read

Mic Mischief: Finding Humour in Facilitation

[#facilitation + #humour] At one of our Network & Learn events in #SaudiArabia last week, the ICT Manager was helping us set up the...

Sumbella

Mar 141 min read

Reposting My Colleague’s Post

[#Repost + #CambridgeMENA + a #guessinggame✨] Super teachers, at a super event, with a super colleague last week in #SaudiArabia,...

Sumbella

Mar 142 min read

Dress Code in Saudi Arabia

[#SaudiArabia + #Dresscode + a #Song✨] Now I’m back in Dubai, I’ve put my #abayas down for a rest, and I am feeling #grateful for them....

Sumbella

Mar 142 min read

Facilitation and Notes about Khobar

[#CambridgeMENA + #Khobar🇸🇦✨ + #Facilitation] Day 3 of 4! ✅ Today’s sessions in #Khobar, #SaudiArabia were such a great vibe! Teachers...

Day 2 of Network & Learn Events in Riyadh

Sumbella

Mar 142 min read

Day 2 of Network & Learn Events in Riyadh

[#CambridgeMENA + #Riyadh + #Learning 🇸🇦✨] We wrapped up Day 2 of our Network & Learn events in Riyadh yesterday! Shout out to my...

Sumbella

Mar 142 min read

Network & Learn Event in Jeddah

[#CambridgeMENA + #Jeddah🇸🇦] 🙏🏼 Thank you so much to the teachers of #Jeddah who came to the Network & Learn event today! We...

Sumbella

Mar 122 min read

New Things I Learned about Jeddah

[#Cambridge + #SaudiArabia] Hello folks! I am in Saudi for the first time in over 3 years. Hello #Jeddah! 🙋🏻‍♀️🇸🇦 🙌🏼✨ This week,...

A Destination with #CambridgeMENA to Saudi Arabia

Sumbella

Mar 102 min read

A Destination with #CambridgeMENA to Saudi Arabia

[#question + #dresscode] Hello good folks of LinkedIn! My next destination with #CambridgeMENA is #SaudiArabia. ✨🇸🇦 It’s been over 3...

International English Skills for Cambridge IGCSE Master Class

Sumbella

May 23, 20232 min read

International English Skills for Cambridge IGCSE Master Class

[#facilitationtip - read the P.S.🙋🏻‍♀️] Such a pleasure to finally meet Jonathan Hadley in today’s #PreparingtoTeach Success...

Blog: Blog2