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## Charlotte Curl

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Charlotte has been at IRIS Connect since 2011 and since then has become a strong believer in the power of more effective professional learning to revolutionise outcomes, both for our community of teachers and our team here at IRIS Connect. She loves skiing, likes mountain biking and has a passion for sausage rolls!

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<https://www.facebook.com/irisconnect> <https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlottecurl> <http://twitter.com/Charlotte_IRISC>

### Recent Posts

<https://blog.irisconnect.com/uk/community/blog/the-role-of-a-coach/>

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<https://blog.irisconnect.com/uk/community/blog/advice-for-teaching-school-applicants/>

[Advice for Teaching School Applicants](https://blog.irisconnect.com/uk/community/blog/advice-for-teaching-school-applicants/)

<https://blog.irisconnect.com/uk/community/blog/five-essentials-for-alliance-wide-cpd/>

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<https://blog.irisconnect.com/uk/community/blog/is-cpd-missing-a-vital-link/>

[Is CPD missing a vital link?](https://blog.irisconnect.com/uk/community/blog/is-cpd-missing-a-vital-link/)

<https://blog.irisconnect.com/uk/community/blog/inset-day-time-to-rethink/>

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<https://blog.irisconnect.com/uk/community/blog/enabling-the-deconstruction-of-practice/>

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<https://blog.irisconnect.com/uk/community/blog/re-vamp-your-professional-learning-8-ideas/>

[Re-vamp your professional learning: 8 ideas](https://blog.irisconnect.com/uk/community/blog/re-vamp-your-professional-learning-8-ideas/)

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