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Ethical School Leadership | A Conversation with Dr Yael Cass
Episode 138
Compliance feels safer than ethics. You can tick the boxes, point to the policies, and stay in your head without engaging the emotional discomfort. B…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
How to Think Long-Term When Everything's on Fire
Episode 137
Your budget's been slashed, three teachers have resigned, parents are complaining about the new timetable, and someone's asking about your five-year …
3 months, 4 weeks ago
LIVE | November Reflections
Episode 136
This month's Education Leaders LIVE brings together the big themes from November's episodes. Chris and Shane dig into what trust actually looks like …
4 months ago
How to Trust Your Teachers | A Conversation with Sam Gibbs
Episode 136
When Sam Gibbs asked, "Are we any further forward in honestly trusting the teaching profession?", she hit on something uncomfortable. In too many sch…
4 months ago
Coaching For School Leaders | A Conversation with Joanne Robinson
Episode 135
When Jo Robinson joins Shane, they focus on a simple, urgent problem: too much of what passes for professional development in schools is one-off, ins…
4 months, 1 week ago
Have You Got a Moment?
Episode 134
When someone says “have you got a moment?” your instinct might be to say yes — and then lose 20 minutes, your focus and whatever calm you had left. T…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Teaching Leadership Through Curriculum | A Conversation with Maureen Chapman & James Simons
Episode 133
This episode introduces a practical, curriculum-centred approach to student leadership with Maureen Chapman and James Simons of Cor Creative Partners…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
LIVE | October Reflections
Episode 132
This is our first Education Leaders Live recording, where I sat down with Chris Scorer to reflect on October's episodes. We talked about the differen…
4 months, 4 weeks ago
How Leaders Beat Cognitive Overload
Episode 132
When brilliant teachers become exhausted leaders, it’s usually not because they lack ability — it’s because they’re cognitively overloaded by the bas…
5 months ago
From Formative Assessment to Formative Action | A Conversation with Valentina Devid
Episode 131
This conversation dives into what formative action is, why Valentina Devid and colleagues reframed formative assessment as an action-oriented practic…
5 months, 1 week ago