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Welcome to the latest episode of the We Lead Well podcast in which we explore the critical connection between well-being and effective leadership in schools. In this episode, we delve into the topic of resilience in education with special guest Dr. Steph Ainsworth, an expert in teacher resilience research.
Discover the insights from Dr. Ainsworth's extensive research, highlighting the importance of creating supportive environments in schools to enhance resilience among teachers and staff. Learn how environmental factors often outweigh individual predictors in fostering resilience and how school culture plays a pivotal role in teacher well-being.
We discuss the challenges faced by educators, the systemic issues impacting teacher retention, and practical strategies to improve well-being and job satisfaction. Gain valuable knowledge on how to build a positive school culture, support staff, and develop resilience for a more effective educational environment.
Don't miss this enlightening episode that offers actionable insights to help school leaders and educators create healthier, more resilient school communities.
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Welcome to the 100th episode of the We Lead Well podcast, on which we're joined by special guest Michael Sonbert. Michael is a bestselling author, speaker, performance coach, and founder and CEO of Skyrocket Education and Rebel Culture. In this celebratory episode, Michael shares his journey from teaching to global educational reform and leadership transformation.
We delve into the importance of effective coaching, building a strong school culture, and the role of leaders in creating environments conducive to success. Michael emphasises the significance of clear communication, accountability, and the distinction between support and true coaching. He also introduces his upcoming book, Rebel Culture, and discusses how simple frameworks can lead to profound changes in organisational effectiveness.
This episode is packed with valuable insights for educators and leaders alike, highlighting the need for intentional leadership and the power of a well-defined vision. Listen in to learn how to enhance your leadership skills and create a thriving culture in your organisation.
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Welcome to the We Lead Well podcast! In this episode, we are thrilled to that Lee Elliot Major, the UK's first Professor of Social Mobility, was able to join us for an insightful and inspirational conversation. Lee discusses his latest book, "Equity in Education," and delves into critical issues surrounding educational inequalities, unconscious biases, and the language we use to describe children from under-resourced backgrounds.
Lee shares his thoughts on the importance of early years interventions, the impact of cultural capital, and the challenges faced by children from different socio-economic backgrounds. He also offers practical advice for educators on how to create a more equitable learning environment, including rethinking setting practices and improving teacher-parent interactions.
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Don't miss this thought-provoking episode that aims to inspire educators to reflect on their practices and consider new approaches to foster equity in education.
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In this episode of the We Lead Well podcast, we welcome Kevin Holland, CEO of Global Spirit Ed, to discuss the transformative power of coaching in education. Kevin shares his extensive journey from being a PE teacher to leading a community interest company that works with schools globally. In our conversation, we explore the impact of coaching on school culture, teacher development, and pupil/student well-being, highlighting successful case studies and practical strategies for implementation. This insightful conversation explores the importance of reflective practice, intrinsic motivation, and creating a supportive environment for both staff and students.
Listen to this episode to uncover how a coaching approach can lead to sustainable, long-term improvements in schools, and why investing in this methodology is crucial for educational success.
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Welcome to the latest episode of the We Lead Well podcast, in which I'm joined by Shelley Baker, the head teacher at Varndean School in Brighton. This episode is packed with insights on enhancing well-being and leadership within schools; Shelley shares her career journey, the importance of creating a vibrant school culture, and the unique small school system at Varndean School. She also discusses the challenges and strategies for managing the demanding role of a head teacher while maintaining personal well-being.
The conversation delves into the crucial need for more female head teachers and how to support women in leadership roles. Shelley offers practical advice on networking, clear communication, and fostering strong relationships with parents and staff.
Don't miss this inspiring episode that highlights the power of coaching, leadership training, and the collective effort needed to transform schools. Tune in to learn from Shelley's experience and discover new ways to lead well in education.
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This episode of the podcast delves into the importance of building strong relationships in educational organisations to foster a positive culture and enhance leadership effectiveness.
Reflecting on my journey from teaching to coaching, I share insights on how a supportive network can prevent burnout and help female school leaders achieve their aspirations. Discover the power of the Women Lead Well coaching network, offering free membership to support female leaders in education.
Today, we welcome back Neil Jurd, a leadership expert and founder of Leader Connect. Neil shares his wisdom on how leadership can be made easy by focusing on direction and connection. Learn about the Leader Connect platform, a valuable resource for professional development, providing curated leadership videos and podcasts to empower your staff.
Explore the key takeaway from Neil’s approach: the significance of building relationships with your team before pushing for performance. Join us as we discuss practical strategies to create a supportive, dynamic, and empowered school environment.
Whether you're looking to enhance staff CPD, foster a coaching culture, or simply become a better leader, this episode is packed with valuable insights and actionable advice. Tune in and transform your leadership journey!
Don't forget to subscribe, leave a review, and share this episode with fellow educators. Let's lead well together!
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Welcome to the latest episode of the We Lead Well podcast. In partnership with Progressive Masculinity and HeadTeacherChat.com, this episode offers invaluable insights for school leaders in a compelling interview with Dr. Kulvan Atwal, the head teacher of two innovative schools in London.
Dr. Atwal discusses his unique and successful approaches to leadership that prioritise staff well-being and professional development. Learn how investing in staff can reduce sickness rates, supply budgets, and recruitment costs while fostering a positive and productive school environment.
Don't miss this enlightening conversation that could inspire you to lead in new and effective ways, ultimately benefiting both staff and students. Tune in to hear more from Dr. Kulvan Atwal and discover how you can make a significant impact in your educational community.
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Enjoy the show!
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In this insightful episode of the 'We Lead Well' podcast, I talked with Yasmin Arif, a former teacher and school leader turned coach, recounting her journey from burnout to empowering school leaders.
The episode takes a deep dive into the challenges faced by school leaders and how effective coaching can be instrumental in overcoming them. It underscores the need for transitioning from mere instructive approaches towards empowering a thinking environment within schools focusing on the work of author Nancy Klein in promoting effective thinking environments in schools.
As the episode progresses, it lays emphasis on the pivotal role of senior leadership in establishing a coaching culture within schools. It highlights how coaching can boost staff retention rates and foster autonomy, all while battling the pervasive issue of learned helplessness in high-stakes academic settings. Importantly, the episode also navigates the potential of coaching in facilitating difficult conversations, conflict management, and personal accountability.
The episode concludes with the exploration of effective, cost-friendly coaching solutions, including apprenticeships. It dismisses some of the stigmas about apprenticeships, painting them as practical, academically rigorous approaches to training. This conversation will support leaders seeking to improve their culture, staff wellbeing, and overall satisfaction in their schools.
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Bukky Yusuf is a Deputy Headteacher, Consultant and Qualified Coach.
Bukky has worked in education for over two decades and has undertaken a number of leadership roles within mainstream and special schools, centring around professional development programmes, quality first teaching and effective implementations of Educational Technology.
As part of her commitment to increase diverse leadership within education, Bukky participates with a number of initiatives including WomenEd and BAMEed.
Bukky’s keenness for education and the impact that educators can make is reflected in the presentations that she delivers at local and national levels. Furthermore, Bukky supports the development of educators at all levels and promotes projects that help colleagues to maintain their well-being.
On this episode, Bukky and I talked all things education with a focus on change management and building relationships.
If you would like to explore how 1-1 coaching, group coaching or team coaching could support your wellbeing and that of the leaders in your school and support leadership development, let's have a chat. I can also provide coach training and difficult conversations training and help you to create a coaching culture in your school. Email me: [email protected]
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Annabel is a work-life balance coach from London. Years ago she would write to-do lists as long as her arm and kick herself each day when she didn't get through them. She would put in the extra hours yet always felt like she was chasing. She was so focused on getting things right that her life was a constant cycle of 'all or nothing'. She felt like no matter what she did she was never enough. As soon as she felt like she was getting on top of things something else would be added to her workload.
Eventually, Annabel was hospitalised with burnout.
Annabel's experiences and her well developed knowledge and understanding of fitness and nutrition, have helped her to understand how teachers and school leaders can create more balance in their lives and she now works as a coach to support teachers to confidently set boundaries.In our conversation, Annabel and I talk about the importance of knowing yourself and what you can cope with and using your knowledge of yourself, including your menstrual cycle, to effectively manage you work and your personal life so that you can live a life of balance without feeling guilt.
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After many years in school leadership including positions as Headteacher, Deputy Head, Assistant Head and Head of History, Phil is now a leader for education companies based in Manchester and London. He speaks widely to education, public sector and corporate audiences working with teams to create impactful plans that realise ambitious priorities. He is the author of The First 100 Days with Micky Mellon.
Phil has worked across schools in the North of England and Saudi Arabia. In addition, he is an experienced sports coach although my attention is directed solely at his son’s junior football team! He has had several articles published in the SecEd magazine, TES and other education publications.
In this episode, Phil and I chat about the importance of self evaluation and how you can make the whole process simple.
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In this episode of the podcast, I chatted with Lead Happiness Consultant, Dave ‘Billy Elliot’ Keeling. Dave grew up in a pit village in Nottinghamshire and was tap dancing three times a week by the age of ten. Never one to shy away from challenge and risk, he then moved into the world of acting and trained at the prestigious London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
Dave has worked extensively in theatre and television. His credits include:
Downton Abbey,Eastenders,Coronation Street andBlood Brothers in the West End.Dave also has a background in stand-up comedy and has gigged up and down the country, enjoying laughs, cuddles and salty snacks with anyone who cared to join him.
Dave has been Laughologist since 2008. Highly engaging, dynamic, fast-paced and quick-witted, he has been delivering workshops and programmes for Laughology in education, health and business.
As a facilitator, presenter and trainer, Dave has worked nationally and internationally in business and education for the last 20 years. He specialises in change management, improving teamwork and communication, developing creativity and enhancing wellbeing.
He has worked with:
Sotheby’sLiverpool Victoria,BP,Regus,Hewlett Packard,British Aerospace,Metropolitan Police,Royal Bank of Scotland,BNP Parribas.In education, he has worked with students, parents, NQTs, teachers, SLTs and headteachers, delivering outstanding training on topics as wide-ranging as risk-taking, curiosity, managing change, leadership, thinking skills, memory, P4C and the brain. Dave has also worked on Laughology’s Happy-centred schools programme.
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In this episode, I talked with David Harking of 8 Billionideas. David is the Founder and CEO of this EdTech and services company and is on a mission to give every student the skills and belief to change the world. Centred around five pillars, 8billionideas focuses on teaching entrepreneurship, career education, wellbeing, health and performance, as well as life skills to students of all ages. In 2022, David was ranked 8th in the world by ISC Research as one of the top influencers globally positively disrupting the education sector and published his first book, 'The Ripple Effect: How surprisingly small changes in mindset can make big things happen' with endorsers from the world of education, business, and journalism.
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Michelle Hague is the Founder of HEYD. She is an accomplished and inspirational school leader with a track record of developing high-performing cultures, systems, and strategies to enhance academic standards. With experience as a Rapid School Improvement Partner, Head of School Development, Head of an outstanding school, Teaching School Alliance, Interim Head, Ofsted Inspector (Early Years), and coach, Michelle has established her credibility and delivered tangible results. The HEYD Approach, partnered with EuHu, driven by Michelle's passion for excellence, enables organisations to unlock their full potential and achieve early years success consistently.
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SuperKind is an award-winning, free platform for schools to bring social action and philanthropy into the classroom. Their website and free resources can help you to create the next generation of change-makers in the easiest and most engaging way. Superkind's Co-founder Keren Mitchell joined us for this episode to tell us about the ways in which Superkind are supporting schools to help children engage in social action and philanthropy and the impact that this is having on not only the mental health and wellbeing of our young people but also their educational outcomes. Superkind also runs the Social Impact Schools Award which recognises the dedication of schools and their students in having a positive impact on the world. The Award provides independent recognition of schools who are taking amazing social action. It is designed to be light-touch for teachers, and schools who take part will get access to a host of resources such as lesson plans, worksheets, assembly plans, fundraising guides, and certificates. SuperKind are offering an exclusive 50% discount to schools who heard about the award through WeLeadWell - reducing the registration fee to just £50+VAT! Simply type 'WeLeadWell' in the 'How did you hear about us?' question in the registration form.For more information on the award (& to register), please visit the website here: https://superkind.org/social-impact-schools-award Email Vicki at: [email protected] us on X (formerly Twitter) @WeLeadWellPodc1Visit our website at: www.weleadwell.co.ukwww.schoolsuk.comwww.headteacherchat.comwww.progressivemasculinity.co.uk
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In this episode of the show I'm joined by the brilliant John Cosgrove. After almost 40 years’ teaching John retired in the summer of 2019. He still contributes significantly to the world of education and has so much to share and teach about the importance of compassion in leadership.
John is a firm believer in inclusion, having taught pupils of all ages from 3 – 18 in Cornwall, London, Lancashire and Reading. John is also a prolific writer; he has written: articles, news items, plays and books, both fiction and non-fiction. Most, though not all, of his writing has been about schools and education, and amongst other places it has been published in the TES, The Tablet, The Catholic Herald, The Daily Telegraph, Schools Week and The Universe.
John speaks with passion about the importance of kindness in leadership and shares his experiences in both primary and secondary education and as a headteacher.
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In this episode of the podcast it was a pleasure and a privilege to interview the CEO of Big Education, Liz Robinson. Liz’s motivation comes from a profound belief that schools can play a transformative role in children’s lives, but also in shaping whole communities. Social justice and wider change underpin her views that school simply must be about the whole child, the whole family and the whole community. As the head at Surrey Square for many years, Liz used values as a key driver to redefine the purpose of the school and radically reshape the culture and approaches. She is exceptionally proud of how the school continues to develop and innovate. Liz has deep expertise and a particular interest in capacity development and growing leadership. Her philosophy is based on a client-centred approach, actively empowering others into thoughtful action. She created The Big Leadership Adventure, our flagship programme supporting changemaker leaders in the sector. Liz co-founded Big Education to be a place where those who believe in more radical change in the sector can come together; to collaborate, share, challenge and encourage one another. Let’s do more, together. As mum to two young girls, Liz works flexibly to manage her role. She advocates for and seeks to model an authentic, reflective and relational approach to leadership.
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In this episode, I talk to Jenny Bowers, supervisor and safeguarding expert and CEO of Purplemoon. Jenny has worked in numerous leadership roles in which she has been responsible for safeguarding and SEN. Her expertise has been developed over many years and she shares this with us in the episode. If you're responsible for safeguarding or you want to be a safeguarding lead or senior leader, this episode is a must listen.
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Kate has been in primary teaching since 1993, and leadership since 1997. She first became a head in 2004, and has now been head in three schools, an executive head in a fourth, and supported two others in an interim capacity, both Church and Community schools, across four different LAs, and three Dioceses. From inner city Lambeth and Southwark to the London suburbs, and the market towns and villages of East Sussex, there is very little that Kate hasn’t experienced as a school leader. She is keen to share this experience with others to grow leaders for the future, and does this already through consultant head work and OfSTED inspecting. Kate and I talked about what it really means to be a headteacher and why you should aspire to headship if you're a woman in leadership.
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Ruth is an MCC (Master) level coach with over 10,000 hours of coaching experience with a wide variety of clients.
She left her role as a high school deputy headteacher and set up Optimus Coach Academy where she trains people to become professional coaches alongside running her own private coaching practice.
Ruth is a twice best-selling author and podcaster and an expert in Positive Psychology and Neuroscience.
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