The School Leadership Podcast

The School Leadership Podcast


Latest Episodes

Coaching for the classroom
June 29, 2022

History teacher and coach Sam Moinet speaks to the School Leadership Podcast about his experiences in the classroom and of the mental health challenges faced by a forgotten majority of students in schools. He explains why expressions like ‘just think posi

Making sense of the metrics
May 25, 2022

Husham Khan, author of the best-selling book Financial Intelligence for School Business Leaders, speaks to NAHTs Natalie Arnett about the pressures facing finances in schools, new ways to tackle them and the changing nature of the school business leader

In conversation with Ed Balls
April 11, 2022

Former secretary of state for education and cabinet minister Ed Balls reflects on his experiences of and views on leadership in this April 2022 episode of NAHT's School Leadership Podcast. Hear him speak with NAHT director of policy James Bowen about

Ventilation in schools
March 08, 2022

What is the best way to ventilate a classroom, what do you need to know about CO2 monitors and are air-cleaning machines worth the investment? NAHTs James Bowen puts these key questions and more to the scientists involved in a critical research project l

Just Like Us
February 08, 2022

As part of LGBT+ History Month in 2022, hear Dominic Arnall, chief executive at LGBT+ young people's charity Just Like Us, in conversation with NAHTs Natalie Arnett about the role schools play in empowering young people to champion LGBT+ equality, and ho

Talking with Tes
January 14, 2022

In this episode, Tes editor Jon Severs talks to NAHT’s James Bowen about tackling covid guidance, teachers on Twitter and Tes being a voice the profession can trust. Plus, following on from last month’s episode, we have more on school mottos.

Doing the sums on school funding
December 14, 2021

What does this autumn’s budget really mean for school spending? Will schools be better off in 2022, and beyond? And what will changes in the funding formula mean for head teachers? Luke Sibieta, an economist specialising in education policy at the Institu

Educating for equality
November 23, 2021

In this episode, hear primary head teacher and director of Educating for Equality Sabrina Edwards talk about her work supporting leaders on their journey to embedding anti-racism and gender equality in their schools, and the role schools can play in bring

Black History Month: Betty Campbell
October 12, 2021

Geraldine Trotman, Black History Patron for Wales, reflects on the contribution of her lifelong friend, champion of multiculturalism and Wales' first Black head teacher Betty Campbell. Betty was born in Butetown, Cardiff, in 1934. She qualified as a teach

An equality, diversity and inclusion special
September 03, 2021

In this episode, you’ll hear conversations that reflect on student and staff experiences of discrimination and explore how school leaders can take steps to understand and promote the equalities agenda in their schools. Michelle De Leon, founder and CEO of

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