The School Leadership Podcast
Latest Episodes
Episode 15 - Dr Jill Berry and the characteristics of effective middle leaders.
Jill is the former Head of Dame Alice Harpur School in Bedford. Since leaving headship in 2010, she has worked as an Associate for the National College for Teaching and Leadership, carried out a range of educational consultancy work, and complet
Episode 13 - Speakers for Schools : Jimmy Wales, Fiona Miller and Ashley Hodges
This month, our podcast is brought to you in partnership with our friends at ‘Speakers for Schools’ and in this episode we’ll speak with some very interesting and high profile guests who work closely with the charity. You'll hear from Jimmy Wales
Episode 14 - Professor Sonia Blandford; closing the attainment gap, the importance of Early Years and self-belief.
Our guest is Professor Sonia Blandford. Sonia is the Chief Executive of education charity Achievement for All and the author of the book, ‘Born to Fail’. No-one in the UK is better placed than Sonia Blandford to write about the experience of working
Episode 12 - High challenge / Low threat - Mary Myatt.
Education adviser, writer and speaker - that's Mary Myatt. Hear Mary talk fluidly about high challenge / low threat, the often difficult subject of underperformance and the core message of her book. She'll be in conversation with NAHT Edge Director James
Feb 2018 - a Leadership Podcast update
A quick steer on what you can expect from the podcast very soon; thanks for subscribing!
Episode 11 - From Ofsted to teacher workload : In conversation with Dr Becky Allen.
This year in the podcast, we are looking forward to bringing you some of the most influential and interesting voices from the world of education, and this first episode is no exception. Our special guest this month is Dr Becky Allen. Becky is well known
Episode 10 - The Chartered College of Teaching at a year old
In this podcast we hear from Dame Alison Peacock on how the Chartered College of Teaching as it comes up for its one year anniversary. Edge director James Bowen caught up with Alison to find out how things had moved on for the organisation over the las
Episode 9 - Effective literacy training and a school funding update
In this first podcast of the new school year we discuss effective literacy teaching, and find out what the evidence really tells us about this crucial topic. We also have a funding update following the Secretary of State’s announcement of additional mon
Episode 8 - In partnership with Ambition School Leadership
In this episode we focus on the crucial role middle leaders play in school improvement. We hear from a panel of middle leaders who reflect on what they most enjoy about their role, the challenges they face and what advice they would offer to others. We al
Episode 7 - Maths mastery and fluency and data protection - what schools need to know.
This month’s podcast is a maths special. We’ll get to grips with big ideas such as mastery and fluency, and also discuss the government’s proposed times tables checks for primary-aged pupils. There's also a look at your obligations to data protecti