The School Leadership Podcast

The School Leadership Podcast


Latest Episodes

Episode 15 - Dr Jill Berry and the characteristics of effective middle leaders.
July 20, 2018

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
June 21, 2018

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.
June 21, 2018

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.
March 28, 2018

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
February 26, 2018

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.
January 21, 2018

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
December 04, 2017

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
September 13, 2017

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
June 26, 2017

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.
April 25, 2017

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