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School leader podcasts

Recorded conversations with school leaders and education partners. Each one is a video you can watch on its page.

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35 podcasts

2026

  1. All Things Edtech

    Ed Fairfield shares advice on planning, choosing and buying school technology, including questions to ask suppliers and how to secure best value.

2025

  1. Encouraging Physical Activity in Children

    Jon Smedley discusses integrating movement into lessons to improve concentration and recall, and suggests the PE and sport premium may fund it.

  2. September Staffing: Getting it right for your children with Zen Educate

    Karen Burns, Bill Bryant and Helen Woodward discuss recruitment challenges, staff training impact, budgeting and wellbeing in this staffing session.

  3. X/Twitter Space: The Key to Impactful Marking and Reduced Workload

    Steve, creator of TeacherFastFeedback, discusses using his device for timely comments on keywords and definitions to support pupils and teacher wellbeing.

  4. E.ON UK: Educating for net zero. How E.ON's New Energy Academy is shaping sustainability in schools.

    Lucy and Jonathan talk to E.ON UK about its New Energy Academy, which offers free curriculum-linked net zero resources for ages 11 to 14.

  5. First 100 days of Headship

    Phil Denton discusses using lessons from Premier League managers to establish purpose and build teams during a headteacher's first 100 days.

  6. Improving Learning Behaviours through Character Education

    Selena Whitehead discusses embedding character strengths into lesson planning and using consistent language to improve pupil behaviour and learning.

  7. No Room for Racism: Empowering Schools Through Football

    Nick from the Premier League and Victor from Chelsea FC Foundation discuss using football to tackle racism and provide diversity resources for teachers.

  8. The EdTech Playbook: Transforming Classroom Strategies with Mark Anderson

    Mark Anderson discusses EdTech implementation, using the Five Cs and TPACK frameworks, teacher training, and the role of AI in the curriculum.

  9. The Honest Headteacher Podcast: Insights from Hannah Carter on Leading Schools

    Headteacher Hannah Carter discusses her journey into headship, strategic leadership, staff wellbeing and the importance of support networks.

  10. How football inspires children to look after their wellbeing and develop important life skills

    Nick Perchard discusses the Premier League Primary Stars programme, offering curriculum-linked resources to support children's wellbeing and life skills.

2024

  1. Avoid Burnout

    Helen Woodward discusses managing challenging situations and avoiding burnout, including mental health strategies and the role of coaching for leaders.

  2. Creating a Culture of Care

    Patrick Ottley O'Connor shares practical strategies for building a culture of care and explains why leaders must model wellbeing for staff and pupils.

  3. Cultural capital and the curriculum: From Reggio to Maestro

    Melanie Moore discusses Pierre Bourdieu’s theory of cultural capital and how the Reggio Children approach uses local experience to build knowledge.

  4. Introducing our new Senior Leader Planners

    Jonathan and Lucy Coy discuss the 2023 to 2024 Senior Leader Planners, based on Lucy's handmade diaries, and how they assist with school leadership.

  5. Ofsted: What needs to change?

    Jonathan and Lucy Coy discuss the impact of Ofsted inspections on leader wellbeing and the need for nuanced grading and annual safeguarding reviews.

  6. Understanding AI and the risks it could bring to your school

    Professor Rose Luckin and Dina Foster discuss AI benefits, risks, and ethical concerns, including data protection and safeguarding in schools.

  7. Podcast with Do-Be Mindful

    Louise Smith and a Welsh headteacher discuss the Do Be Mindful online programme and its impact on staff wellbeing and pupil emotional regulation.

  8. How to set up routines and habits that actually work for school leaders.

    Jonathan and Lucy Coy discuss establishing routines to support wellbeing and organisation, following research on habit formation and mental health.

  9. Why should I have a coach? Is it actually helpful?

    Leadership coach Helen Woodward explains how coaching helps school leaders make effective decisions, take focused action and build high performing teams.

  10. HeadteacherChat Podcast - National Read Aloud Challenge

    Kim Antoniou discusses the National Read Aloud Challenge and Fonetti app, which aim to encourage summer reading and support struggling readers.

  11. A Podcast with The Happy Confident Company & Park Academies Trust

    Nadim and David Williams discuss early intervention through the School of Solutions and the Happy Confident Company's framework for emotional intelligence.

  12. HeadteacherChat Podcast - Where does ADHD end and naughtiness begin? with Victoria Bagnall from Connections in Mind

    Victoria Bagnall discusses how ADHD presents in behaviour, the role of brain development, and how to distinguish it from typical naughtiness.

  13. HeadteacherChat Insight Podcast - Moderating English with Pobble

    Laura from Pobble discusses how strong moderation improves English writing assessment reliability, curriculum planning and teacher development.

  14. Making online platforms safe for children. If Not Now, When?

    Lee Haywood presents Online Safety UK research into parent and teacher views on platform safety, alongside advice on teaching online safety in school.

2023

  1. Introducing the BBC 500 words competition

    Anthony McGeeney, Simon Hunt and Helen Freeman discuss the BBC 500 Words story-writing competition from headteacher, teacher and publisher perspectives.

  2. Culture Change - Proactive plans to reactive problems

    Huw Lloyd of CPI reports that 9 in 10 teachers surveyed felt behaviour has worsened since COVID, citing mental health, phones and inconsistent approaches.

  3. Being Human

    Dan Edwards discusses how school leaders can use human connection, bravery and listening to build trust and create cultures where people feel valued.

  4. Ensuring a Joined-up Approach to Safeguarding

    CPOMS staff discuss how shared information across mainstream schools, PRUs and local authorities helps staff identify and support children at risk.

  5. How to keep parents informed?

    Adrian Burt and Ryan Pummell discuss practical strategies for parental engagement and how the MarvellousMe product shares pupil achievements with families.

  6. Supporting the Education and Reintegration of Learners Not Attending School.

    Lee Bell, Shazad Ali and Rebecca Leek discuss how the EDClass online platform supports attendance and reintegration for pupils not attending school.

  7. Understanding children’s brains better so that they feel like they belong.

    Victoria Bagnall discusses how a lack of belonging can trigger fight or flight responses, impacting child attainment, attendance, and mental health.

  8. How to equip children with the skills they need to thrive.

    Nadim from The Happy Confident Company shares practical ways to teach children to recognise and manage emotions to support wellbeing and behaviour.

  9. Building a Culture of Staff Wellbeing in Education

    Mark from Welbee discusses evidence for improving staff wellbeing and culture, alongside new AI tools and toolkits for measuring staff needs.

  10. Culture and Climate - What do leaders need to know and do to get it right?

    Nick Hart explains why prioritising staff can help adults and children flourish and shares practical ideas for improving school culture and climate.

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