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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

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2026

  1. All Things Edtech

    Ed Fairfield discusses planning, choosing, and buying school technology, including questions to ask suppliers and how to achieve value for money.

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2025

  1. Encouraging Physical Activity in Children

    Jon Smedley discusses movement integration to combat sedentary behaviour and how active lessons may improve pupil concentration, recall and retention.

    · Public recording

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

    Karen Burns, Bill Bryant and Helen Woodward discuss recruitment challenges, staff training impacts, budgeting and contracts for school staffing.

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

    Steve discusses using the TeacherFastFeedback device to provide timely, personalised comments while exploring EEF research on effective feedback.

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  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.

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  5. First 100 days of Headship

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

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  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.

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  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 schools.

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

    Mark Anderson discusses digital strategy, teacher training, and frameworks like TPACK and the Five Cs, alongside AI literacy and data privacy.

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

    Hannah Carter discusses her journey into headship, authenticity in leadership, staff wellbeing, and managing resources in challenging school settings.

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

    Nick Perchard discusses the Premier League Primary Stars programme and how football resources can support children's mental health and life skills.

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2024

  1. Avoid Burnout

    Helen Woodward discusses managing challenging situations and avoiding burnout, including breathing techniques and the role of coaching for leaders.

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  2. Creating a Culture of Care

    Patrick Ottley O'Connor discusses practical strategies for building a culture of care and why leaders must prioritise their own wellbeing to model it.

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  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.

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  4. Introducing our new Senior Leader Planners

    Jonathan and Lucy Coy discuss the 2023 to 2024 Senior Leader Planners, which are based on Lucy's original handmade leadership diaries.

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  5. Ofsted: What needs to change?

    Jonathan and Lucy Coy discuss leader wellbeing, the simplicity of single-word grades, and the need for annual safeguarding inspections.

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

    Professor Rose Luckin and Dina Foster discuss AI benefits, such as workload reduction, alongside risks regarding bias, inaccuracy and safeguarding.

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  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.

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

    Jonathan and Lucy Coy discuss habit formation and routines to support wellbeing, noting that 32% of school leaders report poor mental health.

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

    Leadership coach Helen Woodward explains how coaching helps school leaders improve decision-making, resourcefulness, and team building.

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  10. HeadteacherChat Podcast - National Read Aloud Challenge

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

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

    David Williams and Nadim discuss early intervention through the School of Solutions and resources for children's self-awareness and emotional intelligence.

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  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 and the importance of understanding brain development when supporting pupils with unmet needs.

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  13. HeadteacherChat Insight Podcast - Moderating English with Pobble

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

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

    Lee Haywood discusses Online Safety UK research into parent and teacher views on platform safety, plus advice for home and school teaching.

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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.

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  2. Culture Change - Proactive plans to reactive problems

    A CPI survey of 400 teachers found 9 in 10 believe behaviour has worsened since COVID due to mental health, phone use and inconsistent staff approaches.

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  3. Being Human

    Dan Edwards discusses being human as a leader to build trust with staff and parents, value people, and improve school culture and learning.

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  4. Ensuring a Joined-up Approach to Safeguarding

    CPOMS staff discuss how software like CPOMS Engage aims to reduce barriers to sharing information between mainstream schools, PRUs and local authorities.

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  5. How to keep parents informed?

    Adrian Burt and Ryan Pummell discuss practical strategies for parental engagement and how MarvellousMe shares personalised student achievements.

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

    Lee Bell, Shazad Ali and Rebecca Leek discuss using the EDClass online platform for alternative provision and reintegrating pupils not attending school.

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

    Victoria Bagnall discusses how a lack of belonging triggers fight or flight responses, affecting attendance and learning, and how schools can respond.

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

    Nadim, founder of The Happy Confident Company, shares practical tips on teaching children to recognise and manage their emotions to improve wellbeing.

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  9. Building a Culture of Staff Wellbeing in Education

    Mark from Welbee discusses evidence for improving staff wellbeing and his company's new AI assistant, toolkit, and measurement tools for schools.

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

    Nick Hart argues that putting staff first allows both adults and children to flourish, offering practical ideas to improve school culture and climate.

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