ASCL Leadership Podcast

November 2022

In this month’s podcast, ASCL General Secretary finds out more about Guernsey’s mission to transform education. With 30% of young people educated in independent schools (grant-aided colleges), a decision to move away from selection at 11, the island is now looking to rationalise four state secondary schools into three, to create a dedicated post-16 campus, and in the process to bring a renewed commitment to equity, ambition on educational standards, and new opportunities for staff development.

Here’s Guernsey’s story so far, featuring conversations with:

Nick Hines, Director of Education

Liz Coffey, Executive Principal of the Secondary School Partnership

Martin Haimes, Headteacher, Beaucamp High School

Jenny Palmer, Principal, Elizabeth College

Honor and Jonathan, Year 13 students, Elizabeth College

In this month's podcast, Geoff Barton talks to ASCL Past President, Pepe Di'Iasio; new President, Evelyn Forde; and Vice President, John Camp, about current issues members are dealing with and their hopes for the year ahead.

ASCL's Primary Specialist Tiffnie Harris talks to Helen Robinson, Head of Training and Assessment Insights, GL Assessment, regarding the importance of effective transition - what can be done now, and what schools can plan ahead for.

www.ascl.org.uk/podcasts/primary

Top 10 tips for a smooth transition | www.ascl.org.uk/News/Blog/July-2022/The-Transition-Conversation-Top-10-tips-for-a-smoo

The full ‘The Transition Conversation’ webinar | www.ascl.org.uk/TransitionConversationWebinar

TES pedagogy transition podcast | https://open.spotify.com/show/3yqMkpeAWv1qx5J7st9ClS

Hayley Dunn, ASCL Business Leadership Specialist and Julia Harnden, ASCL Funding Specialist talk to Paul Edmond, CFO, HEART Academies Trust and Trustee at The Diamond Learning Partnership Trust, about sustainability in schools and colleges.

www.ascl.org.uk/podcasts/brunch

Be a Head - Surviving and Thriving (Part 2)

Be a Head - Surviving and Thriving (Part 1)

Hayley Dunn, ASCL Business Leadership Specialist and Julia Harnden, ASCL Funding Specialist talk to Lisa Fathers, Director of Development, Partnerships and Teaching School Hubs, Bright Futures Educational Trust about the menopause.

www.ascl.org.uk/podcasts/brunch

In this month's podcast, Geoff Barton talks to Richard Cranmer, CEO of St Benet's Multi Academy Trust, in rural Norfolk. Richard talks about the transition from being a headteacher to a Chief Executive, and the opportunities it gives him to support, coach, and celebrate new and existing headteachers. He also describes the CEO network he's part of.

Your First 100 Days of Headship

At our summer 2022 'New Headteacher' conference, ASCL Council member Russ Clark gave a keynote about his first 100 days of headship. He took up the post less than a year ago.

In this podcast, he talks to General Secretary Geoff Barton about his reflections on headship and his advice to new heads.

In this month's podcast, General Secretary Geoff Barton discusses an example flexible working arrangements.

At Grenoside Community Primary School, near Sheffield, Pamela Smith and Richard Lian work as co-headteachers, with Pamela head on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays; Richard on Thursdays and Fridays.

Here they describe how the arrangements work, the response of staff, and the benefits to both of them as leaders - as well as to their school community.