An associate professor at the University of Coventry, this leader was soooo interesting!

Sit back and enjoy. 

Training and Coaching Peoples Managers to become transformational and inclusive leaders, Ashanti was a fabulous guest!

What others say about him

I must stress that Alastair’s erudition is not delivered in a sombre academic fashion. Alastair has a wonderful sense of humour and his quick wittedness has often reduced an entire audience to fits of laughter

You have been warned !

Simply fabulous woman. I learnt and laughed (as usual) 

Dr Nira Chamberlain PhD HonDSc, has two mathematical doctorates and is listed by the Power List 2020 Top 100 Most Influential Black Person in the UK and Top 100 Most Influential BAME Leaders in the UK Tech by Inclusive Board.

In 2018, Nira was the Winner of the Big Math Off title - World's Most Interesting Mathematician.

We had a blast on this episode!

The CEO of The Chartered College of Teaching and a brilliant guest. 

Sharing some howlers on the couch with me!

Officially - Experienced education leader with an enormous passion for improving the life chances of young people. Dr Jeffery Quaye is currently the National Director of Education and Standards at Aspirations Academies Trust. He was formerly a regional Chief Executive Officer and Director of Standards and Effectiveness. 

On this episode- a funny guy with a great story 

Listen, learn and laugh with us. 

Sometimes someone special comes into your professional life, and they become a friend. 

Meet my very good, talented and wise friend as he shares nuggets of wisdom on the Courageous Couch 

Her twitter profile says

'I want to live in a world where normal doesn't exist and we value each, unique person.  Will you help me to achieve this?'

Vivienne is a giant of the education landscape, listen, learn and laugh with us 

From one of Tom's blogs

"I have experienced complete burnout once in my career. It crept up over time, almost like a battleship not detected by radar, and suddenly it’s upon you, firing all it’s guns". 

Listen to this episode from a colleague who came back from devastation to do great things. 

Toms passion is in making schools better places for teachers to work in. This passion has inspired him to write more than 100 blogs for the TES and share with the profession through his own twitter account; @rogershistory. Tom has also produced videos for his YouTube channel, has his own podcast and more than 20,000 students use his online courses.