In this episode, we chat with Meagan King, Director of Innovation at MLC Perth and Scott Millar, Chief Trouble Maker at BOP Industries, who together run the Innovation in Education Festival, on both the East and West Coast of Australia.  We hope you enjoy this chat with Meagan and Scott. To connect with Meagan - find her on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/meagan-king-2244a3109/ To connect with Scott - find him on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/smillar1/ EdLeaders is available on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts or on the link below. #leadership

In this episode, we chat with Tracey Ezard, former Assistant Principal who over the last 17 years has built her own consultancy in school leadership and culture, publishing 3 books in the process including her most recent book - Ferocious Warmth, and no doubt has become one of Australia’s leading educational consultants. 

We hope you enjoy this chat with Tracey.

To connect with Tracey - find her on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/traceyezard/

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He's back, in this episode, we chat with Rob French. In part I, Rob shared his journey into Principalship, the background, the application and interview process, his process to get ready for the new role, and what he hopes to achieve in his first year in the role.... Well this time we discussed his first hundred days in the job - the ups, downs and everything in between. We hope you enjoy!

To connect with Rob - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-french-74b0bb59

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In this episode, we chat with the Head of Middle School at Camberwell Grammar School in Victoria about all things Middle Schooling. 

What is a middle school and what does it do differently from a primary school and senior school, shaping the overall experience of a middle schooler as a leader, how much time is spent on the operational requirements of the school, and what this leaves for teaching, projects, and innovations, whats unique challenges middle school leadership role brings and the challenge of recruitment.

We hope you enjoy this chat with Troy.

To connect with Troy - find him on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/troy-stanley-3386388b/

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In this episode, we chat with Michael Ha, Founder and Chief Learning Officer of Element Learning and Element College 

In this insightful conversation, we cover what parents and students are looking for in a modern holistic experience, low-tech and high-tech solutions in schools and how these fit with creating young people of character, the siloed nature of schools, the seeming movement towards niche styles of education and the school Michael is looking to create in Noosa, Queensland.

We hope you enjoy the conversation with Michael.

To connect with Fiona - linkedin.com/in/michaelhaedu

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This is episode is part 2 of a 2 part interview with Peter Hutton, Co-founder of Future Schools.

In this insightful conversation, we hear about Peter's desire and vision to create a system of schools starting with the Global Village School. Small Communities of 100, of 3-year level groupings, to support young people create their own learning communities to positively impact the world. How a fully funded independent school could operate in a no fee-paying environment and how parents might perceive that. And how edcuators who have a burning desire to start their own school - may want to consider collaborating with the Global Village School.

To connect with Peter - you'll find him on Linkedin at @peterhutton.

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This is episode is part 1 of a 2 part interview with Peter Hutton, Co-founder of Future Schools.

In this insightful conversation, we hear about Peter's journey from his experiences in schools as a student, why he took the leap out of school leadership to create the Future Schools Alliance, The Future Schools Journey, how the system has changed or not changed in the last 10 years and his innovative approach to university entry processes. 

To connect with Peter - you'll find him on Linked in at @peterhutton.

EdLeaders is available on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts or on the link below.

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In this episode, we chat with Annabel Astbury, Head of Education at the ABC. 

In this insightful conversation, we hear about Anna's journey from passionate history teacher to her current role at the ABC, the pioneering nature of ABC's role in digital learning and digital literacy, the role of the ABC in the national education landscape and how the ABC thinks about educating 1 to thousands vs 1 to 30 in a classroom setting and the ABC's role in the future of education in Australia, plus much much more. We also make her choose amongst her children to give her opinion on the top 5 ABC educational programs ever... We hope you enjoy the conversation with Annabel.

To connect with Annabel - you'll find her on Twitter at @annabelastbury

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In this episode, we chat with Mark McCrindle, Founder and Principal of McCrindle.

In this insightful conversation, we talk about Generation Alpha and the growing gaps between the GenX & Y teachers in our schools, the future of education and the social trends that will affect it, strategic planning and what schools should be thinking about in the long term, how parents demands on schools are changing and what might evolve out of the disconnected sectors of education in Australia. 

We hope you enjoy the conversation with Mark.

To connect with Mark and learn more about McCrindle - https://mccrindle.com.au/ and connect with Mat and Luke at https://edleaders.com.au/

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In this episode, we chat with Fiona Johnston, Principal of St Hilda's Anglican School for Girls in Perth. 

In this insightful conversation, we cover the benefits of an overseas experience in your leadership journey and in particular Fiona's own experience at the Australian International School in Singapore, the diverse nature of the principal's role including the "dark arts" of managing a school board, the notion of disrupt or be disrupted, the fusion of work and home life in leadership roles and Fiona's advice regarding finding a career sponsor. We even create a new word for the oxford dictionary - "durky"!

We hope you enjoy the conversation with Fiona.

To connect with Fiona - https://www.linkedin.com/in/fiona-johnston-gaicd-94180a4a/

Edleaders is available on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts or on the link below.

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Links to the episode:

https://edleaders.com.au/