Inspiring Voices

Michelle Scott is the founding Principal of Downe House school Muscat, Oman. Michelle began her career in Australia as an English and Drama teacher before moving to the UK in 1997 to join Downe House as a specialist Drama teacher. Over her 23 year career there, she was Director of Drama, Director of External Relations, Assistant Headmistress (Foundation) and most recently, Deputy Headmistress. In January 2021, she took up the post of founding Principal of Downe House Muscat. In this episode Michelle gives an honest and insightful account of her move to Oman, outlining the challenges and opportunities involved in such a trail blazing international educational project. If you would like to watch a video of this podcast please head over to schoolmanagementplus.com 

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Sara Cox is a professional English rugby union referee. In 2016, she became the world’s first professional female rugby union referee, and in 2018 she became the first female to referee a Premiership Rugby Cup match. With a load of international’s already under her belt, in 2020 she made a breakthrough into English Rugby’s Gallagher Premiership as an assistant referee for the Bath v Wasps game and is making her mark on the sport in both the Men’s and Women’s games. In this episode Sara discusses how to develop relationships and run teams within teams in a professional high performance environment. She draws on a wide range of leadership approaches including a police decision making model to support her decision making during a game. This is an inspiring conversation from a ground-breaking athlete jammed packed with take outs for leaders in all settings. If you would like to watch a video of this podcast please head over to schoolmanagementplus.com 

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Sue Aspinall is the Headteacher of Junior School Vlaskamp, The British School in The Netherlands. Over the last twenty years, Sue has been leading schools through significant change, intent on raising the quality of learning and teaching available to their students.  Sue has led schools in Japan, Malaysia, as well as the UK. As the lead facilitator at the BSN's International Leadership Academy, Sue has been providing impactful learning experience for leaders who want to make a difference. This is a fascinating conversation of how to empower and lead staff effectively in a variety of contexts relevant to all sectors. If you would like to watch a video of this podcast please head over to schoolmanagementplus.com 

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Sedem Ama is an undefeated two times UK national boxing champion representing the prestigious Repton Boxing Club in East London. Raised in South East London, Sedem found her way into amateur boxing by chance, having needed a positive outlet for her mental and physical health after working in the challenging industry of Public Relations for many years.
Now an Account Director at London based agency, The Fourth Angel, Sedem juggles being an account lead across their wellness brands while training and competing as a full-time elite athlete. In this episode Sedem discusses her approach to high performance, the transferable leadership skills needed to be successful in business and sport as well as taking us into the boxing ring itself. If you would like to watch a video of this podcast please head over to schoolmanagementplus.com 

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Mike Seaton is the founding Head of Kings College, Chengdu, China, opening in September 2021. He is an award-winning British educator who has led schools to consistently outstanding performance in Europe, the Middle East and South East Asia. Mike has also been on the European exec team of the global education group, Cognita, where he oversaw the educational development of 12 independent schools as Director of Education (UK). In this episode Mike discusses how he is going about setting up his new school in China and the leadership philosophy behind this exciting project.  This is a fascinating insight into international project management covering culture development, recruitment and leadership. If you would like to watch a video of this podcast please head over to schoolmanagementplus.com 

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Mandy Hickson is only the second women to fly the Tornado GR4 operationally. She spent 17 years in the Royal Air Force, completed 3 tours of duty and flew 45 missions over Iraq. Throughout her time, Mandy was the only female aircrew.  Now a civilian, Mandy draws on her experiences to train and inspire others, covering the core areas of human factors; decision making, communication, leadership, behaviour, workload, conflict, fatigue and stress management. Mandy has also launched her book, 'An officer, not a gentleman' an inspirational journey of a pioneering female fighter pilot. This is a fascinating discussion of how to lead from the front with lots of leadership nuggets to take into your own role. If you would like to watch a video of this podcast please head over to schoolmanagementplus.com 

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Jon Perriss has had a varied career in education, from New Zealand to Norfolk. His first management position was as a boarding housemaster at Tonbridge; from there he was Deputy Head at Christ’s Hospital and since September 2019, Headmaster of Langley School, Norfolk, UK.  He completed his Masters in Educational Leadership in 2018.

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Craig Considine is the CEO of Tanglin Trust School, a large international, not-for-profit,
school in Singapore, established in 1925, providing British-based education from Nursery
through to Sixth Form. As CEO, Craig leads three schools within the Tanglin organisation, on
one site, building a world class reputation. Each school has achieved the award of Outstanding in its UK BSO inspections. After holding posts at several Australian independent schools, including Geelong Grammar School, and Headship of Wanganui Collegiate School in New Zealand, Craig moved to the UK as Headmaster of Millfield, a leading co-educational independent school, for 10 years. In 2018, he joined Tanglin Trust School. Craig represented Australia at the Commonwealth Games in track and field and played professional AFL football, pointing to his passion for sport and co-curricular activities.

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Stephen Cox is the CEO at New Nordic School and is a successful international leader having worked over 20 years in the government and private educational sectors. He has worked at a senior board level leading year on year improvement in all aspects of leadership, change management, professional development, coaching, innovation, start-up, digital strategy and future of learning in the MENA region, Finland and internationally.

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Anu is the former Head of the International School Bangalore and has worked in different capacities with leading schools in Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai and Kodaikanal. She serves on many National and international boards, and accreditation teams. Anu is the first Indian to be inducted into the International Education Hall of Fame in Atlanta. In 2005, she founded TAISI - The Association of International Schools of India, a platform for training and networking purposes. 

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