Leadership Launchpads

In this episode we go international and speak with the expert in formative action Valentina Devid and learn about her slave ancestry, the power of a pre-mortem, why having children so young, gave her superpowers and the importance of evaluating impact.

In this episode we chat with an edu-research hero of mine, Dr Sam Sims and find out who his dream dinner date would be, explore the trouble with trust-based transfer, find out more about his childhood cancer diagnosis and also why we might need to re-think the sh*t sandwich feedback technique

In this Episode we speak with the incredible Cat Scutt MBE about what is like having King Charles as your boss, why its important for leaders to leave space for others, how the EPQ changed her life and when she last cried in front of someone else.

In this episode we chat to the Chief Brody of education, Hywel Roberts and find out what he values in friendship, how leaders must purposefully position themselves in their teams, why we all need to re-light fires and hear about his most terrible memory

In this episode we speak with the well connectED professional learning director Jon Gilbert and learn more about his dream line up for dinner, how a night in Spain and a day on the M62 changed his life and why the best schools get good stuff in and send great stuff out

In this episode we chat with the smiliest teacher educator I know and hear about the one quality he wish he had, how he fell out of love with politics, why doing nothing should always be an option for leaders and why everything comes at a cost

In this episode we catch up with the inspiring SEND specialist Gary Aubin and hear about his most terrible and treasured memories, why leaders need to tackle roots not leaves, how a diagnosis changed his life and how we can manage self-efficacy spirals

In this episode we to speak with the great Jon Tait and explore why his childhood disadvantage was actually his greatest advantage, how leaders can navigate coaching crossroads, when he last cried and how he became great and picking up Sh*&t

In this episode we speak with Anna Paul, head of South Hampstead High School and find out who her dream dinner guest would be, why leaders must stay rooted and connected, how ambiversion might the sweet spot and when she last cried in front of someone.

In this episode we go down under and speak with the modestly amazing Jamie Clark. We hear about the destructive impact of detail, how the one pagers were born, why we shouldn't underestimate the power of the environment and the thing he would save from a fire