What would you miss about education if you stepped out of teaching, and can teachers hold themselves to account?

In our 48th podcast interview with Richard Gerver, we discover how he worked in education as a primary school teacher and a head teacher for 16 years. Ten years on from headship, Richard now travels the world, writing books and speaking on leadership, school improvement and developments in education ...

In this 23-minute podcast, we listen to Richard and Teacher Toolkit founder Ross McGill reflect on how Richard fell in love with teaching and how he met his wife. Urge people not to be put off on becoming a teacher by what they hear on social media, discuss why courage is a vital quality on being a head teacher; explore what special bonds teachers make with each other and define the ‘assumption of excellence’ environment.

We hear from Richard why he wishes that teachers had more opportunities to visit and learn from other schools and explain why self-leadership is so necessary for schools.

You can follow him on Twitter at @RichardGerver and discover his new book or find out more about his work on his website at www.richardgerver.com.

Thanks for listening.