Academy podcasts

How can school leaders empower parents, students and staff to create sustained positive change?

In this podcast, Richard Gerver talks about creating the conditions for excellence and enthusiasm within school communities, and the sense of purpose and belonging he felt as a teacher that's never left him.

Parent engagement is one of the strongest predictors of a child's success in school. But what does it look like in an already busy curriculum?

In this podcast, Debbie Pushor explores the high impact teaching strategies of family-centric schools, and how her own experience as a parent prompted her work, particularly the sense of marginalisation parents can feel in their children’s schooling.

Change is complex, because people are complex. How can educational leaders adapt and respond through the change journey to achieve their intended impact?

In this podcast, Simon talks about how his desire to use research and scientific knowledge to make an impact lead to his work in education.

What does effective system leadership look like for schools in an increasingly collaborative world?

In this podcast, Viviane talks about her strong interest in researching problems of practice that help teachers improve student outcomes.

It’s not paint-by-numbers, and there’s no rule book – so how do we lead ourselves and others to make the biggest difference in our schools?

In this podcast, Steve talks about how he got into educational leadership – from the challenges to the importance of modelling leadership, mentoring and understanding that change takes time.

How do we harness the power of data to increase equity in education? Kathy Parker Boudett talks about Data Wise, and helping people to work together to seek the truth through evidence.

In this podcast, Kathy explores the role data plays in learning and teaching, particularly the opportunity to ask important questions about our practice.