The We Lead Well Podcast

Kenny was a secondary headteacher for 17 years on the Isle of Dogs in London and has worked in schools for almost 40 years. She has a PhD from Brunel University on Teacher Rounds and is passionate about giving teachers a voice. Kenny is involved with the IQM Award and has been a governor in a large primary school, including as chair for the last 3 years. Kenny is currently an education consultant and spends a lot of time in schools. In this interview, Kenny and I talk about accountability and Ofsted and how we can work with staff to empower them and create trust and autonomy. www.headrest.co.uk @kennygfrederick www.transformeducationcoach.com www.headteacherchat.com www.teachwellalliance.com @WeLeadWellPodc1 vicki@weleadwell.co.uk

This week I interviewed Gemma Drinkall who takes us through her experience of burnout as a middle leader.  It's so important, as leaders, to get to know our staff, to understand them, so that we can notice when things are not right.  In the episode, Gemma shares her personal experience of how teaching affected her mental health in the hope that by sharing what she went through, school leaders can develop their awareness of others so that they are able to empathise with staff and support their wellbeing in the workplace.  Gemma came out of the other side of her burnout and is now a coach supporting teachers to achieve a better balance in their lives. Twitter: @Gemma_Drinkall Email@ gemma@headsphere.co.uk linktr.ee/GemmaDrinkall @WeLeadWellPodc1 vicki@weleadwell.co.uk www.transformeducationcoach.com www.headteacherchat.com @headteacherchat www.teachwellalliance.com  

On this week’s episode, I chatted with Alec Jiggins.  Alec is an experienced and resourceful coach and trainer who has worked in both the non-profit and corporate spaces in a range of leadership roles across seven countries.  Alec is an expert coach and he and I talked about coaching: exactly what it is, how it can improve you personally, professionally and as a leader and how you can use coaching to improve relationships in every aspect of your career and your life. https://alecjiggins.com/ @alecjiggins vicki@womenleadwell.co.uk www.transformeducationcoach.com www.headteacherchat.com www.teachwellalliance    

In this episode of the podcast, I interview Hannah Cotton FRSA. Frustrated by the pace of change for women despite the support of Male Allies, conscious of the scale of #MeToo, mindful of the male suicide epidemic and factoring in the future of automation, Hannah founded EquAllies to tie her passion for education, equality and mental health to the impact of individual authenticity on productivity. Keen to futureproof the workforce in the face of automation, Hannah offers a unique and inspirational view of how to unleash the potential of an inclusive society. In the interview, we talk about a range of different issues and ideas amongst them the power of authentic leadership and leading yourself first. @hannahcac79 vicki@womenleadwell.co.uk www.transformeducationcoach.com Book a chat with me here: https://calendly.com/educationcoaching/let-s-chat www.headteacherchat.com www.teachwellalliance.com  

This week on the show I've got a brilliant interview with James Nottingham.  James is the creator of The Learning Pit as well as a sought-after keynote speaker and author of 11 books about teaching, learning and leadership. He co-founded Challenging Learning in 2006 to share some of the best ways to strengthen learning in schools, preschools, and colleges. HIs company now employs 25 staff in six countries: the UK, the USA, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Australia. James brings clarity and insight to research evidence; a breadth and depth of exemplar that connects with the reality of the classroom; and a sense of story and humour that ensures learning continues long into the future. https://www.challenginglearning.com/ vicki@womenleadwell.co.uk @WeLeadWellPodc1 www.transformeducationcoach.com www.headteacherchat.com www.teachwellalliance.com    

Andrew Cowley is an expert on wellbeing.  He has set up the @healthytoolkit twitter account where you can find lots of information, articles, tips and advice about wellbeing.  He has also written countless blogs that you can access at http://healthyteachertoolkit.wordpress.com.  He's also written two books - The Wellbeing Toolkit and The Wellbeing Curriculum.  Both are highly recommended. Join the growing numbers of female school leaders in the Women Lead Well Coaching Network by emailing vicki@womenleadwell.co.uk Join the We Lead Well Facebook group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/759022258015887 Follow us on Twitter @WeLeadWellPodc1 @vicbean76 Thank you to our partners www.transformeducationcoach.com www.headteacherchat.com www.teachwellalliance.com  

Daniel Bull is Assistant Headteacher at Summerhill School in Wolverhampton and produces and presents his own podcast - More Than a Job on which he and his 2 colleagues have interviewed Branwyn Jeffries, Mary Myatt and David Didau, to name but a few.  In this episode, we chat about all things education including how to use podcasts to support your own or your school's CPD, vertical house systems and lots more. @danielTBull www.morethanajob.co.uk www.transformeducationcoach.com www.headteacherchat.com www.teachwellalliance.com Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/759022258015887 To find out more or join the Women Lead Well Coaching Network email me at: vicki@womenleadwell.co.uk If you want to have a chat about the group coaching programmes I offer, you can book in here: https://calendly.com/educationcoaching/let-s-chat    

Julia Skinner is an education consultant, trained coach and former primary headteacher.  She is also an experienced governor and trustee who now supports governing bodies to get the best out of their relationships with headteachers to support them to provide the best for the children and young people in their schools.  In this episode, Julia talks about what governors can do to improve the wellbeing of staff in their schools and how governors and headteachers can work more effectively to aid school improvement. @theheadsoffice jskinner675@gmail.com www.transformeducationcoach.com www.headteacherchat.com www.teachwellalliance.com

Happy one year anniversary to the We Lead Well podcast.  In this one year anniversary episode of the podcast, I interview Andrew Earl, restorative practice practitioner. Andrew is currently the  Restorative Apporaches Lead Practitioner for Stockport Local Authority. He has worked in primary education for the last 15 years, the last 5 of which he worked as the deputy headteacher and subsequently headteacher of a large, complex primary school in inner city Salford. If you are not as familiar with the concept, Restorative Approaches is an ethos - or way of being - which places relationships at the core of everything an organisation does. It promotes active thinking about how we build our relationships, how we work to keep them healthy and how we can repair them when there has been conflict. Restorative Practice is relevant to us all. It supports us to connect with each other as fellow human beings, guiding us in our interactions. It can help us to consider how our actions and responses affect our relationships, whether these are relationships at work or at home.  I think you're going to love what Andrew has to say about how to build relationships, support pupils and staff with restorative approaches and how to approach challenging conversations more effectively. @andrewearl0 www.transformeducationcoaching.com www.headteacherchat.com www.teachwellalliance.com  

Haili is Head of Education at IRIS Connect, a senior lecturer at the University of Sunderland, a journalist, speaker and author of several well-renowned education books.  In this episode, Haili talks about the new ECT framework and the Core Content Framework for ITE and the golden thread that runs through CPD from training through to the NPQs. Haili's books (available in paperback): Mentoring in Schools Humans in the Classroom Preserving Positivity @HughesHaili www.transformeducationcoaching.com www.headteacherchat.com www.teachwellalliance.com