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Our first podcast episode of 2024 focuses on effective leadership communication. We catch up with Jacinda Euler Welsh, Principal of Brisbane Girls Grammar School, to talk about different tools to engage with different members of the school community, the importance of consistency and honesty, and nurturing a 2-way communication process. Host: Jo Earp Sponsor: MacKillop Seasons

Get a sneak preview of upcoming episodes of the Teacher Magazine podcast for 2024, including interviews with notable educators and exciting discussions on science teaching. Plus, listeners can send in audio notes and stay updated with the weekly bulletin.

It’s time for our annual podcast highlights episode for 2023! The editorial team at Teacher have selected some of our favourite episodes of the year, across a range of different series, and will be chatting about why we enjoyed them and why they resonated with our audience so much. Hosts: Jo Earp, Rebecca Vukovic, Dominique Russell Sponsor: MacKillop Seasons

In this episode, they discuss the progress of building Bemin Secondary College, including the expected completion date. They also cover the recruitment process for teachers and the role of the Victorian School Building Authority. The speaker reflects on their proudest achievement of employing over 50 staff and emphasizes the importance of remembering that the school belongs to the community. Excitement builds for the upcoming school opening.

Professor Geoff Masters, expert in educational assessments, discusses the recently announced PISA 2022 results and highlights Singapore's top performance across all domains. He delves into Australia's performance, education reforms worldwide, and insights from top-performing school systems. The podcast also explores approaches to schooling and curriculum flexibility, strategies for addressing students' learning needs, and transforming education.

This podcast discusses topics important to teachers, including AI, teacher shortage, workload, and wellbeing. They highlight stories on these topics and also discuss challenges of perfectionism, diversity in schools, and importance of role models and navigating difficult conversations with parents.

Explore the importance of diversity and inclusion in schools, and strategies for increasing diversity in the teaching workforce. Discover the positive impacts on student outcomes and school communities. Learn about 'grow your own' approaches, high school academies, and vocational education as strategies for attracting and retaining diverse teachers. Understand the need for support, time, and inclusive workplaces for new teachers from diverse backgrounds. Delve into the benefits of embracing different perspectives and cultural sensitivity in leadership.

In this episode, Jo Camozzato, an educational leader, discusses the process of establishing a school mission, values, and vision. They emphasize the importance of reflecting the local community and desired outcomes for students. The episode also explores the significance of leveraging strengths and developing a branding strategy. Additionally, they discuss the importance of careful consideration when designing logos and selecting school uniform colors, as well as challenges in communication and tapping into others for help.

We know from the research that highly effective schools apply their resources – such as staff and school time, expertise, and facilities – in a targeted manner to maximise outcomes for students. For instance, resources are prioritised towards evidence-informed strategies aimed at improving student outcomes; leaders are making the best possible use of available expertise to meet student needs; and a flexible approach is taken with resource deployment. In this episode of School Improvement I’m joined by Belinda Norrie and Jacqueline Hampson. Belinda is the relieving Deputy Principal at Narrabeen North Public School, a primary school in north Narrabeen, which is a beachside suburb in northern Sydney. Jacqueline is Head Teacher Secondary Studies over at Narrabeen Sports High School. Both schools are members of the NEST collaboration, where NEST stands for Narrabeen Elanora Student and Teacher. NEST also includes two other local schools – Narrabeen Lakes Public School and Elanora Heights Public School. For the past few years, staff and students in the 3 primary and one secondary school have been sharing facilities to enhance learning opportunities and fostering relationships between staff. In this episode, Belinda and Jacqueline share how the collaboration began, why it extends across K-12, and their advice for other school communities looking to collaborate in a similar way in the future. Host: Dominique Russell Guests: Belinda Norrie, Jacqueline Hampson Sponsor: MacKillop Seasons

Explore the lack of female representation in science curricula and the findings of Dr. Catherine Ross on gender bias. Discuss the underrepresentation of women in STEM education and the hosts' shock at the pervasive unconscious bias in the field. Learn about the importance of female role models in STEM education, successful initiatives by a primary school STEM teacher, winners of the Prime Minister's Prizes for Science, and new STEM studies elective. Also, discover the launch of the annual Teacher Reader survey, winners of the Teacher Awards, and a podcast episode on recruitment challenges in education.