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The wellbeing of staff in schools has never been more important. With almost a third of new staff leaving the profession after just five years and 26% of teachers saying they are thinking of leaving in the next 12 months (National Foundation for Educational Research), we are facing a teacher retention crisis. The We Lead Well Podcast has been created in response to this crisis, to encourage and support schools to create places where people love to work. We support leaders to enhance the wellbeing of all staff in schools. Each week, leading educationalists share their experience, views and tips on how other school leaders can promote wellbeing in their organisations for the benefit of all staff.
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Wednesday Aug 25, 2021
Wednesday Aug 25, 2021
Simon is the headteacher at Black Horse Primary near Bristol. He has written numerous blogs about leadership and what it is to be a head. You can find him on Twitter at @southgloshead and you can read his brilliant blogs at https://southgloshead.wordpress.com/
www.transformeducationcoach.com
@WeLeadWellPodc1
Monday Aug 16, 2021
Monday Aug 16, 2021
In this episode we welcome Vivienne Porritt, co-founder and one of the strategic leads of the WomenEd movement. She's the co-editor of '10% Braver: Inspiring Women to Lead Education'. Vivienne is also the Vice President of the Chartered College of Teaching and is a former secondary headteacher.
@ViviennePorritt
www.transformeducationcoach.com
Thursday Jul 22, 2021
Thursday Jul 22, 2021
Yamina is an assistant head in a high school. She recently won the We Are the City Rising Star Award in Education and Academia for the amazing work she has done advocating for women Muslim leaders in education and coaching in schools. In the interview she talks about how coaching can support wellbeing in a school and how you can set up a coaching programme in your own school. Yamina is a pocket dynamo! She is a passionate educationalist and determined to make a difference in education.
In today's show, I asked you to support the bake sale and fundraising being done by my friend's daughter 6 year old Sophie who has been battling leukaemia for the last two years of her life. She is trying to raise money for the two charities that have supported her through her illness. You can donate here:
https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/lisa-gamble-2?utm_term=YK4RYw3yn
@msybibi
www.transformeducationcoach.com
www.teachwellalliance.com
Saturday Jul 10, 2021
Saturday Jul 10, 2021
Victoria is a primary school headteacher in the North West. She is a mum, of two teenagers. In her spare time she is a British Army reservist, in military intelligence, no less! Not only that, she has completed two MAs (in equality & diversity and educational Leadership) and a doctorate, and is currently studying for a third MA at Bucks New University in military history. She loves sport, and baking, and the outdoors. She recently presented a TEDx talk at Chester University on the power of language and how we can all be everyday heroes.
www.transformeducationcoach.com
@happyhead74
@WeLeadWellPodc1
Wednesday Jun 30, 2021
Wednesday Jun 30, 2021
Peter is an experienced public speaker, teacher, trainer and coach with a wealth of experience, of leadership, management, personal development and education. He now works with businesses, organisations & schools to help develop the strategies and momentum to meet the challenge of change and achieve their goals. Peter is an accredited GCologist and works with leadership and staff teams to enable rapid growth and development.
In this episode, Peter tells the story of his burnout as a senior leader in a large comprehensive school, how he has bounced back from that and shares his knowledge and experience of how to improve your wellbeing as a teacher or senior leader.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Love-Teaching-Keep-essential-well-being/dp/1785835033
www.transformeducationcoach.com
Monday Jun 21, 2021
Monday Jun 21, 2021
With 16 years’ experience leading secondary education, including six years as a successful head teacher in a London secondary school; Diana works at the cutting edge of education and school improvement. She is known as a resilient school leader, skilled in urban leadership under challenging circumstances. Diana has substantial success in developing school wide models that strategically enhance the quality of teaching and learning across the curriculum and can couple sound strategic vision whilst giving clear operational direction. She lectures on a MEd in Educational Leadership for a UK university as well as teaching the Masters program in Educational Leadership for the National College of Education. Diana is also school inspector with developed expertise scrutinizing school wide systems.
With a proven track record of developing leaders via bespoke training programs, Diana specializes in supporting organisations to grow their leadership culture in order for leaders already established and those improving to flourish. She and has established capability in mentoring and supporting leaders facing challenging circumstances and change.
Thursday Apr 29, 2021
Thursday Apr 29, 2021
In this episode we finally meet the founder of our partner organisation Headteacher Chat. Jonathan talks about the importance of networking and why he set up the Headteacher Chat network to support headteachers and leaders in schools to feel part of a supportive community.
www.transformeducationcoach.com
Tuesday Apr 20, 2021
Tuesday Apr 20, 2021
In this week's episode, we welcome back the amazing Julie Norman. Julie and I talk about how we can lead differently to support the wellbeing and happiness of the staff in our schools.
https://schoolomegasolutions.co.uk/about-the-quality-first-education-system/
@julienorman1970
www.transformeducationcoach.com
Friday Apr 09, 2021
Friday Apr 09, 2021
In this week's episode, we discuss a really important issue when it comes to wellbeing in schools, and that's the menopause. With a majority of school staff being women, and a significant number of those over 40, the menopause has a major impact on the health and wellbeing of staff in schools and it's time to start talking about it and, more importantly, doing something about it. This episode is not just for women either. Male school leaders have a responsibility to look after their staff and this includes women experiencing the menopause or menopausal symptoms. So, I asked Nicky Bright, ex-head of Bruton School for Girls and leadership development consultant to join me for this episode.
Thursday Apr 01, 2021
Thursday Apr 01, 2021
John Tomsett is a nationally renowned school leader supporting schools to improve the quality of teaching and learning. He has 33 years of teaching experience, with 18 years as a headteacher. He led Huntington School in York, one of the country’s leading Research Schools, for 14 years. He offers consultancy on school leadership with a clear focus upon improving teaching and learning and curriculum development.
In this interview, John and I discuss how you can improve teaching and learning and the curriculum in your school whilst taking care of the wellbeing of your staff.
www.transformeducationcoach.com