How to Catch a Straw Man
You float a reasonable idea in a meeting and within seconds, you're defending a plan you never made. This episode is about the straw man…
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Honest conversations with the heads, coaches and researchers shaping international education. No sponsored fluff, no consultant-speak, just the people doing the work, on the questions that matter.
You float a reasonable idea in a meeting and within seconds, you're defending a plan you never made. This episode is about the straw man…
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When someone tells you "research says you should be doing this," what should you actually do with that? Andrew Watson, educator, author,…
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This episode tackles one of the quietest drains in school leadership: performing a version of yourself that isn't real. Shane introduces…
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This is a bonus episode. Every last Thursday of the month, Shane sits down with Chris Scorer to pick apart the themes from the month's…
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Three-quarters of children are worried about the state of the planet and Clare Garey argues that makes sustainability not just an…
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If you've noticed that students seem different since the pandemic and you're not sure what to do about it, this episode gives you real…
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Saying yes is one of the most common habits among school leaders, and most of the time it happens automatically, without conscious…
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What does it really take to step into public thought leadership as a headteacher and what do consultants and trust leaders get wrong when…
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April was a packed month on the Education Leaders podcast. Five episodes, four guests, and a thread that quietly ran through all of them:…
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Most school leaders have felt it at some point: that quiet, nagging suspicion that everyone else is more capable, better prepared, and…
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That sickly feeling after a tough leadership call isn't your intuition warning you that you got it wrong and this episode explains exactly…
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Melati Wijsen started Bye Bye Plastic Bags at age 12, spoke at the UN as a teenager, and never went to university, yet she is now teaching…
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