Ambition:Feed Education Podcast

Welcome to the Ambition:Feed Education Podcast, the podcast that brings you honest conversations from school leaders. In each episode, we hear from teachers and school leaders across the UK as they discuss the challenges they face in schools in challenging contexts. Tune in to hear about their leadership strategies, their breakthrough stories and solution-focused advice.

Episodes

10. Promoting Equality

September 12, 2018 • 25 mins

Tune in to hear about Equality, Diversity and Inclusion from Founder of LGBTed, Hannah Jepson, and Deputy Headteacher Saqib Chaudhri. Our guests discuss the importance of role models, how schools can tackle barriers to equality and talk about the work they have done to promote equality.

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9. Pupil Wellbeing

August 20, 2018 • 25 mins

We're joined by two leaders from the South West for this episode of Ambition:Feed - Tim Cook, Principal of Liskeard Hillfort Primary School and Julie Hunter, Deputy Headteacher of Aureus School in Didcot. Both have made pupil wellbeing a central part of their leadership career, and they discuss their varied and creative strategies to champion wellbeing and the benefits of doing so.

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8. Engaging with Parents

June 4, 2018 • 23 mins

In this episode of Ambition:Feed, we head to Clacton Coastal Academy in Clacton-on-Sea. Ambition's Emily Reynolds speaks to Clacton's headteacher Steph Neill and head of Caister Academy Michelle Strong about how to engage with parents. They discuss everything from how to best utilise parent's evening, communication skills and how to engage with the wider community.

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7. Developing Others

May 2, 2018 • 21 mins

Our 7th episode of Ambition:Feed takes place in our Leeds office, where we met Judith Kidd and James Ashmore. Judith is the Head of Dixon’s Teaching School, Bradford and James is Academy Improvement Partner, South Pennine Academy Trust. Ambition's Zoe Conn speaks to them about their approaches to developing others, what senior leaders can do to encourage development, and they tell stories of their own personal development. Find ou...

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6. School Ethos And Culture Feed:back

April 26, 2018 • 17 mins

Feed:back is the podcast that takes a look at what’s been going on in Ambition:Feed over the past month. Presenter Hannah Allies is joined by Nelly Elessa, Programme Manager of the Talented Leaders programme, and Andrew Ettinger, Director of Leadership Development for Middle Leaders at Ambition School Leadership. They discuss how the importance of school culture for pupil achievement and how school leaders can establish and main...

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5. School Ethos And Culture

April 3, 2018 • 19 mins

In this episode of Ambition:Feed we visit The Oldham Academy North to speak to Headteacher Chris Davis and Deputy Headteacher Rachael Hallam. Over the past few months they have instilled new values in the school, and they speak about their journey to a positive, consistent school culture, offering advice for middle and senior leaders looking to do the same. Find out more about Ambition:Feed... https://www.ambitionschoolleadership....

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4. Finding And Keeping Great Staff Feed:back

March 22, 2018 • 11 mins

In this episode two experts from Ambition School Leadership discuss Finding and Keeping Great Staff, and take an in-depth look at Episode 3 of the Ambition:Feed Education Podcast. Presenter Zoe Conn is joined by Hannah Jepson, Director for Assessment and Selection, and Stephen Jones, Director of School Partnerships. They discuss how school leaders can find the best staff and retain them, covering everything from wellbeing to flex...

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3. Finding and Keeping Great Staff

March 1, 2018 • 25 mins

Episode 3 of the Ambition:Feed Education Podcast is all about how leaders can find and keep great staff. This time, we're in our London offices with Aisha Raymond, Deputy Headteacher of Brettenham Primary School in North London, and Dan Morrow, CEO of Woodland Academy Trust, a trust with primary schools in South London and Kent. They talk about the challenges of recruiting great staff and their creative approaches to keeping the...

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Ambition:Feed Education Podcast

Episodes

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8. Engaging with Parents

7. Developing Others

6. School Ethos And Culture Feed:back

5. School Ethos And Culture

4. Finding And Keeping Great Staff Feed:back

3. Finding and Keeping Great Staff

Popular Podcasts

10. Promoting Equality

9. Pupil Wellbeing