We Are Teachers
10 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago -On the We Are Teachers podcast, hear experts within the education sector speak to Hazel Pulley, CEO of Excelsior MAT. Listen to real experiences from teachers and head teachers on the front line. An authentic and honest view of teaching with a focus on primary schools. Get bonus content on Patreon
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Andy Moffat MBE on Equality
March 29, 2021 08:00 - 29 minutes - 20.7 MBThis week Hazel chats to Andrew Moffat MBE. He is a teacher of primary children, the author of several books and educational resources, including the No Outsiders programme, an approach to teaching primary school-aged children about diversity and tolerance, for which he was nominated for the Global Teacher Prize. An influencer and trailblazer, Andrew is passionate about change. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Andy Moffat MBE on Equality
March 29, 2021 08:00 - 29 minutes - 20.7 MBThis week Hazel chats to Andrew Moffat MBE. He is a teacher of primary children, the author of several books and educational resources, including the No Outsiders programme, an approach to teaching primary school-aged children about diversity and tolerance, for which he was nominated for the Global Teacher Prize. An influencer and trailblazer, Andrew is passionate about change. Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Happiness in the Workplace with Nic Marks, CEO Friday Pulse
March 22, 2021 09:30 - 26 minutes - 20.2 MBNic Marks, CEO of Friday Pulse understands that Happiness is your ultimate people KPI. Building on the last 20 years, he realised that happiness is a metric you can also apply to the workplace. He has appeared on Ted Talks, worked with Blair and Cameron Governments and has appeared in Forbes, The Guardian, Wired to name a few. Nic's ethos; When we feel supported, we cope better with change. The science of wellbeing can help individuals, teams and organisations get through this difficult ti...
Vanessa Huws Jones on School Improvement
March 15, 2021 15:40 - 32 minutes - 22.5 MBVanessa Huws Jones is an Educational Consultant/Adviser. Vanessa's last post was Head of the School Improvement Service for 0-11 in Leeds leading a team of advisers and teaching and learning consultants and has tutored on numerous subjects particularly in diversity and equality. Now as a consultant for schools and MATs, Vanessa is also an associate consultant for Focus Education and Education Development Trust and also work internationally with BI Norwegian Business School supporting their ...
Don't just 'Do' Maths
March 08, 2021 09:00 - 31 minutes - 24.2 MBHelen Hackett has worked in education for over 20 years, based in Birmingham. Helen is a maths specialist teacher (MaST), an SLE (specialist leader in education) and a Professional Development Lead (NCETM). Inspiring, passionate and eager to change perception about Maths, Helen discusses the importance of enabling children to understand maths in unprecedented ways to create the future mathematician's. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Don't just 'Do' Maths
March 08, 2021 09:00 - 31 minutes - 24.2 MBHelen Hackett has worked in education for over 20 years, based in Birmingham. Helen is a maths specialist teacher (MaST), an SLE (specialist leader in education) and a Professional Development Lead (NCETM). Inspiring, passionate and eager to change perception about Maths, Helen discusses the importance of enabling children to understand maths in unprecedented ways to create the future mathematician's. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Care Experienced and Education
March 02, 2021 18:27 - 33 minutes - 22.8 MBEmma-Leigh is 23 and a successful woman who is 'care experienced'. She bravely shares her story of life within the care system and the impact of school, the support system and how we can help care experienced students even more. We should be doing more and we can do more, Emma-Leigh kindly gives us an exclusive insight. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
FGM: The Facts with DC Gillian Squires MBE
February 22, 2021 09:00 - 27 minutes - 18.6 MBDetective Constable 9773 Gillian Squires MBE joins Hazel as this weeks expert guest to explain about Female Genital Mutilation (FMG) and the effects of school children; why we need to be educating children; what are the signs; what should the education sector do to prevent it. Gill has represented WMP on the West Midlands FGM taskforce, and is a member of the Home Office FGM Stakeholder and Enforcement Groups consulting regarding development of best practice and implementation of legislati...
Tim Boyes: Improving Schools
February 15, 2021 09:00 - 26 minutes - 17.8 MBTim Boyes, CEO at Birmingham Education Partnership and an NLE in his 13th year of headship, having led three of the most challenging schools in Birmingham. Queensbridge, the school from which he is seconded is graded outstanding and was one of the first Character Award winners in 2015. It specialises in visual and performing arts and leadership. He was seconded to a local school in crisis for a period of 2.5 years at the request of Local Government. Tim has also led on the setting up of an i...
Prof Colin Diamond CBE: The future of education
February 10, 2021 13:47 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MBHazel Pulley, CEO of Excelsior Multi-Academy Trust, is joined by Professor Colin Diamond CBE, Professor of Educational Leadership at Birmingham University. Colin Diamond has worked in the field of educational leadership for many years in England. He has been a Head of Faculty, Associate Headteacher, Local Education Authority Adviser, Assistant Director and Director of Education/Children’s Services. He led improvements in two local authorities taking them from government intervention to stro...