The Art of Teaching

Ian Timbrell: His mission to create more inclusive schools, the power of diversity and his painful experience as a student.

Today it is my great pleasure to share a conversation that I recently had with Ian Timbrell. He is a former teacher who now spends his time ensuring that no student has to go through the challenges that he faced at school. We all want schools to be places where students are seen and valued and we all want schools that are more diverse and inclusive for all people. 

I won’t give too much away here, but I encourage you to listen, really listen, as he shares his journey. He is incredibly brave and it was wonderful to speak with him. 

We did talk about a number of very sensitive and personal issues in the podcast. If you or someone you know is struggling please reach out and talk to someone - no one should suffer alone. Links to mental health services both here and in the UK will be in the podcast show notes.

If you or someone you know is struggling please call: 

Australia

Lifeline's 13 11 14 crisis support service is available 24/7

UK

Papyrus – for people under 35

Call 0800 068 41 41 – 9am to midnight every day

Text 07860 039967

Email pat@papyrus-uk.org

Childline – for children and young people under 19

Call 0800 1111

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Tracey Ezard: Ferocious Warmth, how to say no to good opportunities and why organisations must create collaborative and thriving learning cultures

It is my great pleasure to share a conversation that I recently had with the brilliant Tracey Ezard. Tracey is a former school leader and author of the book Ferocious Warmth. 

Ferocious Warmth Leaders lead high performance and deep learning. They understand how to get the balance of achieving results while building a strong culture of trust, learning and psychological safety. Innovation, momentum and outcomes, leveraged with empathy, compassion and trust. Leadership that focuses on both emotional and strategic intelligence coming together as a dynamic force.

 Tracey works with leaders and their teams to create dynamic leadership and collaborative learning cultures that create new ways of working in a complex world.

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Amy Green: Teacher wellbeing, creating margin and how to protect what matters most.

Welcome back! In Australia, we are about to begin another year in the classroom. 

Don’t the holidays fly? It seems like only a minute ago that we were talking about ‘finishing the year well’ and ‘tying up loose ends in 2022.’ I hope that you have all had a refreshing holiday and that you are ready for a brilliant Term 1. As much as I enjoy the holidays, I start to get really excited to go back and teach.

Before we launch into the year ahead, I thought that I would share a recent conversation that I had with the brilliant Amy Green - and no, we are not related. Amy is a former teacher and school leader who is the founder of The Wellness Strategy. She works with individuals and workplaces, to help them understand what well-being is, develop well-being literacy, and to co-design and create well-being strategies and interventions that work. 

This is a really important conversation to have at the beginning of the year so that we all can have a more meaningful conversation about well-being. 

Her recent book Teacher Wellbeing was a great read and I am so grateful that I got to work with her.  All of Amy’s details are available below in the show notes. 

I hope that you enjoy this conversation that I had with Amy Green.

 

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Ray Boyd: Lessons from long distance running, getting comfortable with being uncomfortable and how to disagree privately and move forward with one voice.

Ray Boyd has 32 years of experience in the public education system, including 18 years as an educational leader. In 2014, Ray was named WA Primary Principal of the Year.

He is dedicated to improving educational outcomes for all students. He is passionate about promoting professional growth through instructional rounds and individual teacher coaching. 

Ray has a clear vision for his school and targets professional learning where it matters most— on curriculum and assessment. He leads by example, committed to enhancing educational opportunities for all students. 

I hope that you get as much out of this discussion as I did.

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Professor Jioji Ravulo: How to be your authentic self, lived experience and why you’re not different until someone treats you that way.

Today I have the great privilege of sharing a conversation that I had with the incredible Professor Jioji Ravulo. 

Professor Ravulo is the Professor and Chair of Social Work and Policy Studies at the Sydney School of Education and Social Work at The University of Sydney. His research, writing and areas of interest include mental health and well-being, alcohol and other drugs, youth development, marginality and decoloniality. 

He has been involved and invited to author over 60 publications, including peer-reviewed journal articles, scholarly book chapters, research reports, and opinion pieces. 

Amongst his many passions is the creation and implementation of approaches that are engaging and engaged. He is involved in various community-based research and co-design initiatives, including projects that support health literacies across equity groups, enhancing service delivery models for young people and their families. 

I hope that you get as much out of our discussion as I did.

 

Liam Bassett: Leading change in education, fostering student agency and how we can re-think traditional learning environments.

Today I am proud to share a conversation that I had with you with Liam Bassett. He is the Director of Digital Learning (P-12) at Westbourne Grammar School. 

In 2021, he was recognised as an excellence awardee for Education Rising Star of the Year at the Australian Education Awards. Most recently, he was also listed as one of The Educator’s Rising Stars of 2022.

He is a collaborative and empowering leader and believes that management is based on trust and that in order for productivity and innovation to thrive, we need to create environments where the team members we serve can thrive. 

I hope that you get as much out of our wide-ranging discussion as I did.

 

 

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Dr Timothy Hawkes OAM: 30 years as a headmaster, leading self, leading others and how to make meaningful contributions to society.

Today I have the great privilege of sharing a conversation with you that I recently had with Dr Timothy Hawkes. 

Tim has taught overseas as well as in Australia and led co-ed and single-sex schools for nearly three decades, including Australia’s oldest independent school, The King’s School, Parramatta. He has been an advisor to the Federal Government, was the founding Chair of the Australian Boarding Schools’ Association, the founding Chairman of the Heads of Independent Co-educational Schools of Victoria, and served as a Heads of School representative on the governing board of the International Baccalaureate Organisation and on the Board of the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA).

 

Tim is a recipient of an Australian Government – Excellence as a Headmaster Award in 2007 and an OAM for services to education in 2014, He has also authored a dozen books on education and leadership, and spoken at education conferences around the world.

You can connect with Dr Timothy Hawkes here: 

LinkedIn

Twitter

Tru-Well

Books and publications

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Russell John Cailey: Dynamic voice and student choice, the school that travels the world and why age-based cohorts should be obsolete.

Russell is the Managing Director and architect of the THINK Learning Studio (TLS). The Think Learning Studio emerged from THINK Global School, the world's first travelling high school. The studio's mission and vision are to partner with teachers, school leaders, schools, educational foundations, and other future-of-learning collaborators to disrupt global academic curriculum and professional development.

Natasha Mitchell: Finding the right mentors, advice to new leaders and how to keep students at the center of everything we do.

Today I have the great pleasure of sharing a conversation with Natasha Mitchell. Natasha is the Head of the Northbridge Campus at Shore. Shore has been committed to the education and nurturing of generations of curious minds since the School began in 1889. The interview covered so many topics including how to find the right mentors, we reflected on her first few years in teaching and how educators can empower others in the decision-making process. 

I hope that you get as much out of this discussion as I did.

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Dr Phil Cummins: A school for tomorrow, Game changers and The Pathway to Excellence.

Today I have a very special episode for you, an interview with Dr Phil Cummins. He began his career as a history teacher and cricket coach and now he is an author, researcher, leader and speaker. “Phil is an educator by trade and conviction.”

He has authored over  thirty books and an array of other influential publications and research reports, 

Phil is acknowledged internationally as an expert in strategy, governance, leadership, curriculum, and Indigenous Education. He's also the co-host of the Game Changers podcast series which has accrued over 250,000 episode listens and co-author with Adriano Di Prato of Game Changers: Leading Today’s Learning For Tomorrow’s World 

Dr Phil’s Profile

Linkedin

Website

Twitter 

Email phil@circle.education

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