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Taking Action

The Real David Cameron

20 episodes

4 days ago

I am really proud that we have reached 20 episodes of this podcast and am very pleased that it is an interview with Jennie Seed, Deputy Headteacher at Carnoustie High School. Jennie is a classic example of someone meeting Jaz Ampaw Farr's challenge to us to be 10% braver. Jennie is someone who has been prepared to learn from all sorts of experience, in practice, in reading and through learning from other people and then make the effort to translate that learning into meaningful change. Jenni...

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I am really proud that we have reached 20 episodes of this podcast and am very pleased that it is an interview with Jennie Seed, Deputy Headteacher at Carnoustie High School. Jennie is a classic example of someone meeting Jaz Ampaw Farr's challenge to us to be 10% braver. Jennie is someone who has been prepared to learn from all sorts of experience, in practice, in reading and through learning from other people and then make the effort to translate that learning into meaningful change. Jenni...

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Episodes (20/20)

Taking Action

Taking Action with the Real David Cameron and Jennie Seed

I am really proud that we have reached 20 episodes of this podcast and am very pleased that it is an interview with Jennie Seed, Deputy Headteacher at Carnoustie High School. Jennie is a classic example of someone meeting Jaz Ampaw Farr's challenge to us to be 10% braver. Jennie is someone who has been prepared to learn from all sorts of experience, in practice, in reading and through learning from other people and then make the effort to translate that learning into meaningful change. Jenni...

4 days ago

37 minutes

Taking Action

Taking Action with the real David Cameron and Laura McGlinn

I am always amazed at how many people are doing things to try to make Scotland a more caring, compassionate and just nation and the different ways that they find to do that. My guest on this episode is a classic example of this. I wanted to have Laura McGlinn on the podcast because of the short film that she had made about Tina Hendry. Here is the comment about Tina from a blog on the Mind Waves site http://www.mindwavesnews.com/the-words-i-couldnt-say-my-tribute-to-tina-hendry-by-laura...

1 week ago

36 minutes

Taking Action

Taking Action with the real David Cameron and Fiona Duncan

I am aware that the episodes of Taking Action are getting longer and this is one of the episodes that justifies that. Apart from the fact that Fiona Duncan, who led the Review leading to The Promise and is the Independent Strategic Advisor on The Promise, and advises Scottish Ministers in this capacity, is a very impressive guest - articulate, bright, committed and passionate with a total command of the interview - The Promise (https://thepromise.scot/) deserves time for exp...

2 weeks ago

41 minutes

Taking Action

Taking Action with the real David Cameron and Ross Wilson of Blue Rose Code

I hope this is as much of a treat for you to listen to as it was for me to record. As is very apparent in the episode, I am a huge fan of Blue Rose Code and of Ross Wilson's work, but the interview is much more than a piece of self-indulgence. Ross has taken action. He has a real sense of service and makes that clear. He shares his own experience and history and talks about its impact, He shares his knowledge and understanding of trauma and its impact and he thinks deeply and profoundly...

3 weeks ago

42 minutes

Taking Action

Taking Action with the real David Cameron and Ciara Burke from Midlothian Council

I am delighted by this episode for all sorts of reasons. Ciara Burke is a joy to talk with. She is effervescent, full of enthusiasm and generosity. I felt energised simply by hearing her. She also has a great story to tell. What Midlothian are doing as a Council, based on their understanding of the impact of poverty, of disadvantage and of disruption on the lives of too many of the people who live there is remarkable. Ciara, along with colleagues and elected members, is trying to ensure...

1 month ago

42 minutes

Taking Action

Taking Action with the real David Cameron and Thomas Seisay

This is another instance where the quality of the recording does not match up to the quality of the content. Thomas Seisay is a wonderful example to all of us. He and his husband adopted two children who had both been in the care system. That marks them out as caring, committed and compassionate even if they had not done anything else, but they have done so much more. They saw the challenges that their son faced and then their daughter and did all that they could as parents to sup...

1 month ago

14 minutes

Taking Action

Taking Action with the real David Cameron and the Teddy Bear Heads

I hope that the title for this episode got your attention. It was difficult to know what to call it, but it was delight to be part of it! Essentially, it is me trying to interview Angela Gardner from St John the Baptist Primary School in Fauldhouse - and not Falkirk as I suggest - Eileen Brennan, from Our Lady of Lourdes in Blackburn, West Lothian and Frances Burns from St Joseph's in Whitburn. In reality, it is like herding budgies with me trying to keep up as three fabulous headteachers int...

1 month ago

22 minutes

Taking Action

Taking Action with the real David Cameron and Sandra Sutton

Following on from the inspirational conversation with Danny Gemmell, here is another wonderful example of individual and community activism. Sandra Sutton is a force of nature. She is full of drive and energy and she has devoted that to the former mining village of Twechar in East Dunbartonshire. Twechar could have been another dying community left behind after the pit closure and the impact of economic change. Instead, it is thriving. It has a growing population and a vibrant community...

1 month ago

29 minutes

Taking Action

Taking Action with the real David Cameron and Danny Gemmell

One of the great things about doing this podcast is getting to meet someone every week who is doing something remarkable to implement what they know about the impact of trauma and the healing power of relationships. It gives me hope art a time when that can be a rare commodity. Danny Gemmell really adds to that list of outstanding people. I hope that everyone will check out his website https://www.beinnunity.co.uk/. It is really professional and beautiful, so much so, as I say in the programm...

2 months ago

25 minutes

Taking Action

Taking Action with the real David Cameron and Juliet Robertson

This episode is with the remarkable Juliet Robertson. It focusses on her collection of poetry, Blood Lines, which deals with the trauma of living with a diagnosis of terminal cancer. The book is astonishing. The poems are in different styles. Some are deeply moving, some are upbeat and funny. All of them offer insights into what it is like to live with the pressing certainty that life is limited. It is a collection which offers comfort and inspiration in equal measure. It is for those who sha...

2 months ago

21 minutes

Taking Action

Taking Action with the Real David Cameron and Siobhan Argyle

Siobhan is doing something remarkable. She combines all that she knows about the science of connection and trauma and brings that to life through the creative arts. Siobhan is part of Anam Alba - https://anam-alba.com - an organisation with a marvellous heading on their website Creativity forges Connection. &...

2 months ago

23 minutes

Taking Action

Taking Action with the real David Cameron and Iain Smith

I have been looking forward to this conversation since I started recording the Taking Action series. Iain Smith has done a massive amount to try to ensure that the justice system in Scotland recognises, and takes account of, the impact of trauma on people's lives. It is challenging work as Iain is so aware of the need to support the victims of crime as well as taking account of the circumstances of the perpetrators Iain feels that his greatest achievement since he began campaigning was the in...

2 months ago

30 minutes

Taking Action

Taking Action with the Real David Cameron and Sarah Lathan

It was a privilege to record this conversation with Sarah Lathan. Her book, Creating a Trauma Informed Classroom is outstanding. It offers excellent support and advice for educators in any context. It is based on Sarah's experience, deep knowledge and understanding and it also offers a superb summary of the research, and the other texts, which inform the book. By my reckoning, it distils almost all of the books that you would otherwise have to read to become better informed abut the imp...

2 months ago

22 minutes

Taking Action

Taking Action with the real David Cameron and Morag Edwards

This episode explores the impact of boarding schools on those who attend them. It is an important issue not only because to the damaging effect that it can have on individuals, but also because a significant number of ex-boarders attain significant power and influence. It could be argued that the trauma that they have suffered has a far wider impact Morag Edwards is an ideal person to discuss all of this. She was a pupil at a co-educational boarding school in Scotland from ...

3 months ago

22 minutes

Taking Action

Taking Action with the real David Cameron, Jordan Robertson and Sean Toal

This episode celebrates two remarkable people. Jordan and Sean prove that we can overcome trauma and addiction. They are testimony to the possibility of recovery and much more. Their film "Junkie" premieres on August 4th and 5th, details below. `It has been described as providing "a raw look at the world of drug addiction, taking us on a deep dive into the politics that frame the debate about responding to Scotland's shocking statistics of pain and loss. This is a gripping film of courage and...

3 months ago

31 minutes

Taking Action

Taking Action with the real David Cameron and Emily Laranja

This is another remarkable episode. Emily Laranja is part of the staff at Lynburn Primary School in Dunfermline. She leads on their nurture provision and it is a model of good practice. She talks about that and also about the school's involvement in Daring Ventures which Emily says is the most effective, long-lasting, and transformative, professional development that she has ever been involved in. High praise indeed! The training was led by Suzanne Zeedyk and it continues to be built on ...

3 months ago

14 minutes

Taking Action

Taking Action with the Real David Cameron and Christo Hird

Christo Hird is remarkable. A founder of Dartmouth Films, Christo continues to release and support films which make a difference. In a world where cinema is dominated by sequels, prequels and remakes desperately pandering to what filmmakers and distributors think the public want, Dartmouth believe in better. Christo and his colleagues are committed to films that can lead change and galvanise audiences into action. They take risks, but sometimes the risks really pay off and they get the audien...

3 months ago

22 minutes

Taking Action

Taking Action with the Real David Cameron and Jackie Galbraith

Jackie Galbraith is the Principal of West Lothian College and much more. She describes herself as having "a lifetime commitment to social justice and providing opportunities for all - regardless of age, gender, race, ability, background or any other characteristic", and that comes across throughout this episode. There is so much going at West Lothian College that translates this ambition into reality that we should all learn from it. As well as discussing West Lothian specifically, we a...

4 months ago

26 minutes

Taking Action

Taking Action with the Real David Cameron and Suzanne Scott

Suzanne Scott is an inspiration. She is a wonderful example of someone who heard about and learned about the impact of trauma and the science of connection and asked the question "What can I do now that I know this?" In a sense, she is at the heart of the whole idea of these podcasts. It is not enough to know, we need to think about what we do and what she has done is hugely impressive. She has set up Trauma-Informed Parents and offers information, support and training to other parents....

4 months ago

14 minutes

Taking Action

Taking Action - Jenn Knussen

Jenn Knussen is a hugely influential figure in Scottish education. As headteacher in Pitteuchar East Primary School in Glenrothes, she established a remarkable culture along with her colleagues and the school community that really supported all the children in her school. In this first episode of "Taking Action" she tells the Real David Cameron what she did, how she did it and what impact her action has had

4 months ago

16 minutes