Welcome to the new season of the Schools & Academies Show Podcast. Our new format, for the new season, will take a more conversational approach. This way we seek to provide you with great in -depth analysis and discussion of a topic, whilst yielding valuable insights from a carefully selected expert. This month we are delighted to be joined by Olivia D Hinds. Olivia is a school governor, marketing expert and creator and host of The Governors' Podcast. Make ...

In this new episode, and the last in this format, of the Schools & Academies Show Podcast, we give you a round up of the highlights from the Schools & Academies Show Birmingham. For those of you who missed the show, here is a link to a write up of Baroness Barran’s Key Note Speech. Whilst you can find the transcript to Shadow Schools Minister, Catherine McKinnell’s speech here. During the show, Sam found time to speak with Munira Wilson , the Liberal Democrat Spokes...

In this new episode of the Schools & Academies Show Podcast, we give you an in depth look of the issues surrounding wellbeing and attendance, and how these issues shape our schools, along with you the latest headlines. This month we are joined by nurture expert Arti Sharma, who is Chief Executive Officer of Nurtureuk. Arti will share her valuable insights on how to tackle absence and support better attendance in schools. The headlines covered this mont...

Description In this new episode of the Schools & Academies Show Podcast, we give you an in depth analysis of the issues surrounding reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete and the impact it has on health and safety within those schools affected, along with you the latest headlines. This month we are joined by health and safety expert Stuart Mcgregor, who is Head of Operations at the National Alliance of School Premises Managers. The headlines covered this month: ·  ...

Description In this new episode of the Schools & Academies Show Podcast, we give you an in depth analysis of the issues surrounding Care Experienced Children, along with you the latest headlines. This month we are joined by Andrew Tomlinson. Specialist in Online Education and Head of BBC Bitesize and BBC Teach, who will be talking about the new resources produced by the BBC for teachers on the subject of Care Experienced Children. The headlines covered this month: ...

Description In this new episode of the Schools & Academies Show Podcast, we give you a round-up of all the education news from the month of July, bringing you the latest headlines and analysis from our expert guest. This month we are joined by James Noble-Rogers. Executive Director of the Universities council for the education of teachers, who will be sharing his expert insight on the ongoing issue of recruitment and retention of teachers in schools. The headlin...

Description In this new episode of the Schools & Academies Show Podcast, we give you a round-up of all the education news from the month of June, bringing you the latest headlines and analysis from our expert guest. This month we are joined by Steve Rollett. The Deputy-CEO of Confederation of School Trusts Team Education Trust, who will be sharing his expert insight on the use of AI in schools, CPD for CEO’s and the changes to Ofsted’s inspection process. The ...

Podcast Description In this special episode of the Schools & Academies Show Podcast, we give you a roundup of all the news to come from the Schools and Academies Show London 2023. We’ll be covering all the sessions to make it into the press and hearing from an array of our expert speakers. This month we are joined by Baroness Barran MBE, Minister for the School System and Student Finance, Karl Pupé, author of The Action Hero Teacher , Daniel Sobal, Author and Found...

In this new episode of the Schools & Academies Show Podcast, we give you a round-up of all the education news from the month of April, bringing you the latest headlines and analysis from our expert guest. This month we are joined by Sir Andrew Carter K.B.E. the CEO of South Farnham Education, who will be sharing his insights on all the latest news. The headlines covered this month: · Leaked Department for Education report on Teacher...

Description In this new episode of the Schools & Academies Show Podcast, we give you a round-up of all the education news from the month of March, bringing you the latest headlines and analysis from our expert guests. This month we are joined by two special guests. The CEO of Team Education Trust, Sarah Baker, will be sharing her expert insight on SEND and AP Improvement Plan, and Karl Pupé , author of The Action Hero Teacher, talking to us about absenteeism...

In this new episode of the Schools & Academies Show Podcast, we give you a round-up of all the education news from the month of February, bringing you the latest headlines and analysis from our expert guest. This month, we are joined by the President of the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) and Headteacher, Evelyn Forde MBE, who will be sharing her expert insight on the latest educational developments. The headlines covered this month: The NEU take strike action&nbs...

In this new episode of the Schools & Academies Show Podcast, we give you a roundup of all the education news from the month of January, bringing you all the headlines from the start of the year. This month we are joined the Chief Executive Officer of the Education Endowment Foundation, Professor Becky Francis CBE, who will be sharing her expert insight on the latest educational developments. The headlines covered this month: Strike action is on the horizon.Rishi Sunak proposes...

In this new episode of the Schools & Academies Show Podcast, we give you a round up of all the action to have happened at the Schools & Academies Show Birmingham. This month we share with you all the headlines to come out of the Schools & Academies Show Birmingham and give you an insight to the thought process behind curating a topical and relevant agenda. The headlines to come out from the Schools & Academies Show: · The ‘transfor...

In this new episode of the Schools & Academies Show Podcast, we take a look at October’s educational headlines and review the impact these will have on the sector. This month we’re joined by Debbie Clinton, educational expert and former Ofsted inspector, to discuss leaked Ofsted crib sheets, the quality of school meals and the changing government. This month’s headlines: 📰 Calls for Ofsted to share their training resources in the light of leaked inspector crib sheets ...

In this new episode of the Schools & Academies Show Podcast, we look at September’s significant offering of news for the education sector. This month we’re joined by Paul Gosling , President of NAHT, the Leaders Union, to discuss the creation of the new government, along with school attainment and recruitment targets. Paul shares his insight into what the future looks like for the sector and how it needs to respond. This month’s headlines: 📰 The UK has its newest Prime ...

In this new episode of the Schools & Academies Show Podcast we cover some of the latest and most pressing news stories to affect the education sector. This month we are joined by Stephen Morales, Chief Executive of the Institute of School Business Leadership (ISBL), who shares his valuable insights to offer further clarity and explanations as to how the sector can respond to these latest developments. This month’s headlines: 📰 Teacher pay increases place financial strain on the sect...

Welcome listeners to the third episode of the season. For this episode we examine the status of the School Business Leader by recalling the amazing conversation between Stephen Morales and Stephen Rayner from last November's virtual show. In this snippet of their conversation, the full version of which we will soon release on our website, Morales and Rayner discuss the development of the SBL role and what common problems leaders face in their progression. Key topics covered will include...

For our second episode of the season we wanted to provide a story of best practice for safeguarding. There were lots of great sessions from last year's show to choose from, but the one which we thought provided topical insight was Sue Bailey's interview by Natasaha Lawrence. While many of us (though not all) struggle and muddle through with increasingly 'digital only' work lives, the right tools can be the difference between an hour and a day's work. With regard to safeguarding, every hour is...

To kickstart the new season and to launch the programme of content for our April show, we looked back at one of the highlight sessions from last November's virtual extravaganza. On the 19th of November we were delighted to have hosted an interview with David Laws and Wes Streeting MP and there were some wider sector perspectives, a return to which seemed appropriate for the first episode of 2021. Considering a Labour vision for the schools sector, we replay snippets from the interview interla...

📎 COVID-19: A Catalyst for Educational Transformation - A MAT's Perspective The huge impact of COVID-19 on the education sector cannot be understated and throughout 2020, Schools and MATs have had to adapt to an ever changing situation. As such, the Schools & Academies Show has partnered with Capita to deliver an exciting webinar, which will examine what the last eight months has taught us about the future of education. The session will include insights and predictions following 202...