In this episode, I am joined by Dave Mcpartlin, Head Teacher of Flakefleet Primary School. Dave has been in leadership roles for 16 years and has been the head teacher of two schools. His approach is extremely inspiring. Dave wants the children to believe in themselves and dream big and he is on a mission to make sure that every child leaves his primary school believing in themselves and their capacity to do anything, no matter how scary that might be.

Dave leads by example and after creating a ‘dream list’ with the children, the school has been on a lot of adventures together - including being on Britain’s Got Talent and getting the Golden Buzzer in 2019, making a song that made it into the Christmas charts and opening their own community coffee shop!

Dave and I get stuck into talking about children’s mental health and wellbeing, emotional intelligence, life skills and everything that goes beyond the curriculum. We also talk about Dave’s own experiences in life, his struggles with depression and the importance of sleep and prioritising wellbeing! This episode is not to be missed, it will leave you feeling happy and inspired to make changes. You might even find yourself wanting to take more risks and dream bigger!  

Links to Dave and his work: 

Twitter: @dave_mcpartlin 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flakefleet 

Britain’s got talent snippet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itSbV3YiRkI