Too Many Holidays is a new podcast from White Rose Education, featuring inspiring stories from transformative educators.
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Each episode, we bring you first-hand accounts of triumphs, challenges and transformative moments that have shaped these inspirational people.
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Too Many Holidays is a new podcast from White Rose Education, featuring inspiring stories from transformative educators.
Join us as we delve into the captivating stories of dedicated individuals who have made a remarkable impact in the world of education.
Each episode, we bring you first-hand accounts of triumphs, challenges and transformative moments that have shaped these inspirational people.
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Chris Dyson is the former headteacher of Parklands Primary school in Leeds, located in one of Europe’s largest council estates. Here, he was a National Leader of Education (NLE), helping to drive improvements across Yorkshire. Seeing schools achieve sustained improvement is his abiding passion.
In January this year Chris moved to Birmingham, to take up the role of deputy CEO of the Create Partnership Trust, an organisation responsible for the education of 3,000 children. His strength is in changing the culture in school environments through prioritising the wellbeing of both teachers and children.
00:00 Intro
00:29 A lot of love
03:45 Mrs George and Chris’ school days
06:15 Why did you become a teacher?
07:51 What was it like to be a child in classroom when you won Teacher of the Year 2004?
08:50 As a leader, did you try to replicate your classroom throughout school?
13:19 “When I started at Parklands…they didn’t want me”
17:14 Behaviour and how I got children and staff to come with me
21:20 You have to value your staff
30:01 Teachers on a hit list and uncomfortable conversations
32:45 Sharing is caring, it’s for the children
34:27 How do you attract the best teachers to your school?
37:07 School culture vs school trappings
43:09 Ofsted
45:22 Bringing your daughter to Parklands
47:10 Bringing a community together
53:53 “I took the excluded children and I gave them £10’000”
58:21 “Mosquegate”
61:33 Generating thousands of pounds through relationships with businesses
68:22 What are the biggest myths about outstanding schools?
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