In this month’s podcast, ASCL General Secretary Geoff Barton talks to:
• Chris Dyson, Headteacher of Parklands Primary School, Leeds:
how creativity underpins the remarkable success of a school in challenging circumstances
• Charlotte Avery, President of the Girls’ School Association and Headmistress of St Mary’s School, Cambridge:
how all-through schooling works and how insights into girls’ brains might shape teaching
• Arbey Felipe Erazo, guest speaker at the TES FE Awards:
how college and the Prince’s Trust helped him to escape gang culture
• Professor Becky Allen, Director, Centre for Education Improvement Science, UCL Institute of Education:
how education’s leaders must be brave enough to tackle teacher workload
• Oli Knight, Executive Headteacher, Phoenix Academy, London:
how the curriculum is at the heart of improving the life-chances of children in disadvantaged contexts
