In this episode of The School Podcast, host Cameron Parker sits down with Nadine Bernard — headteacher, mother of three, founder & CEO of Aspiring Heads, and author of Your Leadership Matters: Empowering Those from the Global Majority and Allies.
Together, they dive deep into:
✅ Balancing leadership, motherhood, and well-being
✅ The story behind founding Aspiring Heads and supporting future Black leaders
✅ Overcoming adversity and discrimination in education
✅ Why nurture doesn’t mean lowering standards
✅ Building schools rooted in empathy, high expectations, and community
✅ The importance of representation, confidence, and self-care
💬 “My value is not defined by what others say about me.” – Nadine Bernard
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