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In this episode, Caroline Whalley and Hugh Greenway, founder and CEO of the Elliot Foundation Academy Trust respectively, share their most transformative experiences and leadership insights. Caroline recalls a lesson learned from a shopkeeper that forever changed her perspective on self-awareness and consequences, while Hugh recounts a poignant moment in Washington D.C., teaching him the deeper meaning of empathy. Their stories set the stage for a fascinating exploration of how such per...

Uncover the fascinating intersection of leadership and storytelling as we welcome Sir Chris Husbands, an esteemed former Vice-Chancellor and a key player with Higher Futures. In conversation with Nick, Chris shares how his journey from a curious history teacher to a university leader was shaped by a student's question about medieval monasteries. Get ready to explore how storytelling can transform leadership, offering insights and context through narratives like those from "The West Win...

Cathie Paine is the Chief Executive Officer of REAch2 Academy Trust. As CEO of REAch2, Cathie’s vision is the belief that school leadership at its heart is about transforming lives. Cathie joined REAch2 at the end of 2012 when there were only four schools in the Trust, but her headship career spanned 15 years across schools in a variety of challenging circumstances. Ever since Catherine's first headship taking a socially deprived school from 'special measures' to 'Good' in just f...

Hear from John Camp OBE, President of the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) and CEO of the Compass Partnership of Schools, a charitable trust of twelve schools in Greenwich and Essex. In this episode, we also hear from other sector leaders from the floor of this year’s ASCL Conference: Dr. Peter Kent, Trustee and Past President of ASCL and the International Confederation of Principals (ICP).Julie McCulloch, Director of Policy at ASCL.Anna Crawte - School Improvement Direc...

Dan Kayne is the founder of O Shaped, committed to making the legal profession better by putting people first. His approach to leadership development creates a much more human and personable way of engaging with business colleagues. Dan trained at Dechert LLP before moving in-house to Network Rail in 2007. From 2016 to 2022 Dan was General Counsel at Network Rail, leading a team of 20 lawyers. In that time, Dan embedded his ‘people first’ approach to leadership, contributing to his team...

Dawn Haywood is Chief Executive Officer of Windsor Academy Trust and sits on the DfE Priority Education Investment Area Local Partnership Boards for both Sandwell and Walsall. She is also a member of the Confederation of School Trusts (CST) Inquiry focused on how School Trusts drive school improvement. Let us know what you think of this episode - drop us a message and connect via LinkedIn.

John Murphy has recently resigned from his position as Chief Executive of Oasis Community Learning, one of the UK’s largest multi-academy trusts with 52 primary and secondary Academies clustered in five regions across the country. With over three decades of experience in school leadership, he has dedicated his career to raising aspirations for all young people and closing the attainment gap for the most disadvantaged. John is a committed Trustee of the Place2Be national men...