Service First, Leadership Always: Khalil Khay navigating educational Pathways and leadership stickyness

About this episode

Khalil Khay shares his transformative journey in NSW public education, highlighting his leadership experiences and contributions.

Khalil Khay. From classroom to executive to system advocate, Khalil’s story spans three decades of transformation in NSW public education. He’s currently Principal-in-Residence K–12 in the School Excellence Directorate, previously championed curriculum reform, steered the ConnectED conference for 17 years, and been named to the Educator Hot List in four of the last eight years running. As we close Season 3 and our final episode for 2025, the NSWPPA Educational Leadership Podcast concludes wit...

People in this episode

Guest: Khalil Khay

Topics covered

• educational pathways
• leadership
• curriculum reform
• public education
• transformation

Keywords

• Khalil Khay
• educational leadership
• NSW public education
• curriculum reform
• ConnectED conference

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NSW public education, School Excellence Directorate, ConnectED conference, Educator Hot List

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