The Tattooed Skateboarding Principal; Hamish Brewer

About this episode

Hamish Brewer, a tattooed skateboarding principal, discusses his unconventional approach to education and school transformation.

Hamish Brewer throws out the rule book when it comes to what people expect a Principal to be. The tattooed skateboarding Principal from New Zealand now spends most of his time in the U.S where he is one of the most recognisable and disruptive voices in education. Hamish has won national awards for transforming failing schools into 'high-performing', 'high-expectation communities'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Melissa Chan-Green

Guest: Hamish Brewer

Topics covered

• education
• school transformation
• leadership
• high-performing communities
• parenting

Keywords

• Hamish Brewer
• education
• principal
• school transformation
• high-performing schools
• leadership
• parenting

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Acast

Places: New Zealand, U.S

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