
The Infinite Learners Podcast
Be Better Educators. Be Better Humans. The knowledge and tips you don’t get taught on courses and qualifications. Real-life lessons from real-life people with real-life experiences. Listen. Learn. Share
Episodes
95 episodes
#95 "Self Awareness" w/ Mike Preston
Mike Preston takes us a journey of self discovery, being brutally honest about his life and how self awareness and faith and helped to make him the person he is.
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Season 5
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Episode 95
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1:16:14

#94 "No Silver Bullets" w/ Paul Ainsworth
Paul talks about his amazing book "No Silver Bullets" giving us a huge insight into his vast leadership experience of working in MAT's in the UK. This pod is full of simple ideas for school leaders that can be implemented straight away to ensur...
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Season 5
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Episode 94
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1:05:43

#93 'How Not to be a Leadership Dickhead' w/ Steve Sallis
Steve Sallis retuns to the pod to talk about his new book "How Not to be a Leadership Dickhead". Steve offers a no BS and relationships driven approach to leadership. This episode discusses the dos and do nots of leadership in schools across a ...
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Season 5
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Episode 93
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1:11:53

#92 Bourdieu in Schools w/ Dr Alexander Gardener-McTaggart
Dr Alexander Gardener-McTaggart simplifies the work of Pierre Bourdieu by discussing how educators can recognise, use and apply Bourdieu's concepts of 'habitus', 'field' and 'distinction' in our day to day interactions with all the school...
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Season 5
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Episode 92
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1:11:21

#91 How To Recognise Burnout w/ Andy Sammons
Andy Sammons came to our attention through his book: 'The Compassionate Teacher'. We were gripped by his vulnerability to discuss his personal experience of 'burn out'. Andy talks about the worst year of his life and how he has used compassion ...
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Season 5
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Episode 91
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56:57

#90 How To Build A Culture Of Respect In Your School
In this episode Lewis and Alan use James Kerr's book: Legacy as a framework for discussing the question: How do you create a culture of respect in schools? The All Blacks are the most successful sports team in the world but how can this b...
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Season 5
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Episode 90
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55:36

#89 Why do a Masters Degree?
In the opener to the new series, Lewis questions Alan on why he embarked on his Masters degree and the impact of completing it. Alan discusses his motivations for doing it, the challenges he faced, and the impact this had on his practice.
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Season 5
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Episode 89
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57:52

#88 "Ego Is Not The Enemy" When Does Confidence Become Arrogance?
In this episode Lewis and Alan discuss the phrase "ego is not the enemy".
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Season 4
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Episode 88
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42:02
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#87 "Glass Ceilings" Supporting Students To Break Systemic Stereotypes
In this episodes Lewis and Alan discuss the concept of "Glass Ceilings"
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Season 4
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Episode 87
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36:32
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#86 "You Only Know What You Know" The Importance Of Self Awareness
In this episode Lewis and Alan discuss one of their favourite phrases "You only know what you know", and the importance of this in relation to self awareness when working in a school.
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Season 4
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Episode 86
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36:44
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#85 "Spinning Plates" Managing a Busy Workload
In this episode Lewis and Alan discuss the phrase "spinning plates" and how this relates to managing a busy workload in schools.
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Season 4
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Episode 85
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33:04
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#84 "Corners & Edges" Paying Attention To The Details
In this episode Lewis and Alan discuss the phrase "Corners & Edges".
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Season 4
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Episode 84
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32:18
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#83 "We Not Me" The Importance of Humility and Teamwork
In this episode Lewis and Alan discuss the concept of "We Not Me".
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Season 4
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Episode 83
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33:47
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#82 "You Never Get It Wrong If You Do The Right Thing" Being True to Your Values
In this episode Lewis and Alan discuss the phrase "You never get it wrong if you do the right thing".
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Season 4
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Episode 82
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31:06
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#81 "Common Sense is Not Very Common" A Brief Analysis of Common Sense
In this episode Lewis and Alan discuss the phrase "common sense is not very common".
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Season 4
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Episode 81
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31:33
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#80 "Away From The Lights" The Hard Work That Makes it Easier
In this episode Lewis and Alan discuss the phrase "away from the lights" and what this means in an educational context.
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Season 4
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Episode 80
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30:25
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#79 "A People Business" Is Time Invested In People Ever Wasted Time?
In this episode Lewis and Alan discuss the quote from Rebekah Russell: "Time invested in people is never wasted time".
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Season 4
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Episode 79
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30:11
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#78 "Is There Such A Thing As 'Non-Negotiables'?" Do They Actually Exist in Schools?
In this episode Lewis and Alan discuss the topic "Is there such a thing as 'non-negotiables'?"
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Season 4
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Episode 78
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32:06
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#77 "Being In The Arena" Bravery and Vulnerability
In this episode Lewis and Alan discuss the concept of 'Being In The Arena'.
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Season 4
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Episode 77
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30:55
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#76 Karl Nova
Karl Nova is a hip hop artist, performance poet and award-winning author.Karl works as an educator running hip-hop 'flavoured' creative writing workshops in schools all over the UK and abroad, he recently performed her in Riyadh. <...
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Season 3
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Episode 76
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#75 Halla Bint Khalid
Halla Bint Khalid is an author and illustrator of children's books and an established painter.She created her own publishing house, releasing books in both arabic and english with her own illustrations. Halla is a frequent ...
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Season 3
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Episode 75
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1:01:17
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#74 Jana Elghobary
Jana Elghobary is a Year 13 student and part of the Student Leadership Group at BISR Al Hamra campus in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. As well as studying for her A-Levels, Jana leads the school's Health and Wellbeing committee from Y7-13.Jana i...
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Season 3
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Episode 74
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#73 Sanjeev Sandhu
Sanjeev is a UK doctorate student and twice published author who has worked within professional sport, international education and the corporate world for over 5 years. He is driven by human flourishing and focuses on the Science o...
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Season 3
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Episode 73
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1:06:09
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