The School Podcast
Real Conversations that Drive Real Impact in Education.
The School Podcast brings you unfiltered conversations with the most influential voices in education, from headteachers and CEOs to Ofsted leaders, authors and frontline practitioners.
Every episode dives deep into the real challenges and opportunities facing schools today:
Raising aspirations, attendance and attainment
Supporting behaviour and mental health
Driving school improvement with impact
Sharing strategies that work in the classroom and beyond
The School Podcast is hosted by Cameron Parker the UK's #1 motivational speaker for secondary schools. Cameron has inspired over 1,000,000 young people across the world, focusing on mindset & motivation, mental health and academic performance.
Cameron wanted to take the impact one step further, that is why he created The School Podcast. The School Podcast is giving leaders, teachers and parents the insight, tools and inspiration to shape the next generation.
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The School Podcast
The Truth About Exclusions, Behaviour & Vulnerable Students with Aaron Forde
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In this episode of The School Podcast, Cameron Parker sits down with Aaron Forde from Foundations 4 the Future to talk honestly about mentoring, behaviour, exclusions and what support for young people in education really looks like.
Aaron shares his journey from academy football into youth mentoring, and how his experiences shaped the way he now works with students across mainstream schools, PRUs, alternative provision and inclusion settings in Birmingham.
They discuss:
🎯 Why relationships and consistency matter in schools
⚠️ Exclusions and the reality behind behaviour systems
🧠 Why short-term fixes don’t work for vulnerable young people
🏫 Inclusion rooms, reintegration and what actually helps change behaviour
💬 The growing trust gap between students and schools
👊 Accountability, boundaries and “tough love”
📈 What needs to change to better support disadvantaged learners
A grounded conversation about education, behaviour, and the realities of working with young people every day.
Foundation 4 the Future: https://foundations4thefuture.co.uk/
HUGE thank you to our sponsor Nisai Learning, an online school in the UK and worldwide providing flexible, accredited education: https://www.nisai.com
This episode is brought to you by Cameron Parker (UK’s #1 Motivational Speaker for Secondary Schools) and Education Media.
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