
Talking out of school
Being a school principal is the best job in the world, but it's not for the faint-hearted. It takes a huge amount of technical acumen, resilience and emotional regulation, and most importantly, the ability to maintain a work-life balance. Experienced principals, leaders and experts come together to share their experiences, stories and advice, designed to help principals, assistant principals and aspirants stay ahead of the game....
Podcasting since 2022 • 33 episodes
Talking out of school
Latest Episodes
Principals, refuse to be afraid......
'Principals, you can control the emotional temperature of your schools by not buying into the desire of those who employ you to make you afraid.....' says Jane Caro, a woman known for saying what's on her mind. Her low-boredom threshold level h...
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Season 4
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Episode 33
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34:53

The Victorian education system, schools and who's influencing the decision makers?
Why is it that we have this compulsion to fix things in our schools that don't need fixing? Take the early years, for example. Victoria is the highest performing state in Australia when it comes to reading. Naplan tells us this. Misty Ado...
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Season 4
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Episode 32
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35:40

The graduate teacher who has a powerful message about the job.
Rosie hasn't been teaching long but she knows it's not a job that promotes work-life balance. And university didn't prepare her for the administrative tasks, curriculum planning, and challenging relationships. She loves the work with stud...
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Season 4
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Episode 31
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34:51

The education system and the class teacher who is expert at filing.....!
Experienced teacher Rob McDonald loves teaching, loves his kids, and knows his craft. But what he doesn't like are the endless administrative tasks, the never-ending collection of data and the things that take him away from what he needs to do ...
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Season 4
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Episode 30
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37:24

Schools, principals and transforming the teaching of reading Part 2.
I call Diane Snowball the reading guru. With more than fifty years experience under her belt, which includes a lengthy consulting stint in New York, her knowledge about how children learn to read is outstanding. In this second episode, Di...
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Season 3
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Episode 29
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38:57
