Leading 4 Life "Stories"
I am Bob Judson and I spent over 34 years in the Royal Air Force of the United Kingdom as a fast-jet pilot and then eventually as a senior leader, retiring from the military in 2015 as an Air Vice-Marshal (2* General). I subsequently transitioned to the corporate world as a consultant at Deloitte, but in 2019 I stepped away from all that and co-founded Leading 4 Life.
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Leading 4 Life "Stories"
E60 - Guests: Simon Reid, Head Teacher, Christ's Hospital School, Horsham
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My guest this week is Simon Reid, the Head Teacher of Christ's Hospital, a 900 bed independent boarding school, near Horsham in West Sussex, UK.
Previously the Head Teacher at another famous independent school, Gordonstoun in Scotland, Simon has been at Christ's Hospital for the past 8 years and will step down at the end of the Sumer Term in 2025. Having spent all his adult life in education, this was a fascinating conversation as we discuss Simon's personal leadership journey and a wide range of broader issues surrounding the importance and changing nature of education more generally.
The episode is a particularly significant one for me since I went to Christ's Hospital myself and, without any doubt, what I gained from my education there has shaped my entire life! It is a very special place that provides more than 3 times the level of bursary support than its next nearest competitor and genuinely does change the lives of those lucky enough to go there.
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In this episode we cover the following topics (starting time in brackets):
- Simon's career journey (00.02.34)
- Early motivations (00.06.56)
- Christ's Hospital School (00.09.57)
- The contrast and similarity with Gordonstoun School (00.18.44)
- Changes to leadership style (00.26.05)
- Educating the young people of today - how has it changed? (00.31.08)
- The value of non-executive governors / directors (00.36.51)
- Role models & influencers (00.41.51)
- Advice to a school age Simon! (00.47.26)
- Career highs and lows (00.50.03)
- Most important achievement (00.54.24)
- Work : life balance! (00.56.23)
- The future of education (00.58.03)
- The prospects for South Africa (01.05.03)
- Most difficult question! (01.07.26)
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