That’s TMI: The Meaningful Insights Podcast
That’s TMI: The Meaningful Insights Podcast delves into the heart of human-centred and caring professions, sharing honest, practical stories from education, community services, family services, social work, and many other fields focused on people and relationships. Featuring the voices of practitioners, leaders, researchers, carers, young people, and sector experts, it offers insights, reflections, and ideas for anyone committed to helping children, young people, families, and communities flourish.
Episodes
8 episodes
Reimagining Australian Schools, with Prof Yong Zhao
Professor Yong Zhao challenges us to rethink the purpose of schooling. He explores why traditional measures of success are no longer enough, and how creativity, adaptability, and student agency should guide future outcomes. Expect a lively disc...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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33:24
Leading Child Safety in Schools
Child safety is a shared responsibility. This episode focuses on the role of leaders in embedding safe practices across the whole school, understanding emerging risks, and ensuring student wellbeing is always central. The hosts discuss culture,...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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52:45
Identity and Belonging, with Dr Beau Hu-Jia
Dr Beau Hu-Jia explores the links between identity, belonging, and learning. The discussion considers how cultural diversity shapes school experience, why belonging must celebrate uniqueness, and what leaders and teachers can do to make inclusi...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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48:40
That's TMI: The Meaningful Insights Podcast
Welcome to That’s TMI: The Meaningful Insights Podcast, where we explore the heart of human-centred and caring professions. This series creates space for honest conversations that support educators and practitioners working with childr...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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1:21
Student Voice in Schools, with Dr Russ Quaglia
International student-voice advocate Dr Russ Quaglia unpacks what authentic voice really means, and why it strengthens, not replaces, teacher and leader voice. He shares a practical definition schools can adopt, voice as thoughts shared in trus...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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40:42
Creating Safe and Welcoming Environments
What does it really take to help someone feel safe and welcome when they are new? The hosts unpack the human side of onboarding, beyond checklists to everyday interactions that shape culture. Drawing on Dan Hughes’ PACE, they explo...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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40:30
Backpack Full of Dreams, with Simangaliso Nyoni
Cultural Practice Lead Simangaliso Nyoni joins the hosts to talk about cultural responsiveness in human-centred work. Beginning with an Acknowledgement of Country, the conversation explores why language matters, how to decolonise documentation ...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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39:26
Welcome to That’s TMI
This launch episode sets the tone for That’s TMI, a podcast that delves into the heart of human-centred and caring professions. This series creates space for honest conversations that support teachers, school leaders, and practitioners who work...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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16:40