A Call Across the Pond; Transforming Relationships at School, at Home and Beyond

About A Call Across the Pond; Transforming Relationships at School, at Home and Beyond

Transform your relationships at school - with your students and peers, and in life - with your family, friends and colleagues. Enjoy conversations about prioritizing communication with an intentional approach to healthy and inclusive relationships. Tara Gretton and Vicky Essebag are experienced solution-focused practitioners and instructional leaders with a background in education, social work and family therapy. Tara (UK), and Vicky (Canada), enjoy sharing their thoughts and reflections - across the pond. Join them during their regular chats as they interview amazing leaders and share their insights and expertise. You will love their energy, inspiration and compassion as they promote well-being in productive relationships for ALL. Check out their youtube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@Relationspaces) for their Relationspaces Power Bursts. These are short video clips during which Tara and Vicky ask a relationship-based question which they answer using their solution-focused expertise, and in under 10 minutes. Tara Gretton is the founder of Solution Revolution. She fell in love with the Solution-Focused (SF) approach in 2002. Tara is on a mission to share the magic of the SF approach with schools, children, young people and families. She also feels passionately about young people’s voices being heard and loves to train young people in the solution-focused approach. Tara also enjoys working with musicians, actors and breath workers where they bring the magic of SF and the arts together. https://www.solutionrevolution.co.uk/. Vicky Essebag is an experienced educator, school leader, family therapist and certified solution-focused coach. As a relational comnmunication specialist, she is widely known for teaching solution-focused practice to support effective communication for ALL. Vicky inspires and motivates parents, schools and organizations to cultivate and strengthen relationships that are grounded in equity, inclusion, success and well-being. She is author of Relationspaces; A Solution-Focused Handbook for Parents, and Founder of the coaching and consulting company - Relationspaces- www.relationspaces.com.

Publisher

Tara Gretton and Vicky Essebag

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

13 Mar 2023

Latest episode

11 Oct 2025

Latest episodes

30 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   11 Oct 2025

   Infusing Solution Focused Practice at School; An Interview with Polly Netto

   In this new episode, Tara and Vicky are so happy to welcome Polly Netto who has been making a huge difference at Beechen Cliff School. She is a secondary school teacher in the UK with over ten years experience in both pastoral and academic provision. Polly is the whole school Mental Health and Solution Focused lead, PSHE Lead, Head of Religion, Philosophy and Ethics, and Deputy Head of Sixth Form. As part of her school’s mental health strategy, Polly Netto promotes caring, positive engagement...

2. 

   30 Aug 2025

   An Interview with Linda Metcalf and Marcella Stark; Celebrating Solution Focus in Education and Counselling

   In this new episode, it was such a joy for Tara and Vicky to host two very inspiring women - Marcella Stark and Linda Metcalf – researchers, counselors, professors and authors. They are leaders in Solution Focused Brief Therapy and its applications in schools and workplaces. They shared their wonderful journeys, insights and stories with us. They also recently co-authored an exciting new book - Solution-Focused Strategies for K-12 Leaders – Improving School Climate, Teacher Confidence and Stu...

3. 

   21 Jul 2025

   An Interview with Sonja Pullen: Instructional Coaching

   In this new episode, Tara Gretton and Vicky Essebag have the pleasure of interviewing Sonja Pullen. Sonja's journey through teaching, school leadership, coaching and consulting has equipped her to support students and teachers across Canada, Ethiopia, and Australia. Based in Toronto, she is the founder of SP Coaching and the Canadian consultant for the world-renowned Instructional Coaching Group led by Jim Knight. Sonja is dedicated to advancing coaching and professional development in educat...

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

2,018

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 47 / 100

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Quality

44

Social presence

0

YouTube

68

Engagement

60

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