Global Ed Leaders | International School Leadership Insights
Claim This Podcastby Shane Leaning | School Leadership & Organisational Development Coach
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<p><strong>Strategic school leadership insights for education leaders who want to drive meaningful change and build thriving school communities.</strong></p><br><p>What if the most powerful leadership strategies were hiding in plain sight? Education Leaders uncovers the evidence-based approaches that separate truly effective school leaders from the rest. Through compelling interviews and strategic deep-dives, organisational coach Shane Leaning reveals the real challenges facing today's education leaders, and the practical solutions that actually work.</p><br><p>Every other Tuesday, discover how renowned educators and thought leaders tackle school improvement, staff development, and cultural transformation. You'll learn actionable strategies you can implement immediately to build confidence in your leadership and create lasting impact in your school community.</p><br><p>On alternate weeks, Shane delivers focused episodes that address the leadership challenges you face daily: managing diverse teams, driving innovation, building organisational identity, and implementing sustainable change. Each episode offers clear, research-backed frameworks for developing your leadership capacity.</p><br><p>Whether you're a department head questioning your next move, an assistant principal navigating complexities of a big team, or a superintendent driving district-wide change, Education Leaders provides the strategic insights you need to lead with confidence.</p><br><p>Consistently ranked #1 schools podcast in Education category across multiple regions. </p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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Recent Episodes
June 22, 2026
When Scientists Enter Your Classroom | A Conversation with Patrice Bain
<p>Patrice Bain's classroom was the first in the United States where cognitive scientists studied how children actually learn, not in a university laboratory, but with real students in a real school. That extraordinary starting point left her feeling completely alone professionally, with no colleagues to talk to and no community to turn to. This episode is for every teacher or leader who has ever felt that there are two education worlds: the one inside their school, and the wider world of research and ideas that seems just out of reach.</p><p> </p><p>You'll learn why reaching out to researchers, authors, and bloggers is far less daunting than it feels, and why the science of learning community is one of the most genuinely welcoming in education. Patrice shares a powerful question every school leader can ask that can transform professional culture overnight. If you lead a school and want your teachers to stop feeling like islands, this conversation will give you the practical nudge you need to press play.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Resources & Links Mentioned:</strong></p><p><a href="https://patricebain.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Patrice Bain's website</a></p><p><a href="https://linkedin.com/in/patricebain" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Patrice Bain on LinkedIn</a></p><p><a href="https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Powerful+Teaching%3A+Unleash+the+Science+of+Learning-p-9781119521846" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Powerful Teaching: Unleash the Science of Learning</a></p><p><a href="https://theeffortfuleducator.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Blake Harvard — The Effortful Educator</a></p><p><a href="https://www.translatethebrain.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Andrew Watson — Translate the Brain</a></p><p><a href="https://www.retrievalpractice.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pooja Agarwal — </a><a href="https://www.retrievalpractice.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">RetrievalPractice.org</a></p><p> </p><p><strong>Episode Partners</strong></p><p><a href="https://internationalcurriculum.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>International Curriculum Association</u></strong></a></p><p><a href="https://www.sisi.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>Sisi</u></strong></a></p><br><p>Join Shane's Intensive Leadership Programme at <a href="https://www.shaneleaning.com/intensive" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">educationleaders.co/intensive</a></p><p><br></p><h3><br></h3><p>Shane Leaning, an organisational coach based in Shanghai, supports school leaders globally. Passionate about empowment, he is the author of the best-selling '<a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Change-Starts-Here-Everything-School/dp/1032979240/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Change Starts Here</a>.' Shane is a leading educational voice in the UK, Asia and around the world.</p><br><p>You can find Shane on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/leaningshane/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> and <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/shaneleaning.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bluesky</a>. or <a href="http://shaneleaning.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">shaneleaning.com</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
June 15, 2026
How to Catch a Straw Man
<p>You float a reasonable idea in a meeting and within seconds, you're defending a plan you never made. This episode is about the straw man argument: what it is, where it shows up in schools, and why it quietly kills good decisions. Shane breaks down the four distinct forms it takes, from the classic distortion of what you actually said, to the hollow man (an opponent who doesn't even exist), the weak man (attacking the flimsiest version of a concern as though it speaks for everyone), and the iron man (puffing up your own idea so nobody dares question it). These aren't abstract philosophy; they show up in staff meetings, governor conversations, parent emails, and appraisal discussions wherever there's a bit of heat and a disagreement to avoid.</p><br><p>You'll learn to spot a straw man while it's still happening using five practical tells, including the physical jolt of "that's not what I said," the telltale phrases like "so you're saying" or "so you don't care about," and the moment extreme words like "scrap," "never," or "abandon" start appearing in place of the measured thing you actually proposed. Shane then walks through a three-step response: don't take the bait, calmly reclaim your real position, and redirect to the genuine question. If you've ever left a meeting frustrated because a sensible idea turned into a monster you never built, this episode gives you the tools to stop that from happening again.</p><br><p><strong>Episode Partners</strong></p><p><a href="https://internationalcurriculum.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>International Curriculum Association</u></strong></a></p><p><a href="https://www.sisi.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>Sisi</u></strong></a></p><br><p>Join Shane's Intensive Leadership Programme at <a href="https://www.shaneleaning.com/intensive" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">educationleaders.co/intensive</a></p><p><br></p><h3><br></h3><p>Shane Leaning, an organisational coach based in Shanghai, supports school leaders globally. Passionate about empowment, he is the author of the best-selling '<a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Change-Starts-Here-Everything-School/dp/1032979240/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Change Starts Here</a>.' Shane is a leading educational voice in the UK, Asia and around the world.</p><br><p>You can find Shane on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/leaningshane/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> and <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/shaneleaning.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bluesky</a>. or <a href="http://shaneleaning.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">shaneleaning.com</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
June 8, 2026
Beyond 'Research Says' | A Conversation with Andrew Watson
<p>When someone tells you "research says you should be doing this," what should you actually do with that? Andrew Watson, educator, author, and founder of Translate the Brain, has spent fifteen years studying how cognitive psychology research does and doesn't apply inside real classrooms, and his answer might surprise you. In this conversation, Shane and Andrew tackle one of the most persistent tensions in school leadership: how to take research seriously without letting it override your professional judgement, your school's context, or your teachers' expertise. Andrew draws on everything from retrieval practice to the thoroughly debunked learning styles debate to show why "research-based" is a starting point for a conversation, not the end of one.</p><p> </p><p>You'll learn the single question to ask whenever someone cites a study (and why it's more useful than pushback), why phrases like "all the research shows" are actually a red flag rather than a reassurance, and how to help a teacher who brings you exciting new evidence think it through rigorously without dismissing their enthusiasm. Andrew also shares his core mantra for working with schools: don't just do this thing, think this way. If you're a leader trying to build a healthier relationship between evidence and practice in your school, this conversation gives you a practical framework for doing exactly that.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Resources & links mentioned</strong></p><p> <a href="https://translatethebrain.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Andrew Watson's Translate the Brain</a></p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-watson-8113913b/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Andrew Watson on LinkedIn</a></p><p><a href="https://www.learningandthebrain.com/education-speakers/Andrew-Watson" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Andrew Watson's Learning and the Brain blog</a></p><br><p><strong>Episode Partners</strong></p><p><a href="https://internationalcurriculum.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>International Curriculum Association</u></strong></a></p><p><a href="https://www.sisi.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>Sisi</u></strong></a></p><p>Join Shane's Intensive Leadership Programme at <a href="https://www.shaneleaning.com/intensive" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">educationleaders.co/intensive</a></p><br><p><br></p><h3><br></h3><p>Shane Leaning, an organisational coach based in Shanghai, supports school leaders globally. Passionate about empowment, he is the author of the best-selling '<a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Change-Starts-Here-Everything-School/dp/1032979240/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Change Starts Here</a>.' Shane is a leading educational voice in the UK, Asia and around the world.</p><br><p>You can find Shane on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/leaningshane/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> and <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/shaneleaning.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bluesky</a>. or <a href="http://shaneleaning.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">shaneleaning.com</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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<p><strong>Strategic school leadership insights for education leaders who want to drive meaningful change and build thriving school communities.</strong></p><br><p>What if the most powerful leadership strategies were hiding in plain sight? Education Leaders uncovers the evidence-based approaches that separate truly effective school leaders from the rest. Through compelling interviews and strategic deep-dives, organisational coach Shane Leaning reveals the real challenges facing today's education leaders, and the practical solutions that actually work.</p><br><p>Every other Tuesday, discover how renowned educators and thought leaders tackle school improvement, staff development, and cultural transformation. You'll learn actionable strategies you can implement immediately to build confidence in your leadership and create lasting impact in your school community.</p><br><p>On alternate weeks, Shane delivers focused episodes that address the leadership challenges you face daily: managing diverse teams, driving innovation, building organisational identity, and implementing sustainable change. Each episode offers clear, research-backed frameworks for developing your leadership capacity.</p><br><p>Whether you're a department head questioning your next move, an assistant principal navigating complexities of a big team, or a superintendent driving district-wide change, Education Leaders provides the strategic insights you need to lead with confidence.</p><br><p>Consistently ranked #1 schools podcast in Education category across multiple regions. </p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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