If it impacts your school, we’re talking about it. Leading With… brings school leaders honest conversations and real-world strategies from experts with lived experience. From wellbeing and curriculum to funding and inclusion, this is where leadership meets practical solutions. Tune in for honest conversations and real-world strategies from experts who get it.
Can Inclusion Sit With One Person? Rethinking Responsibility in Schools
Can inclusion really sit with one person?
In this episode of Leading With Headteacher, James Searjeant, explores what it takes to build a genuinely inclusive school culture where responsibility is shared.
From brave leadership and teacher autonomy to assessment, belonging and the children who can quietly slip through the gaps, James challenges leaders to stop asking, “Who’s responsible for this child?” and start asking, “What are we collectively responsible for changing?”
28 Sept 2026
Beyond the Classroom: Why Outdoor Learning Matters
What happens when outdoor learning becomes part of everyday school life?
In this episode of Leading With, we’re joined by Rhian Thomas, 2024 Welsh Teacher of the Year and UK Silver Award winner, to explore the power of Forest School and learning through play.
Rhian shares how outdoor learning can build confidence, independence and leadership, support children with additional learning needs, and help children become ready to learn.
We also discuss screen free learning, managed risk and how schools can embed outdoor learning whatever space or budget they have.
22 Sept 2026
Leading Without Losing Yourself: The Human Side of School Leadership
What does it take to lead well without losing yourself in the process?
Becky is joined by Shaheen Myers, founder of Balanced Ed and author of The Human Side of School Leadership, to explore connection, vulnerability, belonging and the emotional load carried by school leaders.
Together, they discuss why sustainable leadership is not about doing more, but creating the space to think well, lead well and be well.
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