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.
Emotionally Intelligent Leadership, with Cameron Burgess and Richard Bullock
Send a text Effective leadership takes emotional intelligence. Cameron Burgess, National Director of Sanctuary, and Richard Bullock, National Practice Lead for Sanctuary, discuss self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and relationship management, and how these translate into safer, higher-performing teams. Expect practical tools, safety plans for leaders, and ways to have courageous conversations that build trust and drive change. Guests: Cameron Burgess, Richard Bullock, Sanctuar...
26 Nov 2025
Cultivating Cultural Responsiveness and Inclusion
Send a text This episode explores what cultural responsiveness looks like in practice. Guests share approaches for recognising and celebrating cultural identity, building staff capability, and ensuring all students feel respected and included. You will hear practical ideas for classrooms, staffrooms, and family engagement, plus ways to track impact over time. Guest: Dr Beau Hu-Jia, National School Partnerships Manager, Together for Humanity and Simangaliso Nyoni, Cultural Practice Lead, MacKi...
7 Oct 2025
Reimagining Australian Schools, with Prof Yong Zhao
Send a text 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 discussion about personalised learning, entrepreneurship in education, and redefining what counts as success. Guest: Prof Yong Zhao Produced by: The MacKillop Institute Chapter Markers 00:00 Why reimagine schools now 04:45 Beyond ...
30 Sept 2025
Leading Child Safety in Schools
Send a text 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, policy, everyday supervision, and how to create psychologically safe environments for students and staff. Guests: Anne Henderson, Shannon Tyrer Produced by: The MacKillop Institute Chapter markers 00:00 Safety as culture, not a check...
22 Sept 2025
Identity and Belonging, with Dr Beau Hu-Jia
Send a text 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 inclusion tangible, from curriculum choices to everyday interactions. Guest: Dr Beau Hu-Jia, National School Partnerships Manager, Together for Humanity Produced by: The MacKillop Institute If themes in this episode affect you, support is availa...
16 Sept 2025
That's TMI: The Meaningful Insights Podcast
Send a text 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 children and young people. Expect a blend of research, real stories, and reflective practice, plus inspiring guests who are making a difference every day. Brought to you by the MacKillop Institute. Support the show We hope you enjoyed this episode of That...
11 Sept 2025
Student Voice in Schools, with Dr Russ Quaglia
Send a text 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 trust, realistic suggestions for the good of the whole, and responsibility for what happens next. Backed by decades of research, Russ explores self-worth, engagement, and purpose, and the daily habits that make voice the air we breathe. &...
11 Sept 2025
Creating Safe and Welcoming Environments
Send a text 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 explore practical ways to connect, when to pause rather than fix, and how small moments of attunement change a day. The team leans into vulnerability, compassionate candour, and structures that support reflective practice. Produced by: The MacKillop I...
11 Sept 2025
Welcome to That’s TMI
Send a text 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 with children and young people every day. Listeners will hear how the podcast blends research, practice, and real stories, why reflective practice matters, and what to expect from future guests and topics.. Produced by: The MacKillop Instit...
11 Sept 2025
Backpack Full of Dreams, with Simangaliso Nyoni
Send a text 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 and practice, and the discipline of deep listening. Simangaliso shares her journey from Zimbabwe to Australia at 19, a backpack-full-of-dreams story of courage, representation, and leadership responsibility. A practical takeaway: shift from ...
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