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We Are In Beta Podcast

The We Are In Beta Podcast captures the learnings of incredible school leaders to inspire the profession. It explores their journeys, their thoughts on the big issues, addresses the questions on their minds and their predictions for the future. weareinbeta.substack.com

education k-12

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2:11

Through the Blackwall

We Are In Beta Podcast ·

2021/03/18

Hello everyone,I would love to say it was all part of a brilliantly coordinated plan... but no one would believe it. Nor should they. It would be a whopping fib.Today is an auspicious day, which has served up three amazing coincidences 🤯* It’s exactly a year ago we opened up the We Are In Beta community 📅* Last night we reached 10,000 members 🚀* Today we launch Series 4 of the podcast🎙️None of this would be possible without you engaging with our work.Thank you.We - schools - Are In Beta - always

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25:36

White Ally. Patrick Ottley O'Connor, Exec. Principal,...

We Are In Beta Podcast ·

2019/12/22

Happy holidays, everyone!This is the second of two episodes today. If you haven’t already, listen to the first here. It’s also the final episode of 2019. And of Series 2! Thank you so much for listening!Picking up from the last episode on BAME leadership, 'Critical Mass' featuring Allana Gay, we’re talking about what it means to be a good ally to your BAME colleagues, what the purpose is and what it looks like when it’s not easy.We speak to Patrick Ottley O’Connor - Executive Principal, North

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30:44

Critical Mass. Allana Gay - Headteacher, Vita Et Pax...

We Are In Beta Podcast ·

2019/12/22

This is an episode on BAME leadership in education. The first of a double bill today.The Swan Report (1985) and a recent report by the Runnymede Trust (2017) note that BAME educators have more difficulty progressing to leadership in the English education system.We went out to hear some stories from BAME leaders about what it was like for them getting to their position…but we made a mistake.Listen to learn what it was and what we did about it.This week, Allana Gay, Headteacher at Vita Et Pax

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31:02

He For She. Chris Hildrew - Headteacher, Churchill...

We Are In Beta Podcast ·

2019/12/15

Vivienne Porritt is one of the founders of the social equity group #WomenEd. Vivienne set us a challenge. She asked us to take a message to every man in education.Chris Hildrew is a contributor to the WomenEd book “10% Braver”, and Headteacher at Churchill Academy & Sixth Form.In this week’s We Are In Beta Podcast, he shares his journey to becoming a HeForShe ally, from his early years in school to a speech he heard given by Emma Watson at the United Nations.We learn how Chris has adopted some tips

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26:05

Blind Recruitment. Claire Cuthbert - CEO, Evolve Trust

We Are In Beta Podcast ·

2019/12/08

These days things are going well for Claire Cuthbert. She always knew she wanted to be a teacher. When she became one, she progressed quickly.The time soon came for her to apply for headship - one at a start up school in a mining community. Both the interviewers and applicants for the position were all, as Claire describes “middle aged white males in grey suits”, and to be honest that’s par for the course, but what happened next wasn’t.To her surprise, Claire progressed to the second round but when

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28:01

Community and Connection. Manny Botwe - Headteacher...

We Are In Beta Podcast ·

2019/12/01

The countdown to Christmas begins. But before you put on that Christmas megamix on repeat, listen to this week’s We Are In Beta podcast!Progress 8. Grades 9-4. Ofsted. RSCs.In the current accountability climate in schools, it can be easy to forget that students and their education are about more than numbers.But at what cost? What opportunities are we missing to connect? To create an important sense of community?When he was a student, Manny Botwe had a teacher with whom he shared a great

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29:39

Unconditional Positive Regard. Dave Whitaker & Luke...

We Are In Beta Podcast ·

2019/11/24

Deborah Firat - a parent and school governor - has seen first hand the difference it makes when teachers approach their pupils with unconditional positive regard. Her son Zack has autism and although he went to a good mainstream school, it didn’t have the tools to maximise his potential.Dave Whitaker (Director of Learning at the Wellspring Academy Trust) and Luke Mitchell (Head of Behaviour Support) share what they’ve learned from years of experience and some guiding principles about how to support

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36:34

Behaviour Is Communication. Marie Gentles & Katie...

We Are In Beta Podcast ·

2019/11/17

Over the course of their careers, the Headteacher of Hawkswood Primary PRU (Pupil Referral Unit), Marie Gentles and her deputy, Katie L'Aimable, have begun to see patterns that their mainstream colleagues don’t.They’ve gone from seeing students’ behaviour as isolated events to understanding that all behaviour is communication. Marie and Katie tell us what they’ve learned about what some behaviours are communicating and why understanding the root of behaviour is so critical.The results are

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33:12

The Jigsaw Puzzle. Sue Plant-Head of School, John...

We Are In Beta Podcast ·

2019/11/10

This is the free We Are In Beta Podcast Newsletter - written by me, Niall Alcock. We - the education community - Are In Beta - always learning. Sign up to learn how school leaders are tackling big issues in schools.Last week we heard how Lisa Farmer, co-headteacher of Thomas Russell Infants School, found her co-head before co-headship was even a thing.This week…Having felt the pressure between parenthood and being a senior leader, when Sue Plant had the opportunity to become the Head of a brand new

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41:29

Two heads are better than one - Lisa Farmer,...

We Are In Beta Podcast ·

2019/11/03

This is the free We Are In Beta Podcast Newsletter - written by me, Niall Alcock. We - the education community - Are In Beta - always learning. Sign up to learn how school leaders are tackling big issues in schools.This week.Lisa Farmer had finally got her dream job as a headteacher. Soon after being given the job she discovered she was pregnant. Lisa and her husband were elated but she thought people expected her to step down from her new role.With no intention of doing so, Lisa began looking into

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29:42

Call To Action: Going Phone Free. How to enact whole...

We Are In Beta Podcast ·

2019/10/27

This is the free We Are In Beta Podcast Newsletter - written by me, Niall Alcock. We - the education community - Are In Beta - always learning. Sign up to learn how school leaders are tackling big issues in schools.Series 2 of the We Are In Beta Podcast is here!This week…Leann Swaine was the Associate Headteacher of East Barnet School when she wanted to make a change. One day she was in the school corridor when an event inspired her to go on the journey to make the school phone free. East Barnet is

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We Are In Beta Series 2: trailer & sneak peek

We Are In Beta Podcast ·

2019/10/20

As promised, I’m super excited to share the trailer for Series 2 of the We Are In Beta Podcast and a sneak peak at what to expect.Last series, I asked each school leader how they were tackling a range of problems in their schools.This series, in each episode, we’re taking a deeper look at powerful stories beneath the big topics in education.👂 Listen to the Series 2 Trailer via the player above or on Spotify | iTunes | Stitcher | Libsyn | TuneIn 🔉So what’s coming up in the series?Each week, we’ll

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60:13

Jeremy Hannay, Headteacher, Three Bridges Primary...

We Are In Beta Podcast ·

2019/08/11

This is the free We Are In Beta Podcast Newsletter - written by me, Niall Alcock. We - the education community - Are In Beta - always learning. Sign up to learn how school leaders are tackling the big issues in schools.This episode is one I’ve been really looking forward to releasing for a while.If you’re on Twitter, the chances are you’ll have seen my guest be pretty vocal about the need to reduce high stakes accountability and increase teacher autonomy.You’ll probably have seen his latest news has

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39:15

Stephen Munday, Chief Executive, The Cam Academy...

We Are In Beta Podcast ·

2019/07/21

This is the free We Are In Beta Podcast Newsletter - written by me, Niall Alcock. We - the education community - Are In Beta - always learning. Sign up to learn how school leaders are tackling the big issues in schools.Many of you have already taught your last lesson of the 2018-19 academic year! I wish you (and those of you, who have just a couple more days to go) a very restful and well-deserved summer break!The more I interview school leaders the more I ask myself: ‘What is it that stands out

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32:54

Linda Emmett, Headteacher, All Saints Catholic...

We Are In Beta Podcast ·

2019/06/30

This is the free We Are In Beta Podcast Newsletter - written by me, Niall Alcock. We - the education community - Are In Beta - a constant state of learning. Sign up to learn how school leaders are tackling the big issues in schools.I called this podcast ‘We Are In Beta’ because the education community never stops learning. The same is true for me. I am definitely ‘in beta’. I’m always learning. So I want to try something a little bit different this week.In previous editions of this newsletter, I’ve

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41:06

Dr. Chris Tomlinson, Regional Director of Harris...

We Are In Beta Podcast ·

2019/06/16

Hello from Brighton!You’re reading the We Are In Beta Podcast newsletter. We - the education community - Are In Beta - always learning.Welcome to all you new subscribers. Thank you so much for joining us. If you’re reading this as a public post, catch up with previous interviews with inspiring leaders here.We don’t often hear voices from within the Harris Federation, so I’m really excited to release Episode #8 of the We Are In Beta Podcast, with Dr. Chris Tomlinson, Regional Director of Harris

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40:48

Hannah Wilson, Executive Headteacher, Aureus Primary...

We Are In Beta Podcast ·

2019/06/02

The We Are In Beta Podcast is back after a bank holiday break. Hope you had a good one!Welcome to all you new subscribers. Thank you so much for joining us.You can catch up with previous episodes here.I don’t know anyone who has more projects on the go at any one time than this week’s guest. She seems to magic up time in her day.I’m really excited to release Episode #7, where the inspiring Hannah Wilson, Executive Headteacher of Aureus Primary and Secondary Schools, Oxfordshire, shares, amongst MANY

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47:03

Clare Rees, Headteacher, Havelock Primary School -...

We Are In Beta Podcast ·

2019/05/12

You’re reading the We Are In Beta Podcast Newsletter. We - the education community - Are In Beta - always improving.Welcome to all you new subscribers too. Thank you so much for joining us. Check out previous episodes here.It’s such a pleasure to see more and more you wanting to tune in to learn from inspiring school leaders like my guest this week, Clare Rees, Headteacher at Havelock Primary School.Clare has spent the last three years asking some big questions:* How do you develop trust to move a

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