Ambition:Feed Education Podcast Ambition Institute

Tune in to hear about Equality, Diversity and Inclusion from Founder of LGBTed, Hannah Jepson, and Deputy Headteacher Saqib Chaudhri. Our guests discuss the importance of role models, how schools can tackle barriers to equality and talk about the work they have done to promote equality.

We're joined by two leaders from the South West for this episode of Ambition:Feed - Tim Cook, Principal of Liskeard Hillfort Primary School and Julie Hunter, Deputy Headteacher of Aureus School in Didcot. Both have made pupil wellbeing a central part of their leadership career, and they discuss their varied and creative strategies to champion wellbeing and the benefits of doing so.

In this episode of Ambition:Feed, we head to Clacton Coastal Academy in Clacton-on-Sea. Ambition's Emily Reynolds speaks to Clacton's headteacher Steph Neill and head of Caister Academy Michelle Strong about how to engage with parents.

They discuss everything from how to best utilise parent's evening, communication skills and how to engage with the wider community.

Our 7th episode of Ambition:Feed takes place in our Leeds office, where we met Judith Kidd and James Ashmore. Judith is the Head of Dixon’s Teaching School, Bradford and James is Academy Improvement Partner, South Pennine Academy Trust. Ambition's Zoe Conn speaks to them about their approaches to developing others, what senior leaders can do to encourage development, and they tell stories of their own personal development.

Find out more about Ambition:Feed here www.ambitionschoolleadership.org.uk/ambition-feed/

Feed:back is the podcast that takes a look at what’s been going on in Ambition:Feed over the past month.

Presenter Hannah Allies is joined by Nelly Elessa, Programme Manager of the Talented Leaders programme, and Andrew Ettinger, Director of Leadership Development for Middle Leaders at Ambition School Leadership.

They discuss how the importance of school culture for pupil achievement and how school leaders can establish and maintain a positive culture.

Find out more about Ambition:Feed here https://www.ambitionschoolleadership.org.uk/ambition-feed/

In this episode of Ambition:Feed we visit The Oldham Academy North to speak to Headteacher Chris Davis and Deputy Headteacher Rachael Hallam. Over the past few months they have instilled new values in the school, and they speak about their journey to a positive, consistent school culture, offering advice for middle and senior leaders looking to do the same.

Find out more about Ambition:Feed... https://www.ambitionschoolleadership.org.uk/ambition-feed/