Lead the Way | Education Leadership Skills

Ann Byrne

This series hopes to build educational leadership capacity in Ireland and beyond by facilitating the sharing of the leadership journey of people in a variety of educational settings supporting them with teacher and Principal job applications.

  1. 1d ago

    Ep 87 Introducing ClassCover; connecting schools with qualified substitute teachers and SNAs quickly

    Class Cover is a Australian platform that connects schools with substitute teachers and SNAs. Schools can build their network, post booking requests and get cover confirmed in minutes. Substitute teachers and SNAs can manage their availability, connect with local schools and get booked through the app. ClassCover is launching in Ireland in2026. Over 5000 school, that 1 in 2 schools in Australia are registered with the platform. They are launching in Ireland this year and I want to find out more about it so here I am talking to its CEO Ben Grozier. https://www.classcoverapp.ie/contact Hello@classcoverhq.com

    38 min

  2. Jun 18

    Ep 86 Navigating Change and Finding Flow: My Journey of Life and Leadership from Dubai to Ireland

    Sarah Curran an experienced educator, leader and coach whois originally from Dublin and now living in Wexford, is the inspiring force behind Flow Growth Hub, a space created to nurture growth-minded people. With a background in education and leadership both in Ireland and Dubai and a deep belief and expertise in the power of strengths-based coaching, Sarah brings clarity, calm, and community to those navigating the challenges of education, business and personal evolution. With a Masters in Positive Psychology and over 14 years of experience in education, she is a trained coach & facilitator, Mental Health First Aider, and Yoga teacher for children and adults,  she talks to me about decision to leave Ireland, the brand she has developed; ebb_flow- flourish and the challenges facing teachers returning to Ireland from abroad. https://ae.linkedin.com/in/sarah-curran-41ba39299 https://www.instagram.com/ebb_flow_flourish/reels/

    39 min

  3. Apr 18

    Ep 85 Meet the CEO of Ceist; Maeve Mahon

    Maeve Mahon is CEO of CEIST; (Catholic Education Irish Schools Trust) and was appointed in December 2024. She is a native of Co Meath and has worked in the Diocese of Kildare& Leighlin supporting Catholic primary education for the past thirty years. As Diocesan Secretary for Primary Education, she has effectively worked alongside the Patron, school principals, chairpersons, board members and parents to develop structures that support and scaffold Catholic schoolcommunities. We talk about her leadership and her first year in the role . We talk about her leadership journey and her first year inthis new role. We talk about her leadership journey and her first year inthis new role.

    1h 8m

  4. Apr 10

    Ep 84 Educating the modern brain; why education must change with Dr Lisa Riegel

    Dr. Lisa Riegel earned dual bachelor's degrees in English and Secondary Education from Kent State University. She holds a master's degree in curriculum and instruction from Otterbein University and a Ph.D. in Education Policy and Leadership from The Ohio State University. Her work has appeared in peer-reviewed journals and she has authored five books, including her two latest books, NeuroWell, and Aspirations to Operations, focused on brain science and how we can leverage it to help people become happier, healthier, and more successful Books: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=lisa+riegel&crid=30TTDXLJRNQMO&sprefix=lisa+riegel%2Caps%2C158&ref=nb_sb_noss_2 Website: http://www.lisariegel.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisariegel/ https://www.epinstitute.net/

    1h 2m

  5. Feb 20

    Ep 83 Can Ireland learn from Australia's social media ban and New Zealand's school phone ban?

    Dr Sajita Setia is a New Zealand based physician and published researcher in digital wellbeing who has led award-winning medical and health education globally. She is an evidence-based educator She helps families and schools raise resilient, balanced young people in a world of constant screens. She's a digital wellbeing and youth online safety expert who turns complex research into simple, practical tools for parents, preteens, and teens. Her background in medicine medical affairs, and health education allows her to bridge science with real life. Australia has just introduced a social media ban for under 16s and New Zealand, a nationwide school smartphone ban in 2024. Families everywhere are grappling with digital overload, rising youth depression, anxiety, and thechallenges of online safety. Dr Sajita brings evidence-based, practical insights that speak directly to today’s most urgent parenting concerns. https://sajitasetia.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/sajita-setia/ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyp9d3ddqyo

    56 min

  6. Jan 24

    Ep 82 School refusal, Anxiety and Panic Attacks; what we know, what can we do.

    James Callaghan is an experienced CBT therapist, EMDRconsultant, and mental health nurse with over a decade working in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). He is the founder of Capital Psychotherapy, offering therapy for children, adolescents, and adults, andrecently launched Minds in Schools, a training initiative supporting parents and teachers with practical CBT strategies. This year, James published his first book, LeoRoars: A Brave Lion’s Guide to Overcoming Panic Attacks, endorsed by Dr. Judith Beck of the Beck Institute, USA. The book is the first in his planned CBT series designed to help children directly while also giving parents practical skills to support them. James is here to talk about anxiety and panicattacks, emetophobia; fear of vomiting, school refusal and how to have difficult conversations about potential diagnoses with parents.   https://mindsinschools.ie/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-callaghan-094960131/?originalSubdomain=ie

    47 min

  7. Jan 17

    Ep 81 Fiona Forman on Teacher Wellbeing and the Non Negotiables

    Having spent many years as a primary school teacher, FionaForman is passionate about placing well-being at the heart of school life. For the past few years, promoting this has been her focus- through her books, media contributions, and training sessions. She holds an M. Sc. in Applied Positive Psychology, the science of well-being, from the University of East London. Her programmes include Weaving Well-Being, a positive mental health programme for primary school children which is now in use in the majority of Irish Primary Schools, and also Wired for Well-Being, her programme for second-level students. Her Junior programme, Welcome to Well-Being, has beenrecently released in Ireland and abroad. https://www.instagram.com/ fionaformanwellbeing/ https://fionaformanwellbeing.com/books-and-programs/ fiona.forman@gmail.com

    59 min

  8. Jan 3

    Ep 80 The Real Me Academy with Katrina Crilly

    Katrina Crilly is Principal & Founder -The Real Me Academy Educating children aged 4–18 to build confidence, emotional resilience & lifelong thinking habits through a digital-first, research-backed platform. She hold a Master’s in Collaborative Leadership and has contributed to severaleducational advisory committees, working closely with the Department of Education and the Education and Training Inspectorate in Northern Ireland. Her passion has always been to look beyond curriculum targets—to see the wholechild. She has developed the first curriculum-integrated subject embedding personal growth as part of what children learn every day in response to what she feels are inadequate wellbeing programmes. https://therealmeacademy.com/ https://therealmeacademy.com/contact-us/ https://uk.linkedin.com/in/katrina-crilly-34270560

    57 min
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This series hopes to build educational leadership capacity in Ireland and beyond by facilitating the sharing of the leadership journey of people in a variety of educational settings supporting them with teacher and Principal job applications.

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