
Compassion and Accountability Are Not Opposites
A teacher hands in their planning late for the third time, and you know they are dealing with a difficult situation at home. Insist on the…
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Honest conversations with the heads, coaches and researchers shaping international education. No sponsored fluff, no consultant-speak, just the people doing the work, on the questions that matter.

A teacher hands in their planning late for the third time, and you know they are dealing with a difficult situation at home. Insist on the…
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Dr Andrew Miller, Academic Principal at Beijing International Bilingual Academy, explains what going slow really looks like for a school…
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Every month, Shane Leaning and Chris Scorer sit down to unpack what has come up on the Education Leaders podcast, and this live catch-up…
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Claire Badger, a former research scientist and science teacher, disagrees with one of the most popular ideas in education: that schools…
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Shane Leaning has spent years building the Education Leaders podcast into a trusted source for practical leadership strategies. In this…
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Shane opens this episode by naming a habit most school leaders share: telling their team "my door is always open," then wondering why…
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This episode explores what happens when school leaders stop starting a building project with a room count and start with a harder question…
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This week, we're revisiting a favourite from the archives. Shane sits down with Katharine Birbalsingh, founder and headmistress of…
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When a teacher in South Carolina hit 86% on a goal she had set for herself, her school moved off the state's lowest-performing list and…
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Ever sat in a meeting watching one person take over while everyone else goes quiet, and had no idea how to step in? Shane tackles exactly…
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Ask a teacher how many people looked at their exercise books last year and you might be surprised by the number. Tyrone Ruth counted his:…
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This is a bonus episode. Every last Thursday of the month, Shane sits down with Chris Scorer to pick apart the themes from the month's…
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