Speaking
Ideas get sharper out loud. A few places where I have talked them through with others, linked to the original sources.
- Podcast conversation
Bridging the Gap in Education Design
Blue Skies Leadership · Episode 12
How do educators and architects turn a shared vision into better places to learn? I explore the gap between the two professions, why schools need a clear sense of identity, and how prototyping ideas can help learning spaces serve the people who use them.
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Brand Is What They Say About You: Rethinking School Identity
The Education Vanguard · 21C Learning
A school's brand is shaped by lived experience, not just its brochures and slogans. A conversation about making learning visible, connecting culture with values, and helping everyone in a school build trust through the stories they share.
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Creating the Space for Learning
Power of Ten · Andy Polaine · This is HCD
Learning needs more than a well-designed room. With Andy Polaine, I explore how physical spaces and the way an organisation works can create the conditions for better learning, drawing on my experience of design and education.
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Ewan McIntosh — The Leadership Passport
The Leadership Passport Podcast · Kevin Fullbrook
From classroom teaching to leading change in schools: a conversation with Kevin Fullbrook about leadership styles, the gap between strategy and implementation, and learning from mistakes. We also explore the questions aspiring leaders should ask before taking their next step.
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Strategic School Design
Future Learning Design · Tim Logan
With Tim Logan, I explore strategic school design and how design thinking can help schools and organisations respond to change. A conversation about collaboration, learning and the practical work of turning new possibilities into action.
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The Promise of a School Strategy
NIS Voices · with Laurie McLellan
A strategy is a promise to learners, not just a document. With school director Laurie McLellan, I discuss how student voice, student choice and a commitment to looking beyond the school can become part of its everyday culture.
Listen on Apple Podcasts for The Promise of a School Strategy (opens in a new tab) - Video podcast · Series 2, episode 8
Data and the Promise
Data Talks · Data in Schools · with Catalina Gardescu
Do the promises on a school's website match what its community actually experiences? With Catalina Gardescu, I explore the evidence behind those claims, the stories that get left out, and why honest accounts of struggle and care matter alongside success.
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