High Performance Teacher
High Performance Teacher is a podcast from the High Performance Foundation. It focuses on helping teachers and school leaders develop the mindset, habits, and wellbeing needed to sustain high performance in education. Episodes likely feature interviews, practical strategies, and insights from educators and performance experts. The show is distributed via Acast.
Episodes
Teacher Tommy T, SEN Teacher and Content Creator: Balancing ambition with being present for the people who matter most
With millions of views across his platforms, Teacher Tommy T’s audience now stretches far beyond the four walls of his classroom — yet, despite that success, he remains a teacher today.In this episode, Tommy opens up about his journey, why the classroom still means so much to him, and the very real personal cost that can come with building success online — including an emotional reflection on bala
Patrick Cozier, Headteacher & Leadership Coach: Why calm leadership matters
Patrick Cozier has been a headteacher for almost 20 years — in a profession where the average headship lasts around five. He’s also a speaker, author and long-standing Headteacher of Highgate Wood School.Patrick shares why calm leadership matters, particularly when the pressure is on, and how he’s learned to lead with consistency through the inevitable challenges of headship.He also shares a lesso
Gavin Oattes, Comedian and Author: What happens when when life doesn’t go to plan
On this episode, Former teacher and award-winning comedian, Gavin Oattes, explores what happens when life doesn’t go to plan, what it taught him, and gives what I think is a brilliant answer to the biggest opportunity in education today Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Matt Green, Rapping Science Teacher: Understanding how young people are learning and consuming content today
Matt Green has built an audience of over two million people, achieved more than 200 million views across his platforms and picked up the TikTok Global Educator Award.But behind those numbers is a former Head of Chemistry who understands how young people are learning and consuming content today.Matt shares what the modern classroom can learn from that, the dedication behind his incredible success,
Sir Michael Wilshaw, Former Chief Inspector of Schools on what it's really like running OFSTED
Sir Michael Wilshaw, Former Head Teacher and Chief Inspector of Schools talks to us about turning round under-performing schools, what it's really like to lead OFSTED and what he thinks makes a high performing teacher. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nav Sanghara, CEO of Woodland Academy Trust: Improving the representation of women in education
Nav Sanghara is CEO of the Woodland Academy Trust, having started her career as a teaching assistant before rising through the ranks to become a headteacher and now CEO.Nav shares some lessons that genuinely inspired me — particularly the importance of duality in leadership: being a leader is part of who you are, but it shouldn’t become all that you are.She also explains why resilience isn’t about
Jaz Ampaw-Farr: Dealing with trauma in young people and everyday heros
Jaz Ampaw-Farr, Author & Motivational Speaker: Dealing with trauma & how teachers can be heros.Few people have experienced education, public services and leadership from as many perspectives as Jaz Ampaw-Farr.One of the UK's most sought-after motivational speakers and best-selling authors, Jaz Ampaw-Farr, tells us why she believes teachers are everyday heros through sharing her own incredi
Sir William Atkinson: Turning around the UK's worst performing school
Knighted for his services to education, Sir William talks to Sam about leading one of the worst performing schools in the country, how his childhood shaped the leader he became and shares the greatest reflections of his career. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Tom Campbell CEO of E-ACT: The highs and lows of leading an award-winning MAT
Have you ever wondered what it's like to run more than 40 schools? To be responsible for futures of thousands of young people?In this episode of the High Performance Teacher, we speak to CEO of multi-academy trust, E-ACT, Tom Campbell. He tells us about the pressures of becoming a head at 29, what leadership looks like at scale and how to stay grounded whilst managing the pressure of being respons
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