60 acast.com High Performance Teacher https://shows.acast.com/high-performance-teacher en High Performance Foundation High Performance Foundation Helping teachers perform better, lead better and feel better Welcome to The High Performance Teacher — a first of it’s kind, podcast designed to help educators unlock their full potential, sustain their wellbeing, and redefine what high performance means in the classroom.


Whether you’re an early career teacher or an experienced school leader, The High Performance Teacher gives you the tools, insights, and inspiration to thrive in teaching — not just survive it.


We share practical strategies, stories from top performers, sector-leaders and expert insights to help you perform better, lead better and feel better.


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]]> Welcome to The High Performance Teacher — a first of it’s kind, podcast designed to help educators unlock their full potential, sustain their wellbeing, and redefine what high performance means in the classroom.


Whether you’re an early career teacher or an experienced school leader, The High Performance Teacher gives you the tools, insights, and inspiration to thrive in teaching — not just survive it.


We share practical strategies, stories from top performers, sector-leaders and expert insights to help you perform better, lead better and feel better.


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]]> false High Performance Foundation beth@highperformancefoundation.org 6a85ca18a835875d37a93cec high-performance-teacher episodic https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6a85ca18a835875d37a93cec/1787221015351-57b621ec-865c-4261-8215-1d21c5e054d6.jpeg https://shows.acast.com/high-performance-teacher High Performance Teacher fdc09500-a20c-11f1-91d3-4b27b155e59e <![CDATA[Sir Michael Wilshaw, Former Chief Inspector of Schools on what it's really like running OFSTED]]> Tue, 22 Sep 2026 06:00:00 GMT 50:34 6a97f9a01d1d1a8a9d95e97e false https://youtu.be/5ZDpOb5XSJ8 6a97f9a01d1d1a8a9d95e97e 6a85ca18a835875d37a93cec sir-michael-wilshaw-former-chief-inspector-of-schools-on-wha full 1 5

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]]> Nav Sanghara, CEO of Woodland Academy Trust: Improving the representation of women in education Nav Sanghara, CEO of Woodland Academy Trust: Improving the representation of women in education Tue, 15 Sep 2026 06:00:00 GMT 1:00:53 6aa13568156a52f88062ebe6 false https://youtu.be/WN4ZBR9bHTM 6aa13568156a52f88062ebe6 6a85ca18a835875d37a93cec nav-sanghara-ceo-of-woodland-academy-trust-improving-the-rep Why resilience isn’t about ignoring difficult emotions and improving the representation of women in education. full 1 4 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 ignoring difficult emotions — it’s about feeling them, accepting them, and still finding a way forward — and shares the work she’s doing to improve the representation of women in education.

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]]> 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 ignoring difficult emotions — it’s about feeling them, accepting them, and still finding a way forward — and shares the work she’s doing to improve the representation of women in education.

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]]> Jaz Ampaw-Farr: Dealing with trauma in young people and everyday heros Jaz Ampaw-Farr: Dealing with trauma in young people and everyday heros Tue, 08 Sep 2026 06:00:00 GMT 58:35 6a8ebcf60c15e359f95b033f false https://youtu.be/-2XnMFKM8K0 6a8ebcf60c15e359f95b033f 6a85ca18a835875d37a93cec jaz-ampaw-farr-deaing-with-trauma-in-young-people-and-everyd full 1 2 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 incredible story and how we can better support young people who experince trauma in their childhoods.


You can read her story by visiting Jaz's website here: Home | Jaz Ampaw Farr

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]]> 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 incredible story and how we can better support young people who experince trauma in their childhoods.


You can read her story by visiting Jaz's website here: Home | Jaz Ampaw Farr

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]]> <![CDATA[Sir William Atkinson: Turning around the UK's worst performing school]]> Tue, 08 Sep 2026 06:00:00 GMT 48:48 6a8ebe93872783b8000c0465 false https://youtu.be/Vr4f1yfYr3E 6a8ebe93872783b8000c0465 6a85ca18a835875d37a93cec sir-william-atkinson-turning-around-the-uks-worst-performing 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. full 1 3

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]]> Tom Campbell CEO of E-ACT: The highs and lows of leading an award-winning MAT Tom Campbell CEO of E-ACT: The highs and lows of leading an award-winning MAT Tue, 25 Aug 2026 15:38:05 GMT 1:03:21 6a8db5b5d477524f47a6b750 false https://youtu.be/-EFLl5NaJ88 6a8db5b5d477524f47a6b750 6a85ca18a835875d37a93cec tom-campbell-ceo-of-e-act-the-highs-and-lows-of-leading-an-a full 1 1 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 responsibile for so many young lives.

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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 responsibile for so many young lives.

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