High Performance Teacher

For years, behaviour has been one of the biggest challenges facing teachers — and a major factor in why many choose to leave the profession. Paul Dix has spent over 25 years working in some of the most challenging school environments. In this episode, he shares the thinking behind When the Adults Change, Everything Changes, alongside practical strategies you can take straight into the classroom.

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 balancing ambition with being present for the people who matter most.He also shares practical lessons on managing success, sustaining it, and staying grounded along the way.

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

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, and the hints, tips and tools you can take straight back into your own classroom.

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.

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.

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

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.