All Ways Learning: Recent Episodes
Christine Grace, Joanne MacLean and John Doherty
"All leaders commit to and model career-long learning as a 'leading learner' and thus encourage others to engage in career-long learning to enhance their practice." GTCS. In this podcast, aimed at all teachers and anyone committed to professional learning, we share ego-free connections and critical reflections that will strengthen and challenge your thinking, enabling you to connect and reflect with your own professional learning needs. Join us to ignite and inspire your professional learning journey.
In this episode the team chat to Natalie Clark, Faculty Leader of English at Largs Academy. Topic under discussion include leadership styles and balancing professional goals with having a family.
In this episode we talk with Carole Doig, Depute Head Teacher at Greenwood Academy, Irvine, about staged interventions
In this episode we speak with Esther McGrath - Principal Teacher of Extended Outreach in North Ayrshire. We discuss the importance of building strong, trusting relationships with young people as well as the importance of restorative approaches and wiping the slate clean. We consider the role of the secondary teacher - are we primarily subject specialists or should we be teachers first and subject second?
In our first episode of series 3 we speak to Louise King, Operational Lead for Mental Health and Wellbeing with North Ayrshire Council. We share our own strategies for dealing with challenge as well as hear some hints and tips from Louise.
The All Ways Learning team are joined by Arran High School and Lamlash Primary Head Teacher Susan Foster to discuss the highs and lows of teaching in a rural, island school. Susan shares her passion and enthusiasm for working in the tight-knit Arran community, her joy of working with all young people from 3-18, and the positive impact that COvid has had on access to professional learning for her staff.
I this episode Christine, Jo and John speak with Gordon Wilson, DHT at Glebe Primary. New to the role and new to the local authority Gordon chats about his experience in interview, his thoughts on numeracy in primaries and much more.
In this episode we speak with Lindsay Morris, Interim Head of Service with North Ayrshire, about the ASL Morgan Review and how it will be realised in North Ayrshire. We discuss the importance of collaboration and listening to the expertise across the council to find creative ways to improve the systems pertaining to ASN.
This week we speak with Gordon Elliot, Business Studies teacher and probationer mentor at Irvine Royal Academy in North Ayrshire. Tune in to hear Gordon's honest reflections on the highs and lows of mentoring including the importance of building a supportive and trusting professional relationship, so as to apply criticality to our own reflections to continue to improve.
In this episode the team are joined by Strathclyde University PGDE student Emma Thomson. She discusses her journey and learning so far through Initial Teacher Education.
We are joined in this episode by two of North Ayrshire's Educational Psychologists, Sue McLeod and Xanthe Whylie. Topics discussed include professional selfishness and selflessness, the importance of having a core set of beliefs and values to guide your teaching practice, readiness to learn when engaging in professional learning and lots more.