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Leadership in Focus

Leadership in Focus

By NSW Department of Education School Leadership Institute

Great schools need great leaders. Join the School Leadership Institute for conversations with leadership and education experts and get tips on how to increase your leadership impact to support student success.
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Imperfect leadership and system leadership: Part 2

Leadership in FocusMay 30, 2024

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Imperfect leadership and system leadership: Part 2

Imperfect leadership and system leadership: Part 2

In this two-part episode, Joanne Jarvis is joined by Steve Munby to discuss the concept of 'imperfect leadership'  and why leaders don't have to be 'heroes.' They also look at system leadership and how collaboration between schools helps give every student the chance to learn and thrive.

May 30, 202413:50
Imperfect leadership and system leadership: Part 1

Imperfect leadership and system leadership: Part 1

In this two-part episode, Joanne Jarvis is joined by Steve Munby to discuss the concept of 'imperfect leadership' and why leaders don't have to be 'heroes.' They also look at system leadership and how collaboration between schools helps give every student the chance to learn and thrive.

May 30, 202419:03
Enabling equity in NSW public education

Enabling equity in NSW public education

Host Joanne Jarvis is joined by Murat Dizdar, Secretary of the NSW Department of Education, to discuss equity in education and the role leaders play in making sure every student has a chance to thrive.

May 06, 202432:20
Fostering a Culture of Teacher Leadership - Part 2

Fostering a Culture of Teacher Leadership - Part 2

Episode 11 of the Leadership in Focus series explores how to foster a culture of teacher leadership. SLI Director and host Joanne Jarvis, Associate Professor Susan Lovett from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, and SLI Principal Craig Brown, explore this topic together and reflect on their own experiences. 

Dec 18, 202315:13
Fostering a Culture of Teacher Leadership - Part 1

Fostering a Culture of Teacher Leadership - Part 1

Episode 11 of the Leadership in Focus series explores how to foster a culture of teacher leadership. SLI Director and host Joanne Jarvis, Associate Professor Susan Lovett from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, and SLI Principal Craig Brown, explore this topic together and reflect on their own experiences. 

Dec 18, 202324:13
Collective teacher efficacy - Part 1

Collective teacher efficacy - Part 1

Episode 9 of the Leadership in Focus series is a three-part episode exploring collective teacher efficacy. SLI Director and host Joanne Jarvis discusses this key topic with Dr Jenni Donohoo, Director of the Jenni Donohoo Center for Collective Efficacy. 

Oct 18, 202318:36
Collective teacher efficacy - Part 3

Collective teacher efficacy - Part 3

Episode 9 of the Leadership in Focus series is a three-part episode exploring collective teacher efficacy. SLI Director and host Joanne Jarvis discusses this key topic with Dr Jenni Donohoo, Director of the Jenni Donohoo Center for Collective Efficacy. 

Sep 17, 202314:34
Collective teacher efficacy - Part 2

Collective teacher efficacy - Part 2

Episode 9 of the Leadership in Focus series is a three-part episode exploring collective teacher efficacy. SLI Director and host Joanne Jarvis discusses this key topic with Dr Jenni Donohoo, Director of the Jenni Donohoo Center for Collective Efficacy. 

Sep 17, 202320:33
Challenges of self-awareness and its importance to school leadership

Challenges of self-awareness and its importance to school leadership

Episode 10 of the Leadership in Focus series discusses self-awareness, its importance to school leadership, why it is a challenge and how we can develop it. SLI Director and host Joanne Jarvis and Dr Sharon Tindall-Ford, Associate Professor of Educational Psychology in the School of Education at the Uni of Wollongong, explore this integral topic together. 

Sep 13, 202326:09
Self-awareness and leadership transformation - Part 2

Self-awareness and leadership transformation - Part 2

Episode 8 of the Leadership in Focus series is a two-part episode exploring self-awareness and leadership transformation. SLI Director and host Joanne Jarvis discusses this intriguing topic with Gavin Grift, founder and CEO of Grift Education. 

Jun 07, 202323:05
Self-awareness and leadership transformation - Part 1

Self-awareness and leadership transformation - Part 1

Episode 8 of the Leadership in Focus series is a two-part episode exploring self-awareness and leadership transformation. SLI Director and host Joanne Jarvis discusses this intriguing topic with Gavin Grift, founder and CEO of Grift Education. 

Jun 07, 202322:48
Leading complexity with adaptive expertise - Part 3

Leading complexity with adaptive expertise - Part 3

Episode 7 of the Leadership in Focus series is a three-part episode exploring leading complexity with adaptive expertise. SLI Director and host Joanne Jarvis discusses this important topic with Emeritus Professor Helen Timperley, world-renowned researcher and author, from the University of Auckland.

Mar 22, 202323:00
Leading complexity with adaptive expertise - Part 2

Leading complexity with adaptive expertise - Part 2

Episode 7 of the Leadership in Focus series is a three-part episode exploring leading complexity with adaptive expertise. SLI Director and host Joanne Jarvis discusses this important topic with Emeritus Professor Helen Timperley, world-renowned researcher and author, from the University of Auckland.

Mar 22, 202309:47
Leading complexity with adaptive expertise - Part 1

Leading complexity with adaptive expertise - Part 1

Episode 7 of the Leadership in Focus series is a three-part episode exploring leading complexity with adaptive expertise. SLI Director and host Joanne Jarvis discusses this important topic with Emeritus Professor Helen Timperley, world-renowned researcher and author, from the University of Auckland.

Mar 22, 202316:38
Middle Leadership

Middle Leadership

Middle leaders play a significant role in leading teaching and learning. Episode 6 of the Leadership in Focus series explores middle leadership. SLI Director and host Joanne Jarvis speaks with middle leadership expert Dr Kylie Lipscombe from the University of Wollongong and Corinna Robertson, a principal with the SLI.

Nov 21, 202219:14
Virtuous Educational Leadership - Part 2

Virtuous Educational Leadership - Part 2

Episode 5 of the Leadership in Focus series is a two-part episode exploring virtuous leadership. SLI Director and host Joanne Jarvis is joined by Distinguished Professor Emeritus Viviane Robinson to discuss her new book, 'Virtuous Educational Leadership: Doing the Right Work the Right Way'.

Nov 09, 202218:34
Virtuous Educational Leadership - Part 1

Virtuous Educational Leadership - Part 1

Episode 5 of the Leadership in Focus series is a two-part episode exploring virtuous leadership. SLI Director and host Joanne Jarvis is joined by Distinguished Professor Emeritus Viviane Robinson to discuss her new book, 'Virtuous Educational Leadership: Doing the Right Work the Right Way'.

Nov 09, 202224:17
Creating conditions for learning to thrive

Creating conditions for learning to thrive

As a school leader, you prioritise your people, your students, your staff and your community by genuinely showing them that you care about them each and every day. Episode 4 explores how leaders create the conditions for learning to thrive in their schools.

Aug 24, 202226:51
Leadership through the lens of history

Leadership through the lens of history

Catherine the Great might not seem to have much in common with Charlie Perkins, or John Curtin with Bob Hawke, but through their leadership, they made a significant difference in the context of their times. Episode 3 explores leadership through the lens of history.
Jun 06, 202214:10
Emotional Intelligence - Part 1

Emotional Intelligence - Part 1

Episode 2 of the Leadership in Focus series is a two-part episode exploring emotional intelligence. In part 1, SLI Director and host Joanne Jarvis is joined by SLI Principal Karen Maraga and the Chief Executive Officer of Genos Internal, Dr Ben Palmer, to break down what emotional intelligence is and why it matters for school leaders.
Apr 07, 202218:02
Emotional Intelligence - Part 2

Emotional Intelligence - Part 2

Episode 2 of the Leadership in Focus series is a two-part episode exploring emotional intelligence. In part 2, SLI Director and host Joanne Jarvis, SLI Principal Karen Maraga and the Chief Executive Officer of Genos Internal, Dr Ben Palmer, discuss strategies to support school leaders in understanding and using emotional intelligence.
Apr 07, 202215:07
Relational Trust

Relational Trust

Working together requires a very high level of relational trust. In this episode of the Leadership in Focus series, Director Joanne Jarvis, Principal Karen Maraga and the University of Wollongong's Dr Kylie Lipscombe explore relational trust and why it's so important in schools.
Mar 04, 202216:13