Headship After Hours
This podcast is for headteachers, executive heads and aspiring heads who want to lead well without losing themselves in the process.
- Indexed episodes, last 90 days
- 11
- Latest publication
- Sep 18, 2026
- Audience
- Apple #127 · US
- Earliest in this view
- Jul 3, 2026
Latest episodes
Why Great Headteachers Know When to Slow Down | Rob Connolly (opens the original)
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What makes a school somewhere people genuinely want to belong — and stay? Most heads aren't short on effort when it comes to attendance. The harder truth: so much of it often rests on one or two people — and when that's the case, it never feels steady, however hard everyone works. That's the work I do. I run a funded Senior Attendance & Leadership Resilience Check for headteachers and trust leaders in complex schools. It starts with a short strategic assessment. For eligible schools, it opens in
What Strong Headteachers Do in the First 10 Days (opens the original)
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The first 10 days of the school year can reveal an enormous amount about your school culture, leadership and consistency. Most heads aren't short on effort when it comes to attendance. The harder truth: so much of it often rests on one or two people — and when that's the case, it never feels steady, however hard everyone works. That's the work I do. I run a funded Senior Attendance & Leadership Resilience Check for headteachers and trust leaders in complex schools. It starts with a short strateg
Why Behaviour Strategies Fail When Children Don’t Feel Safe | Neil Moggan (opens the original)
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What if challenging behaviour isn't simply a discipline problem — but a sign that a young person doesn't yet feel safe, connected or regulated enough to learn? Most heads aren't short on effort when it comes to attendance. The harder truth: so much of it often rests on one or two people — and when that's the case, it never feels steady, however hard everyone works. That's the work I do. I run a funded Senior Attendance & Leadership Resilience Check for headteachers and trust leaders in complex s
When Mainstream School Isn’t Working | Hugh Viney (opens the original)
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What happens when a young person wants to learn — but the traditional school environment simply isn't working for them? In this episode of Headship After Hours , Paul Collin is joined by Hugh Viney, founder and CEO of Minerva Virtual Academy (MVA) , to explore online and hybrid education, school attendance, SEND, emotionally based school avoidance and what happens when we begin designing education around the needs of the child. Hugh shares the story behind Minerva Virtual Academy and why growing
How Great Headteachers Build School Culture (opens the original)
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What really changes a school? After more than 26 years in education , including 10 years as a headteacher , Paul Collin reflects on the leadership lessons that shaped his career and why sustainable school improvement always begins with people. Most heads aren't short on effort when it comes to attendance. The harder truth: so much of it often rests on one or two people — and when that's the case, it never feels steady, however hard everyone works. That's the work I do. I run a funded Senior Atte
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Apple #127 · US
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