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The Principal's Perspective is an insightful series exploring the challenges and triumphs of educational leadership, co-hosted by academic leaders and Westbourne Grammar School Principal Adrian Camm and Associate Principal Teagan Collins.
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The Executive/EA Partnership Unpacked - Part Two (opens the original)
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The first conversation with Westbourne Grammar EA Danni Archer changed how a lot of people think about the Executive Assistant role. This one gets into the mechanics of how her partnership with the principal operates day to day. In this episode of The Principal's Perspective, Dr Adrian Camm and Danni move past the big ideas and into the specifics - inbox systems, calendar politics, communication drafting, interpersonal tension, and the emotional labour that comes with a role at the centre of a c
The Relationships Behind the Numbers (opens the original)
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What does it really look like when the principal and director of business get their relationship right? In this episode, Dr Adrian Camm and Nicole Lockwood, Director of Business at Westbourne Grammar School, go behind the scenes on one of school leadership's most important, and underexplored, partnerships. Nicole shares the reality of a portfolio that spans finance, ICT, capital works, property, risk, compliance, and board governance, and explains why physical proximity to the principal's office
The Executive Assistant Your Secret Weapon (opens the original)
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What if your Executive Assistant was also your chief of staff, your communications lead, your culture guardian, and your coaching partner? In this episode, Dr Adrian Camm and his EA Danni Archer explore the rapidly evolving world of the executive assistant role in schools. Drawing on Danni's experience across corporate giants like Australia Post and Cotton On, they unpack the partnership they've built at Westbourne - the trust, the tension, the watershed moments, and the professional growth that
The Secret Society of Motherhood (opens the original)
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What does it really cost to have it all? This week on The Principal's Perspective, Dr Adrian Camm and Teagan Collins sit down for one of their most personal and candid conversations yet - exploring the reality of women in school leadership who are also navigating motherhood, identity, and the weight of modern expectations. With Teagan weeks away from her second maternity leave, this episode draws on lived experience to surface the tensions that rarely make it into leadership discussions. Highlig
The Currency of Leadership (opens the original)
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What's the real cost of that decision? This week on The Principal's Perspective, Dr Adrian Camm and Teagan Collins explore leadership capital - the invisible resource that underpins every decision a school leader makes, from their first 90 days to navigating crisis and establishing long-term community trust. Drawing on their own shared leadership experience, Adrian and Teagan talk through real moments where capital was spent too soon, feedback that didn't land because the relationship wasn't the
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