Noble Conversations:

In this podcast you will hear inspirational Mick Waters talk about what really matters in Education.  Mick is in great demand as a speaker at conferences.  He spends a lot of his time directly helping school think about their curriculum.   A former head teacher, Mick Waters works closely with teachers and leaders in schools, MATs and local authorities in the UK, to support the development of teach...

Thomas Nielsen,  is an Associate Professor at the University of Canberra, Australia.  Born in Denmark Thomas brings to this podcast his deep humanity and scholarly understanding about how to create a meaningful life.   He has served in several of the Australian Government's values and wellbeing education projects across Australia. His publications have been peer reviewed and published by high...

In this revealing Noble Conversation, Fabienne Vailes talks openly about her personal journey and the development of her views about life and education. Fabienne is a parent, educator, and someone who could no longer ignore what wasn’t working in education. First and foremost, she's a mother of two teenage boys. Like many parents, her journey hasn’t been straightforward. It has involved quest...

There is a small and select band of educational professionals in the UK who have not only had their achievements recognised in the New Year’s Honours List, but who are also able to inspire others with their outstanding knowledge, passion and enthusiasm – Sir John Jones is one. Knighted in 2003 for his services to education, Sir John worked most of his professional life in challenging schools acros...

Mika Vanhanen – Ambassador of Knowledge, Peace builder and Founder of Peace Circle® inspires Neil Hawkes during this heartfelt conversation. Mika Vanhanen is a Finnish educator, peace builder and leader in human-centred transition work.  For over 30 years, he's worked across schools, municipalities, civil society, business and global networks to understand how real change happens — and why it...

  In this Noble Conversation Neil talks with Marneta Viegas (Netti) who calls herself the Queen of Creativity.  She is the creative genius behind Relax Kids, which she founded a decade after running her clowning business in the 90s. Netti says: " I had no idea when I came up with the idea of relaxing children that it would be so mainstream and so vital. Creativity is the driving force in my l...

Inspirational Floyd Woodrow has a CV that includes military leader, head of counter terrorism in the SAS, director, consultant, and negotiator, it’s fair to say that Floyd is a real leader who will hold you spell bound with his dynamic personality. Floyd began his career as a soldier in the Parachute Regiment, spending four years with the 1st Battalion before being one of the youngest ever individ...

In this engaging podcast, Neil is delighted to be in conversation with Professor Craig Shealy.  Craig's transformational research has so many practical outcomes, especially helping us to understand ourselves and how we form our identity.. Craig is Executive Director of the nonprofit and nonpartisan International Beliefs and Values Institute or IBAVI, a Nehru Chair Professor in the Department...

Dr Gladson Chikwa is an experienced education professional who has worked in Higher Education for more than 15 years. In this personal reflection he gives us insights into his growing up in Zimbabwe and his academic journey to the UK. Gladson led institutional learning and teaching enhancement projects in different Higher Education Institutions in China, Oman and the UK. He proudly holds Fellow st...

In this enlightening podcast Neil is in conversation with Professor Terry Lovat who lives in Australia.  Neil first got to know Terry when he was a Headteacher running the first explicitly Values-based state school in the UK.  Terry was looking for examples of excellent practice in Values Education, which he was researching in Australia.  In 2010 he published an incredible large-scale piece of res...

In this amazing podcast Tim Amaral will challenge you to think about how we should relate to young people in the education system. Shame is OUT and self-worth is IN! Tim is an award-winning adult educator and teacher trainer from Salinas, USA. He specialises in the teaching and application of trauma-informed practices, social-emotional skills and needs-based responsiveness, for use in the classroo...

I think you will gain so much about how you can give voice to your values by listening to MARY C. GENTILE, Ph. D having a Noble Conversation with me. Mary is the creator and director of Giving Voice to Values, and consults on management education and values-driven leadership for academic, business, government and non-governmental organisations. She served as Richard M. Waitzer Bicentennial Profess...

In this transformational podcast, Joanna inspires us to embrace Self-leadership , based on the theory of Internal Family Systems (IFS) , in schools and other settings. Joanna gives us lots of practical ideas and takes us through a PAUSE experience which will fascinate you.  After working with leadership in schools and organizations for over 15 years, Joanna recognized that many programs and initia...

In this incredible episode you will hear from Ruth Crick, one of the world's leading thinkers on learning power.  In schools, businesses and indeed all settings we need to discover our learning power, which then drives our ability to develop the human intelligences needed in a possible future dominated by AI.  This is truly revolutionary thinking which is helping to transform what and how you...

This is a podcast you will share with your friends and colleagues. This is because you will be uplifted and inspired by Gavin McCormack, co-founder of Upschool.co, a platform that inspires children to develop real-world skills and take action that creates genuine impact. With more than 25 years of experience in education – including a decade as a trained Montessori teacher – Gavin has taught in cl...

In this inspiring and life-enhancing episode you will hear about the visionary mission of Paul Barnett. He is strategy and systems thinker, passionately advocating for a far more enlightened approach to enterprise, in business and all other sectors, to confront the pressing global crises of our era. He has founded an international collective of scholars and seasoned professionals across a wide arr...

Richard Dunne is inspiring!  He is someone who is making a huge contribution in the world of education.  He founded The Harmony Project after developing the Harmony approach to learning in his previous role as Headteacher.   This approach brings together subject-specific skills and knowledge around projects or enquiries of learning that take learning beyond the classroom and apply it to the real w...

You will love listening to Dr Ann Marie Mealey who is a very engaging person with an infectious positivity.  She is known as an eminent ethicist at Leeds Trinity University in the UK.   Ann Marie has occupied multiple teaching and leadership roles at Leeds Trinity University for a total of 19 years in the UK.  She is known for her leadership and scholarship in ethics and recognised nationally (thr...

Dr Mark Williams This is a life enhancing podcast with Mark who has worked with thousands of students, teachers, health professionals, and leaders keen to understand how their brain works, how to perform optimally and maintain a healthy brain. He says: “I regularly run programs on the neuroscience of learning, the neuroscience of emotions, how to hack your habits, how our brains create our reality...

Richard C. Schwartz, Ph. D. - The Founder of Internal Family Systems (IFS) method of Psychotherapy This inspirational Noble Conversation could change your life, as it features Richard Schwartz the creator of IFS, which is used by psychotherapists worldwide. Dick developed Internal Family Systems (IFS) in response to clients’ descriptions of various parts within themselves. He focused on the relati...

Neil Hawkes first met Andrei when he was 21. He had travelled to listen to Neil give a presentation in the UK.  Andrei has an incredible life story and has a passion, fuelled by curiosity, to use his amazing talents to help others and benefit the world.  Now he is 26, several degrees behind him, a former Fulbright scholar at Harvard and now a PhD.  He speaks several languages fluently, has incredi...

You will love this podcast with Dr Vikki Barnes , who is on a mission to increase global happiness. As a Doctor of clinical psychology, happiness & wellbeing consultant, positive psychologist, international speaker, author and adventurer. She will inspire you  to nurture your own happiness . In 2018 , Vikki was asked to work in the British Virgin Islands with Sir Richard Branson , to set up a...