Involve Education

Talking Head Podcast with Ross Garrod

Education EN ↓ 3 episodes

School leaders sharing what actually works. Ross talks with head teachers tackling real challenges - poverty gaps, staff retention, technology integration, future-ready curricula, and cultural transformation. No corporate speak, just honest conversations about innovation in education. For heads and senior leaders who want to learn from peers doing the work.🔔 Subscribe for weekly episodes and turn on notifications so you never miss a conversation. Hosted by Ross Garrod, Founder of Involve Education🔗 InvolveEducation.com

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3. 600 Students See The Sea For The First Time 09.12.2025 44:36

What does it really take to transform a school where hundreds of students have never seen the sea? In this episode of Talking Head, host Ross Garrod speaks with Natasha Whiles , Executive Principal at Tove Learning Trust — the leader who arrived at Grace Academy and within three weeks had 600 children on coaches to Blackpool Beach. Despite serving one of the UK's most deprived communities, Nat...

2. Building A School For Jobs That Don't Exist Yet 02.12.2025 47:04

What does it really take to prepare students for a workforce that doesn't exist yet? In this episode of Talking Head, host Ross Garrod speaks with Alex Pett , leader of Logic Studio School — a 14 to 19 business and IT specialist school in Feltham with a sixth form four times larger than their year 11 cohort. Despite serving students who don't traditionally thrive in conventional education,...

1. 'A Transformative Experience' | Michelle Obama on EGA School 02.12.2025 40:33

What does it really take to help every student thrive? In this episode of Talking Head, host Ross Garrod speaks with Sarah Beagley , headteacher of Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School (EGA) in Islington — a London school that Michelle Obama visited twice and described as "a transformative experience for me as First Lady." Despite serving one of the UK's most disadvantaged communities,...