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Heads & Tales is our podcast where we speak to leading educators about their life and career.

From educational business leaders to some of the most history-defining heads, we ask our guests the same seven questions, broaching how mentoring has influenced their career and leaving listeners with valuable advice to carve out a successful career in the education sector.

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Eugene du Toit, Master of Haileybury, on why humanity matters more than ever in a world run by machines
Episode 115
Eugene du Toit, Master of Haileybury, on why humanity matters more than ever in a world run by machines
Episode 115
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Episode 115
Shaun Fenton OBE, Headmaster of Reigate Grammar, on why children should be well-educated, not just well-qualified
Episode 114
Shaun Fenton OBE, Headmaster of Reigate Grammar, on why children should be well-educated, not just well-qualified
Episode 114
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Episode 114
Ramón Javier, Head of George Jackson Academy NYC, on why brotherhood beats competition every time
Episode 113
Ramón Javier, Head of George Jackson Academy NYC, on why brotherhood beats competition every time
Episode 113
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Episode 113
Alex Crossman, former head of the London Academy of Excellence, on how a state school in Newham out-Oxbridged Eton and St Paul's
Episode 112
Alex Crossman, former head of the London Academy of Excellence, on how a state school in Newham out-Oxbridged Eton and St Paul's
Episode 112
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Episode 112
Sally-Anne Huang, High Master of St Paul's School, on why we must push back on the catastrophised picture of educating young men
Episode 111
Sally-Anne Huang, High Master of St Paul's School, on why we must push back on the catastrophised picture of educating young men
Episode 111
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Episode 111
Lord Theodore Agnew, founder of the Inspiration Trust, on the gap between what schools teach and what the next decade demands
Episode 110
Lord Theodore Agnew, founder of the Inspiration Trust, on the gap between what schools teach and what the next decade demands
Episode 110
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Episode 110
Tracy Fedonchik, Head of St Luke's School NYC, on quitting her career in her late 20s to chase something that actually mattered
Episode 109
Tracy Fedonchik, Head of St Luke's School NYC, on quitting her career in her late 20s to chase something that actually mattered
Episode 109
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Episode 109
Dr Carl Ward, Chair of the Foundation for Education Development, on why democracy is bad for long-term education planning
Episode 108
Dr Carl Ward, Chair of the Foundation for Education Development, on why democracy is bad for long-term education planning
Episode 108
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Episode 108
Jennifer Wallace, author of Never Enough and Mattering, on why 'mattering' is the key to achieving highly
Episode 107
Jennifer Wallace, author of Never Enough and Mattering, on why 'mattering' is the key to achieving highly
Episode 107
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Episode 107
Dr. Alex Curtis, Head of Choate Rosemary Hall, on technology, VAR and running JFK's alma mater
Episode 106
Dr. Alex Curtis, Head of Choate Rosemary Hall, on technology, VAR and running JFK's alma mater
Episode 106
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Episode 106
Alastair Chirnside, Warden of St. Edward's Oxford, on his journey from City slicker to the corridors of power at Eton
Episode 105
Alastair Chirnside, Warden of St. Edward's Oxford, on his journey from City slicker to the corridors of power at Eton
Episode 105
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Episode 105
Vicky Bingham, Headmistress of NLCS, on teaching girls to own the room without thinking they know everything
Episode 104
Vicky Bingham, Headmistress of NLCS, on teaching girls to own the room without thinking they know everything
Episode 104
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Episode 104
Charlie Burley, founder of The Teacher's Health Coach, on why leaving teaching isn't the silver bullet you think it is
Episode 103
Charlie Burley, founder of The Teacher's Health Coach, on why leaving teaching isn't the silver bullet you think it is
Episode 103
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Episode 103
Jamie Beaton, CEO of Crimson Education, on 25 acceptances, 11 degrees and what actually gets you into a top university
Episode 102
Jamie Beaton, CEO of Crimson Education, on 25 acceptances, 11 degrees and what actually gets you into a top university
Episode 102
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Episode 102
James Hooke, Headmaster of Harrodian, on handwritten CVs, car seats in interviews and growing a school from 60 to over a thousand
Episode 101
James Hooke, Headmaster of Harrodian, on handwritten CVs, car seats in interviews and growing a school from 60 to over a thousand
Episode 101
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Episode 101
Bill Kuhn, Head of Birch Wathen Lenox NYC, on why mollycoddling children is doing lasting damage
Episode 100
Bill Kuhn, Head of Birch Wathen Lenox NYC, on why mollycoddling children is doing lasting damage
Episode 100
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Episode 100
Susannah Hardyman MBE, CEO of Impetus, on why we've never properly acknowledged how we let down young people during COVID
Episode 99
Susannah Hardyman MBE, CEO of Impetus, on why we've never properly acknowledged how we let down young people during COVID
Episode 99
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Episode 99
Dr Melody Lang, EdTech investor, on the difference between AI making you smarter and making you dumber
Episode 98
Dr Melody Lang, EdTech investor, on the difference between AI making you smarter and making you dumber
Episode 98
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Episode 98
Guðmundur Hegner Jónsson, Founding Principal of The Lisboan, on building a school from scratch in a 1905 pasta factory
Episode 97
Guðmundur Hegner Jónsson, Founding Principal of The Lisboan, on building a school from scratch in a 1905 pasta factory
Episode 97
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Episode 97
Toby Seth, Headmaster of Whitgift, on why learning languages makes you more human
Episode 96
Toby Seth, Headmaster of Whitgift, on why learning languages makes you more human
Episode 96
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Episode 96
Jesse Elzinga, Head of Sevenoaks, on building an American-style endowment in the UK
Episode 95
Jesse Elzinga, Head of Sevenoaks, on building an American-style endowment in the UK
Episode 95
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Episode 95
James Monaghan, Founding Principal of GEMS SRI Dubai, on why teacher training hasn't kept pace with technology
Episode 94
James Monaghan, Founding Principal of GEMS SRI Dubai, on why teacher training hasn't kept pace with technology
Episode 94
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Episode 94
Helen Pike, Master of Magdalen College School, on why confidence is the number one trait correlated with success
Episode 93
Helen Pike, Master of Magdalen College School, on why confidence is the number one trait correlated with success
Episode 93
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Episode 93
Richard Jones, Head of Bryanston School, on his journey from renting out camper vans to leading one of the UK's most distinctive schools
Episode 92
Richard Jones, Head of Bryanston School, on his journey from renting out camper vans to leading one of the UK's most distinctive schools
Episode 92
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Episode 92
Henry Faber & Walter Kerr, Oppidan founders, on 10 years of mentoring, mistakes and dads in dressing gowns
Episode 91
Henry Faber & Walter Kerr, Oppidan founders, on 10 years of mentoring, mistakes and dads in dressing gowns
Episode 91
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Episode 91
Dr Mary Ashun, CEO of Ghana International School, on why international schools are failing to prepare children for an African century
Episode 90
Dr Mary Ashun, CEO of Ghana International School, on why international schools are failing to prepare children for an African century
Episode 90
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Episode 90
Dr Kelly Fradin, paediatrician and author, on how overdiagnosing ADHD means we're missing children genuinely in need
Episode 89
Dr Kelly Fradin, paediatrician and author, on how overdiagnosing ADHD means we're missing children genuinely in need
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Episode 89
Dr Michel Khoury, CEO of Eastwood Schools, on his journey from Wall Street to building a global schools empire
Episode 88
Dr Michel Khoury, CEO of Eastwood Schools, on his journey from Wall Street to building a global schools empire
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Episode 88
Erica Corbin, Head of Cathedral School NYC, on how boys and girls are treated differently at New York's elite schools
Episode 87
Erica Corbin, Head of Cathedral School NYC, on how boys and girls are treated differently at New York's elite schools
Episode 87

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Episode 87
Robert Millar, Principal of Shrewsbury Bangkok, on helping students find their voice in a culture of family influence
Episode 86
Robert Millar, Principal of Shrewsbury Bangkok, on helping students find their voice in a culture of family influence
Episode 86

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Episode 86