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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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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Episode 89

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
Episode 88

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

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

Episode 86
Jo Duncan, Headmistress of Wycombe Abbey, on the importance of all-girls' education
Episode 85
Jo Duncan, Headmistress of Wycombe Abbey, on the importance of all-girls' education
Episode 85

Episode 85
Gareth Parker-Jones, Head Master of Rugby School, on how adults' 'safetyism' is harming our kids
Episode 83
Gareth Parker-Jones, Head Master of Rugby School, on how adults' 'safetyism' is harming our kids
Episode 83

Episode 83
Matthew Shanks, CEO of Education South West, on why young people should be judged at 25, not 16
Episode 82
Matthew Shanks, CEO of Education South West, on why young people should be judged at 25, not 16
Episode 82

Episode 82
Peter Hyman, ex-senior advisor to Keir Starmer and founder of School 21, on what politicians and teachers can learn from one another
Episode 81
Peter Hyman, ex-senior advisor to Keir Starmer and founder of School 21, on what politicians and teachers can learn from one another
Episode 81

Episode 81
Simon Henderson, Head Master of Eton College, on balancing tradition and modernity at the near 600-year-old school
Episode 80
Simon Henderson, Head Master of Eton College, on balancing tradition and modernity at the near 600-year-old school
Episode 80

Episode 80
Jade Bowler, bestselling author and social media superstar, on the future of learning and inspiring her 1m followers
Episode 79
Jade Bowler, bestselling author and social media superstar, on the future of learning and inspiring her 1m followers
Episode 79

Episode 79
Robert Tomalin, Principal of OIS Lisbon, on Portugal's booming international school scene
Episode 78
Robert Tomalin, Principal of OIS Lisbon, on Portugal's booming international school scene
Episode 78

Episode 78
Matt Horvat, Head of the American School in London, on navigating the differences between a British and US education
Episode 77
Matt Horvat, Head of the American School in London, on navigating the differences between a British and US education
Episode 77

Episode 77
Jenny Anderson, co-author of The Disengaged Teen, on why teens are switching off and what parents can do
Episode 76
Jenny Anderson, co-author of The Disengaged Teen, on why teens are switching off and what parents can do
Episode 76

Episode 76
Sir Anthony Seldon on humanity, the looming AI crisis and what makes our Prime Ministers do behind closed doors
Episode 75
Sir Anthony Seldon on humanity, the looming AI crisis and what makes our Prime Ministers do behind closed doors
Episode 75

Episode 75
Jane Lunnon, head of Alleyn's School, on AI, the independent sector and how our children are too polarised
Episode 74
Jane Lunnon, head of Alleyn's School, on AI, the independent sector and how our children are too polarised
Episode 74
Episode 74
Steve Marshall-Taylor, Headmaster of Brighton College, on leading one of the UK's most expensive schools
Episode 73
Steve Marshall-Taylor, Headmaster of Brighton College, on leading one of the UK's most expensive schools
Episode 73

Episode 73
Naheed Bardai, Principal of UWC Atlantic, on educating royals and refugees in an 12th century castle
Episode 72
Naheed Bardai, Principal of UWC Atlantic, on educating royals and refugees in an 12th century castle
Episode 72

Episode 72
BJ Fogg PhD, behavioural doyen and author of Tiny Habits, on why emotion, not repetition, creates lasting change
Episode 71
BJ Fogg PhD, behavioural doyen and author of Tiny Habits, on why emotion, not repetition, creates lasting change
Episode 71

Episode 71
Brett Wigdortz OBE, founder of Teach First, on building a movement that changed education in the UK
Episode 70
Brett Wigdortz OBE, founder of Teach First, on building a movement that changed education in the UK
Episode 70

Episode 70
Alison Derbyshire, Head of Dulwich College Seoul, on balancing rigour and wellbeing in Korea's high-pressure education system
Episode 69
Alison Derbyshire, Head of Dulwich College Seoul, on balancing rigour and wellbeing in Korea's high-pressure education system
Episode 69

Episode 69
Dr Neil Hampton, CEO of Rugby Schools Group, on taking the school's 450-year-old legacy across the globe
Episode 68
Dr Neil Hampton, CEO of Rugby Schools Group, on taking the school's 450-year-old legacy across the globe
Episode 68

Episode 68
Rachel Bailey, Headmistress of Benenden School, on the virtues of an all-girls education
Episode 67
Rachel Bailey, Headmistress of Benenden School, on the virtues of an all-girls education
Episode 67

Episode 67
Grant Ferguson, Director of Verbier International School, on balancing academics and outdoor exploration at a mountain school
Episode 66
Grant Ferguson, Director of Verbier International School, on balancing academics and outdoor exploration at a mountain school
Episode 66

Episode 66
Will Campbell, Founding Head of Franklin School in New Jersey, on offering a $60k education for half the price
Episode 65
Will Campbell, Founding Head of Franklin School in New Jersey, on offering a $60k education for half the price
Episode 65

Episode 65