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Chrysalis Mindset Coaching

6-Day Advanced Leadership Programme in Coaching & EQ and 3-Day Advanced Executive Coaching Programme.

Mindfulness in Action

Innovation Pathway, August 2019

Rhian Milton

Secretariat, Associate Federation

Blog | News | Well-being
Leadership Academy shortlisted in the Investors in People Awards 2022

Leadership Academy shortlisted in the Investors in People Awards 2022 The National Academy for Educa…

Dr Joe Cudd

Associate Federation

Re-imagining Education Attendance in a Post Pandemic World: Online Follow-Up Event

Wednesday 6 November 9:30am-12pm

Leadership Unlocked: Anthony Willoughby

Thursday 17 October 9:30-11:30am

Pontlliw Primary School

Innovation Pathway, December 2021

Ian Gerrard

Associate Federation

Michele Thomas

Stakeholder

Well-being of Educational Leaders Conference

Wednesday 27 November 10am-3:15pm

Huw Powell

Associate Federation

Noel Fitzgerald

Associate Federation

Joanne Cueto

Associate Federation

Place2Be

Innovation Pathway February – July 2020

Richard Monteiro

Associate Federation

Alison Ellis

Associate Federation

Leading Professional Learning
Leading Youth Work

Celebrating Youth Work Week 2023

Leadership Unlocked: Stuart Davies

Leadership Unlocked

Exploring System Leadership: Professor Alma Harris
Leading Professional Learning: Hallmarks in Practice
Autumn Term Review

Autumn Term Review

Leading a Learning Organisation

Leading a Learning Organisation

Impact Leadership in Practice

Recorded Tuesday 25 June 2024

In conversation – Head-To-Head

We had a chat with three headteachers from across Wales to find out why they regularly attend Head-To-Head in this podcast.

Emma Coates

Associate Federation

Simon Roberts

Associate Federation

What is the role of educational leadership in realising the vision of a Wales of vibrant culture and thriving Welsh language?

Cohort 2 Associates Commission

Leadership Unlocked: Professor Alma Harris
Janet Hayward OBE

Chair, Associate Federation

Voices from the Field: Geraldine Foley

Online Well-being Conference 18 January 2023

Leadership Talks with Jeremy Griffiths

Jeremy Griffiths, Heini Thomas, Gayle Shenton and Chloe Thomas

Leadership Unlocked: Dr Simon Breakspear

Dr Breakspear is a Researcher, Advisor and Speaker on Educational Leadership, Policy and Change. He is also Adjunct Senior Lecturer in the School of Education at University of New South Wales.

Leadership Talks… Welsh in Education

Ian Gerrard, Trefor Jones, Karen Wathan

Curriculum Unlocked: Professor Graham Donaldson
More than a “sticking plaster” – Episode 1

Dr Ali Davies, Tegwen Ellis, Ian Gerrard and Mark Powell

More than a “sticking plaster” – Episode 2

Dr Ali Davies, Russell Dwyer, Ian Gerrard and Karen Lawrence

More than a “sticking plaster” – Episode 3

Dr Ali Davies, Ian Gerrard, Dr Chris Lewis, Dr Adrian Neal and Catrin Thomas

Voices from the Field: Cath Hicks

Online Well-being Conference 18 January 2023

Voices from the Field: Jen Davies

Leading from the Middle: Middle Leaders in Wales conference 30 March 2023

ALN Unlocked: Sam Garner
Voices from the Field: Bryony Evett Hackfort

Leading from the Middle: Middle Leaders in Wales conference 30 March 2023

Voices from the Field: Owain Jones

Leading from the Middle: Middle Leaders in Wales conference 30 March 2023

Leadership Talks with Dr Paul Thomas

Dr Paul Thomas, Janet Hayward, Tania Rickard and Gavin Gibbs

Voices from the Field: Matthew O’Brien

Leading from the Middle: Middle Leaders in Wales conference 30 March 2023

Voices from the Field: Rachel Simmonds

Leading from the Middle: Middle Leaders in Wales conference 30 March 2023

The Leadership of Equity
Leadership Talks… Leadership Journeys
Leadership Talks… Leading the Charge: Preventing Youth Homelessness in Schools
Leadership Talks with Larry Shulman

Larry Shulman, Sue Roberts, James Knight and Elaine Sharpling

Leadership Unlocked: Major Marcus Heslop

Major Marcus Heslop is a regular serving officer in the Royal Tank Regiment. Born into a military family, his entire life has been shaped by public service and the army values and standards.

Leadership Talks with Professor Mick Waters

Professor Mick Waters, Paul Keane, Fran Jordan and Ceri Halley

Leadership Unlocked: Michael Fullan

Michael Fullan is the former Dean of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Professor Emeritus of the University of Toronto and is co-leader of the New Pedagogies for Deep Learning global initiative.

Leadership Unlocked: Dr Beatriz Pont

Dr Beatriz Pont, Senior Policy Analyst with the OECD, has worked on education policy reforms and school leadership internationally.

In conversation with Professor Stephen Heppell

Professor Stephen Heppell & current educational leaders in conversation exploring ‘learning has escaped’, ‘well-being first’ and the ‘legacy of the COVID-Kids’.

Leadership Unlocked: Steve Munby

Steve Munby is a self-employed consultant and speaker on leadership and on system reform, working with governments and with groups of schools around the world.

Leadership Unlocked: Professor Mick Waters

Professor Mick Waters has worked at national policy level with the Welsh Government offering advice and support and has been instrumental in the development of the professional standards for teaching and leadership.

Leadership Unlocked: Professor Laura McAllister CBE, FLSW

Laura is Professor of Public Policy and the Governance of Wales at Cardiff University's Wales Governance Centre. Her research centres on Welsh politics, devolution, electoral reform, and gender.

Leadership Unlocked: Professor Stephen Heppell

Stephen was a schoolteacher for more than a decade and has been a professor since 1989. He has worked with governments around the world, international agencies, schools and communities.

In Conversation – The Value of Asymmetric School Weeks

The Value of Asymmetric School Weeks considers the impact of asymmetric arrangements on two schools; Treorchy Comprehensive School and Pembroke Dock Community School.

Leadership Unlocked: Meilyr Rowlands

This episode features Meilyr Rowlands, Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education and Training in Wales.

Head-To-Head

We had a chat with three headteachers from across Wales to find out why they regularly attend Head-To-Head. Join Jeremy Griffiths, Olwen Corben and Clive Williams as they share their experiences and tell us why they think others should attend the sessions.

In Conversation – More than a “sticking plaster”

Dr Ali Davies, Dr Adrian Neal, Damien Beech, Tegwen Ellis and Geraldine Foley

Leadership Unlocked: Benna Waites & Dr Adrian Neal

Benna Waites, Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Joint Head of Psychology, Counselling and Arts Therapies and Dr Adrian Neal, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Head of Well-being for Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.

Leadership Unlocked: Professor Damian Hughes

Professor Damian Hughes is an international speaker and bestselling author who combines his practical and academic background within sport, organisational development and change psychology, to help organisations and teams to create a high performing culture.

Leadership Unlocked: Dai Rees

Dai is an authentic, humanistic, and values driven leader with 22 years of practical experience in senior strategic leadership roles at all levels of the education sector as well as professional sporting environments.

Leadership Unlocked: Cerys Furlong

Cerys Furlong is Chief Executive of Chwarae Teg Wales’s leading economic development agency for women and charity that campaigns for gender equality.

Leadership Unlocked: Professor David Hopkins

Professor David Hopkins, Chair of Educational Leadership at the University of Bolton and Professor Emeritus at the Institute of Education, University College London and the University of Nottingham.

Leadership Unlocked: Dr Paul Thomas

Dr Paul Thomas, Co-Director / Founder, DNA Definitive

Voices from the Field

David Williams (Torfaen Youth Service) & Gayle Shenton (Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Castell-Nedd)

Leadership Talks with Professor Alma Harris

Professor Alma Harris, Trefor Jones, Tim Opie and Helen Ridout

Professor Mererid Hopwood – Leading in Welsh: The Journey to 2050