Adopting a Positive and Nurturing Approach to Improving Staff Wellbeing with David Kolpak | Episode 10
In the 10th episode of the Well-Led Schools podcast I am joined by school principal and Positive Psychology advocate David Kolpak. Leading a school culture where both staff and student wellbeing is front and centre requires strong leadership capability, the relevant personal attributes and emotional intelligence. David encompasses these very ...
What It Really Takes To Inspire Meaningful Change Within Workplaces And Schools with Brendon Baker | Episode 9
In this episode of the Well-Led School podcast, I am joined by change leadership expert and author of the book Valuable Change, Brendon Baker. We discuss what it really takes to inspire and create meaningful change within workplaces and schools and how simple mindset shifts, like how we define success, ...
The Six Proven Steps To Improved Staff Wellbeing and Culture at Your School with Adrienne Hornby | Episode 8
Social events, morning teas and the one-off wellbeing workshop can only do so much to improve staff wellbeing and school culture. While they’re well-intentioned, these initiatives only target the very surface of the daily challenges school staff face. We need to take a deeper look at the underlying and systemic ...
The Guiding Principles For Leading Your School With Wellbeing in Mind with Corey Tavella | Episode 7
In this episode of the Well-Led Schools podcast I am joined by Corey Tavella, Principal of Thomas More College in South Australia where, together, we’ll be exploring the guiding principles of ‘Well-Led’ schools. When adopted and applied, these principles can help schools to “lead with wellbeing in mind,” begin to ...
An Integrative Approach to Addressing Staff Wellbeing in Schools: Introducing the PERMA(H) Model with Adrienne Hornby | Episode 6
Whether staff are constantly calling in sick, struggling to bounce back post-pandemic or you are experiencing pushback on new ideas, the pressure of an increasing workload and challenging students can stop progress in its tracks. What we need in schools is an approach that plans for and considers the multiple ...
Improve Staff Wellbeing and School Culture With Your Vision with Kate Greeney | Episode 5
You can‘t expect changes to magically happen without a clear vision and an action plan. In episode 5 of the Well-Led Schools podcast I delve into why having a vision is a foundational step in creating a school culture that prioritises wellbeing. If there is no bigger picture vision for ...
The Influential Power of a Leader’s Wellbeing on Staff and Students | Episode 4
A culture of wellbeing starts at the top. It’s impossible to resolve staff wellbeing woes if the leaders in a school are experiencing chronic and unmanaged stress or burnout. The state of leader wellbeing can go on to impact the wellbeing and performance of both staff and students. So, when ...
10 Steps To Meaningfully Improve Staff Wellbeing and School Culture in 2023 | Episode 3
In episode 3 of the Well-Led Schools podcast I am joined, once again, by Rob Lans - school principal and expert on leading our schools with wellbeing in mind. As we begin a new school year here in Australia, many schools will be focusing on ways to improve staff wellbeing ...
How a Systemised Focus On Student Behaviour Management Can Improve the Wellbeing of School Staff With Rob Lans | Episode 2
In episode 2 of the Well-Led Schools podcast, school wellbeing consultant, Adrienne Hornby is joined by school principal, Rob Lans for a lively chat surrounding the relationship between student behaviour management and staff and student wellbeing. With many staff across schools reporting student behaviour as one of their top stressors, ...
