Best Northern Arch Learning Partnership Podcasts (2025)

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Ep 5 - Designing a curriculum that is rich and ambitious, with Mary Myatt 32:20

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12d ago32:20

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In this episode I sat down with the wonderful Mary Myatt to talk about designing a curriculum that is rich and ambitious. Mary is a leading thinker in curriculum design, intent, and implementation. With extensive experience working with schools, leadership teams, and policy makers, Mary has dedicated her career to ensuring that education is both ri…

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Ep 4 - Getting students 'bothered' about their learning, with Hywel Roberts 46:22

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In this episode I spoke to Hywel Roberts about how we can get students bothered about their learning and get them invested in what we're teaching them. Hywel has a background in drama and creative pedagogy and has spent years helping teachers bring the curriculum to life through storytelling, imagination, and what he calls ‘botheredness’ - the art …

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Ep 3 - Talent, teamwork and leadership: Coaching strategies for school leaders with Graeme Murty 56:48

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This episode is the 2nd of a special 2-part interview with Graeme Murty. Graeme is a former Premier league footballer and current Sunderland Under 21s manager. In this episode we’re going to shift our focus from developing young performers to developing adults, and from nurturing talent on the pitch to building high-performing teams off it. Graeme’…

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Ep 2 - Lessons from the dugout: Insights from elite coaching to transform classroom practice with Graeme Murty 58:12

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In this episode I sat down with former Premier League footballer and current Sunderland Under 21s manager Graeme Murty to explore the parallels between elite coaching and teaching, and how educators can apply these principles to their own classroom practice. We discussed the following: How do you cultivate a high-performance culture within a footba…

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Ep 1 - Partnerships, polycultures and mission command, with Tim Fisher 34:11

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In our very first episode I sit down with our CEO at Northern Arch Learning Partnership, Tim Fisher. We discuss the vision behind our partnership and what helped shape this; how the specific makeup of our trust makes us different from others; and why our commitment to the development of people is key to our success.…