Shona Vallance is a founding member of staff at Trinity Academy St Edward’s. Hailing from Barnsley,

Shona shares her journey of helping to build an outstanding school in her hometown, reflecting on the leadership lessons she’s learned along the way and the passion that drives her professional curiosity.

We’re joined by Gemma Mitchell, Director of HR at Trinity Multi-Academy Trust. Gemma offers a fascinating look into the world of human resources, exploring how the profession supports leaders at every level of education and how to progress within HR.

She’s a fantastic guest, and you’ll hear her explain why becoming an expert in your role is essential before taking the next step.

Welcome to this week's episode. Today, we hear from Tom Taylor, principal at Trinity Academy Bradford, who takes on a journey through his career from being an early career teacher to leading a turnaround school.

We hear his advice on the importance of character and meaning what you say. He also shares insights into how he has managed different steps in his career and the importance of having a strong network.

To open season three, we were delighted to be joined by Lisa McIntosh. Lisa has an incredible story of leadership in many different contexts.

As an athlete, she was the last person to lead a Great Britain rugby league team to a series win over Australia; whilst in education, Lisa has worked with some of Wakefield's most vulnerable young people for more than 20 years.

Lisa has seen so much over her career and is the very deserving winner of a Pearson Teaching Award.

Welcome to the final episode of season 2. In this week's special season review our presenters reflect on their favorite interview, We explore some of the key themes to emerge from this season including; building a successful team, the importance of mission alignment and celebrating longevity within teaching and education.

A special thank you to all who have taken the time to share their journeys and take part in this season.

Join us as we look back on some of these key moments from season 2

Welcome to this week's episode. Today, we hear from Rob Marsh as he shares his career progression - from senior leadership to becoming an executive principal.

We explore the importance of teamwork, the value of culture, and the need to truly understand and support young people with the daily challenges they face.

Rob also shares his three key pieces of career advice and highlights the importance of becoming an expert in your field.

In the final round of the book title challenge, we have our final scores for this season.

In this episode, we sit down with Nikki as she unpacks her inspiring journey as an assistant principal. Nikki shares advice for new teachers and emphasizes the importance of knowing who you are—and equally, who you're not.

Nikki talks about her passion for continual improvement within the classroom and emphasizes the importance in the culture of supporting each other within the Trust.

With the book title challenge nearing completion can Elaine or Mike stop Alex this week from securing another win?

In this week's episode, Sue takes us through her early career journey as a curriculum leader and head of year. We hear about her time in pastoral support and her belief in the importance of pastoral support within education. We also hear about her passion for training the next generation of teachers and the importance of supporting trainee teachers.

In the book title challenge this week, after Mike's victory last week will Elaine stop Alex from making it 5 wins? Join us this week as we find out.