Education Enclave

Jan 14 2025 14 ep. 49 mins 1

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Education Enclave is a podcast that focuses on excellence in education from F-12.

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Youngest Literacy Consultant Ever? Jess Wallace

Jan 14 2025 39 mins

In this episode I’m joined by Jess Wallace who I’ve worked closely with since 2011. Jess has had some unique influences that have helped shape her into the outstanding educator she is today. For example, working at McDonalds while she was completing her teaching degree, as well as playing bowls from a young age, including representing Victoria which Jess still does. We cover a

Youngest Literacy Master Trainer In Victoria - Bre Boyer

Nov 28 2024 31 mins

In this episode I'm joined by Bre Boyer who I've worked closely with over a number of years at Cobram PS. The main focus of our conversation is on phonics, and the practices that Bre has implemented across the junior school. The school's growth data from Foundation to Year 1 is phenomenal. A big reason for this is the teaching being assessment responsive, i.e. meeting the needs of

Chris Thomas

Jan 31 2024 63 mins

Welcome to another edition of the Education Enclave podcast, where I focus on excellence in education. Today’s guest has had a big influence on my career by encouraging me to pursue the principal role, and was then my mentor when I did in fact become a principal. Chris Thomas is currently an independent consultant, who was previously the Director of Programs at the Queensland Edu

Matt Knight

Nov 09 2023 54 mins

In this latest episode I’m joined by my friend and colleague, Matt Knight. Matt has a super impressive CV, which we dig into by discussing his pathway into teaching, how he ventured into consultancy and everything between. Matt has much to be proud of, but his number one is bringing about significant, sustained school improvement. Cobram PS, the school he led for several years, i

Keay Cobbin - Curriculum

Jul 27 2023 60 mins

In this issue I’m joined once again by Keay Cobbin, who was also my most recent guest on the podcast. There has been lots of positive feedback regarding our first episode together which you can listen to here. There are so many topics that Keay and I could (and often do) discuss, and for this instalment we decided to delve into all things curriculum. We both feel that post-COVID

Keay Cobbin

Jul 13 2023 55 mins

Welcome to another edition of the Education Enclave podcast, where it is my job to unpack excellence in education. In this issue I’m joined by Keay Cobbin who has had a massive influence on me both personally and professionally. After teaching in Victoria for a number of years, Keay and her partner Steve Willy headed over to New York to work as consultants for a decade. On their

Flick Curnow - School Improvement

Mar 02 2023 59 mins

Welcome to another edition of the Education Enclave podcast. This episode has been a long time coming. In this episode I’m joined by Flick Curnow who is the Assistant Principal at Woori Yallock Primary School. In Flick’s career she has witnessed and helped lead the school from rock bottom to sustained excellence as one of the best schools in Victoria. The school hosts numerous

What If Read-Aloud Sustained Children’s Independent Thinking?

Dec 07 2022 31 mins

Welcome to another episode of the Education Enclave podcast. This episode is a discussion of chapter 5 of Debbie Miller’s book, What’s the Best That Could Happen? New Possibilities for Teachers & Readers. While you can listen to this episode as a stand alone, the best experience will be if you’ve read the entire book, as well as listened to the earlier episodes where we d

What If We Owned the Units We Are Asked to Teach?

Nov 28 2022 44 mins

Welcome to another episode of the Education Enclave podcast. This episode is a discussion of chapter 4 of Debbie Miller’s book, What’s the Best That Could Happen? New Possibilities for Teachers & Readers. While you can listen to this episode as a stand alone, the best experience will be if you’ve read the first four chapters, as well as listened to the earlier episodes wh

What If Our Classroom Environment and Routines Offered Choice?

Nov 28 2022 55 mins

Welcome to another episode of the Education Enclave podcast. This episode is a discussion of chapter 3 of Debbie Miller’s book, What’s the Best That Could Happen? New Possibilities for Teachers & Readers. While you can listen to this episode as a stand alone, the best experience will be if you’ve read the first three chapters, as well as listened to the earlier episodes w