Episodes

  • Supporting Twice-Exceptional and Vulnerable Students to Thrive with Aimy McAninly

    Supporting Twice-Exceptional and Vulnerable Students to Thrive with Aimy McAninly
    Mar 15 2021
    This week on exceptional education we are joined by Aimy McAninly. Aimy is an outstanding educator who has been working in Alternative Learning Schools and with the Department of Education implementing their Respectful Relationships initiative. Today she speaks with us about how to best support vulnerable students; including using your own vulnerability to build relationships and empowering students to explore their passions. She also discusses her new venture in helping to set up the Tombolo Academy, a school that supports Twice-Exceptional students to thrive socially, emotionally and academically. We cherish your feedback on the show and would love to hear from you. If you would like to weigh in on an episode; whether it being a guest yourself or what you would like to hear about, please send an email through to: au@anzuk.education
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    38 mins
  • The Rewards of Working in Special Needs with Will Yates

    The Rewards of Working in Special Needs with Will Yates
    Feb 9 2021
    Welcome back to exceptional education! We're back after a short break and we're pumped to bring you season two of the podcast. This season we're focusing on Special Education Needs settings or SEN. We'll be bringing you exceptional educators from the SEN field to discuss why they're so passionate about their work. Our first guest for the season is the incredible Will Yates, a former Education Support and SEN Consultant with anzuk. Will began his SEN journey while living abroad in the UK and turned his passion into a career in SEN recruitment. He is now combining his love of fitness and helping others by studying to become a personal trainer for those with special needs. Will's passion is infectious, we know that you'll be inspired by this episode! We cherish your feedback on the show and would love to hear from you. If you would like to weigh in on an episode; whether it being a guest yourself or what you would like to hear about, please send an email through to: au@anzuk.education
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    29 mins
  • Cyber Safety for Students with Sam Macaulay

    Cyber Safety for Students with Sam Macaulay
    Nov 25 2020
    We're so excited to bring you this week's episode of exceptional.education. Sam Macaulay from the Cyber Safety Project joins us to discuss his career as a teacher and all things cyber safety. Sam started his career as an exceptional teacher, teaching at both Laburnum and Old Orchard Primary School, but a terrifying online incident with one of his students sparked a passion to educate both students and parents on cyber safety. He co-founded the Cyber Safety Project, with a mission to empower every young Australian to self manage their digital safety and wellbeing ​through proactive education. We love this chat with Sam and think that you will too! If you would like any more information on the incredible Cyber Safety Project, check out their website at: https://www.cybersafetyproject.com.au/ or get in contact with them: info@cybersafetyproject.com.au We cherish your feedback on the show and would love to hear from you. If you would like to weigh in on an episode; whether it being a guest yourself or what you would like to hear about, please send an email through to: au@anzuk.education
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    44 mins
  • From CRT to Assistant Principal - In Conversation with Andrew Wood

    From CRT to Assistant Principal - In Conversation with Andrew Wood
    Nov 11 2020
    We're thrilled to have Andrew Wood as our in conversation guest this week on exceptional.education. Andrew is currently the AP at Auburn Primary School and shares his incredible journey with us today. From starting a teaching apprenticeship at the age of 18 in his home country of New Zealand, to working as a casual relief teacher in Melbourne, to now working as the AP at Auburn Primary, Andrew has some really fascinating insights into what makes a good teacher and leader. He is also passionate about Indigenous education, having utilised his upbringing in Maori culture to bring a Maori perspective to the classes he taught while in NZ. We love this chat with Andrew and hope that you do too! We cherish your feedback on the show and would love to hear from you. If you would like to weigh in on an episode; whether it being a guest yourself or what you would like to hear about, please send an email through to: au@anzuk.education
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    50 mins
  • Become an Exceptional Education Leader

    Become an Exceptional Education Leader
    Oct 28 2020
    We're back with episode 7 of exceptional.education! This week we're joined by the truly exceptional Brendan Fraser. Brendan is a Senior Executive Consultant with anzuk.education, and today shares his incredible journey in education. He has worked in leadership roles across different schools and provides insight into how being a truly great leader is about helping others succeed. We also discuss Brendan's passion for wellbeing and how he is currently undertaking his Doctorate in Education, specialising in the health and wellbeing of education leaders. We're so lucky to have him at anzuk and we hope you enjoy our chat with him today! We cherish your feedback on the show and would love to hear from you. If you would like to weigh in on an episode; whether it being a guest yourself or what you would like to hear about, please send an email through to: au@anzuk.education
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    46 mins
  • How to Develop Rapport with Students

    How to Develop Rapport with Students
    Oct 11 2020
    This week's episode delves into the art of relationship building with students. We're joined by the exceptional Meg, head of year 7 at an all girl's school in Melbourne. She discusses the importance of developing rapport with each of her students and how it helps all areas of the student's wellbeing and learning outcomes. It's the simple things, like remembering each student's name, caring about their personal issues and being a friendly face that helps build that mutual respect between student and teacher, setting them up for a successful time in school. We cherish your feedback on the show and would love to hear from you. If you would like to weigh in on an episode; whether it being a guest yourself or what you would like to hear about, please send an email through to: au@anzuk.education
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    36 mins
  • Student Mental Health - Give Every Student a Voice That Is Heard

    Student Mental Health - Give Every Student a Voice That Is Heard
    Sep 27 2020
    Welcome back to exceptional.education, episode 5! This week we have two very special guests. Julian and Ian Fagan are twins from New South Wales who have developed a software set to revolutionise the way we handle student wellbeing and mental health: Skodel. They join me to discuss how Ian's previous mental health issues inspired them to create the software, and how Skodel is aiming strengthen student-teacher relationships through the simple act of checking-in. Their mission is to improve student wellbeing worldwide, and I'm so excited to bring you their story today. For more information on Skodel, check out their website: https://skodel.com/ We cherish your feedback on the show and would love to hear from you. If you would like to weigh in on an episode; whether it being a guest yourself or what you would like to hear about, please send an email through to: au@anzuk.education
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    45 mins
  • Understanding the Complexity of Our World with Geography.

    Understanding the Complexity of Our World with Geography.
    Sep 13 2020
    We have a short episode this week with one very remarkable guest! We're joined by Gareth Evans, an exceptional Geography teacher and year level coordinator at Balwyn High School. Together we talk about Gareth's journey into teaching, as well as why he's so passionate about Geography and discover that the subject is a lot more than just borders, flags and names of countries! We cherish your feedback on the show and would love to hear from you. If you would like to weigh in on an episode; whether it being a guest yourself or what you would like to hear about, please send an email through to: au@anzuk.education
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    29 mins