The School Leadership Podcast

James Bowen

Booking Overview

An interview-led education podcast focused on school leadership, learning, and challenges facing education professionals, with external guests typically drawn from educational leadership, charities, and specialist practice. Credible pitches include school leadership authors, education researchers, inclusion and belonging specialists, and experts in leader wellbeing or professional support; booking difficulty is medium because guests generally need relevant sector authority and practical expertise.

Metrics

Episodes: 97

Frequency: Monthly

Rating: 4.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: <1k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: United Kingdom

YouTube: 482 subscribers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

commsnaht@naht.org.uk

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Host

James Bowen - Assistant general secretary at the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT), representing and supporting school leaders.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Education leaders, school leadership practitioners, charity or programme directors, authors, and specialist experts with demonstrable experience addressing practical challenges in schools.

Required Achievements:

Published books on education or school leadership, Leadership roles in schools or education-focused organizations, Development or delivery of specialist professional programmes, Recognized expertise in inclusion, wellbeing, or educational practice

Recent Guest Discussions

Faye McGuinness - Professional Supervision, School Leader Wellbeing, Safeguarding Concerns, Difficult Relationships, Workload, Finances, And Inspections.

Hannah Wilson - Belonging In Schools, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion And Belonging, Inclusive Leadership, Staff Communication, Allyship, And Advocacy.

Joanna Povall - Kind Leadership, Honesty, Feedback, Trust, Team Development, Empathy, And Inclusive School Culture.

Recent Topics

School Leadership, Education, Inclusive Leadership, Teacher Wellbeing, Learning

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

The School Leadership Podcast

Improving outcomes for white working-class pupils

September 08, 2026

This summer, an independent inquiry into white working-class education outcomes concluded that underachievement is driven not by low aspirations or individual failings, but by a complex set of systemic challenges. These include lower levels of belonging, higher rates of absence and too few clear pathways into further study, training and employment.The findings were based on polling exploring how different groups of young people and parents experience education across England, and focus groups...

Professional supervision for school leaders

July 21, 2026

What is professional supervision, and why are more school leaders turning to it for support?In this episode in NAHT’s podcast series, James Bowen, NAHT assistant general secretary, speaks to Faye McGuinness, director of programmes at Education Support, about the role of professional supervision and the charity’s programme for school leaders.They discuss the challenges school leaders bring to supervision sessions, from safeguarding concerns and difficult relationships to workload, school finan...

Cultivating a culture of belonging in schools

June 18, 2026

What does a culture of belonging really look like in schools – and where should leaders begin? In this episode of NAHT’s School Leadership Podcast, we’re joined by Hannah Wilson, founder of Belonging Effect and a leading voice in diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB). From ensuring adults’ experiences align with what we want for pupils to rethinking how schools communicate with their staff, this conversation offers practical insights and honest reflection for school leaders. Hann...

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