EPISODE · May 21, 2025 · 1H 36M
Episode 2: Alice Jury
from Heavy is the English Head · host eminamclean
Alice Jury is a Learning Specialist at Canadian Lead Primary school in Ballarat. Alice has been teaching for 12 years, all of this time spent at Canadian Lead. Alice began her leadership journey in 2016 through the Primary Maths and Science Specialist initiative. Alice moved into the Learning Specialist role in 2019. Alice has taught across many year levels and has spent time out of the classroom running a rigorous Tutoring program. This year Alice shares a Year 1/ 2 classroom. She teaches for fourteen hours a week. In the other time Alice coordinates the Tutoring program and takes some Tier 3 groups. Alice leads whole school curriculum development and supports teachers through a coaching model to improve their pedagogy, curriculum knowledge and teaching practice. Alice’s passion is teaching and learning, the nitty gritty of curriculum and making the most of every school minute. Show Notes Adam Robbins - Middle Leadership Mastery Brene Brown - Dare to Lead Simon Sinek - Leaders Eat Last Simon Sinek - Start with Why Stuart Lock (Ed) - The researchED Guide to Leadership Simon Sinek’s The Golden Circle Education Endowment Foundation – A School’s Guide to Implementation AERO – Insights into Implementation Confucius: "By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest." Phonics Plus scope and sequence and lesson plans Doug Lemov - Teach Like a Champion John Hollingsworth and Sylvia Ybarra - Explicit Direct Instruction: The Power of the Well-Crafted Well-Taught Lesson LETRS training Bronwyn Ryrie Jones – Responsive Teaching Lyn Stone - Spelling for Life Peggy Lego Handwriting Program Sounds-Write phonics programme This episode was produced by Jonathan Rav.
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