Interview - Alex Smith - Head of Year

Alex talks about being head of year, what it takes, what it means and how you do it. My favourite quote of this episode is "And that's one of the interesting things about teaching. You seldom, if ever, know you've made the impact.  But every now and then you get these little moments and they're gold. They're absolute gold. I've had  a number of interactions with students who have graduated, and I had in my classes, you know, sort of 10 years down the track. Last year I actually had a wonderful experience where I bumped into a previous student of mine, and he went out of his way to thank me for how I taught him and how I really resonated with him. And so he gave me some great feedback on the sort of teacher that I was. And, um, yeah, that was, that was amazing. And it's, it's lovely to know that you have had a positive impact on, on the lives of people." https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-smith-506234180