Emma reflects on grief and how schools cope with tragic news and support the family and the wider community.
Frank then considers the events in Harehills last night as well reveals that the chat has seen 26% increase in views, 24% length of watching and 10% increase in subscribers in the past year. This is the last chat of the academic year.
We are back on 6th September and have guests lined up well into 2025. Thank you for your support and encouragement. Oh, the chat with Emma is great cos she’s a fascinating individual – Enjoy!
Frank Norris and Stan Johnson have been friends since 1995. Both have had successful and lengthy careers in education. Frank was a very senior HMI with Ofsted for 11 years and was CEO of the Coop Academies Trust for 6 years.
Stan was seconded to Ofsted for a year and then returned to headship before working as a senior adviser with Lancashire LA. He has latterly led a successful education consultancy in the North West. Prior to Covid-19 the two colleagues would meet in Manchester for a pint or two but the pandemic put an end to that.
On 1 May 2020, they recorded their first video chat as a way of recording their emotions and reactions to the pandemic. After putting the video on Youtube as a safe place to store their discussions they realised that some followers began to appear and were interested in their leadership perspectives. Now, with over 170 weekly episodes and usually an eminent guest joining them, they have a growing and increasingly influential following.
