If you follow these weekly chats you will know that Stan is a big advocate of supervision support.
The chat enables Lisa to explain how supervision is offered and also how it has helped to support personal growth and development. She explains how her team of around 40 participated in a training session this week and why it is vital that they feel positive and motivated.
Stan considers how frustrating some companies are in trying to deal with a simple problem and Frank reflects on his most recent keynote where the conversation tackled the competition and collaborations conundrum between schools.
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.
