Principal Steve Harper joins me this week to talk about education from a leadership perspective and how he's working hard to support his staff through challenges such as burnout and teacher wellbeing this year. Check out the Ron Clark Academy to learn more about Steve's values around promoting the experience of schools in order to develop a meaningful curriculum and see Canada's curriculum for an example of a pared-back, condensed curriculum that allows for teacher creativity.Subscribe to hear more real teachers talk about their experiences on Cold Coffee, No Gluesticks, and leave a review! Follow us on Instagram @cold_coffee_no_gluesticks_pod

Joining me this episode is Dom di Yorio, a PE teacher from Sydney's Western suburbs with a huge amount of experience in casual teaching. We chat about his experience of remote learning for the second time, staff and student wellbeing and the importance of extra-curricular experiences that can cultivate relationships and life skills.Subscribe to hear more real teachers talk about their experiences on Cold Coffee, No Gluesticks, and leave a review! Follow us on Instagram @cold_coffee_no_gluesticks_pod

Dr Jo is on the register this week explaining why performing arts are key in teaching relationships and creativity skills and why intelligence is a social construct. It's a long one, so grab a g&t, and get ready to fix the education system with Dr Jo!Subscribe to hear more real teachers talk about their experiences on Cold Coffee, No Gluesticks, and leave a review! Follow us on Instagram @cold_coffee_no_gluesticks_pod

PE teacher Beri Mikulic joins Katey for a chat about the importance of supportive teams, the weight of teacher admin and making sure you can demonstrate proper gymnastics without falling on your face!Give us a rating and, if it made you chuckle, recommend to your teacher friends!

My guest this week is my good friend Courtney Burgess, an experienced Early Years teacher and early years curriculum specialist from Sydney. We chat about why mental health in teaching is all important and how to get the most from your sandpit when teaching space!Subscribe to meet more teachers and recommend to your friends if this ep made you smile.Follow Courtney on Instagram @courtzburgess.