Issues in Black & White
Issues in Black & White
Lara + Lesley.Speaks
Two English teachers explore the big issues of the day. The education sector affects us all in one way or another; join Lara and Lesley.Speaks as they give their voices to a broad range of ideas and opinions in the education sector and beyond.
Outro
Reflections, what nexts and highlights... Thank you for listening! 
Mar 21, 2021
20 min
Episode 30 - Zeal with Joy
This week, Lara and Lesley welcome Joy to discuss teaching and leading with zeal, passion, enthusiasm...whatever you want to call it!
Mar 14, 2021
22 min
Episode 29 - Youthfulness
Youthfulness - the quality of being similar to or typical of young people. This week, Lesley and Lara discuss what it means to 'stay young' and whether youthfulness always equals naivety. 
Feb 21, 2021
14 min
Episode 28 - Womanhood
Womanhood - the qualities considered to be natural to or characteristic of a woman. This week, Lara and Lesley discuss what womanhood means to each of them and why it is such an important quality in the workplace.
Feb 14, 2021
19 min
Episode 27 - Vision
Vision - the ability to think about and plan the future with imagination and wisdom. This week, Lesley and Lara discuss the real meaning of vision - not the corporate buzz word version - and try to get to the bottom of how and why vision is so important in our personal and professional lives.
Feb 7, 2021
23 min
Episode 26 - Unity
Unity - the state of being joined together or in agreement. This week, Lara and Lesley explore why we're better together.
Jan 31, 2021
19 min
Episode 25 - Training with Jo
This week, Lara and Lesley welcome Jo to discuss training and coaching and how to support teachers on their leadership journey.
Jan 24, 2021
23 min
Episode 24 - Spontaneity
Spontaneity - the quality of being natural rather than planned in advance. Lara and Lesley discuss the benefits of being a bit spontaneous...despite not being particularly spontaneous themselves!
Jan 17, 2021
20 min
Episode 23 - Reliability
Reliability - the quality of being trustworthy or of performing well. This week, Lesley and Lara discuss whether reliability really is an important quality and why.
Jan 3, 2021
16 min
Episode 22 - Questioning
Questioning - to feel or express curiosity; raise objections to. Lelsey and Lara discuss the importance of questioning assumptions and questioning the world around us. 
Dec 27, 2020
20 min
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