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Staff workload in schools isn't always visible — and even the clearest school improvement priorities can fail when hidden work consumes your team's time and attention. Most heads aren't short on effort when it comes to...
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Headship After Hours
Hosted by Paul Collin · business · EN-GB
About this Podcast:
This podcast is for headteachers, executive heads and trust leaders who want to lead well without losing themselves in the process.I'm Paul Collin, former head and leadership coach. I talk about isolation, pressure, governing bodies, staff dynamics, attendance and the inner work of staying grounded. I also run a funded Senior Attendance & Leadership Resilience Check for heads in complex schools — for when attendance feels fragile and rests on too few people.Apply now → https://atrejwhi.formester.com/f/hwL9GCyin/
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What is Headship After Hours about?
This podcast is for headteachers, executive heads and trust leaders who want to lead well without losing themselves in the process.I'm Paul Collin, former head and leadership coach. I talk about isolation, pressure, governing bodies, staff dynamics, attendance and the inner work of staying grounded.
Who hosts Headship After Hours?
Headship After Hours is hosted by Paul Collin. The show has published 46 episodes to date.
What has Headship After Hours covered recently?
Recent episodes include "The Hidden Workload Problem School Leaders Keep Missing | Shawn Vanderhoven" (23 October 2026, 50 minutes), "Your School Attendance Problem Might Not Be About Attendance" (16 October 2026, 10 minutes), and "What Great Headteachers Refuse to Accept | Dame Alison Peacock" (2 October 2026, 49 minutes).
How often does Headship After Hours publish?
Headship After Hours publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 29 minutes across 46 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Headship After Hours?
Booking probability for Headship After Hours is 31%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Headship After Hours requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Headship After Hours's contact route on record: public web form.
Who should pitch Headship After Hours?
The strongest fits for Headship After Hours are Schools (K-12). Headship After Hours has a business audience.
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Paul Collin hosts Headship After Hours, a business podcast with 46 episodes published.
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Oct 16, 202610 minS1School attendance problems aren't always caused by a lack of motivation. Sometimes they're caused by barriers that build up throughout a pupil's day. In this solo episode of Headship After Hours , Paul Collin introduces...
Oct 2, 202649 minS1What happens when school leaders refuse to put a ceiling on what children can achieve? Most heads aren't short on effort when it comes to attendance. The harder truth: so much of it often rests on one or two people —...
Sep 25, 202612 minS1Does your school genuinely have an attendance system — or does one highly capable person quietly hold the whole thing together? Most heads aren't short on effort when it comes to attendance. The harder truth: so much of...
Sep 18, 202632 minS1What makes a school somewhere people genuinely want to belong — and stay? Most heads aren't short on effort when it comes to attendance. The harder truth: so much of it often rests on one or two people — and when that's...
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Sep 11, 202611 minS1The first 10 days of the school year can reveal an enormous amount about your school culture, leadership and consistency. Most heads aren't short on effort when it comes to attendance. The harder truth: so much of it...
Sep 4, 202638 minS1What if challenging behaviour isn't simply a discipline problem — but a sign that a young person doesn't yet feel safe, connected or regulated enough to learn? Most heads aren't short on effort when it comes to...
Aug 28, 202642 minS1What happens when a young person wants to learn — but the traditional school environment simply isn't working for them? In this episode of Headship After Hours , Paul Collin is joined by Hugh Viney, founder and CEO of...
Episode #40
How Great Headteachers Build School Culture
Aug 21, 20261h 34mS1What really changes a school? After more than 26 years in education , including 10 years as a headteacher , Paul Collin reflects on the leadership lessons that shaped his career and why sustainable school improvement...
Episode #39
The Part of Headship Nobody Prepares You For
Aug 14, 202611 minS1Nobody prepares you for the emotional switching required in headship. Most heads aren't short on effort when it comes to attendance. The harder truth: so much of it often rests on one or two people — and when that's the...
Aug 7, 202636 minS1In this episode of Headship After Hours , Paul Collin is joined by Jack Mallaby , assistant headteacher and SENCO, for an honest conversation about SEND, neurodiversity, emotionally based school avoidance and...
Jul 31, 202611 minS1Sometimes a small number of families shape a large part of your school's attendance picture. Most heads aren't short on effort when it comes to attendance. The harder truth: so much of it often rests on one or two...
Episode #34
Schools Remember How Leadership Feels
Jul 17, 202611 minS1School culture isn't created by a vision statement. It's created by how leadership feels every day. Most heads aren't short on effort when it comes to attendance. The harder truth: so much of it often rests on one or...
Episode #31
The Monday Morning Attendance Trap
Jul 10, 202612 minS1Why does opening the attendance dashboard on a Monday morning feel like a verdict rather than information? Most heads aren't short on effort when it comes to attendance. The harder truth: so much of it often rests on...
Jul 3, 202613 minS1Pressure rarely arrives dramatically. It accumulates quietly. In this episode of Headship After Hours , we explore one of the most overlooked realities of school leadership: pressure changes leaders long before it...
Jun 26, 202648 minS1What do schools really know about their readers? In this episode of Headship After Hours , Paul is joined by Steve Willshaw to explore reading culture, literacy leadership, school transition and the importance of...
Episode #29
The School Always Knows
Jun 19, 202612 minS1Before attendance drops, before behaviour shifts, before staff morale declines, the school already knows. I am currently offering a funded £1,000 Senior Attendance & Leadership Review for headteachers navigating...
Episode #27
Work-Life Balance Is Lying to Headteachers
Jun 5, 20269 minS1<p>Work-life balance sounds good in theory. But for most headteachers, it doesn't feel real.</p><p><br></p><p>I am currently offering a funded £1,000 Senior Attendance & Leadership Review for headteachers navigating...
May 29, 202632 minS1<p>In this episode of Headship After Hours, Paul speaks with Ross McGill — teacher, former deputy headteacher, founder of Teacher Toolkit and one of the most influential voices in education.</p><p><br></p><p>I am...
Episode #24
Rowena Hicks: Why School Staff Burn Out
May 22, 202640 minS2<p>In this episode of Headship After Hours, Paul speaks with Rowena Hicks about burnout, workload, staff wellbeing and what it really means for educators to feel seen, heard and valued.</p><p><br></p><p>I am currently...
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Ross McGill
Teacher Toolkit
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Mary Myatt
author of The Curriculum: Gallimaufry to Coherence
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Dame Alison Peacock
Chartered College of Teaching
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Rob Connolly
Harleston Sancroft Academy
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