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Right Now is a podcast about education, wellbeing and the challenges and opportunities shaping education today. Hosted by Anita McCurdie, a teacher of almost two decades and a parent of 3, it brings together educators, researchers and people with different perspectives on education to explore what is making education harder, what is helping and where we should be placing our attention. In a time of increasing complexity for schools, classrooms and young people, these are honest and thoughtful conversations about teaching, learning, wellbeing and the conditions that support students, educators and families. Because if we want education to be different, we need to ask a bigger question: What does education need from us right now?
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Right Now is hosted by Anita McCurdie. The show has published 16 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Episode 16 | What Helps in the Hard Moments | Dr Jodi Richardson" (28 September 2026, 40 minutes), "Episode 15 | Context Matters: Staff Wellbeing in Australian Schools | Adrienne Hornby" (14 September 2026, 45 minutes), and "Episode 15 | Context Matters: Staff Wellbeing in Australian Schools | Adrienne Hornby" (14 September 2026, 44 minutes).
Right Now publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 45 minutes across 16 episodes.
Booking probability for Right Now is 29%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Right Now requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Right Now's contact route on record: verified email.
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Anita McCurdie hosts Right Now, an education podcast with 16 episodes published.
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Episode #16
“Teaching is a job that will take everything if you let it.” So how do we stay steady when there is so much demanding our attention and still make room for the parts of the job we love? In this live recording from the...
Episode #15
There is no single story about staff wellbeing in Australian schools. While national statistics can give us an important picture of educator wellbeing, they don't always capture the different contexts, challenges and...
Episode #15
There is no single story about staff wellbeing in Australian schools. While national statistics can give us an important picture of educator wellbeing, they don't always capture the different contexts, challenges and...
Episode #14
For many young people, some of the hardest moments at school aren’t about their schoolwork - they’re about friendship. Feeling left out. Being bullied. A friendship ending. Not knowing where they fit. In this episode...
Episode #13
“Schools are not there to extract better data points from young people - they are there to build better people.” There’s a clarity and challenge running through this conversation with Adam Voigt as he unpacks what it...
Episode #12
"If kids are not benefitting from the time we’re spending looking at this data, it’s a waste of our time.” Dr. Selena Fisk is a data storyteller who helps schools and educators use data in practical and meaningful ways...
Episode #11
“Leaders feel like they’re doing a million and one things and none of it well.” Aimee shares this is the theme of 2026 when she speaks with school leaders. There’s a grounded honesty in this conversation with Aimee...
Episode #10
“Connection is one of the strongest protective factors for wellbeing, and it relies on our ability to build and sustain relational skills.” Today, I’m joined by Kristy Elliott, an international educator and founder of...
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“The children are reflecting back to us that it’s not working.” There’s something both affirming and deeply honest in the way Lael speaks. She invites us to step back and consider the system we are asking young people...
Episode #8
“When you’ve got a really strong, collective learning culture, anything is possible.” There’s something powerful about walking into a school where you can feel the energy straight away: a sense of purpose, connection...
Episode #7
“How are the humans going?” When talking about schools, Meg brings such a human lens that resonates at every level of my being as an educator. It’s part of why I started this podcast. Over the past decade there has been...
Episode #6
“If a flower doesn’t bloom, you fix the environment in which it grows, not the flower.” - Alexander Den Heijer Rather than focusing on “fixing” children, Dr Louise Mansell encourages schools to build environments that...
Episode #5
Education isn’t broken. But the narrative around it might need to change. In this episode, wellbeing strategist, bestselling author and leadership advisor David Bott joins the conversation to explore what helps...
Episode #4
Creativity, courage and thinking differently. This is the approach of Amy Green, a thriving education strategist working with schools, educators and leaders across Australia to design learning environments that are...
Episode #3
“No one is coming to save us.” It’s a confronting idea, but Daniela Falecki shows how this realisation can be quietly empowering. In this episode of Right Now , I speak with Daniela, founder of Teacher Wellbeing...
Episode #2
“Are we really preparing young people for life online. Or just hoping they survive it?” In this episode of Right Now , I sit down with Susan McLean, one of Australia’s most respected voices in cyber safety. With 28+...
Episode #1
Relationships first. Everything else comes second. That’s the message Karen Young shares in this episode of Right Now . One of Australia’s leading psychologists and authority on children’s anxiety and development, Karen...
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parenting educator, TEDx speaker, author, co-creator of Woodline Primary, Woodline Primary School
leadership expert, keynote speaker and educator
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