School leaders play a vital role in providing every student in NSW public schools with a great education and the best start in life.  

Our new podcast series ‘Leadership in Focus’ shines a spotlight on school leaders and explores the key issues and challenges that are part of leading our wonderful NSW public schools.  

Episode 1 examines relational trust and why building trust in a school environment is important.

Episode 2 is a two-part episode exploring emotional intelligence.

In Part 1, SLI Director and host Joanne Jarvis is joined by SLI Principal Karen Maraga and the Chief Executive Officer of Genos Internal Dr Ben Palmer, to break down what emotional intelligence is and why it matters for school leaders.

In Part 2, they discuss strategies to support school leaders in understanding and using emotional intelligence.

The Leadership in Focus podcast is part of the SLI’s mission to support current and aspiring leaders at all career stages, helping make a difference in schools and classroom across NSW. 

The podcast is available to stream on Spotify, or download it from our School Leadership Institute Leadership Resources pages.