This document provides information about an episode of The EdTech Podcast that features an interview with Michelle Thomas, the executive head teacher of the New Wave Federation, and Neill Melville, a CAS master teacher and federated assistant head teacher from the New Wave Federation. They discuss topics like the concept of school federations, the role of an executive head teacher, ensuring technology is used to reduce rather than extend attainment gaps, and the importance of teaching coding and computational thinking.

1. #40 Michelle Thomas, Exec Head, New Wave Federation on
Primary School Innovation and Leadership
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TX: November 2016
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Content:
Interview with:
Michelle Thomas, executive head teacher of the New Wave Federation
Neill Melville, CAS master teacher, federated assistant head teacher, New Wave Federation
Covering:
The concept of Federation
The role of the Executive Head Teacher
How to get mentorship or support when there's no Executive Head teacher structure in place
Being a connected educator
Suggested apps for use in the classroom
Ensuring tech for good and not extending the attainment gap

5. SAMPLE QUOTES
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Michelle Thomas
• Federation is about schools working together, achieving more, sharing leadership and talents.
• I don't want my staff to see themselves in a bubble of perfection.
• I found bright children completely disengaged with learning
• I like systems in place.
• It's a tough life being a teacher.
• Being a head teacher is quite a lonely job. The hardest thing is the loneliness. Search networks is useful. Having
mentors is very important as a head teacher
• I am a big believer of learning from other people. That's the beauty of Federations and Academies. Leadership makes
the difference.
• I started to see iPads as the hook. We put them in the classroom. It did create a spark of interest in children.
• We wanted the iPad to make learning independent and get them to collaborate, work together. Take learning to another
place, that we teachers couldn't.
• Don’t use an iPad if it's much quicker on pen and paper! Think about the use of the technology, don’t have it replacing
something. Because that's not going to take it anywhere.
• An appraisal system around the use of technology was key for us, not an extra add-on.
• Show-casing was a quick-win that allowed us to create a competent digital team. They showed what they were able to
do with technology in the classroom.
Neill Melville
• Teach computer science in schools. Not only how to use technology but also how to create technology.
• Coding? It's important. It is the thinking aspect of it that it is important, computational thinking can be used in other
subjects.
• Computer science should be taught in a cross curricular way.
• Technology gives you the chance to show your work to a wide audience and children want to excel.

6. QUOTATIONS/ REFERENCES
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References:
Michelle Thomas, Executive Headteacher of the New Wave
Federation NLE
https://twitter.com/mthomas2010
https://uk.linkedin.com/in/michelle-thomas-2162b7a6
New Wave Teaching School
http://www.newwaveteachingschoolalliance.co.uk/about-us/
John Hattie
http://visible-learning.org
https://twitter.com/VisibleLearning
Alison Peacock
http://alisonpeacock.net
https://twitter.com/AlisonMPeacock?lang=de
Andy Buck
https://twitter.com/andy__buck?lang=de
https://twitter.com/LshipMatters
http://www.leadershipmatters.org.uk/ambassadors/andy-buck/
Apps:
Explain Everything
https://explaineverything.com
Green Screen
http://www.doink.com/tutorials/
Pop Pop Pow
https://apkpure.com/pop-pop-pow/com.roysyh.poppoppow
iMovie
http://www.apple.com/imovie/
Mark Anderson, ICTEvangelist
https://ictevangelist.com
https://twitter.com/ictevangelist?lang=de
https://uk.linkedin.com/in/themarkanderson
The Brilliant Club
http://www.thebrilliantclub.org
https://twitter.com/brilliantclub?lang=de
TeachMeet Resolutions
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/teachmeet-resolutions-
tickets-29086360086
Digital Sisters
https://twitter.com/digitalsisters?lang=de
Gary King
https://uk.linkedin.com/in/garyking2
https://twitter.com/gary_s_king?lang=de
Claire Bradshaw
https://clairembradshaw.co.uk/executive-coaching/coaching-in-the-
education-sector/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/clairembradshaw
Jane Considine
http://www.thetrainingspace.co.uk
http://www.thetrainingspace.co.uk/product/write-stuff/
https://twitter.com/janeconsidine
https://uk.linkedin.com/in/jane-considine-0493952a
Neill Melville
https://uk.linkedin.com/in/neill-melville-548745a0
http://community.computingatschool.org.uk/door

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