Dianne Drew
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first heard May 2026
last heard 7 Jul
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In fact, it accounts for nearly a quarter of schools' overall influence on student outcomes.
But what does that actually look like in practice?
And how do great leaders move beyond strategy and into the daily rhythms of a school?
How do they balance tradition, innovation, and the complexity of leading within a global network?
To explore these questions, I'm thrilled to be joined by Chris Bettows, Head of School at Dwight London.
Crisp brings a thoughtful and global perspective to leadership, grounded in both experience and a deep commitment to building strong school cultures.
Let's get started.
Well Chris, welcome to the show.
Well, you have a lot of experience at Dwight and in education generally, but before we get to our main topic today on school leadership, I'd love to ask you some icebreaker questions so that the parents and listeners of the podcast just get to know you a little better.
Can you tell us who was your favorite teacher when you were a student and why?
Yeah, and so important too that that memory came from primary school.
I think as we often think more of upper years of teachers who make an impression, but amazing that you had
that early experience as well.
So that's great.
Have you got a memory of a really important non-academic lesson, maybe it was from primary school, during your time in school that also changed or made such an impression on you?
Because we often think about what happens in the classroom and the teacher that helped us with the challenge or inspired us.
But how about a non-academic experience or someone that you may have had that really resonated with you?
That's great.
If you're taking those ideas of what you've discussed about what really made an impression on you from primary or those other non academic experiences,
If someone said to you, Hey, you can add one required course and every school
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