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Right Now

by Anita McCurdie

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Episode 16 | What Helps in the Hard Moments | Dr Jodi Richardson

September 28, 2026 · 40 min

“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 National Education…
Episode 15 | Context Matters: Staff Wellbeing in Australian Schools | Adrienne Hornby

September 14, 2026 · 45 min

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 strengths shaping the…
Episode 14 | Friendship Matters | Michelle Mitchell

August 29, 2026 · 33 min

“Competence equals confidence.” For many young people, some of the hardest moments at school aren’t about schoolwork - they’re about friendship - feeling left out, being bullied, friendship ending. Or just not knowing where they fit. In…
Episode 13 | Transforming Schools | Adam Voigt

June 2, 2026 · 44 min

“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 means to re-centre…
Episode 12 | The Human Side of Data | Selena Fisk

May 25, 2026 · 50 min

"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 to support positive…

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Episode 11 | Leaders Who Are Well Lead Well | Aimee Presnall

May 18, 2026 · 51 min

“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 Presnall as she…
Episode 10 | Relational School Cultures | Kristy Elliott

May 7, 2026 · 51 min

“Connection is one of the strongest protective factors for wellbeing, and it relies on our ability to build and sustain relational skills.” Today, we're joined by Kristy Elliott, an international educator and founder of Restorative…
Episode 9 | Growing Humans | Lael Stone

April 27, 2026 · 51 min

“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 to learn in and…
Episode 8 | Ferocious Warmth | Tracey Ezard

April 15, 2026 · 52 min

“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 and possibility…
Episode 7 | Releasing the Pressure | Meg Durham

April 6, 2026 · 46 min

“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 a huge focus on…
Episode 6 | Creating Trauma Informed Schools | Dr Louise Mansell

March 29, 2026 · 42 min

“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 are predictable…
Episode 5 | Changing the Narrative | David Bott

March 23, 2026 · 51 min

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 educators truly…

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About the show

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?