{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Leadership in Education","description":"Darren Cox is the school Principal for St Philips Christian school based in Cessnock, New South Wales In his LinkedIn profile, Darren refers to himself as a motivational speaker, educational influencer, and a strategic change manager! He was also in the top 5 for Principal of the year in 2019 Apart from his extensive experience in education, Darren has extensive experience in podcasting, video shoots and is regularly requested to speak on stage with a range of educational and other organisations.&amp;nbsp; When you meet and connect with Darren, you\u2019ll understand why Facilitating a podcast with Darren was an absolute pleasure.&amp;nbsp; He made my job very easy Darren had started to prepare his school for \u2018flexible education\u2019 quite some time before the recent COVID incident.&amp;nbsp; So, during the recent lockdown his school was more than prepared, and his staff and students thrived in their own individual virtual environments. Right now, Darren is preparing the school for the future.&amp;nbsp; This looks like a blended system of classroom\/synchronous virtual\/asynchronous training to allow for the best education opportunity.&amp;nbsp; The schools\u2019 students and their futures In the podcast we covered:  Leadership \u2013 leading the teaching-learning Well-being Communication  If you want more information about Darren\u2019s blended education process feel free to reach out to him on LinkedIn. ","author_name":"VitalBytes Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/vitalbytes.libsyn.com\/podcast","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/14704151\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/116734721"}