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Introducing our new co-host, (The Real) David Cameron!

TRAILER FULL AUDIO SHOW NOTES Image: The Real David Cameron Welcome to this episode in which we get to know our new cohost, The Real...

The Unfinished Business of Sir Tim Brighouse - with Mick Waters and David Cameron

In this episode I’m speaking with Mick Waters and David Cameron, two of the editors of a wonderful new book Unfinished Business.

“Talking Floats On A Sea Of Write”: Clare Sealy on Oracy and Literacy

TRAILER FULL AUDIO SHOW NOTES Clare Sealy currently works as the Head of Education Improvement for the states of Guernsey. Prior to this,...

Sir Anthony Seldon on oracy, agency and meditation

TRAILER FULL AUDIO SHOW NOTES In this episode, my guest is Sir Anthony Seldon – a figure who truly needs no introduction in education....

How to change the admissions code, with Curtis James from Class Divide

TRAILER FULL AUDIO SHOW NOTES SHOW NOTES Welcome to the Rethinking Education podcast! In this episode I spoke with Curtis James from...

"Before 7? They have a childhood." Lessons from Estonia with Gunda Tire

TRAILER FULL AUDIO SHOW NOTES Welcome to the first episode of Season 5 of the Rethinking Education podcast! As you may be aware, Estonia...

Rupert Sheldrake on learning by doing, cancel culture and the moral vacuum at the heart of education

TRAILER FULL VIDEO FULL AUDIO SHOW NOTES Rupert Sheldrake is a biologist and author of more than 100 scientific papers and 9 books, and...

Meena Wood on curriculum reform, learning from other countries and flying the flag for FE

In the week that the general election was called, I bring you a timely conversation about some of the questions an incoming government needs

René Kneyber and Valentina Devid on the Power of Formative Action

TRAILER FULL VIDEO FULL AUDIO SHOW NOTES René Kneyber and Valentina Devid are two of the founders of Toetsrevolutie (Test Revolution), a...

Ife Obasa on representation, work experience… and God!

TRAILER FULL VIDEO FULL AUDIO SHOW NOTES Ife Obasa is an educational consultant, activist and sought-after speaker who advocates for...

Pausing (and rethinking) the conference

There won't be a Rethinking Education conference this year (2024). There almost was - we had a wonderful venue lined up, and we were...

Peter Higgin on the Power of Learning Through Immersive Play

TRAILER FULL VIDEO FULL AUDIO SHOW NOTES Peter Higgin is the Artistic Director and joint CEO of Punchdrunk Enrichment, a charity that...

"Civilisation rests on our shoulders!": Peps Mccrea on motivated teaching

TRAILER FULL VIDEO FULL AUDIO SHOW NOTES Peps Mccrea is an award-winning teacher educator, designer and author. He is Director of...

Fiona Millar on the marketisation of education

TRAILER FULL VIDEO FULL AUDIO SHOW NOTES This episode features a fascinating conversation with Fiona Millar, a journalist and campaigner...

"We've lost the plot": Ben Davis on creating schools that children want to go to

TRAILER FULL VIDEO FULL AUDIO SHOW NOTES In the last episode, almost 300 people tuned in to our first ever live podcast, when I was...

Fixing the Attendance Crisis with Naomi Fisher, Ellie Costello and Ben Davis

TRAILER FULL VIDEO FULL AUDIO SHOW NOTES Since the COVID pandemic, persistent absenteeism in England has more than doubled, from 10% to...

Eliza Fricker on parenting a child who can't - not won't - go to school

TRAILER FULL VIDEO FULL AUDIO SHOW NOTES Eliza Fricker is a talented writer and illustrator who has written three books: 'The Family...

Putting 'Beyond Ofsted' to the test with Lord Jim Knight

TRAILER FULL VIDEO FULL AUDIO SHOW NOTES Lord Jim Knight of Weymouth is a Labour member of the House of Lords with a strong interest in...

Calvin Henry on Ofsted - “It was brutal. Really brutal and unnecessary.”

TRAILER FULL VIDEO FULL AUDIO SHOW NOTES Until recently, Calvin Henry was the headteacher of St. Mark’s C of E Primary School in North...

How the EEF gets metacognition and self-regulation wrong - and why it matters

This blog post features an important, adapted extract from Fear is the Mind Killer. I discussed this in a recent podcast with Christian...