Rethinking Education
Episodes
S1E14: Rachel Macfarlane on Learning to Learn, Rethinking Assessment and Obstetrics for Schools
19 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rachel Macfarlane is the Director of Education Services at Herts for Learning, providing the strategic lead for all education services to schools acro...
S1E13: Ian Gilbert on climate change, neoliberalism and making children’s brains hurt
09 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ian Gilbert is a globally renowned educational thinker, innovator, entrepreneur, speaker and award-winning editor and writer, who was listed by the IB...
S1E12: Adam Boxer on behaviour, workload and neotraditionalism
24 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Boxer is Head of Science at what he describes as a “great” secondary comprehensive school in North London, and a prolific tweeter and blogger...
S1E11: Ross McGill on Ofsted, EduTwitter and the trouble with academies
12 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ross McGill really needs no introduction. Through his alter ego Teacher Toolkit, Ross is something of a publishing powerhouse, with a quarter of a mil...
S1E10: Tim Taylor on the power of the imagination
04 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tim Taylor is a writer and freelance teacher who works on promoting and developing innovative practices in primary schools. He is also the author of '...
S1E9: Kate McAllister on opening her dream school
30 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kate McAllister is a force of nature, and a dear friend of the Rethinking Education podcast. Kate worked as a French teacher for 14 years, and has ove...
S1E8: Priya Lakhani on our 'inadequate' education system
11 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Priya Lakhani, OBE, is the founder and CEO of Century Tech, an award-winning Artificial Intelligence Ed Tech company. Century is the global leader in ...
S1E7: Guy Claxton on learning to learn
01 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Guy Claxton is a hugely influential academic, thinker and author of over 30 books on learning, intelligence and creativity, including Hare B...
S1E6: Kulvarn Atwal on leading a 'thinking school'
26 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kulvarn Atwal is the headteacher - or rather, head learning leader - of two schools in Essex, and the author of The Thinking School. Kulvarn completed...
S1E5: Ross McGill on chaos at the DfE
18 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The first part of James's interview with Ross McGill, aka @TeacherToolkit. Ross has worked in over 200 schools, colleges and universities across the...
S1E4: Ian Cunningham on why schools shouldn't exist
18 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Ian Cunningham has published seven books and over 120 articles and papers on topics relating to education, learning, leadership and organisational ...
S1E3: Carl Rogers on significant learning
18 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, James shares two excerpts from 'On becoming a person' by the pioneer of person-centred psychotherapy, Carl Rogers. The first is a def...
S1E2: Ian Cunningham on self-managed learning
14 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Ian Cunningham has published seven books and over 120 articles and papers on topics relating to education, learning, leadership and organisational ...
S1E1: Debra Kidd on pedagogical activism
27 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Debra Kidd is an experienced educator and a truly original thinker with some fascinating insights into what great education looks like, where thing...