The Edtech Podcast
Episodes
#322: Safeguarding in the Age of AI: Who's Responsible?
03 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
#322: Safeguarding in the Age of AI: Who's Responsible? In this engaging conversation, Sponsored by Hachette Learning Academy, Laura Knight discusses...
#321 Navigating the Future of AI Education with BBC Bitesize
27 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Summary In this conversation, Keris Griffiths, head of BBC Bitesize, discusses the evolution of the platform, its role in supporting students, teacher...
#320 AI in Education: Governance, Ethics and Sustainability
20 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Future of AI in Education: Ethical Innovation and Leadership with Rita Bateson - A Hachette Learning sponsored Episode. Join us as Dublin-based e...
#319: The Future of Education Data: Trends and Tools which Empower
15 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Unlocking the Power of Data in Education: Insights from the EdTech Podcast Explore how innovative data collection and analysis are transforming scho...
318 The Future of Child Online Safety: Insights from Ofcom LGFL
06 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Summary This conversation delves into the critical topic of online safety for children, featuring insights from experts in the field. The discussi...
#317 Agility in Action: Schools Responding Across the Middle East
03 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Summary This conversation explores the current challenges faced by educators in the Middle East amidst ongoing conflicts and the transition to remote ...
#316 Navigating EdTech: Inclusion, Investment, and Student Safety
27 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We begin this episode with Laurie Forcier and Pablo Langa from EDT & Partners, who share their insights on global education strategy and the impact of...
#315 Digital Transformation and EdTech Community at Bett
20 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
#314 Decentralized Power: Fueling the AI Revolution
13 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we welcome Edward Fitzpatrick, CEO of Conflow Power, to discuss the revolutionary "iLamp." Edward explains how he is transforming the...
#313 Bett: Lightening the Admin Load, Strengthening Human Connection
06 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we explore the intersection of technology, scalability, and human connection. We begin with Peter Lancet from My Trencher, who discus...
#312 120 Million Users: Canva's Local Vision
03 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this packed short episode, we sit down with Matt from Canva on Day 3 of Bett 2026 to discuss how the platform has exploded to serve over 120 millio...
#311 Bett 2026: Resilience, Credibility, and Evidence
30 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We kick off this final day at Bett UK 2026 with a splash of joy as Dr. Ali Struthers and James from Taskmaster Education take us inside the "Taskmaste...
#310 From Reading to Robotics: Transforming Assessment at Bett
25 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We begin this episode with Andrew from the National Literacy Trust, who unveils the "National Year of Reading" campaign in response to a sharp decline...
#309 Bett UK 2026: Bringing Joy to Digital Assessment
23 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We open this episode with Vicky Merrick, who shares insights from her groundbreaking pilot projects on collaborative assessment. Vicky explains how "c...
#308 LEGO at Bett UK: Safe AI for Classrooms
23 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Live from the energy of Day 2 at Bett UK, we sit down with Andrew Slawinski, Lead of Product Development for LEGO Education, to discuss how they are e...
#307 AI, Wellbeing, and Inclusion at BETT UK 2026
23 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We kick off this special episode with Lord Jim Knight, who shares his powerful perspective on the "moral panic" surrounding technology in schools. Rat...
#306 Google at BETT: Gemini 3.0 Transforms Education
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Live from the floor of BETT UK 2026, we sit down with Shantanu, who leads product and engineering for Google for Education, to discuss how AI is movin...
#305 Bett UK 2026 : Inclusion, Real Cchools, Practical Impact
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Live from the bustling floor of BETT UK 2026, this special episode weaves together three distinct perspectives on nurturing student potential. We kick...
#304 Going Viral, with Dan Fitzpatrick
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Ever feel like education keeps moving forward, yet too many learners are still being left behind? Curricula feel disconnected from real life, assessme...
#303 Call it Al Kingsley: the awkward questions in education
09 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Ever feel like education keeps moving forward, yet too many learners are still being left behind? Curricula feel disconnected from real life, assessme...
#302 The Secret Sauce: Why Children Still Need Humans in a Digital World
02 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Philippa Wraithmell and Rob Hughes, co-founder of Tandem, as they explore a revolutionary approach to screen time that challenges the...
#301 A policy perspective on AI and equity: a fireside chat with Alina Sava
26 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, our host Philippa Wraithmell is in conversation with Alina Sava, a Senior Education Specialist at the World Bank, discussing Alina's ...
#300 What If CPD Actually Worked for Teachers, Not Against Them? We ask, in an AI Age, Are We Preparing Teachers to Teach Talk as Well as Tech? With Hachette Learning
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Teachers today are genuinely time-poor. Between increasing administrative demands, constant assessment, and the rapid rise of AI, finding professional...
#299 The AI Paradox: Why the World's Poorest Classrooms Are Adopting What the West Fears
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In many Western classrooms, the mobile phone is viewed as the "forbidden fruit", a primary source of distraction that must be banned, confiscated, or ...
#298 - SAUDI LEARN - Can AI Detect Your Emotions? Inside Saudi Arabia's Most Ambitious Learning & Innovation Program
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Can an AI detect your sadness? 🤔 This episode will change how you think about mental health and finance. We're at Saudi Learn speaking to the...
#297 Open AI: The Great Equaliser? AI and the Future of Fair Learning.
28 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Jayna Devani - International Education Lead at OpenAI, shares how ChatGPT has rapidly become one of the most widely used learning too...
#296 Author of Gifted? The Shift to Enrichment, Challenge and Equity
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine a child sitting in the corner of the classroom, written off as 'average' or even disruptive, yet harbouring a remarkable, untouched spark of c...
#295 Nicole Ponsford - EdTech, Equity & 26,000 Voices
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you've ever felt that education is changing faster than the systems meant to support you, this podcast gives you a clearer and more human way to un...
#294 Universities Without Walls : Future Skills future Work
09 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if the universities of the future had no walls, no lecture halls, and no stressful exams? In this episode, Philippa Wraithmell speaks with James ...
#293 One Hour to Mastery: The Science Behind Lasting Knowledge
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explores the science of long-term memory and "time-sequenced learning", a neuroscience-based instructional approach that helps students r...
#292 Virtual, But Real: Rethinking School with Minerva Virtual Academy
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, host Philippa Wraithmell is joined by Hugh Viney, Founder and CEO of Minerva Virtual Academy, to explore how one online school is red...
#291 Fearless Innovation: Lessons from India's Classrooms with Abdul Chohan
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of The EdTech Podcast features Abdul Chohan, VP of Learning at Showbie, former chemistry teacher, and international education advisor, in...
#290 EdTech in India: Balancing Innovation and Humanity with Sidney Sutton
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Sidney Sutton, Digital Learning Lead at Oberoi International School, Mumbai, in conversation with Philippa Wraithmell. Together,...
#289 Inclusive Innovation: 27 Years of Teaching, Technology, and Transformation with Hema Mandanna
18 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Hema Mandanna, history teacher and administrator at Mallya Aditi International School, Bangalore, in conversation with host Phil...
#288 Beyond the Frameworks with the Digital Futures Group: Futureproof or Fossilised? Time to Unlearn the System.
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode, Philippa Wraithmell is joined by the Digital Futures Group — Gemma Williams, Daren White, Emma Darcy, Gary Henderson, James...
#287 – New Beginnings and a New Host
03 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to a new season of The EdTech Podcast! Our founder, Sophie Bailey, is thrilled to be back, sharing what she's been up to over the past fe...
#286 - 'Learn Fast, Act More Slowly' to Leverage AI
20 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We've all seen the headlines - AI is revolutionising everything from how students learn to how teachers teach. The promise of personalised learning pa...
#285 A Teacher's Perspective - Work Smarter, Not Harder! (part 3)
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In our third episode on AI in UK schools, Professor Rose Luckin explores AI integration further with two very special guests helping to lead the way w...
#284 - A Teacher's Perspective: It Has to Start with the Leadership Team (part 2)
13 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In our second episode on AI in UK schools, Professor Rose Luckin explores AI integration further with three very special guests helping to lead the wa...
#283 - A Teacher's Perspective - How to Approach AI as an Institution (part 1)
20 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
AI integration in UK schools varies, with some embracing it for tasks like grading and personalised learning, while others avoid it in certain subject...
#282 - Risk Assessments for AI Learning Tools, a conversation, Part 2
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the second episode of a two-part miniseries on risk management, risk mitigation and risk assessment in AI learning tools, Professor Rose Luckin is ...
#281 - Risk Assessments for AI Learning Tools, a conversation, Part 1
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, we have the first part of a two-part miniseries on risk management, risk mitigation and risk assessment in AI learning tools. Pr...
#280 - What are Student Expectations for AI in Education?
10 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today's rapidly evolving educational landscape, Artificial Intelligence is emerging as a transformative force, offering both opportunities and chal...
#279 - Can We Trust in AI for Education? (AI in Ed Miniseries)
11 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Coming to the fifth and final episode of our miniseries on AI for education, host Professor Rose Luckin is joined by Timo Hannay, Founder of SchoolDas...
#278 - AI as a Tool for Equity of Learning
07 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Continuing our miniseries on AI in education with the fourth episode centred around a AI's potential for equity of learning, host Professor Rose Lucki...
#277 - AI from a Global Perspective
02 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Continuing our miniseries on AI in education with the third episode centred around a global perspective on AI, host Professor Rose Luckin is joined by...
#276 - AI, Metacognition, and Neuroscience
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What's in this episode? Continuing our new 5-episode miniseries on AI in education with the second episode on AI's relationship t...
#275 - Preparing Young People for their Future with AI
21 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What's in this episode? Delighted to launch this new 5-episode miniseries on AI in education, sponsored by Nord Anglia Education, host Professor Rose ...
#274 - Managing Your School's Digital Transformation
06 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Digital Transformation! Digital Strategy! Professional Education! What do they mean, and how do we implement them in a school? In today's epis...
#273 - How to stay in Love with Science
25 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
SCIENCE! Under discussion today are the ways in which students who were switched off the sciences at school manage to retain their curiosity about t...
#272 - Is Attention the Currency of Learning?
14 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rose hosts Daisy Christodoulou, Director of Education at No More Marking in the EdTech Podcast Zoom studio this week, discussing AI regulation, eviden...
#271 - Cutting Through the Noise on AI in Education
25 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rose plays host to Nina Huntemann, Chief Academic Officer of Chegg, and Lord Jim Knight, in the EdTech Podcast Zoom studio this week, attempting to un...
#270 - Understanding Our Pedagogical Beliefs: From EdTech to PedTech
20 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Karine and Rose meet this week to discuss Ofsted ratings, how AI can transform teachers' day-to-day tasks, and interview friend and colleague Dr Fiona...
#269 - Creating the Conditions for Success
21 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The fifth and final episode in the Evidence-Based EdTech miniseries produced by Professor Rose Luckin's EDUCATE Ventures Research, exploring education...
#268 - How to Prove Your EdTech Works
23 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Karine and Rose meet this week to discuss how EdTech entrepreneurs and developers can evidence the impact of their products and services, with special...
#267 - What Does a College Degree Mean to a Returning Adult Student? (EdSurge on The Edtech Podcast (Second Acts Series, Episode 3))
05 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello everyone and welcome to The Edtech Podcast and this final episode in collaboration with EdSurge. This is the last episode in a three-part ser...
#266 - Making EdTech More Inclusive
26 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the fourth episode in a series produced by Professor Rose Luckin's EDUCATE Ventures Research, exploring 'Evidence-Based EdTech', and hosted...
#265 - Internet Safety for Children
11 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Karine and Rose meet this week to discuss Internet Safety with Edurio's Ernest Jenavs, and Natterhub's Caroline Allams. The group will explore Eduri...
#264 - Understanding EdTech Buyers
10 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Bett is a gigantic trade show, with over 30,000 people coming to East London's ExCel Centre every year, and 600 resource and solution providers exhibi...
#263 - What Does Digital Transformation Look Like?
21 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The next Bett is being billed as the best Bett ever. It's always an important date on the education calendar, but what will make this one different?...
#262 - Using AI in Higher Education
21 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We examine AI and EdTech penetration in universities and what form that takes, what capacity exists to implement these changes effectively; we'll look...
#261 - Has ChatGPT Done Education a Favour?
06 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to this episode in our series produced by Professor Rose Luckin's EDUCATE Ventures Research, and hosted on The Edtech Podcast In this episode,...
#260 - Oak National Academy and 'Click-and-Pick' Curriculums
29 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to this episode in our series produced by Professor Rose Luckin's EDUCATE Ventures Research, exploring 'Evidence-Based EdTech', and hosted on ...
#259 - Outside Thinking, Innovation & Learning
28 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello everyone and welcome back to The Edtech Podcast, where we aim to improve the dialogue between "ed" and "tech" for better innovation and impact. ...
#258 - EdSurge on The Edtech Podcast (Second Acts Series, Episode 2)
09 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello everyone and welcome to The Edtech Podcast and this episode in collaboration with EdSurge. This is the second episode in a three-part series ...
#257 - Deep Skills in the Age of the Portfolio Career
09 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the second episode in a series produced by Professor Rose Luckin's EDUCATE Ventures Research, exploring 'Evidence-Based EdTech', and hosted...
#256 - EdTech Toys for the Holiday Season
16 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to this Christmas/Seasonal bonus episode examining evidence-based EdTech in toys for children and young people. Featuring two hosts from the E...
#255 - Evidence in EdTech
09 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to this first episode in a series produced by Professor Rose Luckin's EDUCATE Ventures Research, exploring 'Evidence-Based EdTech', and hosted...
#254 - Why the 9 to 5 is limiting our ability to learn and grow
07 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hello everyone and welcome back to The Edtech Podcast, where we aim to improve the dialogue between "ed" and "tech" for better innovation and impact. ...
#253 - (LIVE) Supporting hidden learner communities through human-centred design
18 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What's in this episode? Hello beautiful listeners! In this episode, we chat to: A business on a mission to provide better opportunities to ap...
#252 - EdSurge on The Edtech Podcast (Second Acts Series, Episode 1)
06 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What's in this episode? In this week's episode, we are in collaboration with EdSurge and publishing the first of a three-part series EdSurge have de...
#251 - Skills development in the gig economy, flexible, and freelance space
20 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What's in this episode? This week we're back with our VocTech Podcast, this time looking at skills development in the new world of work. As we move ...
#250 – NeuroDiversity in Education and Entrepreneurship
09 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Thanks to Learnosity and WorkTripp for sponsoring this episode. In this episode, I'm in conversation with: Felix Atkin, the Founder & CEO at Sh...
#249 - BONUS EPISODE How Can Technology Enhance Collaborative Learning?
09 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode of The Edtech Podcast, we are in collaboration with Teacher's Voices, with guest host Nina Alonso, and in partnership with Bol...
#248 – Scaling Learning with Laura Warnier of GoStudent
25 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Thanks to Learnosity and WorkTripp for sponsoring this episode. In this episode, I'm in conversation with: Laura Warnier, the Chief Growth Off...
#247 - The Future of Work
10 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hello everyone and welcome back to The Edtech Podcast, where we aim to improve the dialogue between "ed" and "tech" for better innovation and impact. ...
#246 - Innovations in early years
26 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Thanks to Learnosity and WorkTripp for sponsoring this episode. In this episode, I'm in conversation with: Nathalie Lesselin, Founder and CEO, ...
#245 - Esports & Education
24 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hello everyone and welcome back to The Edtech Podcast, where we aim to improve the dialogue between "ed" and "tech" for better innovation and impact. ...
#244 - What is skill and how should we measure it?
16 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What's in this episode? This week we're back with our VocTech Podcast, this time looking at assessment and skills and thinking about what is skill and...
#243 - School Digital Strategies
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our thanks to Learnosity and WorkTripp for sponsoring this episode. In this episode, I'm in conversation with the amazing Madeleine Wolf, Founder a...
#242 - Schools, Employability and Skills
26 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hello everyone and welcome back to The Edtech Podcast, where we aim to improve the dialogue between "ed" and "tech" for better innovation and impact. ...
#241 - Lifelong Learning revolution
28 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode two from our new series with the Female Edtech Fellowship, a collaboration between the European Edtech Alliance and Supercharger Ventures to ...
#240 - The Future of Work, Connectedness & Learning
21 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Bruce Daisley is a best selling author and technology leader from the UK. He is one of the most respected thought leaders on the subject of workplac...
#239 - Female-Led EdTech Innovation
07 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Happy International Women's Day!! What better way to celebrate than to release this first episode from our new series with the Female Edtech Fellows...
#238 - Digital Strategy for Schools
28 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What's in this episode? In this episode, I chat with Al Kingsley, author of My Secret Edtech Diary, MAT Leader and Edtech CEO. We chat about: Essenti...
#237 - How to Capture Knowledge Exchange
03 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What's in this episode? In this episode, I chat with Emily Devonald, Co-Founder, KEVRI, an early-stage startup focused on making knowledge exchange ea...
#236 - Why Adult Education is Broken and How We Fix It
17 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What's in this episode? Welcome back listeners...here's to 2022! In this episode, it's James Plunkett, Author of End State: 9 Ways Society is Broken a...
#235 - Pioneering Educational Models
10 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What's in this episode? This episode, recorded for the Reimagine Education Conference 2021 with Lumina Foundation and Bloom Institute of Technology (f...
#234 - Removing barriers in skills development
26 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What's in this episode? Hello and welcome to the next series of The VocTech Podcast where we take a look at vocational learning technologies and impro...
#233 - School Leadership: navigating constant change
19 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hello listeners! In this episode, I am in conversation with Simon Freeman, the MD for IRIS Education who provide agile School Management Software f...
#232 - Social Emotional Learning with Cosmic Kids Yoga
15 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, the power of wild, creative thinking with Jaime and Martin from Cosmic Kids Yoga (over 1m subscribers). We chat about; How to chan...
#231 - What happened to Edtech in China?
28 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we look at what happened to edtech in China, covering regulations introduced earlier this year that are changing the way that online ...
#230 - Audio + Learning
20 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hello listeners! Hello everyone and welcome back to The Edtech Podcast. Our mission is to improve the dialogue between ed and tech for better innovati...
#229 - on AI and Social Mobility
01 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hello again listeners! Hello everyone and welcome back to The Edtech Podcast. Our mission is to improve the dialogue between ed and tech for better in...
#228 - How a £7.6m immersive technology dome is bringing university, schools and workplaces together
21 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Still on Summer Break (!), but another in-person recording to celebrate f2f! This time, I'm in conversation with Lindsey Hall Chief Executive Real I...
#227 - Experiential learning in the digital age
21 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Still on Summer Break (!), but couldn't resist getting back out there to interview in person. This time, Pavel Cenkl, Director of Learning, Schumach...
5 Years, Summer Break, & New Series in the Planning
29 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A quick audio message to say thank you as we reach our fifth birthday as The Edtech Podcast! Plus, news on our summer break, new series planning for...
#226 - Student Social Linked Data
23 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is the last of Season Two of our podcast series 'The Edge: Accelerating Higher Education', supported by Salesforce.org. The Edge takes a ...
#225 – What Matters in Edtech: Wellbeing
20 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the latest episode of the What Matters in Edtech Series, our podcast collaboration with Bett. This podcast series is all about the things ...
#224 - How is impact investment changing and what does it mean for education?
08 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What's in this episode? You know all those campaigns to divest out of fossil fuel investments and the huge positive impact this has for new ecosystem...