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Episode 113: Only fonicking!

Tonight we are joined in conversation by Louisa Hussey, Acting headteacher of Cropwell Bishop Primary School in Nottinghamshire, England.  Louisa  is a brilliant teacher and passionate about her job, as you can tell from the conversation we have about recent developments in English primary schools.  Phonics teaching features and Matthew reminds us about the old…

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Episode 111: The night the kettle died

Tonight we begin a really interesting conversation with Alison McLoy, DHT at Kirkintilloch High about parental involvement. We say start, since once the conversation began it became apparent that there are still  many questions and avenues to be explored on this theme.  So we look forward to Alison’s return to discuss this further, May 29th….

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Episode 110: The Seventh Hat

Tonight we talk to Graham Leicester, Director of International Futures Forum. He is a former member of HM Diplomatic Service and has subsequently developed a special interest and wide experience in areas of governance, innovation, education and the arts.  Graham talks about his latest work with Scottish schools, and futures thinking in the public service…

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Episode 106: Where the magic happens

Tonight Steve is in conversation with Sarah Burgess and Manjit Shellis, Directors of Learning for the UFA.  The University of the First Age is a national charity that was set up by Tim Brighouse in 1996, and from its roots in Birmingham it has gone on to work with over 750,000 young people and 6,000…

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Episode 105: The Alchemy of Assessment

Tonight, we are delighted to be joined by Joe Wilson, Head of New Ventures at the Scottish Qualifications Authority.  A title our muckraker general, Matthew, described as windswept.http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/35666.html    http://www.joewilsons.net/ Joe talks to us about issues around assessment and the Curriculum for Excellence. The flexibility evident in some of the colleges and various forms of…

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