What are the objectives of education and how best can we prepare students for the future?
Our host for this episode is Paul Ellis, Head of Teaching and Learning at Cambridge Assessment International Education. He is joined by the co-authors of Thrive, a book that looks at the purpose of schools in a changing world. Valerie Hannon is Co-founder of the Innovation Unit and the Global Education Leaders Partnership, and Consultant Advisor to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Dr Amelia Peterson is part of the founding faculty of the London Interdisciplinary School and holder of a PhD in Education from Harvard University.
We also hear from four school leaders who feature in the book. Andy Moor, CEO of Holy Family Catholic Multi Academy Trust. Brooke Moore, District Principal of Enquiry and Innovation at Delta School District. Kim Ondrik, Principal of Mill Bay Nature School. And Rae Snape, Head Teacher of Milton Road Primary School.
Show notes:
Centre for Evaluation and Monitoring – baseline assessments
Thrive: The Purpose of Schools in a Changing World
Tom Sherrington, The Learning Rainforest
Encyclical letter, Ludato si’, Pope Francis
Students Organising for Sustainability (SOS)
The Green School, Bali
The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better, Kate Pickett and Richard Wilkinson
Everyone’s invited
Cambridge University Press Twitter
Cambridge University Press Instagram
Email us at educationmarketing@cambridge.org
Ep 44: Cultivating Green Shoots: A Practical Guide to Climate Change and Sustainability in Your School
Ep 43: Introduction to Climate Change Education
Ep 42: How to be an Effective Maths Teacher in the Fast-Changing Modern World
Bonus ep: How Students can get Match Fit for Examinations by Learning from Elite Athletes and the Latest Scientific Research
Bonus ep: The Difficulties and Avenues for Delivering Educational Offerings About Healthy Eating to Minoritized Ethnic Communities
Bonus ep: Educating Adults to Eat More Healthily
Bonus ep: Understanding How Adolescents Could Eat More Healthily
Bonus ep: How to Educate Young Children and Caregivers About Healthy Eating
Ep 41: Mental Fluency in Maths
Ep 40: How to ‘NRICH’ Maths Students Through Project Work: Tasks for IGCSE
Ep 39: Top Tips for Teaching Primary and Lower Secondary Global Perspectives
Ep 38: Stretch, Support and Challenge in Upper Secondary Science part 2
Ep 37: Stretch, Support and Challenge in Upper Secondary Science part 1
Ep 36: Teaching Programming to Primary and Lower Secondary Learners
Ep 35: Assessment part 3: Steering a Course in the Sea of Data
Ep 34: Assessment part 2: Setting up Assessments for Success
Ep 33: Assessment part 1: Here, There and Everywhere
Ep 32: Positive Peace
Ep 31: Developing Essential Skills for IB Sciences
Ep 30: Behaviour for Learning
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Navigating Life After 40
Teaching Learning Leading K-12
Regenerative Skills
The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast
The Mel Robbins Podcast