Concerned Carers

Robin Johnson in conversation with Loriana, a student who he taught at Queen's Park High School in Chester. They discuss the challenges that she faced and what she achieved in finding a way to overcome the problems.

We are a group of parents and carers concerned about our children – their mental health as well as their test scores.  We seek transparency and accountability from those who impact our kids.

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Robin Johnson in conversation with Alex, a student he taught at the Mosslands School in the 2010's. Despite ability tests at the start of Year 7 suggesting that Alex's targets for GCSE should be Bs and Cs, he achieved at the highest levels for both GCSEs and A Levels and went on to study Maths at Oxford University. Alex reminisces on his journey and the role that one particular teacher played in supporting him

We are a group of parents and carers concerned about our children – their mental health as well as their test scores.  We seek transparency and accountability from those who impact our kids.

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Veteran teacher Robin Johnson in conversation with Sean Molyneux who was at Mosslands from 2004 to 2010. They discuss something that Robin said to Sean that was humiliating

We are a group of parents and carers concerned about our children – their mental health as well as their test scores.  We seek transparency and accountability from those who impact our kids.

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Are we treating children as simple inputs in an exam-factory assembly line?

In this episode, parent Daiman Baker, clinical psychologist Dr Victoria Eames, and veteran teacher Robin Johnson discuss the Athena Learning Trust’s rigid, "too strict" regime. They pull back the curtain on a script-based system that strips teacher autonomy and isolates anxious children in "reflection rooms."

But this conversation goes deeper than critique. Through moving, personal stories of educators who shaped their own lives, the speakers make a powerful, emotional plea to restore the soul of education. Discover why human relationships—not rigid scripts—are the true foundation of student success.

We are a group of parents and carers concerned about our children – their mental health as well as their test scores.  We seek transparency and accountability from those who impact our kids.

[email protected]