EdChatWales

In this episode Huw and Janet speak to Owen Evans, His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education and Training in Wales. They discuss the purpose of school inspection and the evolving role of Estyn.

In this episode Janet and Huw speak to Hayden Llewellyn, Chief Executive of the Education Workforce Council (EWC).

They discuss his role as well as the role of the EWC, the independent body that regulates school and FE teachers in Wales.

In this episode Janet and Huw speak to Owain Lloyd, Director of Education and the Welsh Language at the Welsh Government. They discuss his role as well as the progress of Curriculum for Wales and other issues facing schools and teachers in Wales.

In this episode Huw and Janet are joined by Mark Moorhouse, chief executive officer of Watergrove Trust, a group of six schools in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. They discuss school improvement and the multi academy trust system in England.

It’s still a challenging time for schools in Wales, with Covid continuing to cause difficulties and curriculum reform ongoing. In this episode Janet and Huw discuss what’s happening in education, including Curriculum for Wales and qualification reform, and look back on some of their previous podcast discussions.

In this episode Janet and Huw are joined by special guest Sir Alasdair Macdonald to discuss pupil deprivation and the attainment gap. Sir Alasdair was Headteacher of Morpeth School in Tower Hamlets for 21 years. During that period, attainment at the school rose significantly and OFSTED inspections twice rated Morpeth as Outstanding. Sir Alasdair currently advises the Welsh Government on raising attainment.

Huw and Janet are joined by world-renowned educationalist professor John Hattie. Formerly director of the Melbourne Education Research Institute at the University of Melbourne, Hattie is a leading proponent of evidence-based teaching. With Huw and Janet, he discusses exams, assessment and accountability, and shares his advice for Wales’ new education minister.

To reflect on the last year in education and the lessons learned from the pandemic, Janet and Huw are joined by three international leadership colleagues:

Tanya Thiessen, Principal at Elk Island Catholic Schools in Alberta, Canada

Jose David Exposito, Vice-principal at Francisco Martinez Bernal Primary School in Murcia, Spain

Esa Jaakkola, Headmaster of Keski-Palokka School in Jyväskylä, Finland

In this episode Huw and Janet are joined by special guest Professor Mick Waters of Wolverhampton University. Prof. Waters has a long career in education, from school leadership to Chief Education Officer for the City Of Manchester. He has been involved with various aspects of education in Wales for the last five years. Huw, Janet and Mick discuss innovation and how the challenges of Covid will affect reforms to education in Wales.

Welcome to the first episode of Edchat Wales. In this episode Huw and Janet are joined by special guest Kevin Palmer, Deputy Director for Pedagogy, Leadership and Professional Learning at the Welsh Government. They discuss Curriculum for Wales.