In Episode 3 of Season 2, we address the pressing question of AI in education.

David is joined in The Rest is Education (digital) studio by Holly Thomas and Barry Cooper.

Barry is Principal of The Global College, an IB institution based in Madrid: https://theglobalcollege.com/

Holly Thomas is Head of IT and Digital Innovation at a prep school in North London.

Organisations mentioned on the podcast include IAPS (Independent Association of Prep Schools): https://iaps.uk/ and IE Business School in Madrid: https://www.ie.edu/business-school/

Open AI and Chat GPT are mentioned in conversation: https://openai.com/

Reportal was the subject of Season 1, Episode 15: https://reportal.ai/

You can find out more about Robert Bjork's concept of 'desirable difficulties' here: https://bjorklab.psych.ucla.edu/research/

The Rest is Education is an independent, self-funded podcast which has no links or affiliations to any organisation or company referred to in any episode.

We hope you are enjoying series 2. Please email us at [email protected] if you have any questions, comments or corrections or just if you want to chat and suggest a topic or person for our next episode.

In this episode, Ross and David explore the British house system from its (probable) origin in the clans and dynasties of medieval Europe to the sorting hat and houses of Hogwarts. With a few diversions to Latin mottos and international schools, they discuss boarding houses, sports days and house chants. Outside of Harry Potter, houses are ultimately a place of pastoral care and cross-year friendships for pupils throughout the school.

Season 2 of The Rest is Education begins with a discussion about classics in education. David speaks to Anna Bell from the charity Classics for All, alongside author, musician and classics teacher Julia Gray, asking the question, 'Why should we teach classics?'

In this episode, mention is made of the organisation and charity Classics for All, details for which can be found here: https://classicsforall.org.uk/

Julia refers to the apps Quizlet and Blooket, information about which can be found here:

https://quizlet.com/en-gb

https://www.blooket.com/

Not mentioned in the episode but highly recommended by both Julia and Anna is Minimus, the Latin course for children, details of which are here: https://www.minimuslatin.co.uk/

CW: suicide and death are mentioned in context in this episode of the podcast.

Ross and David welcome guest presenter Isabel Rich to discuss the value of homework in schools. We explore some of the research around homework and discuss our own experiences as teachers and parents. The poem read by David to begin isHomework! Oh Homework by Jack Prelutskyhttps://www.poemhunter.com/poem/homework-oh-homework-2/Books Discussed John Hattie - Visible Learning: The Sequel (2023) https://visible-learning.org/2023/01/visible-learning-the-sequel-2023/Dominic Salles - The Slightly Awesome Teacher (2016) https://www.johncattbookshop.com/products/the-slightly-awesome-teacherYou can email us at: [email protected]Or find us on Twitter at: @RestEducation

Staffroom chats, after work socials, friendly corridor greetings - all these interactions make life a bit better in the day-to-day life of a school. But on days when things are really tough, connecting with a colleague can be a lifesaver. Ross and David chat great colleagues on this Rest is Education special looking at the social life of schools.

This week, join Ross and David as they discuss what schools can and are doing to develop kind citizens.

It features an interview with Alan Marshall, David's Dad, who undertook national service in the military in the early 1950s.

The recording of this episode coincided with the 200th sovereign's parade at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst - the UK's military leadership college and whose maxim is 'Serve to lead' - as well as the launch of BBC Countryfile's 'Wild Britain' campaign, which aims to encourage one million acts of kindness towards the environment this year.

Please do email us with examples from your school: [email protected]

PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) is a worldwide study by the OECD intended to evaluate educational systems by measuring 15-year-old school pupils' performance in maths, science and reading. This week, David interviews Lucy Crehan, qualified teacher, author and educational consultant. Her book Cleverlands (2016) combines educational research with an exploration of the world's top performing education systems, for which she travelled to help out in schools and live with teachers in Finland, Canada, Singapore, Japan, New Zealand and Shanghai. She has worked with governments in England, Brunei and Myanmar, and spoken about her work at conferences in nine countries across four continents. She spent a year working as part of a team advising foreign governments on education reform at Education Development Trust, and now works as an independent consultant and author.

This week, Aaron and David are joined by Isabel to discuss picture books and how they can be used to support children's learning from early childhood through school and beyond.

At just over 360 worldwide the Thinking Schools Network is growing but just what does it mean to be a Thinking School? Is it right for all schools and does an organisation need to join the network to be a 'Thinking School'? This week join David, Ross and special guest George Wienekus as they explore what it means to be a 'Thinking School'.