Flourishing Together

By Diocese of St Albans Schools Team

Reflecting on Journeys of Hope and Stewardship in Education.

Join Ryan, The RE and Christian Ethos Adviser to the Diocese of St Albans Schools Team as each episode he talks to colleagues from the wor... more

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How many episodes does Flourishing Together have?

The podcast currently has 29 episodes available.

Flourishing Together episodes:

March 04, 2026S1 E14: Empowering students as agents of change with Dan Moxon
Welcome to Season 1 of the Flourishing Together podcast!

In episode 14, Ryan is joined by Dr. Dan Moxon, a researcher and practitioner specialising in inclusive youth participation.

Show Notes:
Here's a good link to the Lundy model (has some other resources on child participation there too) https://eu-for-children.europa.eu/about/lundy-model_en#:~:text=The%20model%20has%20four%20main,are%20involved%20in%20important%20decisions.
The Council of Europe (CoE) Links are here:
CoE Democratic Schools network https://www.coe.int/en/web/campaign-free-to-speak-safe-to-learn/democratic-schools-network
CoE Online training (all free) https://www.coe.int/en/web/learning-resources
CoE Reference framework of Competencies for Democratic Culture. https://www.coe.int/en/web/reference-framework-of-competences-for-democratic-culture/guidance-for-implementation
SALTO PI Participation Pool Resource https://participationpool.eu/
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20min
February 11, 2026S2 E15: What might an ecologically minded RE look like? with Kate Christopher
Welcome to Season 2 of the Flourishing Together podcast!

In episode 15, Ryan is joined by Kate Christopher. Kate is a National RE Advisor and Senior Lecturer with the Initial Teacher Training team at Anglia Ruskin University

Show notes:
Christian Climate Action https://www.stalbansdiocese.org/resource/christian-climate-action/
Ministry of Eco-Education: Home | Ministry of Eco Education
Let’s Go Zero: UK Climate Change • Let's Go Zero
The Great Imagining: The Great Imagining | creative exhibitions about the future for people of all ages.
ClimatEdPsych: ClimatEdPsych | Climate Resilience and Wellbeing in Education
David Clough: Where Do Animals Belong in Christian Theology and Ethics? - David Clough - Sarx
CEFAW Three-Teacher Case Study - RE:ONLINE
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26min
January 28, 2026S2 E14: How I approached the Understanding Christianity resource via a worldview lens with Kate Christopher
Welcome to Season 2 of the Flourishing Together podcast!

In episode 14, Ryan is joined by Kate Christopher. Kate is a National RE Advisor and Senior Lecturer with the Initial Teacher Training team at Anglia Ruskin University
Show notes:
Easter/Salvation - RE Online: https://www.reonline.org.uk/resources/easter-salvation/

We are deeply saddened by the passing of Lynn Revell. Her rich contribution to religious education will not be forgotten, and her warmth, wisdom and generosity of spirit sorely missed.
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24min
January 14, 2026S2 E13: Is your RE curriculum helping students flourish? with Kathryn Wright
Welcome to Season 2 of the Flourishing Together podcast!

In episode 13, Ryan is joined by Kathryn Wright. Kathryn is the Chief Executive of Culham St Gabriel's Trust, a charitable trust that champions religion and worldviews education. Prior to this, she has worked as an RE teacher, advisor and freelance consultant.

Show notes:
Home - RE:ONLINE
Flourishing Together Through RE - RE:ONLINE
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16min
November 13, 2025S1 E13: A broader look at the spiritual flourishing of children: rights, equity and justice with Valerie Michaelson
Welcome to Season 1 of the Flourishing Together podcast!

In episode 13, Ryan is joined by Valerie Michaelson, an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Applied Health Sciences at Brock University in Canada.
Show Notes:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0091743519301513
Connections associated with a healthy spirituality: are these unrecognized intermediary determinants that shape health inequities in Canadian young people?
Relative socio-economic position and meaning and purpose in life in adolescents: An intangible cost of social inequalities - ScienceDirect
Soul to Soul 10 by Soul to Soul - Flipsnack
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29min
September 09, 2025S1 E12: Reflections on Science and Religion: Conflicting or Co-existing? With Professor Russell Cowburn
Welcome to Season 1 of the Flourishing Together podcast!

In episode 12, Ryan is joined by Russell Cowburn, Canon Scientist at St Albans Cathedral and Professor of Experimental Physics, University of Cambridge. Together they discuss the relationship between science and religion.
Show Notes:
The Faraday Institute for Science and Religion: https://www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/schools/overview/
NICER Science Religion Encounters: The Beginning Teacher in the Science Religion Encounter
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16min
July 17, 2025S2 E12: Getting Better at 'Ways of Knowing' in RE with Gillian Georgiou and Olivia Seymour
Welcome to Season 2 of the Flourishing Together podcast!

In episode 12, Ryan is joined by Gillian Georgiou and Olivia Seymour. Gillian is the Diocesan RE Advisor in the Diocese of Lincoln, and is a mentor for the Culham Leadership Programme and Farmington Scholarships. Olivia is a part-time Assistant Diocesan Director of Education in the Diocese of York, and is also an RE consultant and RE Hubs lead for Yorkshire and Humber. Together they will be talking about what it means to 'get better' at the ways of knowing in RE.
Show notes:
https://www.lincolndiocesaneducation.com/attachments/download.asp?file=633&type=pdf
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35min
June 17, 2025S2 E11: Knowledge, knowing and the knower in RE - the RE-searchers approach with Rob and Giles Freathy
Welcome to Season 2 of the Flourishing Together podcast!

In episode 11, Ryan is joined by brothers Rob and Giles Freathy. Rob is a professor of Education at the University of Exeter and Giles is a senior lecturer at Plymouth Marjon university.

Show notes:
The RE-searchers approach: The-RE-searchers-A-New-Approach-to-RE-in-Primary-Schools.pdf
Quick start guide: reonline.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Quick-Start-Guide-The-RE-searchers-Approach.pdf
Who is Jesus? (Secondary exemplification): Whois Jesus? Supplementary materials for Religious Education in the uppersecondary school
RE-searchersApproach - RE:ONLINE
TheRE-searchers Approach: Critical, Dialogic and Inquiry-led RE for the PrimarySchool - RE:ONLINE
Rob Freathy open-access article: Fullarticle: The RE-searchers Approach: an exposition of methodologically orientedreligious education through metaphor, analogy and allegory
TeachingReligious and Worldviews Education Creatively - 2nd Edition -
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39min
March 18, 2025S1 E11: Spirituality, nature and the early years with Ruth Wills
Welcome to Season 1 of the Flourishing Together podcast!

In episode 11, Ryan is joined by Ruth Wills, a Lecturer at Liverpool Hope University.
Show Notes:
Ruth Wills’ publications:
Nature, Spirituality an Early Childhood Education: ⁠https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003483939⁠
Spirituality, Football and Olivia: how connectedness inspires hope through difficultsituations: ⁠https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1364436X.2024.2355867⁠
Reclaiming icons for a post-pandemic Christian pedagogy: ⁠https://doi.org/10.1177/07398913231201188⁠
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31min
January 20, 2025 S2 E10: Exemplifying a worldview approach in RE with Kate Christopher and Lynn Revell
Welcome to Season 2 of the Flourishing Together podcast!

In episode 10, Ryan is joined by Kate Christopher, National RE Advisor and Senior Lecturer with the Initial Teacher Training team at Anglia Ruskin University, and Lynn Revell, a Professor of Religion and Education at Canterbury Christ Church University.
Show Notes:
Islam as a Worldview - RE:ONLINE (resources)
Islam as a worldview - RE:ONLINE (context and principles)
‘Who is Jesus?’ (Freathy et al.) Who_is_Jesus.pdf
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38min

FAQs about Flourishing Together:

How many episodes does Flourishing Together have?

The podcast currently has 29 episodes available.