It’s Your Time You’re Wasting

What do parents want for their child's education, do they worry about curriculum and pedagogy? Ed Dorrell and Jonathan Simons have been finding out for their organisation 'Public First'. James Pembroke gives us his thoughts about Primary Schools and data including how to measure progress. Carl Gombrich talks about the soon to been launched new university - London Interdisciplinary School and argues for the need for students to have more breadth in their studies.

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 intro from Stonehenge

0:03:39 Ed Dorrel and Jonathan Simons about 'Public First and What Do Parents Want?' (full interview here: https://youtu.be/SKmH3G_OvO0

0:21:09 James Pembroke - Primary Schools and data (full interview: https://youtu.be/IS33pfgL2vA

0:42:50 Carl Gombrich about London Interdisciplinary School (full interview here: https://youtu.be/5RnjUFrdtfs

0:58:21 David and Martin closing thoughts

This week we have interviews with Barry Smith about leadership, Ros McMullen about Exams and her charitable venture 'Headrest' NB the web address for Headrest is https://www.headrestuk.co.uk (not the website referred to in the programme) and in the John Catt interview Tom Rees & Jennifer Barker talk about their contribution to the ResearchEd book on Leadership. Also David and Martin discuss workplace bullying and, also comments by the Shadow Education Secretary about traditional education. Check to see if you won - "10 Things Schools Get Wrong" by Jared Cooney Horvath & David Bott - in the prize draw.

Unfortunately a small section of the Barry Smith interview is missing from the start, subscribe to make sure you don't miss out on the whole interview when it is released in the week.

#IYTYW This bumper edition explores the themes 'Progress and Tradition' - looking at rows with Conservative MPs and 'common-sense' in history teaching, and the challenges to schools on curriculum and behaviour policies following on from such movements as Black Lives Matter.

A look at 'traditional' teaching of Latin and Classics and the 'John Catt book of the week '10 Things Schools Get Wrong'.

With guests: Jonathan Mountstevens, Patrick Alexander, Ed Clarke, Jared Cooney Horvath and David Bott.

Oh, and did you win the raffle this week?

#IYTYW Can the poor catch up with the rich or have they lost too much education due to Covid? Pedro De Bruyckere gives us some answers. Martin Robinson looks at John Lydon's (Johnny Rotten's) rant on Good Morning Britain about voting for Trump - 'the thickos vs the left wing intelligentsia' and David Didau interviews Dr. James Mannion and Kate McAllister about their book 'Fear is the Mind Killer' about Learning to Learn.

#IYTYW. A short look back at our first half term of interviews. news and views, a discussion about 'No More Exclusions' and a look into Covid safety in the classroom.

This week’s episode of It’s your time you’re wasting! with Principal of Oak Academy, Matt Mood, Andrew Doyle discussing Critical Race Theory and Zoe & Mark Enser talking about their book, Generative Learning in Action. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fiorella-Mayers-Generative-Learning-Action/dp/1913622207/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=generative+learning+in+action&qid=1600534079&s=books&sr=1-1

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In this second episode of 'It's Your Time You're Wasting', Martin and David welcome Tom Bennett for a chat about Tom's new book 'Running the Room' (https://amzn.to/3201KAr) and will discuss what going back to school is like from a Governors perspective. Also what if the numbers go up!?

To our live viewers: apologies for the technical difficulties and thank you for bearing with us!

Guests:

Tom Bennett & Naureen Khalid

In this first episode of 'It's Your Time you're Wasting' David and Martin discuss the return to school, a 'mutant algorithm' and an uncommon kerfuffle. We'll also find out what Martin has been reading.

A 'webinar' in which David Didau asks Martin Robinson questions about the book 'Curriculum: Athena versus the Machine'. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Curriculum-Athena-machine-Martin-Robinson/dp/1785833022/ref=sxts_sxwds-bia-wc-p13n1_0?cv_ct_cx=athena+machine&dchild=1&keywords=athena+machine&pd_rd_i=1785833022&pd_rd_r=966cd64c-7060-4ae9-88c0-a4de699a1573&pd_rd_w=su20B&pd_rd_wg=kspr2&pf_rd_p=9b1a9511-9af9-4d06-8643-d54ebec511ef&pf_rd_r=RWEQEGJQENTARDTKG1GT&psc=1&qid=1598197856&sr=1-1-fdbae751-0fa5-4c0f-900b-865654896618 Filmed 'live' this video also includes questions from a number of people who were able to view the event.