Reading Time: 1 minuteWhy don’t we allow pupils to lead their own education?

Our 27th guest on the Teacher Toolkit podcast is Professor Stephen Heppell. Stephen is a former teacher and currently holds a chair at Camilo José Cela University in Madrid for learning innovation.

Podcast summary

In this episode, you can hear Stephen and Teacher Toolkit editor, Holly Gardner:

* discuss what it’s like to talk on the main stage at the BETT show

* talk about how forgettable education ministers are

* reminisce about how Stephen came to set up an education degree

* explain why he wants to see children engaged and consulted more in education

* discuss Stephen’s child-focused approach to teachers reducing their workload.

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Children have to be leading the charge, not jogging alongside us.
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You can find out more information about Stephen on his website or follow him on Twitter.