Kathryn is joined by Shane Leaning, Shanghai-based organisational coach. Shane supports international schools globally and is passionate about empowering school leaders to develop cultures that support learning and development for all.

In this special one off show, Tom Rogers and Harry Waters are joined by special guest Sachin Bhopal-Myers, a 19 year old climate activist, who talks about his personal journey to climate activism and his role in the Teach the Teacher Campaign by SOS-UK. 

In this show, they discuss:

1. Climate Education: The benefits and importance of equipping students with

Find out about how the Teach the Teacher Campaign is impacting schools in the UK and the world and how you can support it and enhance your students knowledge around climate change and the opportunities for them to get more involved in this conversation. 

Large classes, demotivated students, a lack of resources, a shortage of teachers, social problems. On today's show, I talked about these and other difficult circumstances that teachers and educational systems face, and looked at some solutions that have been implemented or which teachers could adopt.

On The Weekly Review, panellists, Kathryn Taylor, John Gibbs and Lianne Lax discuss hot topics in the week's news with host, Paul Hazzard.  Show production by Lianne Lax.

This week's stories:

Shows Reviewed:

• Self Affirmation : The Saturday Breakfast Show with Darren Lester

Darren looks at two studies which demonstrate the educational benefits of self-affirmation exercises in schools.

As teachers, we focus our energy on our students. But what about when we become the learners ourselves?

Join me in discussion with Martin and Christina as we take a look at how the Swedish system works. How does no Ofsted sound to you? And less rigidity in general? We also talk about the success of relational approaches and challenge fears about “losing control” when such practice is out in place.

In a one off pop up show, Tom Rogers talks to legendary military historian Paul Reed about Remembrance in Schools. 

This episode will appeal to anyone who might be interested in becoming a senior leader in a school as well to those already in senior leadership positions who may be wondering where the next leaders are coming from. It is full and frank and gets to the heart of the issues while also holding out hope and inspiration for the future.

In this episode, we explore the evolving role of English in the curriculum with guest Zoe Enser- expert educator, English specialist and author. Zoe explores how adding time to a subject does not necessarily improve outcomes. English is vital so how do we engender a love for the subject? How can disciplinary literacy be effectively integrated into all subjects and is this the way forward? The discussion focuses on planning with strategy and intent to ensure that literacy and English learning have a measurable impact on student learning. 

This week, Brent Poland (@BrentPoland1) and Adam Spence (@aspence81) explore the use of technology in the classroom.

How responsible is teachers' use of technology?

How can AI have a responsible impact on teaching and learning?

In part 2 they discuss the news that tuition fees are to rise and the impact that will have on education.