The Edge Podcast- Rethinking Education

By The Edge Foundation

In the course of our work with schools, colleges, universities, researchers and policymakers in the UK and internationally, we get the chance to meet some amazing colleagues. We want to give you the c... more

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The podcast currently has 14 episodes available.

The Edge Podcast- Rethinking Education episodes:

March 05, 2021S1E4: Rethinking Assessment
Edge is proudly supporting the Rethinking Assessment movement which brings together a wide coalition of state and independent schools, Multi-Academy Trusts, FE Colleges, academics and employers to push for change to our old-fashioned exam system. In this episode you will hear from:
Rachel Macfarlane, Director of Education Services at Herts for Learning, sharing her perspective on why the current system of high stakes written exams isn’t working for students, teachers or employers.

Professor Bill Lucas, Director of the Centre for Real-World Learning at Winchester University, sharing international examples and models of how assessment can be done differently.
Find out more:
Rethinking Assessment - https://rethinkingassessment.com/

Webinar on rethinking assessment - https://www.edge.co.uk/news-and-events/news/robert-halfon-mp-lays-out-his-vision-for-post-covid-education-and-assessment-system/

Herts for Learning - https://www.hertsforlearning.co.uk/

Centre for Real-World Learning - https://www.winchester.ac.uk/research/our-impactful-research/research-in-education/centres-networks-and-institutes/centre-for-real-world-learning/
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38min
February 12, 2021S1E3: Island Education – Lessons from the Pandemic
Edge has been running the Island Education Network since 2018, bringing together education leaders from islands around the British Isles, the Channel Islands and British Overseas Territories to explore the opportunities and challenges of education in a small island context. In this episode, we talk about how lessons from the island context have become applicable to schools and colleges everywhere during the Covid pandemic – you will hear from:
Angus McLellan, Headteacher, e-Sgoil, Stornoway about their amazing work on online learning which has been adopted across Scotland to support remote learning during lockdown.

Louise Misselke, Principal, Guernsey College of Further Education about adapting FE to support young people during the pandemic.
Find out more:
E-Sgoil: http://www.e-sgoil.com/

Guernsey College: http://www.guernseycollege.ac.gg/
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37min
February 12, 2021S1E2: Innovation and Employer Engagement in Higher Education
Rich employer engagement can help to bring education and the curriculum to life in all phases including in Higher Education, helping young people get more inspired and better prepared for the workplace. In this episode you will hear from:
Andy Boer, Principal of the Edge Hotel School at the University of Essex where students work towards degrees in hospitality management whilst running a working 4* hotel.

Wendy Ivins, Director of Collaborative Learning with Industry at the National Software Academy, Cardiff University about their innovative project-based learning approach to teaching software engineering.
Find out more:
Edge Hotel School: https://www.essex.ac.uk/departments/edge-hotel-school; https://www.edge.co.uk/sites/default/files/documents/edge_-_ehs_report_3b.pdf.

National Software Academy: https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/software-academy; https://www.edge.co.uk/sites/default/files/documents/edge_cardiff_nsa_research_final.pdf.
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31min
January 18, 2021S1E1: Edge Goes to Canada (Virtually)
We love to find inspirational international examples to share with others. Recorded during the Covid pandemic, we weren’t able to complete our planned study visit to Canada and instead went on a virtual visit. In this episode you will hear from:
Jeff Warren, interim Chief Academic Officer at Quest University about their innovative model and broad curriculum that supports students to answer their driving ‘question’.

Gina Antonacci, Associate Vice-President, Academic at Humber Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning in Toronto about the rich employer engagement that supports their amazing Further Education offer.
Find out more:
Quest: https://questu.ca/; https://www.edge.co.uk/news/edge-news/quest-university-reimagining-higher-education-from-the-ground-up.

Humber: https://humber.ca/; https://www.fenews.co.uk/featured-article/59567-fe-research-centres-and-experiential-learning-lessons-in-further-education-from-canada.
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32min

FAQs about The Edge Podcast- Rethinking Education:

How many episodes does The Edge Podcast- Rethinking Education have?

The podcast currently has 14 episodes available.