Challenging Education
8 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago -What are the challenges facing global education today? How can we challenge established practice to achieve better outcomes and wellbeing for our students and for ourselves as educators? Every two weeks, we explore latest thinking on the issues that matter most for education. Co-hosted by Cognita’s Group Education Director Simon Camby and Group Wellbeing Director Beth Kerr, Challenging Education draws on viewpoints across the world.
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Episodes
Bonus: With Dr Bettina Hohnen on understanding anxiety in children and young people
June 17, 2021 17:13 - 33 minutes - 46 MBIn another special episode of our podcast, we speak to clinician, educator and author Dr Bettina Hohnen about anxiety. We explore healthy anxiety – especially in the context of a global pandemic – and we look at when to seek additional support if parents are worried about their child. We discuss ways of proactively reducing the development of anxiety and we share tips on how to deal with any in-the-moment panic attacks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A New Curriculum Model?
July 14, 2020 13:26 - 23 minutes - 32.5 MBOn this week’s show, Simon Camby and Beth Kerr are joined by Trishna Harjani, a Cognita teacher based at Stamford American School Hong Kong, to discuss diversity and how the curriculum can help provide young people with a sense of identity and belonging. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Black Lives Matter
June 24, 2020 14:02 - 29 minutes - 40.4 MBOn this week’s show, Simon Camby and Beth Kerr speak with two educational leaders about race and diversity in the context of recent Black Lives Matter protests and action around the world. Guests Tushi Gorasia of Hendon Preparatory School and Siobhan McGrath of Southbank International School share what recent events mean for them and their schools. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The student view: school re-openings
June 09, 2020 23:26 - 17 minutes - 23.9 MBOn this week’s show we get first-hand perspectives from students in different countries and phases of return to school. They discuss their experiences of online learning, their feelings about going back to the physical classroom, and how lockdown and the pandemic overall has impacted their feelings about the future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Bonus: With Professor Tanya Byron on children’s wellbeing
June 01, 2020 14:38 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MBIn this special episode of our podcast, we speak to clinician, journalist, author and broadcaster Professor Tanya Byron about children’s wellbeing. As schools globally start to reopen, we look at the impact of coronavirus, lockdown and a return to school on anxiety, and how children and parents can deal with it. This podcast is also available to view as a video at www.cognita.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Back to school after lockdown
May 27, 2020 15:32 - 16 minutes - 22.2 MBOn today’s show we focus on how schools adapt teaching and learning as they welcome back students and staff to the physical classroom. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A new reality for education
May 12, 2020 22:49 - 19 minutes - 18 MBThis week we're joined by Sir Kevan Collins, one of global education’s leading lights and the former CEO of the Education Endowment Foundation in the UK. We look at how education will look and feel after lockdown, and ways in which the current pressures can lead to positive long-term change. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Teacher wellbeing during lockdown
April 29, 2020 12:04 - 23 minutes - 21.1 MBThis week we're joined by the highly respected psychologist Dr Bill Mitchell to discuss teacher wellbeing during lockdown, focussing on some of the most difficult – and unexpected – aspects of teaching and learning during school closures. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.