In the Berkhamsted spotlight
65 episodes - English - Latest episode: 29 days ago -Welcome to the Berkhamsted Spotlight, Berkhamsted School's podcast channel. Join our weekly guests from inside the classroom to behind-the-scenes of our day-to-day activities through to life beyond Berkhamsted. Find out what it's really like to be part of our remarkable community. Thank you for taking an interest, we'll see you soon. www.berkhamsted.com
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Community - what does that mean? Richard Thompson explains.
September 29, 2021 05:00 - 21 minutes - 15 MB#014 - Remarkable community indeed. In this episode of the Berkhamsted Spotlight we’re talking about the community. Richard Thompson, Assistant Vice Principal, is in charge of the school’s external relations which means he has a passion for connecting with the community and keeping those relations strong. So in this episode we’re going to hear why community is so important for the school, what the Society is and how it works, how the local community can get involved in the school, and why ...
Sport for Life
September 22, 2021 05:00 - 26 minutes - 18.2 MB#013 - Welcome to the Berkhamsted Spotlight, Berkhamsted School's podcast channel. Join our weekly guests from inside the classroom to behind-the-scenes of our day-to-day activities through to life beyond Berkhamsted. Find out what it's really like to be part of our remarkable community. In this episode of the Berkhamsted Spotlight we’re talking Sport. Jo Vila, Director of Sport and John Riley, Assistant Director of Sport, talk to us in this episode about why sport is so important in the s...
Nutrition, fussy eaters and real help for parents over summer with Olivia Haverson
July 07, 2021 05:00 - 26 minutes - 17.9 MB#012 - Welcome to the Berkhamsted Spotlight, Berkhamsted School's podcast channel. Join our weekly guests from inside the classroom to behind-the-scenes of our day-to-day activities through to life beyond Berkhamsted. Find out what it's really like to be part of our remarkable community. In this episode of the Berkhamsted Spotlight we’re talking to Olivia Haverson, a nutritionist who actually works with Chartwells Independent but she spends her time in the school because it is such an impo...
Year six pupils share their thoughts before leaving for the senior school
June 30, 2021 05:00 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MB#010 - Welcome to the Berkhamsted Spotlight, Berkhamsted School's podcast channel. Join our weekly guests from inside the classroom to behind-the-scenes of our day-to-day activities through to life beyond Berkhamsted. Find out what it's really like to be part of our remarkable community. In this episode of the Berkhamsted Spotlight we’re talking to nine year 6 pupils, thankfully though not all in one go! In the first half of this episode we meet five girls from Heatherton School, then we j...
Year seven pupils share their feelings nearing the end of their first year in the senior school
June 30, 2021 05:00 - 24 minutes - 16.7 MB#011 - Welcome to the Berkhamsted Spotlight, Berkhamsted School's podcast channel. Join our weekly guests from inside the classroom to behind-the-scenes of our day-to-day activities through to life beyond Berkhamsted. Find out what it's really like to be part of our remarkable community. In our last episode we were talking to a number of Year 6 pupils from Heatherton and Berkhamsted Prep, in this episode we’re talking to seven year Seven pupils. First we have Lexi, Poppy and Genevieve and ...
Pastoral care at Berkhamsted with Tracey Evans and Kathy Weston
June 23, 2021 05:00 - 25 minutes - 17.5 MB#009 - Welcome to the Berkhamsted Spotlight, Berkhamsted School's podcast channel. Join our weekly guests from inside the classroom to behind-the-scenes of our day-to-day activities through to life beyond Berkhamsted. Find out what it's really like to be part of our remarkable community. In this episode of the Berkhamsted Spotlight we’re talking to Tracey Evans, Chief People Officer at Berkhamsted, and Dr Kathy Weston from Tooled Up Education. Tracey is part of the Schools Executive and ...
A conversation with Andy Ford, Vice Principal at Berkhamsted
June 16, 2021 05:00 - 26 minutes - 18.2 MB#008 - Welcome to the Berkhamsted Spotlight, Berkhamsted School's podcast channel. Join our weekly guests from inside the classroom to behind-the-scenes of our day-to-day activities through to life beyond Berkhamsted. Find out what it's really like to be part of our remarkable community. In this episode of the Berkhamsted Spotlight we’re talking to Vice Principal, Andy Ford. Amongst other things we’re going to find out more about the development of children through Berkhamsted School, we’l...
Talking Science in education with Nicola Nicoll
June 09, 2021 05:00 - 20 minutes - 14.3 MB#007 - Welcome to the Berkhamsted Spotlight, Berkhamsted School's podcast channel. Join our weekly guests from inside the classroom to behind-the-scenes of our day-to-day activities through to life beyond Berkhamsted. Find out what it's really like to be part of our remarkable community. In this episode we’re talking Science with Nicola Nicoll. We’re going to find out what led her to working in science in education, why it’s so important for girls to learn this at school and how the school...
Learning Leaders programme - talking with Y12 and Y13 pupils
May 26, 2021 05:00 - 26 minutes - 18.1 MB#006 - Welcome to the Berkhamsted Spotlight, Berkhamsted School's podcast channel. Join our weekly guests from inside the classroom to behind-the-scenes of our day-to-day activities through to life beyond Berkhamsted. Find out what it's really like to be part of our remarkable community. In this episode of the Berkhamsted Spotlight we’re talking to sixth formers from Years 12 and 13, who’ll be telling us all about the Learning Leaders programme. We’re going to find out what the programme i...
Hannah Butland & Laura Knight on innovation & teaching at school
May 19, 2021 05:00 - 26 minutes - 18.3 MB#005 - Welcome to the Berkhamsted Spotlight, Berkhamsted School's podcast channel. Join our weekly guests from inside the classroom to behind-the-scenes of our day-to-day activities through to life beyond Berkhamsted. Find out what it's really like to be part of our remarkable community. In this episode of the Berkhamsted Spotlight we talk to Hannah Butland and Laura Knight about Innovation and teaching at the school. We hear about the concept of 'failing forward' and metacognition, how Be...
Joe Beadle, previous Head Boy and now student at Cambridge
May 12, 2021 05:00 - 19 minutes - 13.6 MB#004 - Welcome to the Berkhamsted Spotlight, Berkhamsted School's podcast channel. Join our weekly guests from inside the classroom to behind-the-scenes of our day-to-day activities through to life beyond Berkhamsted. Find out what it's really like to be part of our remarkable community. In this episode of the Berkhamsted Spotlight we’re talking to Joe Beadle, previous Head Boy at the school and now student at Cambridge. Joe talks about what he's studying at Cambridge, how he balances work...
Karen O'Connor talks about life at the Pre-Prep School
May 05, 2021 05:00 - 30 minutes - 21 MB#003 - Welcome to the Berkhamsted Spotlight, Berkhamsted School's podcast channel. Join our weekly guests from inside the classroom to behind-the-scenes of our day-to-day activities through to life beyond Berkhamsted. Find out what it's really like to be part of our remarkable community. In this episode of the Berkhamsted Spotlight we’re talking to Karen O’Connor, Headteacher of the Pre-Prep School. We'll be unpacking life at the Pre-Prep school to find out what it's really like. Berkhams...
Martin Walker talks about the exciting future of Sixth Form life at Berkhamsted
April 27, 2021 16:00 - 24 minutes - 16.7 MB#002 - Welcome to the Berkhamsted Spotlight, Berkhamsted School's podcast channel. Join our weekly guests from inside the classroom to behind-the-scenes of our day-to-day activities through to life beyond Berkhamsted. Find out what it's really like to be part of our remarkable community. In this episode we talk to Martin Walker, Head of Berkhamsted Sixth. We'll be finding out what's coming next in the exciting developments of life in the sixth form. Berkhamsted online Website: www.berkham...
Richard Backhouse talks about life at school and its plans for the future
April 27, 2021 12:00 - 28 minutes - 19.4 MB#001 - Welcome to the Berkhamsted Spotlight, Berkhamsted School's podcast channel. Join our weekly guests from inside the classroom to behind-the-scenes of our day-to-day activities through to life beyond BS. Find out what it's really like to be part of our remarkable community. In this episode we talk to Richard Backhouse, Principal at the school. We'll be finding out what a rounded education really means, what the future holds for Berkhamsted School, and also what Richard is doing in rela...
Welcome to our new podcast
March 24, 2021 07:00 - 36 seconds - 450 KBWelcome to our new podcast, the place to find out more about our school and where we'll be speaking to staff, pupils and parents so that together we're all connected. Our first main episode is coming soon so be sure to check back here in the next few days to see the first release.If you have any questions in the meantime please contact the school through the main website.Thank you for taking an interest, we'll see you soon.