Latest Challenging education Podcast Episodes

Bonus: With Dr Bettina Hohnen on understanding anxiety in children and young people

Challenging Education - June 17, 2021 17:13 - 33 minutes
In 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 ...

A New Curriculum Model?

Challenging Education - July 14, 2020 13:26 - 23 minutes
On 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 f...

Black Lives Matter

Challenging Education - June 24, 2020 14:02 - 29 minutes
On 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 shar...

The student view: school re-openings

Challenging Education - June 09, 2020 23:26 - 17 minutes
On 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 feelin...

Bonus: With Professor Tanya Byron on children’s wellbeing

Challenging Education - June 01, 2020 14:38 - 29 minutes
In 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 ...

Back to school after lockdown

Challenging Education - May 27, 2020 15:32 - 16 minutes
On 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

Challenging Education - May 12, 2020 22:49 - 19 minutes
This 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.  H...

Teacher wellbeing during lockdown

Challenging Education - April 29, 2020 12:04 - 23 minutes
This 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 informat...