Podcast 27: Why Don’t We Let Children Lead Their Education?


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Joshua McGovern has been working with Teacher Toolkit since March 2018. He is responsible for our Soundcloud and iTunes channels and is the production manager for podcasts. He has a degree in Music Production and is a graduate of Leeds Beckett University. Aside from working...
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Why don’t we allow pupils to lead their own education?

Our 27th guest on the Teacher Toolkit podcast is Professor Stephen Heppell. Stephen is a former teacher and currently holds a chair at Camilo José Cela University in Madrid for learning innovation.

Podcast summary

In this episode, you can hear Stephen and Teacher Toolkit editor, Holly Gardner:

  • discuss what it’s like to talk on the main stage at the BETT show
  • talk about how forgettable education ministers are
  • reminisce about how Stephen came to set up an education degree
  • explain why he wants to see children engaged and consulted more in education
  • discuss Stephen’s child-focused approach to teachers reducing their workload.

Remember, our podcast is available on iTunes!

You can find out more information about Stephen on his website or follow him on Twitter.


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