The Schools Week Podcast
To mark the 10th anniversary of Schools Week, we are excited to launch a special podcast series based on our anniversary edition.
Turning the Pages on a Decade of Education Reform will feature in-depth interviews with some of the leading architects and key figures behind the most significant education reforms of the past decade. From policymakers and advisors to school leaders and teachers, our guests will provide unique insights into how these policies were developed, what worked, what didn’t, and what lessons we can take forward for the next 10 years.
Podcast: John Dickens interviews Sir Kevan Collins
Labour’s school standards tsar Sir Kevan Collins spoke to Schools Week for its latest podcast episode. Here, he talks about the need for greater academy trust accountability, whether 90 per cent of schools really are ‘good’ or better and how there are “pockets” of practice the sector “should be ashamed of”.
Amanda Spielman interviewed by Laura McInerney
Balancing pressures and progress at Ofqual and Ofsted.
John Dickens interviews school leaders
Three school leaders reveal how policy over the past ten years has impacted them: the good, bad and ugly
Laura McInerney interviews Sir David Carter
David Carter on the academy revolution: successes, failures and the next big challenge
The next chapter: Freddie Whittaker interviews Bridget Phillipson
The Schools Week Podcast takes a break from looking back at the last 10 years with an episode about the future
Freddie Whittaker interviews Dr Mary Bousted and Dr Patrick Roach
Schools Week looks back on the past 10 years of education policy with current and former union leaders
Freddie Whittaker interviews Geoff Barton and Paul Whiteman
Schools Week looks back on the past 10 years of education policy with current and former union leaders
Freddie Whittaker interviews Natalie Perera, Angus Walker and Jonathan Simons
Schools Week looks back on the past 10 years of education policy with three former government advisers
Freddie Whittaker interviews Justine Greening and Damian Hinds
Two politicians who led the Department for Education during a time of Brexit battles and school cuts campaigns reflect on their time in office.
Laura McInerney Interviews Nick Gibb
“If you know exactly what you want to achieve, the day-to-day grind is bearable. You just need the stamina to see it through.”