Edufuturists

Watch the video of this episode https://youtu.be/jxkrTZCyEvA Many of our guests and listeners have told us they want to hear the voices of the students to let us know how they think the future of education might look. So we listened! We are glad to be joined by students (and staff) from Matthew Moss High School in Rochdale.

Watch the video of this episode at youtube.com/edufuturists In this episode we are joined by Gavin & John from Alpha Plus - an education service business that specialises in standards, assessment and certification. We first met Gavin at the Surpass Conference in Newcastle last year where we presented about the need for a look at digital assessment in schools & colleges. Alpha Plus are lead...

Watch the video of this episode https://youtu.be/yBdLNxCZfbg In this episode we are joined by Eric Curts. If you are big user of Google for Education, then Eric needs no introduction. Eric is a tech integrationist and Google for Education Certified Trainer and Innovator. His famous blog ControlAltAchieve.com helps educators all over the world in their journey of using technology in the classroom....

Our guest today is Genelle Aldred. Genelle is a communications professional and has worked in media for over ten years. Genelle has most recently worked as a freelance newsreader for ITN. She has also worked for the BBC, ITV and ITN Productions, after gaining a Master degree in Broadcast Journalism. You can follow Genelle at @GenelleAldred

Our guest today is Andrew Strachan. Andrew was our first ever guest alway back on episode 1. Since then Andrew’s role has changed and we will be chatting to him about the work he is doing in the North East of England. You can follow Andrew on Twitter @MrStrachan_IT

Our guest today is Caroline Keep. She is Director of Spark Makerspace at Penketh High School in Warrington where she also teaches Physics. She has extensive experience before going into teaching in engineering, environmental science and social media.  In 2014 she co-founded the first #Makefest , Liverpool Makefest at Liverpool’s Central Library Festival to promote the uses of technology for e...

Watch the video of this episode at https://youtu.be/nBD94WhKzBA Rachelle Dene Poth is an edtech consultant, presenter, author, attorney, blogger and teacher. She currently teaches Spanish and a course on emerging tech that covers AR/VR, artificial intelligence, coding, gaming, digital citizenship, video animation and more.  She is the president of the ISTE Teacher Education Network and serves...

Watch the video of this episode at youtube.com/edufuturists Vikki is the National Head of EdTech and Digital Skills at the Education and Training Foundation (ETF). She joined the ETF in 2018 from Epping Forrest College where she was Head of Digital Literacy, Voice & Innovation. Vikki is French and has been living in England since 1987. She initially worked as a freelance illustrator and taught...

Watch the video of this episode at youtube.com/edufuturists Alex has worked in education for a decade. After starting out as an English teacher in a London comprehensive, he completed his MA at the Institute of Education before joining Teach For All, a growing global network of organizations working to ensure that the next generation fulfil their potential.  His book ‘Natural Born Learners’ i...

Watch the video of this episode at youtube.com/edufuturists Summer has been working in education for over 16 years. She’s been a teacher, education leader, policy maker, advocate and facilitator of learning for students and professionals across every system and sector in Australia and works to ensure teachers have every support they need to succeed and thrive.  Summer has expert knowledge in...

Watch the video of this episode at youtube.com/edufuturists In this episode we are joined by David Price OBE. We were last joined by David on Episode 42. It was so full of amazing dialogue, especially discussing David’s book, Open: How We Will Live, Work and Learn in the Future, an Amazon bestseller.  As we are sure all will agree who have read this or listened to him speak, David is a brilli...

The the video of this episode at youtube.com/edufuturists We are joined by Professor Stephen Heppell. Stephen's portfolio of effective large scale projects over three decades, have established him internationally as a leader in the fields of learning, new media and technology A school teacher for more than a decade, and a professor since 1989, Stephen has worked, and is working, with learner led p...

This episode is in partnership with our good friends at https://www.texthelp.com   Watch this episode as it aired live on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/edufuturists Follow us on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/edufuturists Check out all past episodes at https://www.edufuturists.com Subscribe on iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/edufuturists/id1347592880 Send us a message https://...

Watch this episode as it went out live on YouTube https://youtu.be/4YwUrwHnBO8 Follow us on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/edufuturists Check out all past episodes at https://www.edufuturists.com Subscribe on iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/edufuturists/id1347592880 In today’s episode we are joined by Michael Quigley, a passionate member of the BNI networking group. Michael Quigley h...

Watch the live recording video https://youtu.be/lLSxLUIgZ2k Follow us on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/edufuturists Check out all past episodes at https://www.edufuturists.com Subscribe on iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/edufuturists/id1347592880 Kavin is a Cambridge-educated, Dad of 2 kids, passionate about developing "soft skills" in the next generation. He quit his job leading th...

Follow us on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/edufuturists Check out all past episodes at https://www.edufuturists.com Subscribe on iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/edufuturists/id1347592880 Abdul Chohan is the Director of ThinkSimple Ltd. The organisation works with school leaders and Ministries of Education to develop operational efficiencies and innovative learning approaches in educ...

Follow us on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/edufuturists Check out all past episodes at https://www.edufuturists.com Subscribe & watch episodes live at https://www.youtube.com/edufuturists We are joined by Bob Harrison, who has had extensive experience in schools and colleges as a teacher, lecturer, senior manager, principal and governor. He has worked with Head teachers and senior leaders in...

On this episode we are delighted to be joined by the E-Sports Teacher James Fraser-Murison. James studied at Roehampton uni and currently in his 16th year teaching. James has worked in four large sixth colleges having taught English and media a level and BTEC. James has been a teaching and learning coach, deputy head and now a director of learning at Queen Mary’s college Hampshire teaching on leve...

We are joined by Lord Jim Knight. Jim is currently the Chief Education and External Officer at TES Global and is currently living in London. Aswell sas this he also chairs XRapid.com - which focuses on moving towards offering free malaria diagnosis across the globe. Jim was a Former UK Government Minister, one role was minister of state schools from 2004-2005, and he is a current member of the Hou...

On today’s episode we are delighted to be joined by Matt Lees from East Education. Matt went to a 2000 student state school in Lymm near Warrington which he describes as very average - they had barely any extra curricular really and not much support beyond subjects - mix of amazing teachers and not so amazing. He managed to get into Oxford University against his school’s advice to study Chemistry...

Jordan is currently the Deputy Director of Sixth Form at St Martin’s in the Field - a high-achieving London school.

In this episode we are joined by Jo Fletcher-Saxon. Jo is the current Assistant Principal for Higher and Adult education at Ashton Sixth Form college, which has just been awarded a full house of outstandings in their recent Ofsted inspection. Jo is also the practitioner research lead at the college. She has worked in FE since 1996 and has been at Ashton since 1997. She joined the college to set up...

We are joined by the man, the myth, the legend, Mr Andrew Caffrey. Andy is the UK Regional Director of EdTechTeam. He received an Inspirational Educator Award from the Worshipful Company of Educators in 2016 and was named as part of the EdTech50 in 2020.

In this episode we discuss some really important contemporary issues surrounding school closures, distance learning and how we can work together as educators. We are delighted to be joined by Rachel Coathup. Rachel is a primary educator and a Google Certified Trainer and Innovator. She has a passion for integrating G Suite for Education into learning environments, and actively supports teachers to...

Martin was Head of School at XP Doncaster and is working as a Schools Designer.