Edufuturists

We are joined by Mae Yip and Sam Hornsby, the creators of ERIC - https://www.meet-eric.com/  ERIC is an award-winning career exploration platform designed for 16-25 year olds interested in the creative industries.   Sam & Mae were both inherently creative thinkers and the career resources and tools they had access to never resonated with them. It was always too corporate focused. The...

Patrick (Paddy) McGrath is Head of Education Strategy (EMEA) for the amazing Texthelp Group.   Texthelp (www.texthelp.com) is the leading provider of assistive software to both Education, Corporate markets worldwide.    In this episode, we look at Universal Learning Design amongst other important elements of the classrooms of today and tomorrow.   This episode is sponsored by V...

In this episode, Ben & Steve chat about leadership, growth & wellbeing. Loads of content about values, community and people. We would love to hear your feedback too - contact us on info@edufuturists.com or DM us on socials.  Important Info will be coming soon about the Edufuturists Awards 2022 - you will be able to register and then nominate worthy winners for the online event on 30th...

We had a great chat just the 3 of us about leadership in education and got into some fascinating discussions about coaching, mentoring and staying curious. Are you struggling to manage your school’s Chromebooks and looking for a solution? VIZOR integrates with the Google Admin Console to keep track of your Chromebook inventory and repairs. For an exclusive Edufuturists offer for 20% off for your f...

Gavin Cooney is a co-founder and CEO of Learnosity – an SaaS company that provides cloud-based assessment infrastructure to the learning industry   Are you struggling to manage your school’s Chromebooks and looking for a solution? VIZOR integrates with the Google Admin Console to keep track of your Chromebook inventory and repairs. For an exclusive Edufuturists offer for 20% off for your firs...

In this episode Ben, Dan and Steve have a follow up conversation to episode 167 and explore how Web3 could disrupt education.   Are you struggling to manage your school’s Chromebooks and looking for a solution? VIZOR integrates with the Google Admin Console to keep track of your Chromebook inventory and repairs. For an exclusive Edufuturists offer for 20% off for your first year, go to https:...

#Web3 #Bitcoin #Blockchain #Decentralisation  Bob is the founder and CEO of Salad Technologies. After starting his career as a pilot and aeronautical performance engineer at Qantas Airways, Bob co-founded the digital production company responsible for The Green Way Up, a twelve-part television series commissioned by National Geographic and distributed through Netflix. The program followed Bob...

In this episode we have two powerhouses of education who have written an epic book ‘About Our Schools’. Join us for our chat with Sir Tim Brighouse & Professor Mick Waters.    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

We are joined by Dean and Jeff from VIZOR. VIZOR integrates with the Google Admin Console to keep track of your Chromebook inventory and repairs.    For an exclusive Edufuturists offer for 20% off for your first year, go to vizor.cloud/edu   Jeff is a Sales exec from the North American offices working out of Atlanta and Montreal. Jeff works daily with School Districts throughout the...

Nicolas Cole is 4x Top Writer on Quora, founder of Digital Press and has over 50M+ views on Substack. We are delighted to be joined by this pioneer in social writing. Watch this episode on Spotify and on YouTube 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/...

Levi Belnap serves as Chief Strategy Officer at Merlyn Mind. As a serial-entrepreneur, Levi has led the creation of innovative new technology ventures within existing organizations and as independent venture-backed startups. Prior to joining Merlyn Mind, Levi was the VP of Business Development & Strategic Partnerships at Wyzant. At Wyzant, Levi led the creation of new business opportunities to...

In this episode Dan and Ben discuss Web3. What does it mean, why is it different and what are the potential opportunities?    Subscribe on YouTube Follow us on Twitter  Check out all past episodes and find out more  Subscribe on iTunes 

Mark is the UK's leading authority on teaching for mastery. He has trained over 2000 schools in mastery models for schooling in the UK and overseas.   A leading figure in mathematics education, Mark has led many large-scale government education initiatives, both in the UK and overseas. Mark was a Director at the National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics (NCETM) and has als...

In this episode Ben, Dan and Steve discuss their desire to learn how to survive, how a life of learning fits in with having children and the evolution of their relationship as Edufuturists.

So we are delighted today to be joined by Ed Kirwan, CEO and founder of Empathy Week

Tonight’s episode is a collab. We are delighted to be joined by Phil, Andy & Dave, also known as the Talking Cod lads from the podcast Talking Cod. You can subscribe to the Talking Cod podcast on your podcast app.

We are delighted to be joined by Jo Maher, Principal & CEO of Loughborough College, and former senior leader at Boston College and Reaseheath College. With a background in sports psychology, Jo has worked with athletes from grassroots to Olympic standard and with professional sports teams, alongside her work in education. She has been a Youth Commissioner for the Learning and Work Institute, a...

We are delighted to be joined by May Jue, who is currently a program manager at Google for Education (she has been at Google for 6+ years now!) and leads the Trainer and GEG programs. She was born and grew up in Hsinchu, Taiwan and moved to California when she was 12. May then graduated from UC Berkeley with a business major and education minor and worked in finance for a few years before becoming...

Lord Jim Knight is back to discuss some of his newest projects. Jim works in education, medtech and as a legislator, now as a Director of Suklaa Ltd. He is a founder of XRapid, enabling diagnosis of malaria and asbestos fibres using iPhones. As a UK government minister his portfolios included rural affairs, schools, digital and employment. He was a member of Gordon Brown’s Cabinet 2009-2010, befor...

We are delighted to be joined by Alice Keeler. Alice is the author of a number of books, including 50 Things You Can Do With Google Classroom and Teaching with Google Jamboard: 50+ Ways to Use the Digital Whiteboarding Tool. She has over 179 000 Twitter followers (@alicekeeler) but still teaches in the Math classroom in Kansas and is a mum to 5 children.   Follow us on Twitter https://www.twi...

We are grateful today to be joined by Andrew Strachan. Andrew has spent a decade in secondary education holding roles as a Head of Department, whole school IT lead and Assistant Headteacher, in addition to working as a Technical Project Manager in a service delivery industry prior to entering the teaching profession. Andrew’s current role is Director of Digital Strategy with Emmanuel Schools Found...

We are grateful today to be joined by Dr James Mannion. James worked as a Science teacher for 12 years, and spent 8 years in school leadership roles. He has a Masters degree in Person-Centred Education from the University of Sussex, and a PhD in Learning to Learn from the University of Cambridge. James is a Bespoke Programmes Leader at the University College London Institute of Education. He is al...

We are grateful today to be joined by Rich Watts from The Army. We will be looking at a whole range of topics today and why the army is investing in education, especially in its future.   Rich is a qualified teacher with over 10 years’ experience in the classroom, he has an MA in Education from the University of Winchester. He has worked in several roles in schools, including Head of Faculty....

We are joined by Angela Arnold, who leads a team of Account Execs, Account Managers, and Librarians who build customised reading experiences for schools. Prior to joining OverDrive, she delivered sales and marketing solutions for mid-market, emerging, and enterprise businesses. Angela brings knowledge of inbound lead generation, sales enablement, and product development in a variety of B2B and B2C...

We are joined by the masterful Al Kingsley, Group CEO of Netsupport and long time friend of the podcast. This is Al’s fourth (yes fourth!) time on the podcast - episode 32, 121 and right back when we were In The Studio with - on episode 9! You would’ve thought Al would’ve had enough of us by now!   Al started his career with Barclays Bank then Unilever, working within finance and management a...