Every Day's a School Day

Erik Brown, an award-winning associate creative director at Stanford University with a passion for storytelling and leveraging digital technologies and innovations to support his mission of educational equity and outreach, joins Hannah Frame and Nicki Finnigan in this fantastic episode. Erik’s background in film-making and documentaries both in the UK and US, having produced hundreds of online cou...

Elle Osili-Wood, a TV presenter and immersive technology expert who’s renowned for her insights into the cutting edge of tech and described by Google as “one of the most influential women in games,” joins Hannah and Nicki in today’s episode of Every Day’s A School Day. Elle’s no stranger to our screens having worked with the likes of Netflix, the BBC, Channel 4 and has also hosted a Bafta Games Aw...

In this episode of Every Day’s A School Day, hosts Hannah and Nicki look back at some of the big technology product launches of the year and discuss how they’ve impacted L&D but also the wider world, including the rise of AI with ChatGPT.    They discuss some highlights of the year including winning awards, the launch of SJP’s internal House App having collaborated with Huler and the impact th...

In our latest podcast episode of ‘Every Day's a School Day,’ we’re joined by Dr Tharaka (Dr T), TEDx Speaker, TV Doctor and Psychiatrist, as we dive into the fascinating world of AI and its role in learning. Dr T’s expertise in High Performance, Psychological Cohesion, Cognitive Biases, and Memory Training, makes this episode a thought-provoking and interesting listen! Key Takeaways: ✨ Unders...

Join us for this month’s informative episode of "Every Day's A School Day" which features best bits from previous episodes earlier this year.   From big businesses to budding start-ups, all sorts of organisations are embracing the way of technological innovation to revolutionise how they operate and how to remain competitive. This episode features clips discussing how using cutting-e...

In this episode of Every Day’s A School Day, our guest Adrian Lockhart, an Enterprise Account Executive at Blinkist, shares valuable insights about the evolution and future of Blinkist. Adrian has been working at Blinkist for just under 15 months and is part of the B2B team which was established due to the success of the Blinkist name. He explains how many people wanted to bring Blinkist to their...

Join us for this final episode of our three-part series on immersive empathy training. In this episode Nicki and Hannah are joined by Tori Watson, who works for 55E5 as a key consultant on advising how immersive tech and environments can be brought into businesses. In this episode, we'll provide you with useful insight into the development and production of how we've created our 360 films...

Join us for this second episode on 'Immersive empathy training'. In this episode we're joined by Carla Brown*, the founder and Managing Director of Oakmere Wealth Management Ltd, and Zillah Watson*, lead on the BBC's multi-award-winning VR studio and who has recently founded Phase Space, a start-up focused on using VR to reduce stress and anxiety.  This episode equips you with the...

To complement the fantastic, and extremely important, work already being done by Technical Connection, in L&D we're creating a variety of immersive empathy training to support our advisers in helping their clients. We are doing this by raising awareness of the four key drivers of vulnerability. Vulnerabilities can affect people’s decision-making processes, so it’s vital that financial advi...

Today, the episode is about MWC Mobile World Congress, hosted in Barcelona last month. The place where you discover the themes and topics around 5G, 6G, and immersive technology, and how they shape our industry and create a brighter future. Our guest on this episode is creative technologist, Carl Guynette. This episode discusses the key takeaways and highlights from Mobile World Congress, what you...

In this episode of 'Every Day's a School Day', Nicky Hoyland (CEO of Huler) and Lauren Selwood (Head of Digital Experience) join Hannah as they discuss SJP's brand new learning app; SJP House.  The SJP House app is SJP's new home for digital learning for our employees and the Partnership. It has easy-to-follow bitesize digital content that can be accessed from all devices. It includes peer-to...

In this episode of 'Every Day's a School Day', Nicki and Hannah outline SJP's L&D technology and innovation goals for 2023. From the launch of a brand new bespoke learning app and implementation of social learning platforms to developments with Virtual Reality, our leadership proposition, as well as the introduction of an engaging regulatory training calendar for the whole business.  We c...

In this episode of 'Every Day's a School Day', Nicki takes a step back to look at the past year, the technology it brought with it, and how it has been applied within a business environment to improve Learning & Development. From the application of Oculus VR Headsets in training to the exploration of AI and building a bespoke learning app. We’ll first be looking back on how SJP has been revolu...

Welcome to 'Every Day's a School Day'. In this episode we discuss all things VR, picking up where we left off with the Journey to the Metaverse podcast series.  Hannah Frame is joined by Josh Ellick, a Digital Engagement Analyst at SJP working within the Digital Team, and Carole Piper, Head of Skills & Development in SJP’s Learning & Development team. They’ll be looking at some of the...

In this final episode of our Journey to the Metaverse four-part series, we’ll be taking you on a visual journey exploring the ENGAGE platform from inside our Virtual Reality headsets, hosted in our very own SJP Metaverse Campus! Join our guest, Abid Hussain , Senior Business Developer at ENGAGE, and our host Nicki Finnigan , Head of Digital Learning at SJP, as they'll be showcasing the benefits of...

In this episode of Journey to the Metaverse, we’ve got our eyes firmly set on the future!  Our guest, Daniel Cheetham , founder of Hot Dark Matter and previously Chief Innovation Officer at Happy Finish, will be talking about the current, planned and potential applications of Immersive Tech, exploring its growing implementation in different industries and sectors across the corporate world an...

In this episode of Journey to the Metaverse, we’ll be looking at the rise of Immersive Technology, in particular the roots and history of Virtual Reality.  Our guests, Sylvia Xueni Pan, Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Virtual Reality at Goldsmiths, University of London, and Carl Hayden Smith , Head of Research and Director of the Learning Technology Research Centre, Ravensbourne Univ...

In this first episode of Journey to the Metaverse, we’ll be taking you on your first step into Immersive Technologies.  Our guests Connie Harrison , Director and Creative Director for immersive experiences and emerging technologies, and Carl Guyenette , Creative Director and CTO for The War of the Worlds Immersive Experience, will be covering a beginner-friendly guide, in which we clarify all...