FelsTED Talks

Felsted is entering an exciting new chapter with our new Head Lara Péchard joining us in September 2026. In this podcast Lara talks about her connections to the region, her vision for Felsted’s future, the joy of bringing her family into the heart of the Felsted community, and the passions that keep her inspired beyond school life. 

As part of Women’s History Month in March 2025, we discuss women who have been influential in academia throughout history, looking at their contributions and legacy as well as obstacles they had to overcome to achieve success. This episode stars Freya M, Mercedes RPL, Logan C, and Eman J.

Who did we conclude is the greatest thinker of all time? In this episode of the Andrew Society podcast, we reflect on the results of our recent World Cup of Intellectual Powerhouses, an event full of rigorous and entertaining academic debate. This episode stars Julia Z, Hugo D, Lorena B, Tom R, and Mr Quinlan.

In this episode of the Andrew Society podcast, we discuss codebreaking, history, language, mathematics, and what links them all together. This episode stars Arthur M-B, Rayan M, Jasmine W, and Phoebe H, with guest cameo appearances from Mr Pathak and Mr Quinlan.

The Andrew Society have been working on producing a series of podcasts on topics which interest us. We are delighted to share our first-ever episode, focusing on Artificial Intelligence and starring Lois P, Hannah P, Gabriel SF, and Mae P.

Daniel is an aspiring entrepreneur who recently graduated from the ‘Global Project and Change Management’ bachelor programme at the University of Windesheim, a programme that he chose because he wishes to create a better world where people are better connected with each other and with the natural environment that sustains us.  Rather than being dissuaded when it comes to the scope of what needs to...

Today’s guest on our global sub-series is Rosanna Guo, Residence Manager at the British Embassy in Beijing. Rosanna started her job as Social Secretary to Her Majesty's Ambassador at the British Embassy in 2003 before taking on the role of Residence Manager with the opening of the ambassador’s residence to the public for government official events.  Rosanna has served 5 ambassadors with their...

Today’s guest is Chad Detloff, Director of Professional Learning and Curriculum at the Global Education Benchmark Group. Chad works with educators who want to infuse their curricula, programmes, and schools with education for global competencies. Chad has spent his career seeking to develop self-aware, courageous, empathetic citizens who take on leadership roles to effect positive change in their...

Our latest FelsTED Talks Global podcast guest is Yom Fox, Interim Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Director of Community and Global Partnerships and a member of the History Department Faculty at The Dalton School in New York City, where she is finishing her final term before moving to Georgetown Day School in Washington DC as Principal. Yom stepped into her role as Dalton’s interim d...

Today’s guest is Lydia Carrington, Trainee Solicitor at Herbert Smith Freehills. Lydia was a student at Felsted School from 2006 to 2014. Her final year coincided with the school’s 450th anniversary celebrations, during which she enjoyed lunch with the late Duke of Edinburgh and Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.  Lydia worked at Felsted International Summer School as Operations Manager from 2016 to...

Fajer Rabia Pasha is the Executive Director of the Pakistan Alliance for Girls Education - PAGE. PAGE is a non-profit dedicated to empowering Pakistani girls so that they feel confident in achieving a secure future. PAGE aims to create a society where girls are free to have access to quality education and play a leading role in social transformation.  Fajer Rabia Pasha is one of the leading advoca...

Our fourth episode of FelsTED Talks Global sub-series features Neil Wilcock, Project Officer at United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime in Vienna. Neil’s work at the UN allows him to work on projects that aim to tackle corruption internationally. His work concentrates on raising the voices of civil society specifically through the UN Convention against Corruption. He is passionate about working w...

Revd. Motlhakane joined the College as a chaplain on secondment from St Stephens Anglican church, where he served as assistant priest. Before St Peter's he served as Chaplain at Johns College Houghton and Before that, he served as a youth pastor for 10 years within the Diocese of Johannesburg.  Revd. Motlhakane is passionate about Africa and is a thought leader in Afro-centric theology. The c...

Episode 2 of our Felsted Global subseries features Ana Romero, the Head of Sustainability & Global Education Coordinator at Wellington College.    In her work at Wellington, Ana inspires a vast number of students and faculty in her work concerning global education and sustainability across school life. She is responsible for collaborating with third party organisations, planning and delivering...

Thomas Sparrow is our first guest in this Felsted Global subseries. Thomas is Political and Security Correspondent at Deutsche Welle, Germany's international broadcaster, where he covers European news live on television in English, German and Spanish.    He has covered various state and official visits, the global Covid-19 pandemic, the refugee crisis, terror threats and attacks in Europe, Br...

Daniel Emmerson is the Director of Global Education at Felsted School in England.  Join him on this sub-series of FelsTED Talks podcasts as he talks to a series of guests from a range of sectors and industries about what global education means to them and how important it is for young people who are currently at school. The world is changing at such a rapid pace, and these episodes are an opportun...

Toby Oxnam is an Old Felstedian and co-founder of the King's Cross community radio station 'Voices Radio'. Toby’s vision to create a platform that gives voice to different social issues in the creative industries has resulted in Voices Radio being named by MixCloud as one of London’s most popular stations.  After leaving Felsted, Toby studied Anthropology and Linguistics at Manchest...

Charlotte Gray is an Old Felstedian and is the current Venue Operations Manager at Alexander Stadium for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.  After Leaving Felsted, Charlotte went on to study International Business Management with French at Newcastle University and then completed a Masters in International Sport Event Management at KEDGE Business School. Prior to working at Alexander Stadium,...

Alexander Guslisty is an Old Felstedian, Chemical Engineer and Founder & CEO of Big Atom, a clean-tech recycling company with a vision to end polymer waste.  After Felsted, Alexander graduated from Imperial College London with a Masters in Chemical and Nuclear Engineering, before starting a career in investment banking at Goldman Sachs. Shortly after leaving GS, Alexander got drawn back to his...

Toby Walsh is an Old Felstedian and a leading researcher in Artificial Intelligence. Toby is a Laureate Fellow and Scientia Professor of Artificial Intelligence in the School of Computer Science and Engineering at UNSW Sydney, and he also leads the Algorithmic Decision Theory group at CSIRO Data61.  Toby was named by the Australian newspaper as a "rock star" of Australia's digital r...

In this episode, Head of Felsted Prep, Simon James talks to Felsted parent and fashion designer Sharon Wauchob.  In 1999 Sharon launched her own eponymous label in Paris, which has since succeeded in becoming a highly acclaimed prêt-à-porter label.  She has been showing on the official Paris Fashion Week calendar since 2003 and is one of the few British or Irish designers to have achieved such an...

Alecky Blythe, an Old Felstedian, is a British playwright and screenwriter.  Alecky is best known for her pioneering work in verbatim theatre and her first play ‘Come Out Eli' won a Time Out Award. Alecky’s most recent work ‘Our Generation’ is described as ‘An epic coming-of-age drama that's too extraordinary to be fiction​’ and is currently on at the National Theatre until April 2022.

In this episode Felsted Head Chris Townsend talks to the three Heads of School for the 2021-22 Academic Year;  Alex, Esma and Kit.  Alex is an Academic Scholar and first team netball player studying Maths, Chemistry, Biology and French at A Level. She is planning on reading Psychology at university next year. Kit is a boarder in Windsor's House and All Round Academic and Sports Scholar studyi...

Sarah Macdiarmid is the President of the Old Felstedian Society, she established the Soaring High Primary School in 2008 to offer Montessori education to children and now runs a training business for adults who wish to become Montessori teachers. Felsted School online Website: www.felsted.org Instagram: felsted_school Facebook: felstedschool Twitter: felstedschool LinkedIn: FelstedSchool  

Hannah Tulloch is the CEO of the Ascension Community Trust. She grew up in the small town of Towcester, in Northamptonshire, but has been a part of the life and work of Ascension Church since 2008 in various roles. Felsted School online Website: www.felsted.org Instagram: felsted_school Facebook: felstedschool Twitter: felstedschool LinkedIn: FelstedSchool