FLOURISHING EDUCATION - SAFER AND BRAVER SPACE(S) TO BE AND BECOME WELL TOGETHER

I am delighted to share this imperfectly perfect and perfectly imperfect conversation with Wakanyi Hoffman , who is an International Speaker, Indigenous African Thinker, Head of Sustainable AI Africa Research at Inclusive AI Lab (Utrecht Uni). Wakanyi is a Cross-Cultural Peace-Weaver who Talks about Ubuntu, Art of Being Human and is an African Folklorist. Together we discussed Wakanyi's journey an...

Today, I am delighted to share this imperfectly perfect, perfectly imperfect conversation with Katharine Burke , an IB Educator, Author of Earthwards: Transformative Ecological Education , Founder of The Small Earth Institute, M.Ed: Nature, Ecology and Sustainability. In this episode, we discuss Katharine's journey The meaning of 'deep ecology' The importance of starting where we are K...

Today I am delighted to share this imperfectly perfect, perfectly imperfect conversation with Professor Melissa Walls, an Indigenous researcher who works with American Indian and First Nations communities to promote health equity through culturally centered projects. Melissa Walls, PhD (Bois Forte and Couchiching First Nation Anishinaabe) is Director of the Great Lakes Hub for the Johns Hopkins Ce...

Today I am delighted to share this imperfectly perfect, perfectly imperfect conversation with Ginie Servant-Miklos who is Assistant Professor , Climate Psychology, Education Director, Bildung Climate School in Rotherdam Netherlands. In this episode I explore with Ginie: Her own journey thus far. Why she wrote her book Pedagogies of Collapse which you can also access through open access here We dis...

Today I am delighted to share this imperfectly perfect conversation with Didileia Worth . Didi is a Mother, Self-Awareness Teacher, and Holistic Well-Being Mentor. In this conversation we talk about - Didi's journey and her work at Blue Sparrow Ayurveda - specialising in behavioural practice, Jyotish, and Dharma for purpose & well-being. - We went deeper into our exploration of Jyotish whi...

I am delighted to share this new imperfectly perfect, perfectly imperfect episode with Malaury Kuhorn who is an Advocate, Weaver and Storyteller, founder of the Institute of Relational Being (IRB) . In this beautiful dance together we explore Malaury's experience in the French educational system and how painful it was a a neurodivergent learner. We discuss the difference between embodied knowl...

I am delighted to share this imperfectly perfect/perfectly imperfect conversation with Professor Signe Kastberg. Signe Kastberg is a mathematics teacher educator at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, USA where she is a full professor (2017- present) and is the Mary Endres Endowed Chair of Elementary Education (2022 – present). At Purdue University she teaches courses in mathematics educ...

Today I am delighted to start sharing a new imperfectly perfect, perfectly imperfect conversation with Dr Shreya Jha and Dr Sarah White who are both co-founders of the Relational wellbeing Collaborative . I came across Sarah and Shreya's relational approach to wellbeing through my PhD and whilst doing my literature review. I have thoroughly enjoyed connecting with them and found their work transfo...

I am delighted to share this imperfectly perfect conversation with Dr Alison Raby who is Senior Lecturer in Business Communication/College Senior Tutor/Programme Leader at the University of Lincoln. I reached out to Alison after reading her article about international students and how best to support them when they first arrive in the UK. Why do we want international students to assimilate and to...

Today I am delighted to share this imperfectly perfect conversation with Caroline Hudson , who is helping educators achieve a culture of talk – where learners use excellent oracy to embed understanding - through tailored CPD and self led courses. She is the Founder of The Kitchen Table Teacher CIC and is a highly experienced primary school teacher and senior leader based in Leeds. In this episode...

In this imperfectly perfect conversation, I shine the light on Alex Fish who is Founder of 99p Films , Photographer & Documentary maker. Alex shares his own journey unschooling and deschooling himself and becoming a life-long, life-wide and life-deep learner. He also tells us more about 99p Films C.I.C., a revolutionary community interest cinema that goes beyond traditional film screenings. Th...

Today I am delighted to share this imperfectly perfect conversation with ⁠Jessica Riddell⁠ who is a Higher Education Leader, Author of ⁠Hope Circuits⁠ , Jarislowsky Chair of Undergraduate Teaching Excellence, Shakespearean, It was such a delight to chat with Jessica as we truly speak the same language and she shared with me how Every encounter we have with one another is an opportunity for us to r...

I am delighted to share this imperfectly perfect conversation with Je'anna Clements and Sifaan Zavahir . I invited them both to come and talk about the Rights-Centric Education Network . To find out more, listen to their open invitation to join here In this episode, I share with them why I decided to join and to become a Founding Member. While there has been much work done on the Right  TO  Ed...

This week, I am so excited to be sharing this imperfectly perfect conversation with Ruth Ibegbuna who is the Founder of RECLAIM , The Roots Programme and the Rekindle School . She built on her successful teaching career to develop innovative strengths-based work which enables young people to achieve their potential. In this episode we cover so much but the key focus has been to explore how can we...

Today I am delighted to share this imperfectly perfect conversation with Rebecca McCash who is the Founder and CEO of Future Tech , a social enterprise offering STEAM* (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) based social and learning programs for neurodivergent youth. Rebecca and her team is passionately inspiring neurodivergent minds to build a better futures for everyone. We cover so m...

Today I am delighted to share this imperfectly perfect conversation with Alan Rayner who is an Evolutionary Ecologist who came to talk to me on the Flourishing Education podcast about natural inclusion. Alan and I had a wonderful hour together and he shared his education and his work and how he found it difficult because his understanding of the world is so different from our Cartesian, Newtonian,...

In this imperfectly perfect conversation, I talk with Dr Ash Brockwell who is Associate Professor and Problem-Based Learning Lead at London Interdisciplinary School (LIS) We start with Ash's journey into education. He is an interdisciplinary educator, writer, and consultant. He holds an MBiochem degree in Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry from the University of Oxford, an MSc in Environmenta...

In this imperfectly perfect conversation I talk with Julia Leyris , a stage director, producer and pedagogical project manager and Jackson Ferguson , a teacher, mindfulness instructor. Together they come to talk to me about the Happy Schools programs that has been running in Switzerland and has now opened up online to become an international programme. We cover so much in this conversation. I real...

Today I am delighted to share this imperfectly perfect conversation with Tina Farr , Head Teacher and Clare Whyles , Deputy Head Teacher at St. Ebbes⁠ C.E. Primary School. In this episode, Tina and Clare talk about their own journey as teachers and how together with their team they are focusing on the purpose of St. Ebbes⁠ is to nurture wise, compassionate citizens with the power to make a differe...

Today I am really excited to be releasing this new imperfectly perfect conversation with Julie Legg who is the the Author of The Missing Piece: A Woman's Guide to Understanding, Diagnosing and Living with ADHD . The exciting news is that Julie's book will be available as paperback in England from beginning of Julie (through WHSmith). I got so much out of Julie's book when I was diagnos...

Today I am delighted to share a new episode for the podcast. This time with Noreen Asekenye who is a Philanthropist, Social-impact storyteller, Fundraiser, Children's Author as well as the Founder of Tell a Story Foundation Noreen starts by sharing her journey to creating the Foundation and how she creates impact. We then discussed how powerful stories and story telling are and how much impact...

Today I am really delighted to be sharing this new episode with Dr Helen Street who is an Author, presenter & consultant, with background in social psychology, motivation and mental health. She is also the Founder of Contextual Wellbeing. Founder and Co-Chair of Positive Schools @PositiveSchools. In this imperfectly perfect conversation, Helen comes to talk about her new and latest book The Im...

Today I am delighted to share a new episode with Julie Norman who is an Education Consultant and co-founder of Evolve Generation School with Nachelle Crowther In this imperfectly perfect conversation I talk to Julie about her own journey RE-membering she is a life-long, life-wide and life-deep learner. She also shares all about Evolve Generation and their exciting plans for the future. I really in...

Today I am delighted to share this new imperfectly perfect conversation with Gareth Campbell , who is Founder of the MoSAIC , a STEAM Educator and an Artist. Together we talk about Gaz's journey into education and into re-membering he is a lifelong, lifewide, lifedeep learner. We also talk about STEAM and what it means and how science, engineering and technology might have a lot more in common...

Today I am delighted to share this imperfectly perfect conversation with Kate Coleman , a Founder/Director at East Kent Sudbury . Change Maker, Freelance Management and Strategy Consultant. Together we explore Kate's journey into re-membering that she is a life-long, life-wide and life-deep learner and their approach at East Kent Sudbury, which is a Self-Directed Democratic Learning Community...