Education Scotland podcast

An Exploration into the NMoPL - Resource 1: Curiosity and Enquiry

Through exploring the National Model we are seeking to build a shared understanding around professional learning and to demystify and exemplify aspects of the model by showing them in practise, in different settings and at different stages of a learning journey. At the centre of all these stories we will highlight the direct link between the learning that we undertake as educators and the impact of that learning on those we support, be that children, young people or adult learners
 
In this podcast resource we hear from Tania Czajka from City of Edinburgh Council and Lynne Jones and Karen Faulds from Scotland's National Centre for Languages discussing their journey from enquiry to a national community of practice centred around a play based approach to learning languages in early years.

Episode 9 - The Pedagogy Podcast - Bex Ewart in conversation with Andreas Schleicher

The Pedagogy Podcast Show Notes
Episode 9 – Bex Ewart in conversation with Andreas Shleicher
 
In this episode Bex explores pedagogy through international perspectives with Andreas Schleicher, OECD Director for the Directorate of Education and Skills and Special Advisor on Education Policy to the Secretary-General at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
 
Episode links:
 
The Pedagogy Podcast Spotify Playlist:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3OlQjzxsYdhXkYg8W7F7d1?si=dc4fd84d97d649e4
 
The Pedagogy Podcast – Core Pedagogical Considerations Graphic:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1SY5Z4lXiluxNXhNkgk0UCukrKXNzw3iX?usp=sharing
 
Scotland’s Curriculum for Excellence into the future OECD report https://www.oecd.org/education/scotland-s-curriculum-for-excellence-bf624417-en.htm

The Learning Conversations, e-Sgoil

In this episode of The Learning Conversations, Gillian Hamilton speaks with guests Steven Graham and Charlotte MacLeod from e-Sgoil.
 
Find out about the e-Sgoil journey from how it started and how it has grown to become what it is today, including a reflection on how it has developed as a national platform for support in collaboration with Education Scotland.
https://e-sgoil.com/
 

Episode 8 - The Pedagogy Podcast - Bex Ewart in conversation with Professor Dr Ger Graus

The Pedagogy Podcast Show Notes
Episode 8 – Bex Ewart in conversation with Professor Dr Ger Graus
 
In this episode Bex discusses pedagogy with pioneer and visionary Professor Dr Ger Graus OBE, an internationally renowned expert in the field of education. Professor Dr Graus was the first Global Director of Education at KidZania, and, prior to that, the founding CEO of the Children’s University. He was made an Honorary Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2014 for his services to children.
 
“The aspirations of our youngsters are held down not by them – but by those around them.
We need to think differently, we need to plan around the child. We are there to build different scaffolding around each child so that they can climb as high as they want to climb.
Children can only aspire to be what they know exists”.
Professor Dr Ger Graus – The Pedagogy Podcast 2024
 
 
Episode links:
 
The Pedagogy Podcast Spotify Playlist:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3OlQjzxsYdhXkYg8W7F7d1?si=dc4fd84d97d649e4
 
The Pedagogy Podcast – Core Pedagogical Considerations Graphic:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1SY5Z4lXiluxNXhNkgk0UCukrKXNzw3iX?usp=sharing
 
Website - https://www.gergraus.com

The Learning Conversations, Learning for Sustainability

Join Gillian Hamilton, Interim Chief Executive of Education Scotland in a new series of podcasts in which she hopes to open up conversations about education. Whether you are a parent, pupil or education practitioner – she will explore a range of different topics over the series which she hopes you will enjoy hearing about.

Episode 7 – Bex Ewart in conversation with Professor Carl Gombrich

The Pedagogy Podcast Show Notes
Episode 7 – Bex Ewart in conversation with Professor Carl Gombrich
 
In this episode Bex chats to Carl Gombrich is a former professional opera singer, an English interdisciplinary educator and co-founder of the London Interdisciplinary School. Professor Gombrich is an academic who writes about interdisciplinary learning, philosophies of education and music.
 
Episode links:
 
The Pedagogy Podcast Spotify Playlist:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3OlQjzxsYdhXkYg8W7F7d1?si=dc4fd84d97d649e4
 
The Pedagogy Podcast – Core Pedagogical Considerations Graphic:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1SY5Z4lXiluxNXhNkgk0UCukrKXNzw3iX?usp=sharing
 
The London Interdisciplinary School https://www.lis.ac.uk/

Episode 6 - The Pedagogy Podcast with Blair Minchin

The Pedagogy Podcast Show Notes
Episode 6 – Bex Ewart in conversation with Blair Minchin
 
In this episode Bex chats to Blair Minchin, a primary teacher in Edinburgh about his journey from law to teaching, trusting the children, play pedagogy beyond early years and the main influences on his child-centred pedagogical approach.
 
Blair can be found on social media via the handle @Mr_Minchin
 
Episode links:
 
The Pedagogy Podcast Spotify Playlist:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3OlQjzxsYdhXkYg8W7F7d1?si=dc4fd84d97d649e4
 
The Pedagogy Podcast – Core Pedagogical Considerations Graphic:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1SY5Z4lXiluxNXhNkgk0UCukrKXNzw3iX?usp=sharing

Winter Webinar Launch of The Pedagogy Podcast

This recording features clips from the Winter Webinar launch session of The Pedagogy Podcast alongside clips from the podcast series. Joan MacKay, strategic director of Education Scotland introduces the session. The session is hosted by Bex Ewart, Quality Improvement Officer of City of Edinburgh Council and Lynn Taylor, Senior Education Officer of Curriculum Innovation at Education Scotland.
 
Clips include discussions from:
 
Ben Mardell, a teacher, researcher and former principal investigator at Project Zero, a research organisation at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Ben was project director of ‘Pedagogy of Play’ a collaboration with the LEGO Foundation and the International School of Billund, exploring how play can be a central part in children’s learning in school.
 
Award winning academic, artist and author Professor Alison Clark who talks about the concept of ‘slow knowledge and the unhurried child’ - the urgent need to embrace slow pedagogies in early childhood and beyond.
 
New Zealand’s Nicola Ngarewa, a school principal passionate about disrupting the educational norm through transformative leadership and a focus on global citizenship. Her significant experience was gained by working across all sectors of education from early childhood to tertiary - and even in New Zealand’s prison system.
 
Marnie Ferguson, head teacher of award winning Torphichen and Westfield Primary schools in West Lothian. Marnie has led both schools in the development of an innovative, research-based, agile and child-centred curriculum approach built upon learner agency.
 
We also hear from the children from both primaries. They share their insights on their schools’ agile approach to learning and teaching and offer views on what should happen to meet learner needs across Scotland.
 
Blair Minchin, a primary teacher in Edinburgh talks about his journey from law to teaching, trusting the children, play pedagogy beyond early years and the main influences on his child-centred pedagogical approach
 
Then Carl Gombrich is a former professional opera singer, an English interdisciplinary educator and co-founder of the London Interdisciplinary School. Professor Gombrich is an academic who writes about interdisciplinary learning, philosophies of education and music.
 
The podcasts can be accessed here:
 
The Pedagogy Podcast Spotify Playlist:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3OlQjzxsYdhXkYg8W7F7d1?si=dc4fd84d97d649e4
 
The Pedagogy Podcast – Core Pedagogical Considerations Graphic:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1SY5Z4lXiluxNXhNkgk0UCukrKXNzw3iX?usp=sharing
 

Education Scotland School Libraries podcast.Episode 3 Shona Page

Welcome to the Education Scotland School Libraries podcast. The three episodes which make up this short series will focus on the role of the school librarian in supporting Health and Wellbeing. The role of school librarians in contributing to health literacy was outlined in Strategic Aim Four of the Vibrant Libraries Thriving Schools Library National Strategy, first published in 2018. This podcast will be of interest to everyone involved in school library provision in Scottish schools.
Episode 3 – In the third and final episode of this series, we talk with Shona Page, a school librarian who works in Dundee. Shona shares tips and ideas of how to establish a safe and trusted library space in which the mental and social wellbeing of young people can be nurtured.
 
Previous Episodes
Episode 1 – In the first episode of this series, we talk with Jess Burnett, a Health and Wellbeing Education Officer. Jess shares her reflections on her previous role as a principal teacher of pastoral support and how she worked closely with the school librarian to support the mental health and wellbeing of young people in the school.
 
Episode 2 – In the second episode in this series, we talk with Moira Paton, a school librarian who works in Falkirk. Moira shares how she supports the health and wellbeing of the young people in her school community and tells us more about ‘Words for Wellbeing’.
 

Education Scotland School Libraries podcast. Episode 2 Moira Paton

Welcome to the Education Scotland School Libraries podcast. The three episodes which make up this short series will focus on the role of the school librarian in supporting Health and Wellbeing. The role of school librarians in contributing to health literacy was outlined in Strategic Aim Four of the Vibrant Libraries Thriving Schools Library National Strategy, first published in 2018. This podcast will be of interest to everyone involved in school library provision in Scottish schools.
Episode 2 – In the second episode in this series, we talk with Moira Paton, a school librarian who works in Falkirk. Moira shares how she supports the health and wellbeing of the young people in her school community and tells us more about ‘Words for Wellbeing’.
 
Previous Episode
Episode 1 – In the first episode of this series, we talk with Jess Burnett, a Health and Wellbeing Education Officer. Jess shares her reflections on her previous role as a principal teacher of pastoral support and how she worked closely with the school librarian to support the mental health and wellbeing of young people in the school.