Episodes

Jun 25, 2025
Jun 25, 2025
30 min
In this penultimate episode of the Curriculum Improvement Cycle cross curricular theme podcast series, Strategic Director Ollie Bray is Joined by Senior Education Officer at Education Scotland, Klaus Mayer and special guest, Director of Careers, Information, Advice and Guidance Operations at Skills Development Scotland, James Russell to talk about the importance of Careers Education.

Jun 18, 2025
Jun 18, 2025
23 min
Strategic Director Ollie Bray is Joined by Senior Education Officer at Education Scotland, Dr Lynne Robertson to talk about Political Literacy as a cross cutting theme of the Curriculum Improvement Cycle. Listen to find out more about what Political Literacy means and the story so far.

Jun 12, 2025
Jun 12, 2025
29 min
In this week’s mini podcast episode, Ollie Bray is joined by Senior Education Officer for Curriculum Design, Graeme Wallace to talk about Social Justice, Rights and Equalities as a cross curricular theme and the work that has taken place so far and how this work will enable Scotland’s Children and Young People to grow as individuals now and in the future.’

Jun 3, 2025
Jun 3, 2025
25 min
In this episode Ollie Bray, Strategic Director, is joined by Education Scotland colleague and Education Officer George Milliken to talk about Digital Literacy and the Curriculum Improvement Cycle. Find out more about the Digital Literacy story so far and what this will mean for Scotland’s Children and Young people.

May 21, 2025
May 21, 2025
26 min
In this episode Ollie Bray, Strategic Director is joined by Education Scotland colleague and Senior Education Officer Ian Menzies to talk about Learning for Sustainability and the Curriculum Improvement Cycle. Find out just what Learning for Sustainability means and why the Curriculum Improvement Cycle co-design work fits in to the wider strategy for Scotland.
You can find out more by visiting the Learning for Sustainability area of the Education Scotland website:
https://education.gov.scot/resource-themes/learning-for-sustainability/

May 13, 2025
May 13, 2025
19 min
The Curriculum Improvement Cycle mini podcast series: The Creativity episode
Ollie Bray, Strategic Director at Education Scotland, hosts this podcast series to talk about the work of the cross-curricular themes win the context of the Curriculum Improvement Cycle.
In this 20 minute episode, Ollie is joined by Julia Fenby, Education Officer for Creativity at Education Scotland. They discuss the work that has happened around Creativity so far, emerging themes, next steps and what Creativity means for Scotland’s children and young people.

May 12, 2025

Apr 30, 2025
Apr 30, 2025
18 min
Ollie Bray, Strategic Director at Education Scotland, hosts this mini podcast series to talk about the cross-curricular themes within the context of the Curriculum Improvement Cycle.
In this 20 minute episode, Ollie is joined by Education Officers for Numeracy and Mathematics at Education Scotland Nanette Brotherwood and Jaclyn Andrews. They discuss the work around Financial Literacy so far, emerging themes, next steps and what they hope this will mean for Scotland’s children and young people.
Links to the following resources are recommended in the podcast:
Scotland's Financial Schools Homepage — Scotland’s Financial Schools
Money and Pensions Guides Financial education guidance for primary and secondary schools in Scotland | Money and Pensions Service

Apr 1, 2025
Apr 1, 2025
38 min
How Glasgow City is Shaping the Future by Prioritising School Attendance: Collaborative Efforts Between Schools, Parents, and Pupils

Mar 28, 2025
Mar 28, 2025
50 min
The Learning Conversations: Time for Inclusive Education (TIE)
In this episode of The Learning Conversations, Gillian Hamilton is joined by Jordan and Liam from Time for Inclusive Education (TIE), a charity that addresses prejudice and bullying of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender young people with education in Scotland’s schools.
This lively, and at some points emotional, conversation explores the importance of LGBT-inclusive education.

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