Education Scotland podcast

Education Scotland School Libraries podcast. Episode 1 Jess Burnett

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 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.

Empowerment: Partners

Empowerment and collaboration for improvement happen at all levels in an empowered system. Partnerships are therefore a key cornerstone of this approach. Partners in an empowered system includes schools, local authorities, parents and carers, colleges, universities, the local community, third sector, public sector and business organisations.  In this podcast you’ll hear representatives from Barnardo’s charity, West Lothian College, Scottish Qualifications Authority, Community Learning and Development and Skills Development Scotland discuss and share their understanding of empowerment within their contexts and how it could be taken forward across the system.
Education Scotland believes an empowered, connected, self-improving education system is vital to achieve excellence and equity for all children and young people in Scotland. In this latest podcast series, the School Empowerment Steering Group has launched a number of episodes focusing on what empowerment looks like for those working across the education system, including insight from school leaders, teachers and local authority leads.
Previous episodes:
1 https://EducationScotland.podbean.com/e/empowerment-an-introduction/
2 https://EducationScotland.podbean.com/e/empowerment-school-leaders/
3 https://EducationScotland.podbean.com/e/empowerment-scotish-government/
4 https://EducationScotland.podbean.com/e/empowerment-local-authorities-and-regional-improvement-collaboratives/
5 https://EducationScotland.podbean.com/e/empowerment-teachers-and-practitioners/
6 https://EducationScotland.podbean.com/e/empowerment-parents/
7 https://EducationScotland.podbean.com/e/empowerment-learners/
 
 
 

Empowerment: Parents

Parental involvement in school decision making means education staff collaborating with parents and carers from the beginning to the end of key decision making and other processes. Parents and carers are also involved in matters such as school improvement planning as well as ongoing and effective two-way communication between home and school. This podcast allows parents and carers to discuss and share their understanding of empowerment and how it support educators to improve school effectiveness.
Education Scotland believes an empowered, connected, self-improving education system is vital to achieve excellence and equity for all children and young people in Scotland. In this latest podcast series, the School Empowerment Steering Group has launched a number of episodes focusing on what empowerment looks like for those working across the education system, including insight from school leaders, teachers and local authority leads.
Previous episodes:
1 https://EducationScotland.podbean.com/e/empowerment-an-introduction/
2 https://EducationScotland.podbean.com/e/empowerment-school-leaders/
3 https://EducationScotland.podbean.com/e/empowerment-scotish-government/
4 https://EducationScotland.podbean.com/e/empowerment-local-authorities-and-regional-improvement-collaboratives/
5 https://EducationScotland.podbean.com/e/empowerment-teachers-and-practitioners/
 
 
 

Empowerment: Learners

An empowered system creates a culture of collaboration and collegiality with learners, parents, colleagues and multi-agency partners who all share a vision for education based on the values and needs of the community.  Learner participation is an important part of an empowered system. Learner participation is defined as all of the ways in which children and young people contribute to school and the wider empowered school system, working with educational professionals, parents, carers, peers, and community members.  During this podcast you will hear learners from a range of schools across Scotland share how they contribute and participate in school life.
Education Scotland believes an empowered, connected, self-improving education system is vital to achieve excellence and equity for all children and young people in Scotland. In this latest podcast series, the School Empowerment Steering Group has launched a number of episodes focusing on what empowerment looks like for those working across the education system, including insight from school leaders, teachers and local authority leads.
Previous episodes:
1 https://EducationScotland.podbean.com/e/empowerment-an-introduction/
2 https://EducationScotland.podbean.com/e/empowerment-school-leaders/
3 https://EducationScotland.podbean.com/e/empowerment-scotish-government/
4 https://EducationScotland.podbean.com/e/empowerment-local-authorities-and-regional-improvement-collaboratives/
5 https://EducationScotland.podbean.com/e/empowerment-teachers-and-practitioners/
6 https://EducationScotland.podbean.com/e/empowerment-learners/
 

Attainment Advisors and UNCRC

Education Scotland fervently believes children should be seen and heard, and the incorporation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) is an excellent opportunity to further the rights and well-being of children in Scotland. In this series, Maxine Jolly sits down with guest speakers from across Education Scotland to better understand why children’s human rights matter and how UNCRC has influenced our work in supporting quality and improvement in learning and teaching.

Episode 5 – Bex Ewart in conversation with children from Westfield and Torphichen Primaries

Following on from her conversation with Marnie Ferguson, head teacher of Westfield and Torphichen Primary schools, Bex chats with 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.
 
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
 
Impressive innovation in Scottish primary at Torphichen and Westfield primary:
https://robhouben.com/2022/05/02/impressive-innovation-in-scottish-primary-at-torphichen-and-westfield-primary/

Episode 4 – Bex Ewart in conversation with Marnie Ferguson

In this episode Bex chats with 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.
 
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
 
Impressive innovation in Scottish primary at Torphichen and Westfield primary:
https://robhouben.com/2022/05/02/impressive-innovation-in-scottish-primary-at-torphichen-and-westfield-primary/

Episode 3 – Bex Ewart in conversation with Nicola Ngarewa

In this episode Bex chats to New Zealand’s Nicola Ngarewa,
a school principal passionate about disrupting the educational norm through transformative leadership and a focus on global citizenship. Nicola shares her thoughts on pedagogy through her experience gained by working across all sectors of education from early childhood to tertiary - and even in New Zealand’s prison system.
 
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

Learning Conversations, Women in Leadership

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 2 - The Pedagogy Podcast - Bex in conversation with Professor Alison Clark

Episode 2 – Bex Ewart in conversation with Professor Alison Clark
 
In this episode Bex chats to award winning academic, artist and author Professor Alison Clark about the concept of ‘slow knowledge and the unhurried child’ - the urgent need to embrace slow pedagogies in early childhood and beyond.
 
Episode links:
Slow knowledge and the unhurried child: time for slow pedagogies in early childhood education:
https://www.froebel.org.uk/research-library/slow-knowledge-and-the-unhurried-child-time-for-slow-pedagogies-in-early-childhood-education
 
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