Education
A selection of programmes and clips relating to education
Sugata Mitra—The Educators
Professor Sugata Mitra explains why children need more freedom to teach one another.
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Paul Howard-Jones—The Educators
Do we become more effective learners when there's a chance of winning something?
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Daisy Christodoulou—The Educators
Teacher and writer Daisy Christodoulou thinks children are being taught the wrong things.
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Tony Little—The Educators
The headmaster of Eton College talks to Sarah Montague about his formula for success.
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John Hattie—The Educators
Sarah Montague asks what really makes a difference to a child's ability.
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Sir Ken Robinson—The Educators
Sarah Montague asks Sir Ken Robinson why he thinks schools are a barrier to creativity.
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Schools set to study 100 Objects
Neil McGregor, director of the British Museum, explains the new 100 Objects project.
Home education
Are Home schooling regulations a necessary to protect vulnerable children or overkill?
Born Different—Intelligence: Born Smart, Born Equal, Born Different
Adam Rutherford asks what the genetics of intelligence could mean for education.
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Teachers vs Government: Seventy Years of Education Policy
Assessing 70 years of conflict and consensus since secondary education became free to all.
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Michael Gove on teaching history—Start the Week
Andrew Marr discusses the teaching of history with the Education Minister Michael Gove.
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How to Teach Maths
Alex Bellos looks at the science behind learning maths and if school lessons reflect this.
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Education—In Our Time
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history and the modern purpose of education.
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The Education Business—The Bottom Line
Education and how to make a profit from it is the subject for Evan Davis and his guests.
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The Classroom of the Future—My Teacher Is an App
Sarah Montague asks what the classroom of the future will look like.
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The University of the Future—My Teacher Is an App
Sarah Montague asks what the university of the future will look like.
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Sarah Montague gets to grips with geography
Sarah grapples with the names of South American countries in an educational game.
An Education Revolution?—My Teacher Is an App
Sarah Montague and guests debate whether the UK should follow America's lead.
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