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The Educators

Sarah Montague interviews the people whose ideas are challenging the future of education.

Radio 4,13 episodes

Episodes

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Sir Ken Robinson
Sarah Montague asks Sir Ken Robinson why he thinks schools are a barrier to creativity.
13 Aug 2014,28 mins
What Finland Did Next
How one of the highest-ranking education systems in the world is being overhauled.
01 Dec 2015,28 mins
Turning Schools Around
How does a school recover from failure after being put into special measures?
08 Dec 2015,28 mins
The World's Best Teachers
What can everyone learn from the world's most effective classroom tutors?
15 Dec 2015,28 mins
The First Teachers
Sarah Montague looks at the role of parents in early years learning.
23 Dec 2015,28 mins
John Hattie
Sarah Montague asks what really makes a difference to a child's ability.
20 Aug 2014,28 mins
Tony Little
The headmaster of Eton College talks to Sarah Montague about his formula for success.
27 Aug 2014,28 mins
Daisy Christodoulou
Teacher and writer Daisy Christodoulou thinks children are being taught the wrong things.
03 Sep 2014,28 mins
Character Lessons
Can character education really improve someone's chances in life?
24 Nov 2015,28 mins
Paul Howard-Jones
Do we become more effective learners when there's a chance of winning something?
10 Sep 2014,28 mins
Sugata Mitra
Professor Sugata Mitra explains why children need more freedom to teach one another.
15 Sep 2014,28 mins
Jo Boaler
Professor Jo Boaler believes there is a crisis in maths education.
17 Sep 2014,28 mins
Salman Khan
How Sal Khan plans to give the world a free first-class education.
24 Sep 2014,28 mins