Disrupting Education: Real World Ready Podcasts: Recent Episodes
William Goldsmith
As the world changes, so must our approach to educating young people. This series explores key issues relevant to supporting young people to be real world ready.
In the second of our Year 8 TEDx style talks, Tomasz gives a compelling account of the challenges facing the Amazon Rainforest and how the WWF is supporting the plight of the indigenous people there.
This is the next instalment of our 'Be the change' TEDx talks, given by our Year 8 students in the iconic surroundings of Windsor Castle in June 2022.
Patrick Foster
In 2018, Patrick stood on a platform at Slough station, intent on completing suicide. In the preceding 12 years, he had placed bets totalling more than £4 million, and owed hundreds of thousands of pounds to banks, friends, parents of children he taught and pay-day loan companies.
In our discussion, we draw on important themes including mental health, addiction, pressure and the role schools can play.