DFAPOD: Recent Episodes
The de Ferrers Academy
Welcome to DFAPOD, our official de Ferrers Academy podcast channel. You will be able to find out about out latest news, innovative work, educational approaches, updates and activities from our 3 campuses: Dove, Trent, and Sixth Form. We will be uploading interviews with key staff & students, guides to what we do and the latest news and events.
Mr Hindmarch & Mr Collier discuss takeaways from the book "Making good progress" by Daisy Christodoulou, in our second 10 Minute Takeaways discussion.
Mr Hindmarch & Mr Riley discuss takeaways from the book "Atomic Habits" by James Clear, in our third 10 Minute Takeaways discussion.
https://jamesclear.com/atomic-habits
Mr Hindmarch & Mr Barlow discuss takeaways from the blog "Frontloading" by Adam Boxer, in our second 10 Minute Takeaways discussion.
https://achemicalorthodoxy.wordpress.com/2020/10/14/front-loading/
Mr Hindmarch & Mr Underwood discuss takeaways from the book "When the adults change", in our first 10 Minute Takeaways discussion.
In this episode, Greg Hughes (Vice Principal: Learning Technologies & Trust Leader: Digital Strategy) outlines the history, approaches and aims of the 1:1 iPad programme at The de Ferrers Academy. We also give an update on where we are going next from September 2021, as part of our expansion into Year 7 and Year 8.
This episode is a discussion with our Principal Mrs Hardy - she talks about her career, what she loves about teaching and shares some of the upcoming, exciting developments at The de Ferrers Academy.
This episode is a short conversation with 4 students (Eamonn, Amreen, Ella and Evie) about how they felt about moving to The de Ferrers Academy at the start of Year 7, to support our transition information for parents.