Podcasts
Episode 3 – Sara Ratner
In episode three of Education Explored, we talk to Dr Sara Ratner who is a post-doctoral researcher working on pedagogy, AI, policy and innovation.
21 January 2026
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Bullying or Counter Connecting – Two inclusive definitions for schools
About 40% of children and young people are exposed to bullying, but this rate has been reported to be as high as 69% for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
January 2026
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Runnymede Trust
In Hackney (listen out for the Overground trains!) they discuss curriculum, reparatory justice and how the wider political climate impacts schools.
January 2026
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Episode 1 – Victoria Murphy
Education Explored will cover conversations from across education and will highlight some of the fantastic work which is taking place at the Department of Education at the University of Oxford.
4 November 2025
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Raised by Relatives – Kinship Carers from Black and Asian Communities
More than one in five of the 120,000 kinship children in England live with minority ethnic kinship carers.
November 2025
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Addressing educational disadvantage
Informed by her career as a teacher and her work at the Educational Endowment Foundation, Charlotte shares some of the statistics around children in receipt of free school meals and the strategies that schools are using to support them.
November 2025
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Neurodivergence and education – Jodie Clarke
Claire and Jodie touch on autistic burnout, the harm that schools cause, parental experiences and the challenges in navigating the system.
October 2025
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The Confident Questioner’s Guide – Assessing Claims in Education
Schools, teachers and parents are regularly introduced to new measures designed to improve education.
September 2025
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A classroom perspective – Lauren Mittell
Lauren shares her insights from teaching and her wider work in Southend-on-Sea.
September 2025
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The benefits of coaching as part of Early Years Continued Professional Development
The ‘Expert and Mentors’ programme, which was funded by the Department for Education’s £180 million Early Years’ Recovery initiative, provided on-site coaching for up to six hours per term to Early Years’ settings, with a focus on improving the way the setting supported personal, social, and emotional development (PSED) and communication and language skills.
August 2025
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Chatting with AfOx fellow Vuyokazi Mntuyedwa on digital literacies and South African Higher Education
This episode of ‘Conversations in Med Ed’ is a departure from the usual Health Professions Education conversations to look at Higher Education more broadly.
June 2025
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