Podcasts
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.
February 2026
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Chatting with Avita Rath on feeling like an imposter and the need to talk about emotional labour
In episode twelve we chat with Dr Avita Rath, a periodontic dentist by training from India, currently working in Malaysia.
February 2026
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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.
February 2026
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What do clinician-educators really think about assessment?
Assessment in the field of health professions, such as medicine, is of critical importance because it has implications for the public; for example, certification of health professionals as equipped for patient care.
February 2026
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A conversation with Class 13
Curtis talks about challenging deficit narratives, the need for a new approach to working with young people and how we can inject some humanity back into the system.
February 2026
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Reflections on education with Liz Kombaté
Claire and Liz discuss Liz’s education experiences and how they have shaped her work today as an EDI lead for Bath Mind.
February 2026
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A classroom perspective – Lauren Mittell
Lauren shares her insights from teaching and her wider work in Southend-on-Sea.
February 2026
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What we can learn from England, Northern Ireland, and Wales' Performance in PISA 2022
In doing so, they discuss some of the key findings and headline takeaways of their analysis for parents, teachers, and for policy.
February 2026
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Chatting with Louise Allen on continuous professional development, qualitative research and the need for mentorship and guided self-reflection
In episode ten we chat with Dr Louise Allen, a post-doctoral researcher in Medical Education at the University of Melbourne in Australia, and a consultant for continuous professional development (CPD).
February 2026
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Chatting with Aditi Siddharth on finding a deep interest and building a coherent career story before embarking on a DPhil
In episode eight we chat with Dr Aditi Siddharth, a senior obstetrics and gynaecology specialist training in Oxford, about her (not-straight-forward) doctoral journey exploring surgical training using simulation.
February 2026
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Chatting with Nabeela Kajee on the complexity of empathy, and how it can be cultivated in health professionals and trainees
In episode nine we chat with Dr Nabeela Kajee, a medical doctor and currently a Rhodes Scholar and doctoral student in Psychiatry at the University of Oxford.
February 2026
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