Mind the Gap

Tom Sherrington and Emma Turner chat all things data, community, and policy with educator, leader, and entrepreneur Laura McInerney.

Tom, Emma, and Christopher discuss the science of teaching reading. Christopher’s scientific approach is revolutionary and combines concepts from other researchers in education in a workable and well-thought-out model.

the duo discusses Emma’s upcoming publication, Simplicitus, an extraordinary collection of resources about primary curriculum. A major focus of the book is rooting curriculum in the actualities of primary education, particularly finding interconnected disciplines and creating complementary units.

In the second part of the discussion, Tom, Emma, and Francis discuss special schools and their importance to the education system. Francis has been a headteacher in a special school for three years and in that time she has garnered a wealth of knowledge and experience.

For this episode, Tom and Emma chat with education “sister act” Tracey Adams and Sonia Thompson. The pair discuss their roles at St. Matthew’s Primary School in Birmingham

Goodwin and Oliver Caviglioli, co-authors of  The Organise Ideas: Thinking By Hand, Extending The Mind, about all things graphic organization. This episode discusses how our memory and organization intertwine to create more comprehensive knowledge and memory in education.