EF Podcast No 49: Making the Case for a Knowledge-Based Education Today

The latest Education Forum podcast is available for download now.

Title page from Ramon Llull's Arbor Scientiae (1296)

Education Forum member Gareth Sturdy explores the extent to which E.D. Hirsch helps us to make the case for a knowledge-based education. This is the third of three lectures exploring the influence and significance of this contemporary educational thinker. Click on the triangle below to listen, or click here to download.

EF Podcast No 48: Cultural Literacy and the English School Curriculum

The latest Education Forum podcast is available for download now.

Title page from Ramon Llull's Arbor Scientiae (1296)

Education Forum member Toby Marshall considers the influence of E.D. Hirsch on the new English state school curriculum. This is the second of three lectures exploring the influence and significance of this contemporary educational thinker. Click on the triangle below to listen, or click here to download.

EF Podcast No. 47: The Idea of Cultural Literacy

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Title page from Ramon Llull's Arbor Scientiae (1296)

Education Forum member Harley Richardson outlines and appraises E.D. Hirsch’s notion of cultural literacy. This is the first of three lectures exploring the influence and significance of this contemporary educational thinker. Click on the triangle below to listen, or click here to download.

EF Podcast No. 46: Do teachers need a College of Teaching?

The latest Education Forum podcast is available for download now. Chief Executive of the College of Teachers, Angela McFarlane, makes the case for a new professional body. Click on the triangle below to listen, or click here to download.

EF Podcast No. 45: What is religious education for?

The latest Education Forum podcast is available for download now. Dr Lynn Revell, author Islam and Education: the manipulation and misrepresentation of a religion, discusses the role of religious education in an increasingly secular age. Click on the triangle below to listen, or click here to download.

EF Podcast No. 44: The Power of Reading

The latest Education Forum podcast is available for download now. Sociologist Frank Furedi presents his analysis of the changing practices and perceptions of reading, with comments from Russell Celyn Jones, Birkbeck Professor of Creative Writing.

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EF Podcast No. 43: The Modern Trivium

The latest Education Forum podcast is available for download now. Martin Robinson, teacher and author, explains why schools need a modern trivium. Click on the triangle below to listen, or click here to download.