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"Civilisation is a race between education and catastrophe." (HG Wells)In this podcast, we take Wells at his word. Hosted by Dr James Mannion and David Cameron, Rethinking Education features long-form conversations with fascinating guests about how we might create a more diverse, intelligent, responsive educational ecosystem that works for *all* young people.If this sounds interesting to you, welcome to Rethinking Education: Education's Critical Friend: https://rethinking-ed.org/podcast
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Signup to Generate a Pitch"Civilisation is a race between education and catastrophe." (HG Wells)In this podcast, we take Wells at his word. Hosted by Dr James Mannion and David Cameron, Rethinking Education features long-form conversations with fascinating guests about how we might create a more diverse, intelligent, responsive educational ecosystem that works for *all* young people.
Rethinking Education is hosted by Dr James Mannion. The show has published 121 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "It’s time to end the academic obsession, with Sugata Mitra" (2 October 2026, 114 minutes), "10 EDUCATION BOMBSHELLS FOR 2026/7 | #REPOD SEASON 6 (!) TRAILER" (5 September 2026, 31 minutes), and "“We feel, therefore we learn!” Why education needs to get embodied - with Guy Claxton and Emily Poel" (12 August 2026, 146 minutes).
Rethinking Education publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 84 minutes across 121 episodes.
Booking probability for Rethinking Education is 34%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Rethinking Education requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Rethinking Education's contact route on record: verified email.
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Dr James Mannion hosts Rethinking Education, an education podcast with 121 episodes published.
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Rethinking Education
What if our obsession with academic achievement is getting in the way of broader human development? James and David are joined by Sugata Mitra to question some deeply entrenched assumptions about what schools are for...
Rethinking Education
James and David provide a quick preview of the year ahead. Like and subscribe here and on your fave pod player: https://pod.link/1546512828
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What if one of the biggest assumptions underpinning modern education is simply wrong? We tend to think of the mind as the place where the important stuff happens – thinking, reasoning, remembering and learning – while...
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Too many young people are getting a "desiccated" education – narrow, information-transfer schooling optimised for exams. In this episode, James and David are joined by Liz Robinson and Sarah Seleznyov of Big Education –...
Rethinking Education
Too many young people are getting a "desiccated" education – narrow, information-transfer schooling optimised for exams. In this episode, James and David are joined by Liz Robinson and Sarah Seleznyov of Big Education –...
Rethinking Education
This might be the most important conversation we've had on this podcast. There's a science of how human beings actually learn – and much of what happens in schools runs against the grain of it. In this episode, James is...
Rethinking Education
This might be the most important conversation we've had on this podcast. There's a science of how human beings actually learn – and much of what happens in schools runs against the grain of it. In this episode, James is...
Rethinking Education
Sophie Smith-Tong joins James and David to discuss her book Teacher Autonomy: Where Has It Gone and Why We Need It Back – and the conversation is as rich, funny, and urgent as the title suggests. Sophie is a teacher of...
Rethinking Education
Power is everywhere in schools – in classrooms, staffrooms, policies, and conversations. Yet it is rarely named, examined, or understood. In this episode, James Mannion and David Cameron are joined by Dee Nic Sitric to...
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In this episode, James and David are joined by Sue Roffey – educational psychologist, researcher, and leading voice on wellbeing, social justice, and relational approaches to education. Sue traces her journey from...
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“It’s not about teacher-centred or student-centred. I would argue it’s dialogue-centred.” In this episode of the Rethinking Education podcast, Dr James Mannion and The Read David Cameron explore these questions with...
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Why do so many lessons feel disconnected to students – even when the content is genuinely fascinating? In this episode, Dr James Mannion is joined by teacher and author Hywel Roberts to explore 'botheredness' – a way of...
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In this episode, featuring a webinar we ran this week, Tara Elie and Dr James Mannion explore a question that many school leaders are quietly wrestling with: Why do so many behaviour initiatives fail to deliver...
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As the number of living Holocaust survivors declines, a profound question emerges: who carries these stories next – and how do we ensure they are heard, understood, and acted upon? In this episode, timed to mark...
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In this second episode of a two-part mini-series, Tara Elie turns the tables and interviews Dr James Mannion about the thinking behind Making Change Stick – and why so many school behaviour initiatives fail, even when...
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In this second episode of a two-part mini-series, Tara Elie turns the tables and interviews yours truly about the thinking behind Making Change Stick – and why so many school behaviour initiatives fail, even when the...
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What if the real driver of behaviour, attendance, engagement – and staff retention – isn’t rules, rewards, or even belonging… but mattering? In this deep, reflective conversation, James is joined by Tara Elie – former...
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As 2025 draws to a close, James and David come together for a wide-ranging Christmas conversation that reflects on a turbulent year in education – and looks ahead to where hope, change, and renewal might yet be found...
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What really happens inside a national curriculum review? In this episode, James and David go beyond headlines to explore the thinking, tensions and trade-offs behind England’s Curriculum and Assessment Review - with two...
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In this energising and wide-ranging conversation, Dave Whitaker joins James and David to explore behaviour, belonging, learner effectiveness, and the courageous cultural work needed to create schools in which every...
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