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Why ‘belonging’ isn’t enough: The missing piece in school behaviour (Rethinking Ed with Tara Elie)
What if the real driver of behaviour, attendance, engagement – and staff retention – isn’t rules, rewards, or even belonging… but mattering?
"It’s choppy out there – but hope is happening...": Rethinking Education 2025 end of year review
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.
Inside the Curriculum & Assessment Review: What Changed, What Didn’t – And Why
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 people who helped shape it.
Dave Whitaker on relational practice, inclusive culture, and “battering them with kindness”
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 child can thrive.
Boarding school trauma and "the myth of privilege” - a conversation with Chris Braitch
In this rich crossover conversation, Chris Braitch and Dr James Mannion interview one another about trauma, healing, and the deep structural shifts needed in education.
Nick Covington and Kate McAllister on Restoring Humanity to Education
What does it mean to restore humanity to education? In this rich and wide-ranging three-way conversation, James is joined by Kate McAllister – co-founder of The Human Hive and lead educator at The Hive in the Dominican Republic – and Nick Covington, co-founder of the Human Restoration Project in the US.
'There is more to human development than learning about subjects': THE MOVIE
TRAILER FULL VIDEO - YOUTUBE FULL AUDIO - SOUNDCLOUD FULL AUDIO - SPOTIFY SHOW NOTES Two people engaged in a joyful video conversation, emphasising the idea that human development extends beyond traditional academic learning. We’re back for Season 6! In this reflective episode, James and David catch up after the summer and explore the “big idea” that’s been emerging across James's recent blogs and conversations: there is more to human development than learning about subjects.
“We need a new language!" Jaz Ampaw-Farr on hope, trauma tourism and teachers as everyday heroes
In this episode, David and James sit down with Jaz Ampaw-Farr to talk about her powerful new book Because of You, This is Me: The stories we tell, the stories we change and the power of everyday heroes.
What Are We Teaching? Powerful knowledge, capabilities, and teacher autonomy – with Richard Bustin
In this wide-ranging and thought-provoking conversation, we're joined by teacher and researcher Richard Bustin, author of the fascinating new book What Are We Teaching?
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