The Educational DilEmma
The Educational DilEmma
Podcast Description
Join Emma Goldsmith, Head of the Dragon School in Oxford, and guests as they discuss key topics in education and parenting today. Once a month Emma will be joined by industry experts (whether in education or the field of discussion) to talk about how we can best support our children in the modern world. With topics on the importance of creativity in childhood today, and the benefits of sport and mental health, to the screen time debate, dealing with death, and neurodiversity; some episodes will be all about the fun, but we won’t be shying away from the difficult topics.If you'd like to hear more about what I get up to, please follow me on Instagram @head_in_heelsOr if you want to learn more about the Dragon School, our Instagram account is @dragonschooloxfordAnd if you've got any ideas or dilemmas you'd like us to discuss, please do email us at [email protected]
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Focuses on various educational and parenting issues, including the importance of creativity in childhood, the benefits of sports for mental health, and the challenges posed by screen time and neurodiversity, with episodes featuring discussions on fun and serious subjects alike.
Join Emma Goldsmith, Head of the Dragon School in Oxford, and guests as they discuss key topics in education and parenting today. Once a month Emma will be joined by industry experts (whether in education or the field of discussion) to talk about how we can best support our children in the modern world. With topics on the importance of creativity in childhood today, and the benefits of sport and mental health, to the screen time debate, dealing with death, and neurodiversity; some episodes will be all about the fun, but we won’t be shying away from the difficult topics.
If you’d like to hear more about what I get up to, please follow me on Instagram @head_in_heels
Or if you want to learn more about the Dragon School, our Instagram account is @dragonschooloxford
And if you’ve got any ideas or dilemmas you’d like us to discuss, please do email us at [email protected]
- Producer and Co-Ordinator – Jess Forde
- Co-Ordinators – Sheena Lawrence & Imelia Taylor
- Technical Producer – Seb Engert
- Assistant Technical Producer – Ali Orr
- Cover Artwork – Dan Forde @ Pier Studio
In this episode, Emma Goldsmith is joined by education consultant Camilla Smiley, St Edward’s Warden Alastair Churnside, and Dragon School Head of Years 7 & 8 Mary Kate Edwards to explore one of the biggest decisions families face: when is the right time to move to senior school? Together, they discuss the educational, social and emotional benefits of remaining in a prep school until Year 8, before joining senior school in Year 9. Drawing on their collective experience, they consider how these formative years help children develop confidence, independence, leadership and academic readiness, while also exploring why pupils whose schools finish in Year 6 can benefit from spending Years 7 and 8 at a prep school before making the transition.
If you’d like to hear more about what I get up to, please follow me on Instagram @head_in_heels
Or if you want to learn more about the Dragon School, our Instagram account is @dragonschooloxford
And if you’ve got any ideas or dilemmas you’d like us to discuss, please do email us at [email protected]
- Host – Emma Goldsmith, Head of the Dragon School
- Camilla Smiley, Education Consultant for The Good Schools Guide
- Alastair Churnside, Warden of St Edward’s School, Oxford
- Marykate Edwards, Head of Years 7 & 8 at the Dragon School
- Producer and Co-Ordinator – Jess Forde
- Assistant Producer – Sheena Lawrence
- Co-Ordinator – Imelia Taylor
- Technical Producer – Seb Engert
- Cover Artwork – Dan Forde @ Pier Studio
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