9 episodes
The Wooden Spoon Sixteenth Productions
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4.9 • 2.2K Ratings
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Four high-achieving students redefine what it means to be successful beyond the books.
Traditionally, a wooden spoon is given to the person who comes last in a race. Instead of lingering on the failure of coming last, that same wooden spoon can be put to work and become something useful.
The Wooden Spoon is a podcast about success, but more importantly, what success really looks like after you finish school and take on the real world. It's no longer defined by a grade - it's about living a successful life that is unique to you.
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Looking back & moving forward | Reflection, highlights and memorable moments
We have arrived at the last episode of season one! This week Eve, Jade, Jack and Ruby discuss the important lessons they have learned throughout the last season, reveal funny moments from behind the scenes and chat about a prank that never made it online.
Thank you so much for your support of The Wooden Spoon! It has been amazing seeing you enjoy the episodes each week, and we would love to hear more about what you would like next season. You can fill out our survey here: https://bit.ly/2Ip372f
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Featuring Ruby Granger, Jade Bowler, Eve Cornwell and Jack Edwards. -
Lost and found | Finding your sense of self and gaining independence
What do independence and sense of self have in common, and how are they different? Today’s episode of The Wooden Spoon explores this question, along with unpacking what it really means to be independent. Jade, Jack, Ruby and Eve share personal anecdotes about their own independence, explore whether your independence increases as you age, and discuss ways in which you can become more aware of your sense of self.
Thank you to Rosetta Stone for sponsoring this week's episode! Listeners of The Wooden Spoon can get a crazy 50% discount on a Rosetta Stone language course. Get yours at http://www.rosettastone.co.uk/spoon
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It’s okay not to be okay | Mental health, stigma and self care
This week’s episode of The Wooden Spoon is diving deeper into the serious topic of mental health. We hear Jade, Ruby, Jack and Eve discuss the stigma surrounding mental health, how people approach mental health in comparison to physical health, as well as what schools and health care systems are doing to help. The group also share their own personal mental health experiences and insights into what they do to look after themselves on a day-to-day basis.
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For further information on the topics in this episode, please visit the amazing websites below:
https://www.thecalmzone.net/
https://www.samaritans.org/
https://www.mind.org.uk/
Featuring Ruby Granger, Jade Bowler, Eve Cornwell and Jack Edwards -
Follow the leader | Responsibility, teamwork and great leadership
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Another episode of The Wooden Spoon, and this time we're chatting all about leadership and responsibility. We hear the group discuss what makes the difference between a leader and a manager, the importance of teamwork and how you can take on a role of responsibility within your community. Can anyone be a leader? Is being bossy seen as something negative? This episode also discusses the elements of being part of a team, including taking on different roles, dividing tasks and building trust between team members.
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I’m too busy! | Saying "yes", burnout and spending your free time
What does hip hop and Harry Potter Society have in common? They're both extra-curricular activities that are discussed in today's podcast! This episode explores the various ways that you can spend your free time, how taking a break can improve your productivity and the numerous benefits to extra-curricular activity. We also look at how you can take on too much, and whether there is validation in being busy.
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If not now, when? | Proactivity, productivity and seizing opportunity
Episode number 3 is here! This week we hear the group discussing the difference between being proactive and being reactive. Are you a proactive or a reactive person? Eve, Jade, Ruby and Jack discuss how to improve your overall level of productivity, say "yes" to more opportunities and take steps to becoming more proactive.
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Thanks so much to the Financial Times for sponsoring this episode. FT.com is free for secondary schools anywhere in the world. Teachers can register their schools and then 16-19 year old students can create their own login at www.ft.com/schoolsarefree
Featuring Ruby Granger, Jade Bowler, Eve Cornwell and Jack Edwards
Customer Reviews
fantastic - just one feedback xo
ok, so i’ve just spent a good few minutes scrolling through some of the reviews and thinking about them a little bit - as you do! in my opinion, this is an excellent, well-constructed and really relevant podcast. perhaps some of the content and things said were a bit self indulgent, but i think that altogether these personalities match brilliantly. how dull would this podcast have been if they all fit together perfectly? the reason this podcast is so interesting to listen to is due to the range of people and personalities that host it. and a lot of the reviews have mentioned that you are too young to talk about failure. i think that’s rubbish. if anyone has experienced failure, or felt like a failure in their life before, they are one hundred percent entitled to be able to talk about that and discuss it to help others.
the only feedback i’d give is maybe being slightly more concise - letting your personality shine through, but not being overly self indulgent and talking about SO many personal experiences that the listener gets a bit overwhelmed!
loved it overall xxx
Okay if you are young and still in full-time education
This podcast is okay - I think I would’ve got more out of it if I were still at school. Eve and Jack definitely stand out as having more life experience and wisdom as uni/post-uni students, and I enjoyed hearing their points of view. Jade and especially Ruby seem very rooted in the school system and experience, which didn’t interest me personally. I feel that Ruby would make a great teacher as she is clearly passionate about education, but doesn’t seem to think outside of that bubble! She and Jade have incredibly bureaucratic perspectives, yet possess an inflated sense of self-importance and intelligence. They also seem afflicted by the view that anything they say is radical and original, when in actuality they are basing their ideas off of very simple philosophies that already exist. More Jack and Eve, less Jade and Ruby please! The former are far more relatable and interesting.
Loved listening to Eve, the others were just surplus
In the nicest way possible, Eve being the only one who wasn’t a straight A*, oxbridge potential student, makes her the only person on this podcast who says things that are relatable to the wider studying community. I echo the thoughts of other people on here that a conversation between just Jack and Eve would have been much more interesting than with the other two (who are lovely girls, just not as relatable and insightful, being very new to University and incredibly privileged in their education.