10 episodes

The Future of Schools podcast explores how technology is impacting the classroom, talks to the people behind providing teachers, educational publishers and policy makers with valuable insights from across the world.

The Future of Schools The Future of Schools

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The Future of Schools podcast explores how technology is impacting the classroom, talks to the people behind providing teachers, educational publishers and policy makers with valuable insights from across the world.

    Episode 10 - The story of change in Spanish schools with Mireia Pi from AulaPlaneta

    Episode 10 - The story of change in Spanish schools with Mireia Pi from AulaPlaneta

    In this episode Conor Flynn speaks with Mireia Pi, Head of Pedagogy at Aula Planeta, a division of Spain's leading publishing company Grupo Planeta. With years of experience introducing new education solutions to schools across Spain and Latin America, Mireia shares some of her learnings and her vision of the next 10 years.

    • 22 min
    Episode 9 - Jon Smith from Pobble on building an edtech startup

    Episode 9 - Jon Smith from Pobble on building an edtech startup

    In this episode Conor Flynn speaks to Jon Smith, founder and CEO of Pobble, about the edtech entrepreneurs journey: from the initial idea in the classroom through all the challenges of building a successful edtech company.
    Pobble is a platform which helps teachers when teaching writing.
    www.pobble.com

    • 25 min
    Episode 8 - Exploring student voice with Dr. Paula Flynn

    Episode 8 - Exploring student voice with Dr. Paula Flynn

    In this episode Conor Flynn speaks to Dr. Paula Flynn, professor at the School of Inclusive Education at DCU, about the power of student voice in the learning process, and the impact this has on the role of the teacher in the personalised classroom.
    You can find out more about this research by visiting www.researchgate.net/profile/Paula_Flynn

    • 42 min
    Episode 7 - Investment in EdTech with Matthew O'Kane, Nexus Investments

    Episode 7 - Investment in EdTech with Matthew O'Kane, Nexus Investments

    In this episode Conor Flynn speaks to Matthew O'Kane, Managing Director of Nexus Investments, about what a good educational investment looks like, balancing passion with business acumen and the warning signs investors look out for when considering an investment.
    You can find out more about Nexus Investments by visiting www.nivl.co.uk or check out their new fund wesbite - www.scaleupfund.co.uk

    • 31 min
    Episode 6 - Understanding Special Education Needs in Schools with Mark Twohig

    Episode 6 - Understanding Special Education Needs in Schools with Mark Twohig

    In this episode of the The Future of Schools, Conor Flynn discusses special education needs support in schools with Mark Twohig

    • 28 min
    Episode 5 -How Dutch schools are embracing technology with Kees Mastenbroek, Topicus Onderwijs B.V.

    Episode 5 -How Dutch schools are embracing technology with Kees Mastenbroek, Topicus Onderwijs B.V.

    In this episode we speak with Topicus Onderwijs B.V. MD Kees Mastenbroek on the adoption of technology in Dutch schools, how edtechs are challenging traditional publishers and scaling edtech companies.

    • 15 min

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