S1 E14: Empowering students as agents of change with Dan Moxon
04/03/2026 | 19 mins.
Welcome to Season 1 of the Flourishing Together podcast!
In episode 14, Ryan is joined by Dr. Dan Moxon, a researcher and practitioner specialising in inclusive youth participation.
Show Notes: Here's a good link to the Lundy model (has some other resources on child participation there too) https://eu-for-children.europa.eu/about/lundy-model_en#:~:text=The%20model%20has%20four%20main,are%20involved%20in%20important%20decisions. The Council of Europe (CoE) Links are here: CoE Democratic Schools network https://www.coe.int/en/web/campaign-free-to-speak-safe-to-learn/democratic-schools-network CoE Online training (all free) https://www.coe.int/en/web/learning-resources CoE Reference framework of Competencies for Democratic Culture. https://www.coe.int/en/web/reference-framework-of-competences-for-democratic-culture/guidance-for-implementation SALTO PI Participation Pool Resource https://participationpool.eu/
S2 E15: What might an ecologically minded RE look like? with Kate Christopher
11/02/2026 | 25 mins.
Welcome to Season 2 of the Flourishing Together podcast!
In episode 15, Ryan is joined by Kate Christopher. Kate is a National RE Advisor and Senior Lecturer with the Initial Teacher Training team at Anglia Ruskin University
Show notes: Christian Climate Action https://www.stalbansdiocese.org/resource/christian-climate-action/ Ministry of Eco-Education: Home | Ministry of Eco Education Let’s Go Zero: UK Climate Change • Let's Go Zero The Great Imagining: The Great Imagining | creative exhibitions about the future for people of all ages. ClimatEdPsych: ClimatEdPsych | Climate Resilience and Wellbeing in Education David Clough: Where Do Animals Belong in Christian Theology and Ethics? - David Clough - Sarx CEFAW Three-Teacher Case Study - RE:ONLINE
S2 E14: How I approached the Understanding Christianity resource via a worldview lens with Kate Christopher
28/01/2026 | 23 mins.
Welcome to Season 2 of the Flourishing Together podcast!
In episode 14, Ryan is joined by Kate Christopher. Kate is a National RE Advisor and Senior Lecturer with the Initial Teacher Training team at Anglia Ruskin University Show notes: Easter/Salvation - RE Online: https://www.reonline.org.uk/resources/easter-salvation/
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Lynn Revell. Her rich contribution to religious education will not be forgotten, and her warmth, wisdom and generosity of spirit sorely missed.
S2 E13: Is your RE curriculum helping students flourish? with Kathryn Wright
14/01/2026 | 15 mins.
Welcome to Season 2 of the Flourishing Together podcast!
In episode 13, Ryan is joined by Kathryn Wright. Kathryn is the Chief Executive of Culham St Gabriel's Trust, a charitable trust that champions religion and worldviews education. Prior to this, she has worked as an RE teacher, advisor and freelance consultant.
Show notes: Home - RE:ONLINE Flourishing Together Through RE - RE:ONLINE
S1 E13: A broader look at the spiritual flourishing of children: rights, equity and justice with Valerie Michaelson
13/11/2025 | 28 mins.
Welcome to Season 1 of the Flourishing Together podcast!
In episode 13, Ryan is joined by Valerie Michaelson, an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Applied Health Sciences at Brock University in Canada. Show Notes: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0091743519301513 Connections associated with a healthy spirituality: are these unrecognized intermediary determinants that shape health inequities in Canadian young people? Relative socio-economic position and meaning and purpose in life in adolescents: An intangible cost of social inequalities - ScienceDirect Soul to Soul 10 by Soul to Soul - Flipsnack
Reflecting on Journeys of Hope and Stewardship in Education.
Join Ryan, The RE and Christian Ethos Adviser to the Diocese of St Albans Schools Team as each episode he talks to colleagues from the world of education to explore a different topic, where he'll be asking for their wisdom and their top-tips.