The Amol Rajan Connection

Fixing the literacy crisis; Using AI in education; dealing with difficult teachers. Educationalist Daisy Christodoulou answers your questions on the Amol Rajan Connection.

Chapters

00:00:00:00 Introduction

00:01:15:00 How do we encourage kids to enjoy reading?

00:04:30:00 Helping the quiet children

00:07:00:00 A middle ground between the 3 Rs and children choosing.

00:08:25:00 Avoiding a ‘one size fits all’ education for SEND children?

00:13:50:00 How do we teach children to use AI in a positive way?

00:16:43:00 How do I stop my teachers picking on me?

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Team:

Video Editor: Rachel Dinnewell

Cameras & Sound: Chris Meloff, Oakley Moffatt, Jack Kircher at Koko Studios

Producers: Pastel House Media

Produced in partnership with Sister Group

Social Media: Kiera Maloney

Executive Producer: Elizabeth Needham-Bennett

Dubbed Britain’s brightest student on University Challenge, Daisy Christodoulou is now one of the UK’s biggest brains in education. If you’re a parent, a teacher or a pupil, what Daisy has to say on the Amol Rajan Connection is urgent and matters, if we are to navigate the future together. And she’s not afraid to challenge current policies on teaching across the UK.

Chapters:

00:00:00 Daisy Christodoulou and the education debate

00:04:00 Who is Daisy Christodoulou?

00:08:06 When Daisy realised education was going wrong

00:12:50 Why we need long term memory and knowledge

00:17:56 Should we have more vocational courses?

00:29:14 The big education experiment in the UK

00:38:54 Daisy's Seven Myths of Education

01:02:17 The politics of education

01:05:42 Understanding the NEETs crisis

01:09:00 AI and education - are we getting dumber?

01:13:47 How should parents prepare kids for the future?

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Team:

Video Editor: Rachel Dinnewell

Cameras & Sound: Chris Meloff, Oakley Moffatt, Jack Kircher at Koko Studios

Producers: Pastel House Media

Production Support: Aphelia Jones & Merrie Cecilia

Produced in partnership with Sister Group

Social Media: Kiera Maloney

Executive Producer: Elizabeth Needham-Bennett

Credit: University Challenge, Granada Television, BBC2

The queen of cookery reveals the secret to perfect roast potatoes and the key to cooking moist meat. Delia Smith, who has sold over 21 million books and taught a nation how to cook, answers questions on the Amol Rajan Connection.



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Team:

Video Editor: Ben Bonsey

Cameras & Sound: Chris Meloff, Oakley Moffatt, Jack Kircher at Koko Studios

Producers: Pastel House Media

Production Support: Aphelia Jones & Merrie Cecilia

Produced in partnership with Sister Group

Social Media: Kiera Maloney

Executive Producer: Elizabeth Needham-Bennett

Delia Smith has been one the most famous women in Britain for the past 50 years, selling over 20 million books and teaching a nation to cook.

This interview was recorded just a few days after the death of her late husband Michael. She talks about adapting to life without him - her career - and her new book, ‘US: Nine ingredients to change our world’, trying to connect and unite communities.

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Team:

Video Editor: Ben Bonsey

Cameras & Sound: Chris Meloff, Oakley Moffatt, Jack Kircher at Koko Studios

Producers: Pastel House Media

Production Support: Aphelia Jones & Merrie Cecilia

Produced in partnership with Sister Group

Social Media: Kiera Maloney

Executive Producer: Elizabeth Needham-Bennett

Sir Gareth Southgate takes questions on the Amol Rajan Connection: Including from the former BBC boss, Tim Davie, about dealing with huge characters and egos. Follow-up episode with a giant of English football.

Thanks to our launch partners for all their support.

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Team:

Video Editor: Ben Bonsey

Cameras & Sound: Chris Meloff, Oakley Moffatt, Jack Kircher at Koko studios

Producers: Tom Norris, Rachel Dinnewell at Pastel House Media

Produced in partnership with Sister Group

Social Media: Kiera Maloney

Executive Producer: Elizabeth Needham-Bennett