In this season's conversations, Holly & Rachel each bring something that has caught their attention during the week, and spend time exploring what these provocations inspire and ignite.
This week Rachel was feisty, as we were talking about one of the areas that always brings up a lot of passion, energy, frustration and opportunity - education. Holly started the conversation by bringing the welcome news that English schools are being encouraged to re-think the first few years of secondary education - often seen as the 'lost years' - to avoid teaching for the GCSE exams many years ahead of time (which is where so many schools have found themselves edging). The impotus instead is on cultivating a sense of belonging. Which is rich and welcome news. And yet, as we explored in this conversation, when the wider context of education remains the same exam-driven, competitive and compartmentalised model, this doesn't really change the system, simply prolong the process. Within these conversations also sat the provocation: How do you grow a healthy child? A question which enabled us to dive into the wider possibilities within the learning landscape as we as to highlight many of the inconvenient blocks to flourishing that currently exist. As ever, the conversation brought up a lot and felt a powerful reflection on the challenges and opportunities of education in this moment in time.
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