
Rethinking Education
Dr James Mannion
"Civilisation is a race between education and catastrophe." (HG Wells)
In this podcast, we take Wells at his word. Hosted by Dr James Mannion and David Cameron, Rethinking Education features long-form conversations with fascinating guests about how we might create a more diverse, intelligent, responsive educational ecosystem that works for *all* young people.
If this sounds interesting to you, welcome to Rethinking Education: Education's Critical Friend: https://rethinking-ed.org/podcast
- 22 episodes
- Avg 1 hr 26 min
- English
Counted on this page — what you have heard stays on this device, so it is not something the list can be paged by.
September 5 · 30 min


June 6 · 1 hr 26 min“Autonomy isn't ANARCHY!”: A conversation with Sophie Smith-Tong
April 26 · 1 hr 42 min"We NEED to talk about power dynamics in schools! " - with Dee Nic Sitric

March 7 · 1 hr 17 minEducation as expanding dialogue – Rethinking learning with Professor Rupert Wegerif

March 1 · 1 hr 2 minSeven minutes out of every thirty are lost to low-level disruption. But why?
January 24 · 1 hr 29 minGeneration to generation: Holocaust education in a changing world

January 15 · 53 minRebooting behaviour: the two missing pieces of the puzzle (with Tara Elie)


Dec 22, 2025 · 1 hr 56 minInside the Curriculum & Assessment Review: What Changed, What Didn’t – And Why
Dec 6, 2025 · 1 hr 32 minDave Whitaker on relational practice, inclusive culture, and “battering them with kindness”
Nov 19, 2025 · 1 hr 41 minBoarding school trauma and "the myth of privilege” - a conversation with Chris Braitch
Nov 7, 2025 · 2 hr 1 minNick Covington and Kate McAllister on Restoring Humanity to Education
Oct 18, 2025 · 1 hr 14 min"There is more to human development than learning about subjects" Repod Season 6 launch!