Rethinking Education

James Mannion, David Cameron

Booking Overview

This is an interview-led education podcast focused on education reform, learning, pedagogy, school systems, and creating more responsive educational environments, featuring long-form conversations with educators, school leaders, researchers, specialists, and authors. Suitable pitches include innovative education practitioners, school and trust leaders, learning scientists, alternative-education founders, and authors with evidence-based perspectives; booking difficulty is medium because guests typically bring substantial professional experience, published work, or leadership credentials.

Metrics

Episodes: 120

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.8/5.0

Estimated listeners: <1k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: United Kingdom

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

hello@rethinking-ed.org

james@rethinking-ed.org

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Host

James Mannion - Education podcast co-host focused on education reform, learning, and the development of more diverse and responsive educational systems.

David Cameron - Education podcast co-host focused on education reform, learning, and the development of more diverse and responsive educational systems.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Education researchers, experienced teachers and school leaders, education-sector founders, learning specialists, and authors with directly relevant professional or research expertise.

Required Achievements:

Published books or substantial research, Leadership of schools, education organizations, or education initiatives, Development of distinctive educational models or practices, Relevant professional experience in teaching, school improvement, neuroscience, or wellbeing

Recent Guest Discussions

Sarah Seleznyov - Broad-based Education; Curriculum And Pedagogy Reform; Interdisciplinary Learning; Evidence-informed Practice; School Transformation.

Liz Robinson - Education Of The Head, Heart, And Hand; Authentic School Leadership; Curriculum, Pedagogy, Assessment, And Systemic Education Reform.

Kate McAllister - Unschooling; Child-led Learning; Curiosity; Emotional Experience In Education; Alternative School Environments.

Mike Goves - Affective Neuroscience; Emotion And Memory; Attention; Learning Science; The Relationship Between Wellbeing And Educational Practice.

Sophie Smith-Tong - Teacher Autonomy; Educator Wellbeing; School Leadership; Child Autonomy; Professional Culture And Educational Systems.

Recent Topics

Education, Pedagogy, Curriculum, School Leadership, Learning Science

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

Rethinking Education

10 EDUCATION BOMBSHELLS FOR 2026/7 | #REPOD SEASON 6 (!) TRAILER

September 05, 2026

James and David provide a quick preview of the year ahead. Like and subscribe here and on your fave pod player: https://pod.link/1546512828

“We feel, therefore we learn!” Why education needs to get embodied - with Guy Claxton and Emily Poel

August 12, 2026

What if one of the biggest assumptions underpinning modern education is simply wrong? We tend to think of the mind as the place where the important stuff happens – thinking, reasoning, remembering and learning – while the body is something we carry around with us. But what if there is no meaningful separation between the two? In this episode, James and David are joined by Guy Claxton and Emily Poel, authors of Bodies of Learning: How Embodiment Science Transforms Education, to explore what h...

"We need revolution, not evolution!" - Education of the Head, Heart and Hand, with Sarah Seleznyov and Liz Robinson

July 20, 2026

Too many young people are getting a "desiccated" education – narrow, information-transfer schooling optimised for exams. In this episode, James and David are joined by Liz Robinson and Sarah Seleznyov of Big Education – the "feisty little multi-academy trust" behind School 21, School 360 and Surrey Square – to make the case for something bigger: an education of the head (academic learning), heart (wellbeing and relationships) and hand (creativity and skills). The conversation centres on the ...

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