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Space to Think: Conversations In Education

Sarah Philp

Booking Overview

An interview-led education podcast focused on the complexity of learning spaces, with recurring conversations featuring educators, researchers, school leaders, authors, and public-interest thinkers. Credible pitches include education practitioners, inclusion and children’s-rights specialists, education researchers, and authors with grounded insights or relevant professional experience; booking difficulty is medium.

Metrics

Episodes: 49

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000

Listener location: United Kingdom

Instagram: 1.3k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

sarahphilp@ymail.com

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Host

Sarah Philp - Education podcast host focused on thoughtful conversations about learning, leadership, inclusion, and the experiences of children, young people, and education communities.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Education leaders, researchers, teachers, inclusion specialists, rights advocates, authors, and experienced practitioners with substantial first-hand expertise and a thoughtful perspective on learning or school communities.
Required Achievements:  
Published books or significant research, Senior leadership in schools, education organizations, or public bodies, Professional expertise in inclusion, children’s rights, school improvement, or educator development, Public speaking, training, or applied programmes in education

Recent Guest Discussions

Sheila Ball - Thinking Environments, Attention, Trust, Equality, School Change, And Creating Spaces Of Possibility In Education.

Jenni Donohoo - Collective Efficacy, Teacher Beliefs, Feedback, Trust, Collaborative Inquiry, And Evidence-based School Improvement.

Bruce Adamson - Children’s Rights, The UN Convention On The Rights Of The Child, Pupil Participation, Inclusion, Learning Disabilities, And Rights-based Education.

Simon Botten - School Leadership, Headteacher Wellbeing, Inclusion, Coaching New Heads, Moral Purpose, And The Realities Of Leading Schools.

Elly Chapple - Presence, Empathy, Vulnerability, Neurodiversity And Difference, Adult Practice In Education, And Practical Approaches To Wellbeing.

Recent Topics

Education, Educational Leadership, Inclusive Education, School Improvement, Teacher Wellbeing

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Space to Think: Conversations In Education
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E43. The Practice of Creating Spaces of Possibility with Sheila Ball

September 29, 2026

Sheila Ball is a doctoral researcher at Leeds Beckett University, where she leads the Flourish programme and her work centres on Nancy Kline's Thinking Environment. Her doctoral work is about cultivating spaces of possibility in education, and in this conversation we unpick what that actually looks like in practice.Together we explore:The role of attention in the Thinking Environment.Why three minutes can be a surprising amount of time.How judgment and pace work against thinking in school...

E42. Belief, Not Behaviour with Jenni Donohoo

September 15, 2026

Six years after our first conversation, Jenni Donohoo and I revisit collective efficacy - a term now used far more widely than it was, and often stretched beyond its original meaning.In this episode, we explore:Why construct integrity matters, and how collective efficacy gets diluted into collaboration, morale or "being on the same page".Bandura's original definition and the four sources through which efficacy is built.Three conditions for testing whether a team's confidence...

E41. UNCRC and Rights as a Powerful Tool with Bruce Adamson

August 31, 2026

Bruce Adamson is a human rights lawyer and CEO of the Scottish Commission for People with Learning Disabilities. He was Children and Young People's Commissioner Scotland from 2017 to 2023, where he led work on incorporating the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child into Scots law. In this conversation, we explore what a rights-based approach actually asks of schools and what it risks becoming when it doesn't.In this episode:The origins of the UNCRC and what it means for it to sit i...

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How do I get in touch with Space to Think: Conversations In Education?

Space to Think: Conversations In Education is hosted by Sarah Philp. Its publicly listed email is sarahphilp@ymail.com. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.

What is the email for Space to Think: Conversations In Education?

The publicly listed email for Space to Think: Conversations In Education: sarahphilp@ymail.com.

How many listeners does Space to Think: Conversations In Education have?

Podseeker estimates Space to Think: Conversations In Education reaches 100 to 1,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.

Who is an ideal guest for Space to Think: Conversations In Education?

Space to Think: Conversations In Education typically books working professionals with real expertise. Typical guest background: Education leaders, researchers, teachers, inclusion specialists, rights advocates, authors, and experienced practitioners with substantial first-hand expertise and a thoughtful perspective on learning or school communities. Common among recent guests: Published books or significant research; Senior leadership in schools, education organizations, or public bodies; Professional expertise in inclusion, children’s rights, school improvement, or educator development. Recent guests include Sheila Ball, Jenni Donohoo, and Bruce Adamson.

How hard is it to get booked on Space to Think: Conversations In Education?

Medium. Guests usually need solid credentials in the topic and an idea that fits the show.

What topics does Space to Think: Conversations In Education cover?

Recent episodes cover Education, Educational Leadership, Inclusive Education, School Improvement, and Teacher Wellbeing. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.

Publicly listed emails

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