Inside Your Ed

Home of the 'Inside Your Ed' podcast, which covers the latest education news in England. Podcast hosted by @Tom_Richmond.

[Inside Your Ed @Inside_Your_Ed]

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Is school admissions the missing piece of the SEND puzzle?

@ReganCharley and Jonny Uttley discuss the findings from a new @suttontrust report on the difficulties some pupils face when accessing high-performing state schools.

Listen here: https://t.co/5nPqZD1GMs

[Inside Your Ed @Inside_Your_Ed]

In our latest episode, Ben Rowland - CEO of @AELPUK - explained to @Tom_Richmond why he thinks that financial incentives for recruiting apprentices should be directed at training providers instead of employers.

Listen to the full episode here: https://t.co/5nPqZD1GMs

[Inside Your Ed @Inside_Your_Ed]

In our latest episode, @Stephen_EvansUK, CEO at @LearnWorkUK, explained to @Tom_Richmond why he supports the Government's recent decision to remove management and leadership courses from the apprenticeship system.

Listen to the full episode here: https://t.co/5nPqZD1GMs

[Inside Your Ed @Inside_Your_Ed]

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Is the Government right to start intervening in the apprenticeship system?

@Stephen_EvansUK and Ben Rowland (@AELPUK) discuss the big and often controversial changes to apprenticeships in the opening months of 2026.

Listen here: https://t.co/5nPqZD1GMs

[Inside Your Ed @Inside_Your_Ed]

🚨NEW PODCAST🚨

Is the Government right to start intervening in the apprenticeship system?

@Stephen_EvansUK and Ben Rowland (@AELPUK) discuss the big and often controversial changes to apprenticeships in the opening months of 2026.

Listen here: https://t.co/5nPqZD1GMs

[Inside Your Ed @Inside_Your_Ed]

In our latest episode, @mr_englishteach told @Tom_Richmond that both teachers and parents can have a huge impact on whether students respond positively or negatively to failure.

Listen to the full episode here: https://t.co/5nPqZD1GMs

[Inside Your Ed @Inside_Your_Ed]

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Should we teach students how to 'fail better'?

@mr_englishteach joins @Tom_Richmond to talk about his new book that explores how to help students of all ages overcome the emotional and cognitive barriers to learning.

Listen here: https://t.co/5nPqZD1GMs

[Inside Your Ed @Inside_Your_Ed]

In our latest episode, @johndavidblake explained to
@Tom_Richmond why he thinks the retrospective taxation of previous cohorts of university graduates is worth considering in the context of a 'graduate tax'.

Listen to the full episode here: https://t.co/5nPqZD1GMs

[Inside Your Ed @Inside_Your_Ed]

In our latest episode, @jonathansimons told @Tom_Richmond why he thinks that funding HE through general taxation rather than student loans could leave the sector in a vulnerable position, as the FE sector has discovered.

Listen to the full episode here: https://t.co/5nPqZD1GMs

[Inside Your Ed @Inside_Your_Ed]

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If the student loan system is the problem, is a 'graduate tax' the solution?

@jonathansimons and @johndavidblake join @Tom_Richmond to explore the pros and cons of switching to an entirely new model for funding HE.

Listen here: https://t.co/5nPqZD1GMs

[Inside Your Ed @Inside_Your_Ed]

In our latest episode, @MrJLauder told @Tom_Richmond about how the Government's proposed changes to EHCPs and the wider SEND system could affect parents like him and many others.

Listen to the full episode here: https://t.co/5nPqZD1GMs

[Inside Your Ed @Inside_Your_Ed]

In our latest episode, @Samfr explained why the current system for supporting children and young people with SEND was no longer financially sustainable.

Listen to the full episode here: https://t.co/5nPqZD1GMs

[Inside Your Ed @Inside_Your_Ed]

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SEND reforms are on the way, but are they the right reforms?

@Samfr and @MrJLauder join @Tom_Richmond to discuss the Government's proposals for changing how children and young people with special needs are supported.

Listen here: https://t.co/5nPqZD1GMs

[Inside Your Ed @Inside_Your_Ed]

🚨NEW PODCAST🚨

SEND reforms are on the way, but are they the right reforms?

@Samfr and @MrJLauder join @Tom_Richmond to discuss the Government's proposals for changing how children and young people with special needs are supported.

Listen here: https://t.co/5nPqZD1GMs

[Inside Your Ed @Inside_Your_Ed]

In our latest episode, @miss_mcinerney told @Tom_Richmond that she felt the Schools White Paper would have been better off replacing many of its 'one line policies' with more substantive plans for change.

Listen to the full episode here: https://t.co/5nPqZD1GMs

[Inside Your Ed @Inside_Your_Ed]

In our latest episode, @FCDWhittaker explained to @Tom_Richmond why he was sceptical about the Government's ambition in the Schools White Paper for all state schools to join a new or existing trust.

Listen to the full episode here: https://t.co/5nPqZD1GMs

[Inside Your Ed @Inside_Your_Ed]

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What does the Schools White Paper mean for pupils, teachers and leaders?

@miss_mcinerney and @FCDWhittaker join @Tom_Richmond to explore the big ideas and proposed reforms in the White Paper.

Listen here: https://t.co/5nPqZD1GMs

[Private Education Policy Forum @PEPForum]

If you missed our report last week, this podcast is a great opportunity to catch up with the authors:

[Inside Your Ed @Inside_Your_Ed]

In our latest episode, Dr Tilly Clough explained how the 27 independent schools that converted into state schools from 2007 to 2016 have found different ways to adapt following the loss of selective admissions.

Listen to the full episode here: https://t.co/5nPqZD1GMs

[Inside Your Ed @Inside_Your_Ed]

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Should struggling independent schools be converted into state schools?

Dr Tilly Clough joins @Tom_Richmond to discuss their new @PEPForum report on the amazing story of the 27 independent schools that switched sectors.

Listen here: https://t.co/5nPqZD1GMs