Lord Jim Knight

11/11/2024 33 min Temporada 2 Episodio 12
Lord Jim Knight

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On The Exam Man podcast this week we are joined by Lord Jim Knight, a leader and advisor across a variety of areas such as education, technology, international schools, assessment, and teacher engagement. His many current hats include being a member of the UK House of Lords, Chair of @COBIS, Chair of E-Act, on the Nord Anglia Education Advisory Board, and on the qualifications committee for Pearson. Jim is also one of the founders of xRapidGroup, a company using iOS devices to power microscopes with AI. Earlier on in his varied and illustrious career, Jim was the longest- serving Schools Minister in the UK government led by Tony Blair and Gordon Brown and Chief Education and External Officer at Tes.Jim navigated our wide-ranging questions predictably seamlessly, from AI and assessment, why he became interested in technology, to what it's like to be both a real-life Lord and a Knight.Enjoy!To listen to and interviews like this, subscribe to The Exam Man - the #1 podcast about exams and assessment. Please follow and subscribe the show, wherever you get your podcasts. To find out more about Examscreen please contact us: ExamscreenTo take part in the call for evidence for the Curriculum and Assessment review, go to: Curriculum and Assessment Review - Foreword from the Review Chair - Department for Education - Citizen Space Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.