Listen "Special episode: Can our new cabinet secretary for education bring schools back from the brink?"
Episode Synopsis
Wales has a new cabinet secretary for education - Lynne Neagle. In this special episode, Fin and Jane ask if Ms Neagle can fix the crisis in education, as well as discussing the recent IFS report, which lays bare the scale of the challenge she faces.
IFS report, Major Challenges for Education in Wales: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/major-challenges-education-wales
Heads and teachers in Wales can join our private Facebook group, Teachers in Wales - research-informed pedagogy:
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Buy our book Power Up Your Pedagogy:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Power-Up-Your-Pedagogy-Illustrated/dp/1398388068
Subscribe to ImpactPlus today: www.impact.wales/impactplus
Hosts: Finola Wilson and Jane Miller
Producer: Darren Evans
Visit us at: www.impact.wales
Music: Power Shutoff by Craig MacArthur
IFS report, Major Challenges for Education in Wales: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/major-challenges-education-wales
Heads and teachers in Wales can join our private Facebook group, Teachers in Wales - research-informed pedagogy:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1099646660713906
Buy our book Power Up Your Pedagogy:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Power-Up-Your-Pedagogy-Illustrated/dp/1398388068
Subscribe to ImpactPlus today: www.impact.wales/impactplus
Hosts: Finola Wilson and Jane Miller
Producer: Darren Evans
Visit us at: www.impact.wales
Music: Power Shutoff by Craig MacArthur
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