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The Exam ManExams and EmployabilityExams and employability- do exams prepare young people for the many decades following school?This week we are joined by Oli de Botton, the CEO of The Careers & Enterprise Company – the national body for careers education- to talk everything exams and employability. We had a great chat all about the purpose of exams, and what employers want and need from an assessment system. Oli draws on his vast experience in education in our thought- provoking conversation, including his time as the founding Headteacher of Welcome to School 21 and as a government education adviser. (As an aside, find out why Ol...2025-03-0328 min
A Different PerspectiveA Different Perspective with Ed Fidoe, Chief Exec of The London Interdisciplinary School (LIS)Ed is the co-founder and CEO of the London Interdisciplinary School (LIS), a new university in east London that offers BASc and MASc which oriented around complex problems, not disciplines. In 2012 Ed co-founded School 21 in Stratford with Peter Hyman and Oli de Botton. In 2017 the first GCSE class achieved grades that placed them in the top 5% of the country for attainment, and the school was awarded an Outstanding Ofsted. In 2014 Ed led the launch of Voice 21 to raise the status of oracy in schools. Ed has also advised the leaders of several education institutions including C...2024-11-1946 min
The Commission ConversationsThe Commission Conversations - Oli de BottonIn this ‘Commission Conversation’ Geoff Barton, Chair of the Commission on the Future of Oracy Education in England talks to Oli de Botton about why oracy matters, the craft of teaching and the dialogic classroom and the importance of talk at the transition from school to college. Oli de Botton is the CEO of The Careers & Enterprise Company – the national body for careers education. Before that Oli was Head Teacher and co-founder of School 21. He also co-founded Voice 21, the national oracy education charity. He has also worked in education policy and strategy as a government education advisor.2024-07-1012 min
Heads & TalesOli de BottonBack with our first episode of 2024, we have Oli de Botton. Oli is the CEO of The Careers & Enterprise Company – our national body for careers education.
2024-01-1819 min
Brighter Futures with Education Development TrustStrengthening the Connection Between Young People and Their Futures with Oli de Botton, Mark De Backer & Wendy Phillips #5Creating pathways for young people to bring career aspirations to life is an essential part of their educational journey, and one in which we’re seeing a positive shift.Join us on Brighter Futures this week where we look at the growing initiatives around young people’s pathways with The Careers & Enterprise Company’s Oli de Botton, and Education Development Trust’s Mark De Backer & Wendy Phillips.We hear their fascinating insight on careers education, from NEET-preventative measures to connecting with industry professionals and embedding careers education throughout the school journey.This episode covers2023-05-2457 min
Future TermsFuture calling: Does work experience need reinventing to mirror our evolving working world?Work experience is a rite of passage for all teenagers, but is it adapting in sync with the modern world of work? In this Future Terms event, join experts from education and business as they examine whether young people are being effectively prepared for the job prospects that await them.
Is there a smarter way for schools and employers to prepare young people for their professional futures? And could a reimagined approach to work experience for Generation Z and beyond finally give every young person a fighting chance to find the right career path for them? Join...2022-02-0357 min
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We are delighted to be joined today by Oli de Botton, Chief Executive of The Careers & Enterprise Company. Prior to joining he was Headteacher and co-founder of School 21 in Stratford, East London.
School 21 is a nationally recognised school that has pioneered new ways of working with employers - including introducing extended work projects for all Year 10s and 12s. The school put...2021-05-2854 min
Future Learning Design PodcastInterdisciplinary Learning - A Conversation with Ed FidoeEd Fidoe is co-founder and President of the London Interdisciplinary School. LIS will provide a fully interdisciplinary undergraduate degree, with students studying complex problems rather than specific subjects. Students will graduate with a BASc in Interdisciplinary Problems and Methods. LIS also runs professional/leadership programmes.
In 2012, with Peter Hyman and Oli de Botton, Ed co-founded School 21, an innovative 4 – 18 school in Stratford, East London, designed for children from all starting points and backgrounds (achieved Outstanding Ofsted in 2014).
Ed has advised leaders at Cambridge University, the London School of Economics along with some of the UK’s most...2021-02-0523 min
Are You Convinced?GWMOT- Knowledge vs Skills: Laura thinks knowledge should be the single biggest priority in a school's curriculum!Please Note: This episode is from our previous series called Go With Me On This In this episode, Laura argues that knowledge should be the single biggest priority in a school's curriculum. But she faces strong opposition to this idea from Ndidi and guests Oli de Botton, Headteacher and co-founder of School 21, and Lewis Iwu, co-founder of Purpose Union and author of the book 'Words That Win’. Listen and join the debate, to see whether you would be willing to... “Go With Me On This." 2019-04-0148 min
MetaLearn PodcastML55: Ed Fidoe on Building a School from Scratch, Learning 21st Century Skills and Reinventing EducationEd Fidoe is one of the founders of School 21, an innovative new school in Stratford, East London that's reinventing education by preparing its students, aged 4-18, for the 21st Century. For so many people, school was characterised by drudgery, rote learning and the stress of exams. But school doesn't have to be that way and there are plenty of people trying to reinvent education for the 21st century. Ed is one of these people, and along with cofounders Peter Hyman and Oli de Botton, he built a school from scratch that aimed to rebalance head...2017-05-0249 min