Shows
The AgendaDoes traffic decide where your kids go to school?For the first time in 10 years, WhichSchoolAdvisor, the region’s leading independent school review site, is including traffic conditions in its annual parent survey. It's a small change that signals a pretty big shift in how families are thinking about education in the UAE. We're joined by the co-founder of WhichSchoolAdvisor James Mullan to give us more details. Two principals also joined the discussion on what their schools are doing to tackle the traffic issue. The full passenger route map for the UAE’s long-awaited Etihad Rail has been revealed. So is this a game-changer for c...
2026-02-031h 00
El Guardabosques WildPodcastEp. 02 (bonus) | Roadtrip - Pt 1En este capítulo especial, compartiremos con vosotros nuestra ruta en furgoneta desde Italia hasta el Reino unido. Dejando atrás los girasoles de Francia, viajaremos a través de tierras inglesas para llegar a la Birdfair, donde aprenderemos sobre conservación y ornitología paseando (y trabajando) en la feria. Pero nuestro trabajo solo será uno de los motivos que nos llevará de roadtrip británico, ¡porque una vez terminados los 5 primeros días, llegarán las esperadas vacaciones! Síguenos en el próximo episodio para escuchar la segunda parte, liberada y emocionante, ¡¡¡en busca de un ave única en el...
2022-08-2952 min
The School Show by WhichSchoolAdvisor.comThe Which School Podcast, S2EP2: How to Choose a SchoolOn this episode of The School Show podcast, we talk to four school leaders about the challenging process that is choosing a school. To make the advice from our guests even clearer, we’ve split the episode into two distinct segments. First, we look at choosing a primary school with Fiona McDermott, Assistant Head at Safa British School and Ben Rothwell, Deputy Head of Victory Heights Primary School. Later on, we look at what makes choosing a secondary school a different proposition with Giles Pruett, Executive Principal of Arcadia School and Matthew Tompkins, Principal-CEO of GEMS FirstPoint School.
2021-11-101h 10
The School Show by WhichSchoolAdvisor.comThe Which School Advisor Show Podcast Vol 2 E 1The first episode of the new season of The School Show podcast sees our host, WhichSchoolAdvisor.com Senior Editor, Jenny Mollon meet two UAE school governors who share their experiences in the role. Jenny also speaks with Fatma Belrehif, CEO of the Dubai Schools Inspection Bureau to find out why school governance is a top priority for those regulating schools in Dubai.
2021-10-0548 min
The School Show by WhichSchoolAdvisor.comWSS Podcast: Exam Results Special!Exams have been cancelled right around the world for a second year running. For most students in the UAE, the word ‘exam’ has this year meant a gruelling combination of mock examinations and continual assessment. This week, The School Show podcast invited two school leaders into the studio to offer their very best advice to every student (and parent!) nervously awaiting exam results.
2021-06-2736 min
The School Show by WhichSchoolAdvisor.comThe Which School Show, Episode 14Giving your child a great start to their education is vitally important. But what really matters when it comes to early years education? What should (and shouldn’t!) our children be learning in their formative years at school? We invited Jennifer Dinari, Foundation Stage Teacher and Head of Inclusion at Kings’ School Nad Al Sheba, and Hannah Hepworth, Head of Foundation Stage at Victory Heights Primary School to share their expertise on the latest episode of The School Show podcast.
2021-06-1754 min
The School Show by WhichSchoolAdvisor.comThe Which School Show, Episode 13: Education in 2030In the latest episode of The School Show podcast we look to the future with leaders of one of Dubai’s oldest schools and one of its very newest! Our Senior Editor, Jenny Mollon, speaks with the Headmaster of Dubai College and Founding Principal of the Royal Grammar School, Guildford Dubai about the education in 2030.
2021-05-3054 min
The School Show by WhichSchoolAdvisor.comThe School Show Episode 12, Vol 1The School Show podcast returns for another episode and this time we are asking the all-important question, which curriculum? We speak to:Karen Nyborg, Assistant Principal, GEMS World AcademyRashmi Nandkeolyar, Principal, Delhi Private School, DubaiLiam Cullinan, Head of Secondary, Nord Anglia International School, Dubai
2021-05-1651 min
The School Show by WhichSchoolAdvisor.comThe School Show, by WhichSchoolAdvisor.com, Episode 11The Covid19 pandemic has meant that in many schools, children have spent the past year focused mostly on core academic subjects. For this latest episode of The School Show podcast, we invited Lisa Scott Lee of the pop group STEPS and performing arts school DPA, along with international rugby player and coach Apollo Perelini of the Apollo Perelini Rugby Skills Academy to discuss why children need an education that is both broad and balanced to prime them for success.
2021-04-2851 min
The School Show by WhichSchoolAdvisor.comSchool Show Episode 10 - How to Choose a School?This week on The School Show, WhichSchoolAdvisor.com’s, host Jenny Mollon and our guests take on the question the WhichSchoolAdvisor.com team are asked the most…How to Choose a School?
2021-03-251h 06
The School Show by WhichSchoolAdvisor.comUniPod 11: Guide to Getting a Place to Study MedicineApplying to study medicine at university is a competitive process and that the chances of rejection are high. It’s even tougher for non-UK students applying to the UK, as the UK government require universities to cap the number of international students they shortlist and accept.
2021-03-1514 min
The School Show by WhichSchoolAdvisor.comThe School Show, Episode 9Around the world we are now in to a second year of disruptions for exam year students. For the latest episode of The School Show, The WhichSchoolAdvisor.com team decided to find out how UAE schools are helping their students through the challenges of exam cancellations and, more importantly, gaps in friendships and the impact of missing some of those rite of passage teenage moments.
2021-03-101h 20
The School Show by WhichSchoolAdvisor.comThe School Show, Epidode 8In this week's episode of The School Show, we explore the subject of education for girls, with our host Jenny Mollon and guests Lisa Johnson of the American Academy Dubai , Navin Valrani of Arcadia Education and special guest Anoushka Kapur, Head Girl of GEMS Modern Academy.
2021-02-241h 06
The School Show by WhichSchoolAdvisor.comUpipod 10: Creative Careers!You’d be forgiven for thinking that a career in the creative industries is no longer on option, post-pandemic. Nothing could be further from the truth!
2021-02-2212 min
The School Show by WhichSchoolAdvisor.comThe School Show - Episode 7In this week’s episode of The School Show, we talk to the experts about educating boys. Our host, Jenny Mollon, is joined by three special guests, Clare Turnbull of the RGS Dubai, Bill Delbrugge of Dunecrest American School and Sara Hedger of GEMS Education. Our three educators share their insights in to the fascinating topic of educating boys and raising the next generation of men.
2021-02-0959 min
The School Show by WhichSchoolAdvisor.comThe WSA Podcast, Episode 6Our guests help us to understand the outlook for education in 2021 in two key areas (examinations and student wellbeing) as well as sharing with us their thoughts on seeing many schools return to distance learning as cases of Covid-19 rise across the UAE. We ask what students facing their exams should expect this year, what those applying for university in 2021 should consider and how both student and staff morale is holding up in these complicated times.
2021-01-2751 min
The School Show by WhichSchoolAdvisor.comWSA Podcast Episode 5As we all well know, all UAE school children spent at least some of this school year studying at home. For many parents, this period gave us a little better understanding of how we can gauge the progress our children are making at school. But what else is there to know when it comes to understanding progress and how can we be sure that are children are where they should be in terms of their schooling? Matthew Tompkins, Principal-CEO of GEMS FirstPoint School and highly experienced UK school leader joined our hosts in the studio to answer all your progress...
2020-12-021h 00
The School Show by WhichSchoolAdvisor.comWSA Podcast Episode 4With the first term of school life during the Covid19 pandemic now well under way, we talk to 3 special guests about how their schools have looked to support the wellbeing of children, staff and parents in this testing and complicated time. Our special guests Esra Uzsayilir, Head of Psychological Services at The Arbor School, Asma Ahmad, School Counsellor and Wellbeing Lead at Horizon English School and Monica Valrani, CEO of Ladybird Nursery and Early Learning Centre talk to Jenny and Carli about all aspects of child wellbeing at school or nursery, with a special focus on how their settings have...
2020-11-0846 min
The School Show by WhichSchoolAdvisor.comWSA School Show Episode 3WSA School Show Episode 3 by WhichSchoolAdvisor.com
2020-10-2816 min
The School Show by WhichSchoolAdvisor.comThe Schools Show, Episode 2!We welcome the start of the new academic year with the second episode of WhichSchoolAdvisor.com’s new podcast, The School Show – and this week it’s all about back to school. Listen to The School Show here, on Apple Podcasts, or on SoundCloud.
2020-09-2057 min
The School Show by WhichSchoolAdvisor.comThe School Show, Episode 1The first episode of The School Show, WhichSchoolAdvisor.com’s brand new podcast, saw our Senior Editor, Jenny Mollon, chat to Bede Higgins, Principal of Kings’ School Dubai and Liam Cullinan, Head of Secondary at Nord Anglia International School, Dubai about all the big education news stories of summer 2020.
2020-08-1255 min
The Agenda with Tom UrquhartGCSEs and A levels cancelled19 Mar 2020: Georgia chats to Jenny Mollon, Senior Editor at WhichSchoolAdvisor about what this announcement means to UAE students.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2020-03-1910 min