Interview with experts: What does the dream school look like?

Education Sense by David Marshall, Ross Borthwick and Isabel Rich

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What would a dream school look like?

Join us - co-hosts David Marshall and Isabel Rich - and our guest, Dr Rebecca Torrance-Jenkins, as we discuss what a dream school might look like…

In this episode, we chat about some of the aspects of life in a school that perhaps is not working for pupils, particularly for those who have learning needs.

Rebecca discusses a panoply of solutions to make school a better learning environment for all students. She talks us through some changes we can make to the pastoral, social and curriculum offering to enable children not to survive at school but thrive. We even discuss the smell of the classroom and how this can alter a child’s ability to learn!

Rebecca specialises in translating insights from neuroscience and psychology into practical, transformative tools and tips for ... 

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