Ben Hilliam, one of EP’s Community Leaders chats to Richard Andrew, of Learn Implement Share. Richard and Ben have a wide ranging chat through issues that affect students in Maths classrooms. They talk about prevailing attitudes to maths, the d

Sarah Schubert Series Part 2: Being Okay with Not Being Okay

Mar 18th, 2022 21m 35s

How to manage stress, struggle and being your authentic self on your professional journey.

Sarah Schubert Series Part 1: "This too will Pass" - Dealing with Uncertainty and Change

Mar 1st, 2022 37m 28s

In our latest EPisodes podcast we share the first in a series of conversations between EP's Jimmy Bowens and Sarah Schubert. In this EPisode, recorded in December 2021, titled "This Too Will Pass" Sarah and Jimmy discuss how to deal with uncer

41. Leading a Growing EdTech Company Through a Global Pandemic: Embracing Change and Supporting Education.

Feb 9th, 2022 22m 56s

In this EPisode Jimmy Bowens chats with Education Perfect CEO Alex Burke about the journey EP has undertaken throughout the Pandemic so far, how it has been leading the team under the circumstances and what lies ahead for one of the fastest gro

40. Loving Literature Series: Part 5

Oct 27th, 2021 26m 39s

Sadly, today we bring you the final EPisode of the Loving Literature Series. In this EPisode Jimmy Bowens and Erini Christopoulos discuss the texts they love to hate to teach, be prepared, because there may be some controversy with their choi

39. Loving Literature Series: Part 4

Oct 5th, 2021 31m 2s

For the fourth instalment of the Loving Literature series Jimmy and Erini discuss the value in stepping outside of comfort zones in terms of the literature we typically favour in order to enrich our perspectives. Jimmy and Erini also reflect u

Special: Flourishing Schools: Building High Capacity Culture - Dr. Pete Stebbins

Oct 4th, 2021 1h 15m

Education Perfect's Head of English, Jimmy Bowens speaks with Dr. Pete Stebbins PhD about how we can make teacher and school performances lift, prevent burnout and adapt and learn in order to maximise student growth and learning. Dr. Stebbins

38. Loving Literature Series: Part 3

Sep 10th, 2021 22m 53s

Today we share the third instalment of the Loving Literature Series with Jimmy Bowens and Erini Christopoulos. In this episode Jimmy and Erini explore the literature that impacted them significantly during their university years. For Erini it

37. Loving Literature Series: Part 2

Aug 24th, 2021 17m 43s

In the second part of the Loving Literature series Jimmy Bowens and Erini Christopoulos discuss the literature that had the biggest impact on their teenage years. For Jimmy he continued to be drawn to the dark and mysterious pull of the gothic

36. Loving Literature Series: Part 1

Aug 11th, 2021 16m 47s

In our current EPisodes series Jimmy Bowens and Erini Christopoulos discuss the literature that has shaped their passion for the written word. In the first EPisode of the series, Jimmy and Erini explore the first books they remember having a s

Special: EP Global Championships - Insights and Opportunities across the Middle East

Apr 28th, 2021 20m 5s

In today's special episode Education Perfect's UAE Teacher Consultant, Mel Musgrove and Dubai based Contractor Teacher Consultant, Ravi Sekhon discuss the 2021 Education Perfect Language Championships which took place across 7 days in March thi

34: Women in STEM: A Conversation with Lauren Pugh on the Value of Project Based Learning Experiences and the Importance of Curiosity and Exploration for Girls in Education.

Apr 28th, 2021 31m 31s

STEM teacher and educator Lauren Pugh discusses with Jimmy Bowens her background, education and the way in which developing a curiosity mindset, Kiwi ingenuity and building confidence through the unpacking of answers has enabled her to become a

33: 2020 Reflections

Dec 16th, 2020 34m 58s

"We need to change our perspective of what success means in learning. Students also need to be told that it is okay to fail, that it is about the progression of your knowledge building and that we’re in this together!"Ben Hilliam, Jimmy Bowens

32: The Importance of Empathy and Humour

Dec 8th, 2020 30m 37s

Philippa Kruger talks to William Connor, a producer of the animated series Lifeswap, a series of short animated Skype conversations between two young men Jörg, 27 from Münster, Germany and Duncan, 27 from Wellington, New Zealand. William works

31: Strategies to improve numeracy across primary and secondary schools

Nov 24th, 2020 44m 31s

Ben Hilliam talks to Ian Stevens, the CEO and founder of Maths Adventures, a NZ based company that supports Maths teachers from primary to secondary schools. Ian has vast experience in Maths education, having been both a primary and secondary t

30: The importance of relationships for nurturing creativity and expression

Nov 9th, 2020 1h 8m

Jimmy chats to Edwin McRae, LitRPG author, narrative designer and narrative paramedic for the video games industry. Edwin has been a screenwriter and story designer for over 13 years now. After four years of writing for television, he started w

29: What makes a good educator? With Mitch Center.

Oct 26th, 2020 1h 12m

In this EPisode, Jimmy chats with Mitch Center, a highly experienced educational leader. Mitch is the founder of Center Educational Consulting. Together they explore his experience working with educational leaders to support, evaluate and empow

28: Building futures and unleashing the potential of students with Cara Varian

Sep 29th, 2020 49m 11s

In this EPisode, Jimmy chats with Cara Varian, Executive Director at the Harding Miller Education Foundation. The Foundation provides a unique scholarship program for high potential girls from low socioeconomic circumstances. "When you educate

27: Teachers’ power against conspiracy theories with Alexandra Tselios

Sep 29th, 2020 52m 2s

In this EPisode, Ben chats with Alexandra Tselios, founder and CEO of The Big Smoke Media Group. Together, they take a deep dive into the current abundance of conspiracy theories, how to deal with them when discussing them with students, the im

26: Disrupted learning and the voice of our students

Sep 9th, 2020 1h 13m

In this EPisode, Jimmy talks with Wren Gillett, student voice advocate at Pivot. "In order to be able to speak on behalf of others, you need to recognise that you have a voice yourself." Wren was part of VicSRC’s executive committee for close t

25: Insights from a Western Academy of Beijing teacher. 5 months on.

Aug 17th, 2020 28m 9s

In this EPisode, Philippa catches up again with Keri-Lee Beasley, the High School Learning & ICT Coach at the Western Academy of Beijing. This insightful EPisode is packed full of ideas to support effective blended learning. Keri-Lee shares mea

24: From a flipped classroom to edtech

Aug 4th, 2020 41m 15s

In this EPisode, Jimmy talks to Kelly Hollis, Global Head of Science at EP. Kelly shares her education journey, from taking all the opportunities that crossed her way, to maximising teaching efficiency by flipping her classroom, and creating a

23: The importance of statistical literacy education in functional democracies

Jul 21st, 2020 1h 5m

In this EPisode, Ben Hilliam chats with Alethea Rea, PhD, who is a lecturer at Murdoch University in Perth, Australia. Together they discuss mathematics, statistics, and the importance of critical thinking and knowledge, especially in our post-

22: Navigating confronting topics in a sensitive way

Jul 1st, 2020 29m 26s

In this EPisode, Ben Hilliam, Global Head of Maths, chats with Beka Roest, HoD of Social Studies at St. Andrew's College in New Zealand. They talk about how to approach teaching the Holocaust in a sensitive, meaningful, and integrated way. And

21: Energise and engage your languages class

Jun 16th, 2020 34m 53s

"Language is all about patterns and connections. Connecting ideas, connecting cultures, connecting structures of language." This EPisode is supercharged with practical ideas to support all macro skills - reading, writing, speaking, and listenin