Are School Holidays Too Short or Too Long?
Are school holidays too short or too long? Explore term dates, rest, childcare, the summer learning gap and preparing for a new academic year.
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AI – What It Is and How It Will Impact Us All
What is AI, and how might it change our lives? Explore work, education, creativity, medicine and the ethical questions raised by artificial intelligence.
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Becoming a Doctor – The Journey of Aspiring Medics
Medical students Ibrahim and Fatima share their journey towards becoming doctors, from applications and study to patient care and career challenges.
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Tutoring as a Career
What is tutoring like as a career? Explore routes into the work, teaching skills, safeguarding, working hours and building relationships with families.
Why You Need to Read
Why does reading matter? Explore vocabulary, comprehension, imagination and ways families and schools can encourage reading for pleasure.
What They Don’t Teach You In School But Should
What practical skills should school teach? Discuss time management, sleep, communication, financial education and building useful everyday habits.
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Teachers. Overworked and Underpaid?
Are teachers overworked and underpaid? Hear classroom experiences of workload, pay, support and the challenges of modern primary teaching.
How Important is Homework
How much homework is helpful? Explore purposeful tasks, revision, feedback and balancing schoolwork with reading, sleep and activities.
A Redbridge Christmas
Join The Education Lounge for a festive conversation about favourite Christmas films, songs, food, family traditions and taking a break.
Running Your Own Business
Elena from Camden Image Gallery discusses running a business, from creativity and independence to costs, systems, customers and everyday pressures.
GCSEs and A-Levels 2022: How Valuable Are They?
A 2022 discussion of the value of GCSEs and A-levels, school experiences, disappointing results, alternative routes and preparing for exams.
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Publishing Your Own Book | Self-Publishing vs Traditional Publishing
Self-publishing or traditional publishing? Explore writing, design, production, ebooks, audiobooks, costs and the challenge of reaching readers.
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