St Edward's School Podcast

#028 - Welcome back to the St Edward's School Podcast, the place where we talk to staff, parents and pupils to find out more about life at the school. This is the place to keep up to date and in touch with our school. Now in this episode we're talking with teacher Katie Wilcox all about life in Year 3! Katie will discuss what life is like in Year 3, how St Edwards handles the transition between year groups and how Katie herself transitioned from teaching Year 2 to teaching Year 3. So come with me now as we step into Year 3, with Katie Wilcox. St Edward's School online www.stedwards.co.uk 

#027 - Welcome back to the St Edward's School Podcast, the place where we talk to staff, parents and pupils to find out more about life at the school. This is the place to keep up to date and in touch with our school. Now in this episode we're talking with Alex M (Upper Sixth) and Shaniqua M (Lower Sixth) in the Sixth Form at St Edwards. They're going to tell us about being House Captain and Department Prefect, what the Ivy House Programme is and the other opportunities they have access to in Sixth Form. Let's get into it right now. St Edward's School online www.stedwards.co.uk 

#026 - Welcome back to the St Edward's School Podcast, the place where we talk to staff, parents and pupils to find out more about life at the school. This is the place to keep up to date and in touch with our school. Now British Science Week is coming up so we thought we'd invite the Head of Science at the Prep School, Ruth Gage, to talk with us on this episode about Science at St Edward's, how the School will be taking part in British Science Week and the benefits on pupils' learning.  So come with me now as we speak to Ruth Gage, Head of Science at the Prep School. St Edward's School online www.stedwards.co.uk 

#019 - Welcome back to the St Edward's School Podcast, the place where we talk to staff, parents and pupils to find out more about life at the school. Now today is 3 March 2022 and it's World Book Day. So we thought it only too appropriate to jump back to an episode earlier in the year with the Librarian at the Senior and Sixth Form, Laura McIsaac Bailey. Laura will tell us why it's so important students read as much as possible, the positive impact it has on their learning at school and how to inject passion and encourage reading among children. But we'll also get to hear some wonderful book recommendations from Laura for parents looking to get back into reading themselves. That's all coming up in this episode, so come with me now on World Book Day as we step into the world of books with Laura McIsaac Bailey. St Edward's School online www.stedwards.co.uk 

#025 - Welcome back to the St Edward's School Podcast, the place where we talk to staff, parents and pupils to find out more about life at the school. Now in this episode we're talking to Head of Lower School, Nick Martin. Nick will guide us through the things a Year 6 pupil should expect as they head into Year 7, what steps he takes to help reduce their anxieties, and the common questions and concerns he often hears from pupils. But he'll also talk to us about the new opportunities available to Year 7 and what advice he would give to current Year 6 pupils. So come with me now as we speak to Head of Lower School, Nick Martin. St Edward's School online www.stedwards.co.uk

#024 - Welcome back to the St Edward's School Podcast, the place where we talk to staff, parents and pupils to find out more about life at the school. Now in this episode we're talking to the Senior School Physics Teacher, Liz Hammond. Liz will tell us when her love for science started, how she got into teaching and how she ended up at St Edward's. But she'll also take us into the Science department at St Edward's where we'll find out how she engages lower school students and what Science Club is all about. So come with me now as we speak to Physics Teacher, Liz Hammond. St Edward's School online https://www.stedwards.co.uk/ (www.stedwards.co.uk)

#023 - Welcome back to the St Edward's School Podcast, the place where we talk to staff, parents and pupils to find out more about life at the school. Now in this episode we're talking to 4 Year 7 students at the school, Bryher, Bella, Dexter and Will. They'll tell us all about their day to day in Year 7, what co-curricular activities are available to them and what it was like for each of them going from Year 6 into Year 7. This episode is great, we get to hear everything Year 7 has to offer at St Edward's, so come with me now as we jump into this conversation with Bryher, Isabella, Dexter and Will. St Edward's School online www.stedwards.co.uk

#022 - Welcome back to the St Edward's School Podcast, the place where we talk to staff, parents and pupils to find out more about life at the school. Now in this episode we're talking to Deputy Head Academic Senior School, Chris Reynolds, as well as Year 10 pupil, Darcy. Chris will guide us through the process of choosing GCSEs, what a ‘preset option block' is and, how can parents support their children when picking subjects. But we'll also hear from Darcy, she'll tell us what subjects she's picked, how studying at GCSE is different to studying at Lower School and what advice she'd give to pupils currently in Year 9. That's all coming up in this episode, so come with me now as we speak to Deputy Head Academic Senior School, Chris Reynolds and Year 10 pupil, Darcy. St Edward's School online www.stedwards.co.uk

#021 - Welcome back to the St Edward's School Podcast, the place where we talk to staff, parents and pupils to find out more about life at the school. Now in this episode we're talking to the cast and crew of the upcoming Seussical the Musical at St Edward's.  That means we'll be hearing from some of the students, Jack, Issy and Hugo. They'll be telling us all about the musical, when it's happening, what the story is and what characters they'll be playing.  But we'll also get to hear about rehearsals, the behind the scenes of the show and what it's like for each of them being a part of a big school production.  So come with me now as we speak to Jack, Issy and Hugo about the St Edward's Seussical the Musical. St Edward's School online www.stedwards.co.uk

#020 - Welcome back to the St Edward's School Podcast, the place where we talk to staff, parents and pupils to find out more about life at the school. Now in this episode we have two guests and we're talking about Admissions. Esther O'Reilly-Cain is the Admissions Manager at the Prep School and she's joined by Anthea Dufour, Admissions Manager at the Senior & Sixth Form. Together we discuss what the Admissions process is, how people can get in touch, what some of the typical questions and concerns that parents might naturally have and we find out about Experience Days too. That's all coming up in this episode, so come with me now as we step into the world of Admissions at the Prep School and the Senior & Sixth Form at St Edward's School. St Edward's School online www.stedwards.co.uk

#019 - Welcome back to the St Edward's School Podcast, the place where we talk to staff, parents and pupils to find out more about life at the school. Now in this episode we're talking to Laura McIsaac Bailey, Librarian at the Senior and Sixth Form.  Laura will tell us why it's so important students read as much as possible, the positive impact it has on their learning at school and how to inject passion and encourage reading among children. But we'll also get to hear some wonderful book recommendations from Laura for parents looking to get back into reading themselves. That's all coming up in this episode, so come with me now as we step into the world of books with Librarian, Laura. St Edward's School online www.stedwards.co.uk

#018 - Welcome back to the St Edward's School Podcast, the place where we talk to staff, parents and pupils to find out more about life at the school. Now in this episode we're talking to Head of Computing and Head of e-Safety at the Prep School, Fran Roberts. Fran's going to tell us why technology excites him, how the use of technology in schools has changed during his time as a teacher and how we introduce digital skills to Prep aged children. But we'll also get to hear about the importance of learning computing in schools and how parents can encourage and inspire their children to learn valuable technical skills through websites such as code.org. That's all coming up in this episode, so come with me now as we step into the world of computing with Fran Roberts. St Edward's School online www.stedwards.co.uk

#017 - Welcome back to the St Edward's School Podcast, the place where we talk to staff, parents and pupils to find out more about life at the school. Now this episode is great because we're talking to the Head of Science Faculty, Katherine Safe, and two of the students. We're going to find out all about the Industrial Cadets, what they are, what the project is and why it's good to get involved. The students will get to talk a little bit about the project, how much of their time it takes up and what advice they would give to other students considering applying for the Industrial Cadets project. That's all to come in this episode, so come with me now as we step into the world of Industrial Cadets, first with Katherine Safe and then with two of the students. St Edward's School online https://www.stedwards.co.uk/ (www.stedwards.co.uk)

#016 - Welcome back to the St Edward's School Podcast, the place where we talk to staff, parents and pupils to find out more about life at the school. Today we're talking to Head of Individual Learning at the Senior School, Emma Bee. But we will also be discussing neurodiversity and learning walks and how they are involved in individual learning. So come with me now as we talk to Head of Individual Learning at the Senior School, Emma Bee. St Edward's School online https://www.stedwards.co.uk/ (www.stedwards.co.uk)

#015 - Welcome back to the St Edward's School Podcast, the place where we talk to staff, parents and pupils to find out more about life at the school. Now this episode is a little different to normal. We're going to ask a series of questions to Head of Prep School, Mr Paul Fathers. But it's not just me asking the questions because I've recruited the help of four of the Year Five pupils. So together we ask the questions which, importantly, have all been written by the children in Pre-Prep and Prep. If you enjoy listening to this podcast episode even half as much as I enjoyed recording it then I think you're going to love it. So come with me now as we speak to Head of Prep School, Paul Fathers, and our Year Five pupils. St Edward's School online www.stedwards.co.uk

#014 - Welcome back to the St Edward's School Podcast, the place where we talk to staff, parents and pupils to find out more about life at the school. Now this episode is great fun because we're talking Combined Cadet Force or CCF. School Staff Instructor Adam Keylock and Major Elizabeth Winfield Contingent Commander of the Combined Cadet Force St Edward's School, Cheltenham, reveal everything on this episode. That means we're about to hear what the CCF is and why a parent might be interested in it, the qualities the CCF instils in pupils today, and what assurances there are for parents who might be concerned about the safety of children. But we also learn which skills they acquire that can be transferred into other aspects of life. So come with me now as we step into the world of CCF at St Edward's. St Edward's School online www.stedwards.co.uk

#013 - Welcome back to the St Edward's School Podcast, the place where we talk to staff, parents and pupils to find out more about life at the school. In this episode we're talking DofE, Duke of Edinburgh, with Duke of Edinburgh Manager at the school Adam Keylock. That means that in this episode we're going to hear just what DofE is and how it works in school, how parents often go through a bit of a learning curve as well as the pupils, and we get to hear what Adam thinks about the so-called snowflake generation (and you can imagine how he feels about that with St Edward's children!) So let's not waste any more time but instead come with me as we speak right now to Duke of Edinburgh Manager, Adam Keylock. St Edward's School online www.stedwards.co.uk Adam's contact details: a.keylock@stedwards.co.uk Tel: 01242 388304

#012 - Welcome back to the St Edward's School Podcast, the place where we talk to staff, parents and pupils to find out more about life at the school. In this episode we're back talking to the pupils. So we're about to hear about the Year 7 activity day from the pupil point of view, what their favourite parts of the day were and we hear what the benefits are for the children that they gain from the activity day. But we also hear what it's like to move from Year Six into Year Seven, whether there was an element of nerves and how quickly the children were able to settle into their new year. But you don't want to hear from me, I'm sure you want to hear from the Year 7s themselves. So come with me now as we step into the world of Year 7 at St Edward's with Holly, Seb, Ethan and Eva. St Edward's School online www.stedwards.co.uk

#011 - Welcome back to the St Edward's School Podcast, the place where we talk to staff, parents and pupils to find out more about life at the school. In this episode we talk to Domenico Geracitano about languages at school. We'll be finding out why it's important to learn different languages and cultures, some of the ways to learn a foreign language more easily, and we even learn a few Spanish phrases that we can take away with us. That's all coming up in this episode so come with me now as we step into the world of languages at St Edward's with Domenico Geracitano. St Edward's School online www.stedwards.co.uk

#010 - Welcome back to the St Edward's School Podcast, the place where we talk to staff, parents and pupils to find out more about life at the school. In this episode we speak to Leanne Huxtable about pastoral care and the achievements of young people at St Edward's. Leanne's role, as Pastoral and Achievement Coordinator means she's passionate about ensuring children enjoy their time at school and get the grades they deserve for the hard work they put in too. So we'll be hearing about how the school settles in the new intake of Year 7 pupils, how Leanne goes to visit as many children as possible when they're still in Year 6, and just what a tailored education is (and why it's so beneficial to the pupils). Come with me now as we step into the world of pastoral support and achievement with Leanne Huxtable. St Edward's School online www.stedwards.co.uk

#009 - Welcome back to the St Edward's School Podcast, the place where we talk to staff, parents and pupils to find out more about life at the school. In this episode we getting into the Arts at school. Director of Drama, Mim Monk, opens up this whole world and explains to us what's happening in the arts right now at school, the different kinds of productions the school can put on (and the effect this has on parents who come to watch), and how the arts builds confidence in pupils at school. Come with me now as we step into the wonderful world of the arts at St Edward's School. St Edward's School online www.stedwards.co.uk

#008 - Welcome to the St Edward's School Podcast, the place where we talk to staff, parents and pupils to find out more about life at the school. In this episode we speak to Senior School Head Girl, Harriet and Head Boy, Jamie. Both are in Year 13 which means that here at the end of term they're right at the end of their time at St Edward's. In fact, they've already left but they returned to record this podcast episode. They're about to explain to us how the pandemic affected their sixth form years, what it means to be a Head Girl and Head Boy, what they're planning to do next academic year for university and how they're enjoying their time between now and when that happens. Come with me as we step into the sixth form at St Edward's School. St Edward's School online www.stedwards.co.uk

#007 - Welcome to the St Edward's School Podcast, the place where we talk to staff, parents and pupils to find out more about life at the school.  In this episode we speak to Alex McGowan about sport at St Edward's. We're going to understand what sport looks like at the school, how to keep teenagers encouraged in sport, and how the school provides for pupils of all abilities as well as the programme they have for the more able students in the sporting arena.  But we also find out what Alex would compete in if she ever had the chance to be in the Olympics. So come with me as we step into the world of sport at St Edward's School. 

#006 - Welcome to the St Edward's School Podcast, the place where we talk to staff, parents and pupils to find out more about life at the school.  In this episode we speak to Jo Bush about Careers Guidance. We're going to find out just what the careers provision is at St Edward's, why the school begins to give guidance to children right down at Years five and six, and how advice is given to pupils in the face of many future careers having not even been invented yet.  So come with me as we step into careers guidance at St Edward's School. 

#005 - Welcome to the St Edward's School Podcast, the place where we talk to staff, parents and pupils to find out more about life at the school.  In this episode we speak to Mr Stephen McKernan, Headmaster of the Prep School, and today we're talking farm life at the school. We're going to hear how the school farm came about, why it's so good for the children to get involved in it and what some of the benefits are of an outdoor education.  But we're also going to discover what he misses most about the island of Ireland, a place that's close to his heart. So come with me as we step into St Edward's School.

#004 - Welcome to the St Edward's School Podcast, the place where we talk to staff, parents and pupils to find out more about life at the school.  In this episode we speak to Mr Matthew Burke, Headmaster of St Edward's Senior & Sixth Form. We talk with him about the culture of the school, the community surrounding it and how he's handled the last 13 months since joining the school two weeks into a national lockdown.  We also find out who his favourite James Bond actor is, I won't like I was a bit surprised by that. I think you might be too! So come with me as we step into St Edward's School.

#003 - Welcome to the St Edward's School Podcast, the place where we talk to staff, parents and pupils to find out more about life at the school.  In this episode we speak to Nicola Dobson, Head of Music and Drama at the Prep School. We discuss a number of things but in particular how music and drama can make young people feel at school, how it helps with all parts of their lives and how this is something they'll no doubt remember for the rest of their lives.  And we find out what some of Nicola's favourite musicals are in life, surprisingly she doesn't mention The Greatest Showman but I'm sure that's not because she's not a fan, because how can you not be a fan of that? So come with me as we step into St Edward's School. 

#002 - Welcome to the St Edward's School Podcast, the place where we talk to staff, parents and pupils to find out more about life at the school.  In this episode we speak to Chris Reynolds about the school's High Performance Learning programme. We're going to find out firstly what it is, why the school is embarking on this programme as well as how parents can help with this.  But we also find out how Chris feels about long-distance travel. And when we say long distance travel we're talking seriously long distance! So come with me as we step into St Edward's School.

#001 - Welcome to the St Edward's School Podcast, the podcast where we talk to staff, parents and pupils to find out more about life at the school.  In this episode, our very first, we speak to Becca Forster about well-being in the school. We're going to find out how the school keeps an eye out for the wellbeing of young people at St Edward's and how wellbeing and academic success can go hand in hand.  But we also find out about Ted and Digby, the school dogs, arguably the best way to encourage anyone to smile. So come with me as we step into St Edward's School.

Welcome to our new podcast, the place to find out more about our school and where we'll be speaking to staff, pupils and parents so that together we're all connected. Our first main episode is coming soon so be sure to check back here in the next few days to see the first release.If you have any questions in the meantime please contact the school through the main website.Thank you for taking an interest, we'll see you soon.