Martin Illingworth (Forget School) #126 - a podcast by The Old Farm Bus

A treat for you this week with great friend Martin Illingworth. Martin's work has inspired me endlessly to help re-imagine & change the mainstream approach & narrative to what education and teaching looks like. 

Martin's latest book Forget School explores why young people are succeeding on their own terms and what schools can do to avoid being left behind is a wide-reaching, engaging enquiry into the things that young people actually need from their education.

Schools are at a crossroads: either they respond to the real world of change, challenges and possibilities that face young people, or they become irrelevant.

Young people need to network effectively, manage their finances responsibly, and be digitally proficient and alert to the world around them. If schools do not adapt their provision to nurture these capabilities, then today's youth will increasingly turn to alternative sources to seek out the education they need.

A copy of Forget School here > https://www.crownhouse.co.uk/forget-school

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