Reinventing Education

In today's episode, we speak with Hans van Heesewijk, an educator who was integral to the founding of the Agora School system utilised in schools across the Netherlands. The Agora model is a child cen...

11 Feb 202444min

In this episode, Rob & Brendan unpack the revolutionary approaches of Ubiquity University in an interview with its trailblazing leader, Peter Merry. Ubiquity, a global educational institution, reaches...

28 Jan 202450min

How can a counselor-centered school strike the delicate balance between developing the individual and the community? Join us in this episode as we explore the intricacies of fostering an egalitarian, ...

14 Jan 202428min

There are 3 types of school: expert, coach and counsellor.  The counsellor approach, more than the other 2, makes students the center of their learning and also authentic participation in the school. ...

17 Dec 202322min

In this episode, we explore the power structure of the counsellor-centered school.  In this approach to school organization, every member of the learning community from the principal, to staff, to stu...

26 Nov 202338min

In this episode, we embark on a new season dedicated to exploring the innovative Counselor Model of school. Over these episodes, we'll delve deep into the transformative ideas and practices that are r...

5 Nov 202329min

For a while now, one of our ideas has been to take the ideas from the podcast and distil them into a book that could be used for school leadership and other interested parties to gain a deeper underst...

15 Okt 202331min

Join Brendan and Rob as they discuss how the progressive counsellor-centred approach to school solves many of the drawbacks of the mainstream coach approach. This includes looking at how a system that...

13 Aug 202340min