Along the Lines
Along the Lines
Dan J Brown
#7. Along the Lines of… Being a Teacher, and the Government's Approach to Education (with Jade)
1 hour 10 minutes Posted May 14, 2020 at 12:00 am.
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"Along the Lines" is a conversational podcast started during the Covid-19 pandemic.  

Beginning the first episodes in lockdown, and unable to meet each guest in person, the conversations had to take place along the phone lines.
Each episode is along the lines of... whatever subject/s are interesting and relevant (to the guest/s) at the time of recording.

In this episode, Dan talks to Jade about a few different topics that include...

- Challenges currently being faced in a Special Needs school
- Moral dilemmas for teachers  
- Lack of effective government guidance and communication  
- Challenges for Special Needs students at the moment  
- Previously dealing with Conservative education funding cuts  
- The effects of arts subjects loosing resources  
- The importance of students having a range of subjects available in school  
- Why have some people placed little importance on the more creative subjects?  
- Shift in views on the value of key workers

Please feel free to comment, like, subscribe and/or come on as a guest.

Let's keep the conversation going!

Music: "Tombstone" by George Styles and Fluid Root (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RO4HfxP3sE)

Find this episode (and other episodes) on the Youtube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi_8Oyy49fzZ2V4r5XgfaLg/featured).

Show Notes (by Krishna Soma):

• Autism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autism
• COVID-19 in the UK:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_the_United_Kingdom
• UK schools closure: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51952314
• EBacc: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Baccalaureate
• Drama: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drama
• Arts and culture education decline:
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/feb/17/arts-and-culture-systematically-removed-from-uk-education-system
• Pupil premium: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pupil_premium
• Clap for Key Workers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clap_for_Our_Carers
• Nurses pay cut:
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/apr/29/nhs-nurses-pay-cut-12-per-cent-over-decade
• Nursing pay: https://www.nurses.co.uk/careers-hub/nursing-pay-guide/