Critical Curriculum Podcast
A New Direction's Critical Curriculum Podcast has been created for non-specialist teachers in primary and secondary schools. Hosted by Naranee Ruthra-Rajan and Andria Zafirakou, each episode will uncover different areas and approaches to learning not often taught or neglected and explore what teachers can do to make space for them in their classrooms.
Podcasting since 2023 • 3 episodes
Critical Curriculum Podcast
Latest Episodes
Exploring the importance of physical learning in our classrooms
In the third episode of our Critical Curriculum podcast series, hosts Andria Zafriakou and Naranee Ruthra-Rajan chat to Simon Pittman and Bryn Llewellyn about the importance of physical movement in school, highlighting the benefits and providin...
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Episode 3
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49:15
Exploring the importance of play in our classrooms
In the second episode of our brand-new Critical Curriculum podcast series, hosts Andria Zafriakou and Naranee Ruthra-Rajan chat to Betsy Dadd and Toby Peach about the benefits of play on children and young people’s development and creativity, a...
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Episode 2
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40:56
How can we support children's wellbeing through drama?
In the first episode of our brand-new Critical Curriculum podcast series, hosts Andria Zafriakou and Naranee Ruthra-Rajan chat with Hannah Joyce and Aileen Gonsalves about drama as a subject and a tool to utilise across the curriculum.
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Episode 1
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41:10