Getting into English at Reading Blue Coat with Malcolm Stewart

10/13/21 • 26 min

#013 - Welcome back to the Reading Blues Podcast, the place to find out more about the school and to connect with staff, pupils and parents at a deeper level. Each week we’ll be interviewing people within the school community, asking them questions and spending time understanding more about them and more about the school.
In this episode we’re talking to Head of English, Malcolm Stewart. He’s going to share with us his own experiences that led him into the world of teaching, whether pupils fit the stereotype of not wanting to English, how to encourage children to do more reading and whether Shakespeare is still such a big deal.
So come with me now while we step into the world of English with Malcolm Stewart.
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#012 - Welcome back to the Reading Blues Podcast, the place to find out more about the school and to connect with staff, pupils and parents at a deeper level. Each week we’ll be interviewing people within the school community, asking them questions and spending time understanding more about them and more about the school.
This episode is all about the outdoors because we’re talking to Stephen Lamacraft, Director of Adventure Education (possibly the coolest job title in the world!) So, we’re going to hear all about why outdoor education is so good for children today, what parents can do to encourage their children, how you don’t need to go to some far-flung country to experience adventure and how a move in the school to co-educational all the way through will change things. Or won’t change things. Stick around to see what that answer is.
But for now, come with me and let’s find out more about adventure education with Stephen Lamacraft.
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World travels and global expeditions with Tanya van der Werff

#014 - Welcome back to the Reading Blues Podcast, the place to find out more about the school and to connect with staff, pupils and parents at a deeper level. Each week we’ll be interviewing people within the school community, asking them questions and spending time understanding more about them and more about the school.
In this episode we’re talking to the Head of History but actually not about history. Instead we’re talking about overseas expeditions and CCF. If you haven’t guessed we’re with Tanya van der Werff about, well, the world!
So we’re going to find out which countries have been visited in the past, why following foreign office advice is so important for a school, the learning and development that comes from trips like these and, as expected, we also hear about the Navy section of the CCF.
So grab your passport, bring a PCR negative test result and let’s explore the world with Tanya van der Werff.
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