In this episode of The Educational DilEmma, Emma, Rosalee and Lisa discuss how to instil a philanthropic mindset in our children. Useful discussions around whether empathy can be taught, how to start small and to not overwhelm, why your immediate community is so important, and why using your child's own passions as a starting point can be so valuable. We really enjoyed this uplifting conversation and hope you will find some inspiration for your own families from it.

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• Host - Emma Goldsmith, Head of the Dragon School
• Lisa King – CEO of Dreams Come True
• Rosalee Rich – Head of Social Impact at The Dragon
• Producer and Co-Ordinator - Jess Forde
• Assistant Producer - Sheena Lawrence
• Co-Ordinator – Imelia Taylor
• Technical Producer - Seb Engert
• Cover Artwork - Dan Forde @ Pier Studio

This episode will reshape your relationship with the type of content we, and our children, consume, and how we go about it. Kaitlyn and Emma explore how digital technology, especially smartphones, social media, and algorithm-driven platforms, are changing childhood, family life and education. Rest assured! Kaitlyn offers practical advice for parents who are not happy with their families 'digital diet'. This episode is not to be missed.

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• Host - Emma Goldsmith, Head of the Dragon School
• Kaitlyn Regehr – Associate Professor of Digital Humanities at University College London
• Producer and Co-Ordinator - Jess Forde
• Co-Ordinator – Sheena Lawrence & Imelia Taylor
• Technical Producer - Seb Engert
• Cover Artwork - Dan Forde @ Pier Studio

During this tough but valuable conversation Emma and guests delve into how we can best support children going through loss and grief of a loved one. We look at how the emotional and mental health consequences of bereavement can be reduced as much as possible, what support you should expect from your school, what practical actions can be taken, and how important it is to give yourself some grace.

If you are looking for support through a diagnosis or bereavement and are in the Oxfordshire area please do get in contact with SeeSaw. SeeSaw provides support to families when a parent/carer or sibling is terminally ill or has died. Families can self-refer, and they can accept self-referrals from older young people up to the age of 18. There is no time limit on referrals – contact can be made at any point following a death. They offer advice, information, suggestions for resources and activities, and direct work with children and young people if needed.

They also offer advice, support and training to schools and other professionals involved with the family. If you are a teacher or school representative this might be a useful free resource for you.

If anyone listening outside of Oxfordshire would like to find out more about child bereavement services in their area, they can search via the Childhood Bereavement Network. Other national child grief organisations are CBUK and Winston's Wish, and you will also be able to find resources on your local council website, through the NHS online, or through your doctor.

If you'd like to hear more about what I get up to, please follow me on Instagram @head_in_heels

Or if you want to learn more about the Dragon School, our Instagram account is @dragonschooloxford

And if you've got any ideas or dilemmas you'd like us to discuss, please do email us at podcast@dragonschool.org

• Host - Emma Goldsmith, Head of the Dragon School
• Annie Brylewska-Cooper – SeeSaw Charity representative and Children and Families Practitioner
• James Rose – Director of Talk Education and father of three boys
• Producer and Co-Ordinator - Jess Forde
• Co-Ordinator – Sheena Lawrence & Imelia Taylor
• Technical Producer - Seb Engert
• Assistant Technical Producer - Ali Orr
• Cover Artwork - Dan Forde @ Pier Studio

In this episode of The Educational DilEmma, the first of the second series, Emma and guests discuss what it means to be a free thinker. Why is free thinking an important skill to nurture and what are the benefits of free thinking? We delve into how schools and parents can encourage this skill, and whether or not ‘thinking’ can be taught.

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And if you've got any ideas or dilemmas you'd like us to discuss, please do email us at podcast@dragonschool.org

• Host - Emma Goldsmith, Head of the Dragon School
• Kath Harvey – Deputy Head Pastoral
• Will Dickson – Deputy Head Academic
• Producer and Co-Ordinator - Jess Forde
• Co-Ordinator – Sheena Lawrence & Imelia Taylor
• Technical Producer - Seb Engert
• Assistant Technical Producer - Ali Orr
• Cover Artwork - Dan Forde @ Pier Studio

If you have children starting school or moving school this September, this is the episode for you! Equally all children can feel a bit vulnerable when moving up a year and the summer is often a good time to open to lines of communication and to discuss their fears. Emma, Emma and Bruce talk through the anxieties that children, and parents have when going through these changes, and what parents can do to support them both physically and emotionally.

If you'd like to hear more about what I get up to, please follow me on Instagram @head_in_heels

Or if you want to learn more about the Dragon School, our Instagram account is @dragonschooloxford

And if you've got any ideas or dilemmas you'd like us to discuss, please do email us at podcast@dragonschool.org

• Host - Emma Goldsmith, Head of the Dragon School
• Emma Gage – Head of Early Years at the Dragon School
• Bruce Anderson – Head of Lower School at the Dragon School
• Producer and Co-Ordinator - Jess Forde
• Co-Ordinator – Sheena Lawrence & Imelia Taylor
• Technical Producer - Seb Engert
• Assistant Technical Producer - Ali Orr
• Cover Artwork - Dan Forde @ Pier Studio

In this episode Emma talks to Patrice Lawrence, Author and Journalist, and Emily Ainsworth, Head of English at the Dragon about where they found their love of reading and what it means to them. They talk about how reading has changed with technology, the real effect of representation in books, escapism, access to books, and how forming habits with your children can set them up for a lifetime love of reading. Some great advice is offered too; on understanding your child’s reading journey, and how we shouldn’t be too snobby about what they choose to consume.

If you'd like to hear more about what I get up to, please follow me on Instagram @head_in_heels

Or if you want to learn more about the Dragon School, our Instagram account is @dragonschooloxford

And if you've got any ideas or dilemmas you'd like us to discuss, please do email us at podcast@dragonschool.org

• Host - Emma Goldsmith, Head of the Dragon School
• Patrice Lawrence MBE, FRSL - Author and Journalist
• Emily Ainsworth – Head of English at The Dragon
• Producer and Co-Ordinator - Jess Forde
• Co-Ordinator – Sheena Lawrence & Imelia Taylor
• Technical Producer - Seb Engert
• Assistant Technical Producer - Ali Orr
• Cover Artwork - Dan Forde @ Pier Studio

In this episode of The Educational DilEmma we discuss developing our children’s skills to be prepared for careers of the future, many of which don’t yet exist. Topics such as ‘can you teach entrepreneurship and what does that look like’, ‘does post school education actually work’, and ‘what could employers do to engage with young people,’ provide some thought provoking discussions. This episode is reassuring to those parents who are concerned about the effect AI is having; it focuses on cautious optimism for the roles of the future, and that AI should enable us to be more human.

If you'd like to hear more about what I get up to, please follow me on Instagram @head_in_heels

Or if you want to learn more about the Dragon School, our Instagram account is @dragonschooloxford

And if you've got any ideas or dilemmas you'd like us to discuss, please do email us at podcast@dragonschool.org

• Host - Emma Goldsmith, Head of the Dragon School
• Rick Mower – RAW // RAW Potential
• Asa Calow – MadLab
• Producer and Co-Ordinator - Jess Forde
• Co-Ordinators – Sheena Lawrence & Imelia Taylor
• Technical Producer - Seb Engert
• Assistant Technical Producer - Ali Orr
• Cover Artwork - Dan Forde @ Pier Studio

In this episode of The Educational DilEmma Emma Goldsmith, Dupe Witherick (Human Design Consultant, Podcast Host, Author, and Accredited Alcohol-Free Wellbeing & Transformational Coach) and Tom Schuller (Academic, International Bureaucrat, and Author of The Paula Principal) discuss how gender can affect your child’s experience through out their education and into the work force. They talk about the difficulties different genders might encounter, how this might have changed over the years, and how we can promote equality and empower our children as educators and parents. They also touch on how jobs of the future are going to be vastly different to what we know now, and how we can support children to embrace and thrive in careers that we’re currently unfamiliar with. We hope you enjoy this discussion as much as we did.

If you'd like to hear more about what I get up to, please follow me on Instagram @head_in_heels

Or if you want to learn more about the Dragon School, our Instagram account is @dragonschooloxford

And if you've got any ideas or dilemmas you'd like us to discuss, please do email us at podcast@dragonschool.org

• Host - Emma Goldsmith, Head of the Dragon School
• Producer and Co-Ordinator - Jess Forde
• Co-Ordinator – Sheena Lawrence & Imelia Taylor
• Technical Producer - Seb Engert
• Assistant Technical Producer - Ali Orr
• Cover Artwork - Dan Forde @ Pier Studio