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OpenAI: The Great Equaliser? AI and the Future of Fair Learning
Episode Overview In this powerful episode of The EdTech Podcast, host Philippa Wraithmell speaks with Jayna Devani, International Education Lead at OpenAI, to explore one of the biggest questions facing modern education: Can AI create a more equitable, personalised, human-centred learning system for every student, not just the privileged few? Jayna shares how ChatGPT became […]
Author of Gifted? — The Shift to Enrichment, Challenge and Equity
Episode Overview In this episode of The EdTech Podcast, host Philippa Wraithmell speaks with Morgan Whitfield—educator, senior leader, and author of Gifted? The Shift to Enrichment, Challenge and Equity. Through powerful classroom stories and personal insight, Morgan challenges long-held assumptions about “ability,” explores how labels limit learner potential, and shows how adaptive teaching and equity-driven […]
Nicole Ponsford – EdTech, Equity & 26,000 Voices
Episode Overview In this episode of The EdTech Podcast, host Philippa Wraithmell speaks with Dr. Nicole (Nick) Ponsford, educator, EdTech founder, researcher, and creator of the world’s first intersectional diversity and inclusion platform for education. Drawing from 26,000+ voices across 30 countries, Nicole explains how lived-experience data, belonging, and psychologically safe systems can transform school […]
Universities Without Walls: Future Skills & Future Work
Episode Overview In this episode of The EdTech Podcast, host Philippa Wraithmell explores the future of higher education with two trailblazing leaders: Together, they unpack how universities are moving away from rigid, traditional structures and toward challenge-based, mission-driven, hands-on, and emotionally intelligent learning models. They explore how technology, global communities, and redesigned pedagogy are preparing […]
One Hour to Mastery: The Science Behind Lasting Knowledge
Episode Overview In this episode of The EdTech Podcast, host Philippa Wraithmell sits down with Simon, Co-Founder and Director of Learning at Download Learning, to explore the neuroscience behind rapid, long-term learning. Simon introduces time-sequenced learning, an instructional method rooted in cognitive science that can “tattoo information into the brain” by firing synapses in precise […]
Virtual, But Real: Rethinking School with Minerva Virtual Academy
Episode Overview In this episode of The EdTech Podcast, host Philippa Wraithmell sits down with Hugh Viney, Founder & CEO of Minerva Virtual Academy, one of the UK’s fastest-growing, DfE-accredited online schools. What began during lockdown with four students who finally felt safe and able to learn has expanded into a thriving global community with […]
Fearless Innovation: Lessons from India’s Classrooms with Abdul Chohan
Episode Overview In this episode of The EdTech Podcast, host Philippa Wraithmell speaks with Abdul Chohan — VP of Learning at Showbie, former chemistry teacher, school principal, CEO, and international education advisor. Drawing on more than a decade of working with schools across India, Abdul shares powerful stories of resilience, creativity, and fearless experimentation. He […]
EdTech in India: Balancing Innovation and Humanity — with Sidney Sutton
Episode Overview In this episode of The EdTech Podcast, host Philippa Wraithmell speaks with Sidney Sutton, Digital Learning Lead at Oberoi International School in Mumbai. Sidney reflects on a decade of educational change in India, discussing how strong values, strong infrastructure, and intentional innovation shape meaningful technology integration. Together, they explore AI, digital citizenship, AR/VR, […]
Inclusive Innovation: 27 Years of Teaching, Technology & Transformation with Hema Mandanna
Episode Overview In this episode of The EdTech Podcast, host Philippa Wraithmell speaks with Hema Mandanna, history teacher and administrator at Mallya Aditi International School, Bangalore. With 27 years in the same school, Hema shares an extraordinary story of how teacher autonomy, creative pedagogy, and thoughtful EdTech integration have shaped one of India’s most innovative […]
Beyond the Frameworks with the Digital Futures Group: Futureproof or Fossilised? Time to Unlearn the System
Episode Overview In this special episode of The EdTech Podcast, host Philippa Wraithmell brings together the Digital Futures Group—a collective of leading UK and European educators and digital strategy experts—to challenge the assumptions driving today’s education systems. Through a fast-paced, honest discussion, the group explores whether schools are truly innovating or simply layering technology onto […]