Google & Gomez, Abolish Exams, Teacherless Classrooms: The Weekly Review

Teachers Talk Radio

This week on The Weekly Review Lianne Lax and John Gibbs join Paul for discussion on the top stories from the week in education.

This week's stories:

• Google and Selena Gomez partner to fund teen mental health in the classroom
  https://www.independent.co.uk/news/google-ap-selena-gomez-mental-health-united-states-b2595295.html
• Should we abolish exams?
  https://www.theguardian.com/books/article/2024/aug/12/the-big-idea-should-we-get-rid-of-exams?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
• Now pupils get AI maths and English lessons in 'teacherless classrooms' - but it can't do art and sex education... yet
  https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13731457/AI-maths-English-lessons-teacherless-classrooms-art-sex-education.html

Shows Reviewed:

• Prison Education - Every bit as difficult, challenging, rewarding and essential as you thought: The Friday Morning Break with John Gibbs
• Lessons Learnt from the Olympics: Education Tonight with Hannah Wilson and Lucy Neuburger
• Critical skills to help students identify fake news and conspiracy theories?: The Late Show with Tom Rogers