13. Jamie Walker - Head of English - Sao Paolo

In this episode I’m talking to Jamie Walker. Jamie is Head of English at St Nicholas’ international school in Sao Paolo. We discuss: the best text he’s ever read, studied or taughtan introduction to his career to date and current position in Sao Paolo.the role of inquiry learning at St Nicholas’his approach to balancing canonised writers with new or local voices in the curriculumthe specific challenges Jamie’s students face in Englishhow technology plays a part in delivering the English curriculum at his schooland finally, recommendations for resources English teachers may find usefulThanks a lot to Jamie for taking the time to talk with me as well as working around the enormous time difference between him and Hong Kong!If you haven’t already please subscribe via Apple podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you get your podcasts. Links:The Land of Green Plums by Herta MullerBlindness by Jose SaramagoBlasted by Sarah KaneThe Memory Police by Yoko OgawaDaytripper by Gabriel Ba, and Fabio MoonCaptains of the Sands by Jorge Amado