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Reviving the Curriculum

by Dr Lisa Stephenson

Reviving the Curriculum brings you into the centre of sustained research and practice, exploring how we can breathe new life into learning. Hosted by Dr Lisa Stephenson, each episode features deep-dive conversations with educators and leaders who are shifting the gaze from what we teach to how we teach.We explore collaboration, agency, and creativity that promote collective wellbeing and understanding, responding to the complex world our students live in.Produced by Story Makers, a research centre in the Carnegie School of Education at Leeds Beckett University.

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Episodes

  1. Beyond the Right Answer: Making The Curriculum Relevant through Ethical Action with Amanda John-Baptiste & Saira Illing-Ahmed

    Dr Lisa Stephenson sits down with primary school teacher and history lead, Amanda John-Baptiste, and performing arts specialist, researcher, and artist, Saira Illing-Ahmed. Together, they explore their three-year collaboration embedding Drama Worldbuilding pedagogy across an academy. They discuss...

  2. Reigniting Teacher Passion, Wellbeing, Creative Identity & Reaching Every Child | Olivia Heath-Holmes & John Mee

    Dr Lisa Stephenson talks to primary school teacher Olivia Heath-Holmes (Exceed Learning Partnership) and artist, educator, and co-creative director John Mee (Alive and Kicking Theatre Company). Together, they reflect on the long-term impact of embedding Drama Worldbuilding across a three-year...

  3. What Happens When Leaders Embed Creativity? | Beryce Nixon & Rebecca Austwick

    Dr Lisa Stephenson sits down with Beryce Nixon OBE (CEO) and Rebecca Austwick (Director of Education) from Exceed Learning Partnership to reflect on a three-year longitudinal journey of embedding "Drama Worldbuilding" across ten schools. They explore how moving from "delivering" to "enabling" can...

  4. Moving Creativity to the Heart of the Classroom

    What if education wasn't just a checklist of outcomes, but a responsive approach that brings learning to life? Host Dr Lisa Stephenson introduces Reviving the Curriculum—a podcast taking you inside sustained research to show what creative pedagogy looks like in practice. Discover how Story Makers...

  5. Can Creative Learning Spark Ethical Action? | Kate Smith

    Dr Lisa Stephenson and Kate Smith pull back the curtain on the ideas and research that underpin their work. They explore how creativity and a shift in perspective can help revive the joy of teaching in a complex world. Talking Points The Revival Mindset: Why we aren’t reinventing the wheel, but...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Reviving the Curriculum brings you into the centre of sustained research and practice, exploring how we can breathe new life into learning. Hosted by Dr Lisa Stephenson, each episode features deep-dive conversations with educators and leaders who are shifting the gaze from what we teach to how we teach.We explore collaboration, agency, and creativity that promote collective wellbeing and understanding, responding to the complex world our students live in.Produced by Story Makers, a research centre in the Carnegie School of Education at Leeds Beckett University.

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Dr Lisa Stephenson

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Reviving the Curriculum brings you into the centre of sustained research and practice, exploring how we can breathe new life into learning. Hosted by Dr Lisa Stephenson, each episode features deep-dive conversations with educators and leaders who are shifting the gaze from what we teach to how we...

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Reviving the Curriculum is created and hosted by Dr Lisa Stephenson.
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