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In the Berkhamsted spotlight

Berkhamsted Schools Group

Welcome to the Berkhamsted Spotlight, Berkhamsted School"s podcast channel. Join our weekly guests from inside the classroom to behind-the-scenes of our day-to-day activities through to life beyond Berkhamsted. Find out what it"s really like to be part of our remarkable community. Thank you for taking an interest, we"ll see you soon. www.berkhamsted.com

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24:17

Charlie Taylor's journey from the CCF at Berkhamsted...

In the Berkhamsted spotlight ·

2023/12/04

053 - This is the Berkhamsted Spotlight, the podcast showcasing a remarkable community. Now today this is a great episode because I’m speaking to someone who left Berkhamsted back in 1993 having gone through the school’s CCF programme and then joining the army. Charlie Taylor is our guest and he talks about what life in the army was really like, what he did, where he served, what it’s like being in different parts of the world and what it’s like for those who are left behind. But we also talk about

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23:28

A conversation with the new Head Boy and Head Girl,...

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2023/11/13

052 - This is the Berkhamsted Spotlight, the podcast showcasing a remarkable community. Today we’re talking to the recently appointed Head Girl and Head Boy at school so we’ve a real treat for you. Ella and Dan are both in Y13 and they talk about the process they went through, what they’ll need to do in these positions, how they’ll balance this with their academic work and what they think they might be doing once they leave school. Also, turns out it’s a special day for Ella, find out more when you

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21:07

The School Trip to Singapore and Malaysia

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2023/10/04

051 - This is the Berkhamsted Spotlight, the podcast showcasing a remarkable community. Today we have a great episode as we’re finding out about the recent school trip to Singapore and Malaysia, both amazing places for pupils to visit.Clare Tan is our member of staff who was heavily involved in the planning of this trip but while it’s good to hear from her it’s great to hear from some of the pupils who enjoyed this trip. So we’re also joined by Ben in Year 8, Jemimah in Year 9 and Charles in Year

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22:38

A conversation with Sally Rowe about Food Tech

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2023/09/21

050 - This is the Berkhamsted Spotlight, the podcast showcasing a remarkable community. Today I hope you’re hungry because if you’re not then you will be shortly. Sally Rowe is the Head of Food and Nutrition at Berkhamsted and she’s talking to us today about, you guessed it, food.We talk about what food tech looks like at school, the fact that more and more boys are getting into food, and we talk about food in our society, where it all comes from, why that’s important, the different advice that

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31:36

Netball Success at Berkhamsted

In the Berkhamsted spotlight ·

2023/09/14

049 - This is the Berkhamsted Spotlight, the podcast showcasing a remarkable community. Now today we’re getting into sport, in particular Netball. Dani Wates is the outgoing Head of Netball and she’s joined by Dannii Titmuss Morris, the incoming Head of Netball who is also a former Netball Superleague coach. And then we also have Louise Travis, she’s a parent in the school community who is an international netball umpire and she recently umpired at the Netball World Cup in South Africa. So we have

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21:15

A spotlight on the production of Beauty and the Beast

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2023/06/20

048 - This is the Berkhamsted Spotlight, the podcast showcasing a remarkable community. And today we’re speaking to some of the cast of the Prep Musical, Beauty and the Beast.Now, there was a cast of more than 100 pupils in this, so speaking to them all was never going to be an option, but we do have with us seven of the cast including Chip, Madame de la Grande Bouche, Belle, Cogsworth, Lumiere, Maurice and Gaston.We’re going to hear about the rehearsals, the stressful parts of the preparation, what

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17:40

In conversation with the chairs of the Debating...

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2023/05/17

#047 - This is the Berkhamsted Spotlight, the podcast showcasing a remarkable community. And today we’re speaking to some of the sixth formers.Finn, Bella and Henry are with us and they run the Berkhamsted Union, a debating society that was formed last year.So we’re about to find out what the union looks like, how often they meet up, what kind of issues they debate, how people can get involved and what some of the challenges are to running something like this.But we also get to find out the

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25:41

Stepping into Heatherton to speak to Headteacher,...

In the Berkhamsted spotlight ·

2023/05/03

#046 - This is the Berkhamsted Spotlight, the podcast showcasing a remarkable community. And today we’re stepping into Heatherton to speak to Headteacher Nicola Nicoll.Now Nicola’s been on an earlier episode but that was not long after she joined the school so I was very keen to hear how she’s getting on and what changes she’s gone through herself.But I also ask her about something called Game Changers (she explains all about that), we talk about how the school helps girls there to dream big for

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24:17

England’s most capped rugby sevens player and...

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2023/04/19

#045 - This is the Berkhamsted Spotlight, the podcast showcasing a remarkable community. And today I’m super excited for you to hear this, we’re speaking to James Rodwell, pupil at the school from 1991 to 2002 but after leaving the school he stepped into professional rugby, he’s England’s most capped rugby sevens player, an Olympic silver medalist and he was the Head Coach for the England women’s sevens team.And now he’s back as a rugby coach at Berkhamsted.So we’re going to find out his experience

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24:07

Catching up with Principal Richard Backhouse

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2023/01/11

#044 - This is the Berkhamsted Spotlight, the podcast showcasing a remarkable community. I’m so pleased you’re here because it’s a new year and this episode features Richard Backhouse, Principal at Berkhamsted. Now the last time Richard featured on the Berkhamsted Spotlight was back in April 2021 and in that time quite a bit has changed.We’re going to find out some of those things and we’re going to find out some of the upcoming changes in the next 12 months. But I also throw Richard a couple of

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24:56

School Governor and Parent, Sarah Shields

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2022/12/14

#043- This is the Berkhamsted Spotlight and today we’re talking all about technology and how it impacts our lives and, importantly, the lives of our children.Sarah Shields is a school governor who’s spent the last 15 years working for Dell Technologies. She holds a senior position there and as you’ll hear she’s passionate about technology and how it shapes our lives.Sarah is also a parent with two children at the school which puts her in the perfect place to be a school governor. So, if you have

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22:50

What's happening in the next few months with...

In the Berkhamsted spotlight ·

2022/12/07

#042- This is the Berkhamsted Spotlight and today we’re stepping into Berkhamsted Girls as we speak to Headteacher Emma Watson. Now Emma’s career before working in education was very, very different and I think you’re going to love what she was doing. Today she’s in an all-girls environment so she’s going to tell us what that means, we talk about risk too, we find out what’s happening over the next few months in school and we find out more about Emma herself. It’s a great episode and I think you’re

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25:17

What happens when pupils leave school with Mo Tanweer

In the Berkhamsted spotlight ·

2022/11/09

#041 - In this episode of the Berkhamsted Spotlight we’re talking all about what happens when pupils leave the school. We speak to an Academic Consultant at Berkhamsted which means he works with pupils to help them put their best foot forward to pursue their journeys and to realise their potential, particularly post sixth-form study to university. That’s all coming up in this episode so come with me now as we speak to Mo TanweerBerkhamsted onlineWebsite: www.berkhamsted.comFacebook:

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17:23

Gavin Laws explains the Governor's role at Berkhamsted

In the Berkhamsted spotlight ·

2022/09/28

#040 - In this episode of the Berkhamsted Spotlight we’re speaking to one of the school’s Governors, Gavin Laws. We’re going to find out what it means to be a Governor, how the board of Governors is made up, how it helps the staff and possibly more importantly how this in turn helps the pupils at school.That’s all coming up in this episode so come with me now as we speak to school Governor, Gavin Laws.Berkhamsted onlineWebsite: www.berkhamsted.comFacebook: BerkhamstedSchoolTwitter:

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22:56

Speaking with Girls Head of House, Boarding tutor and...

In the Berkhamsted spotlight ·

2022/07/06

#039 - In this episode of the Berkhamsted Spotlight we’re speaking to Will Findlay who works at Berkhamsted doing three different roles. He’s a Girls' Head of House, he’s also a Boarding tutor and then in a teaching capacity he’s also the Second in History.He explains to us what each of these roles encompasses, how they all fit together and what that means for the students too. But we also hear what Will has changed his mind about in the last two years and what his remarkable moment at

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21:05

Talking about Seussical, the School Production with...

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2022/06/29

#038 - In this episode of the Berkhamsted Spotlight we’re going into a school production. Mrs Turnley, Head of Drama at Berkhamsted, is joined by five of the Year Six pupils and together we hear what it felt like to be in a recent school production. Berkhamsted onlineWebsite: www.berkhamsted.comFacebook: BerkhamstedSchoolTwitter: @berkhamstedschInstagram: berkhamstedschools

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24:14

Discussing Staff Research with Deputy Head, Hannah...

In the Berkhamsted spotlight ·

2022/06/08

#037 - In this episode of the Berkhamsted Spotlight I’m joined by Hannah Butland, Deputy Head: Teaching Learning & Innovation and James Cutler Head of Research and Teacher of English, and they’re here to talk to us about research. And when I say research I’m talking about staff research, to improve their teaching practice. That’s all coming up in this episode so come with me now as we speak to Hannah and James Berkhamsted onlineWebsite: www.berkhamsted.comFacebook: BerkhamstedSchoolTwitter:

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22:23

Alastair Harrison, Asst Head of English, EPQ...

In the Berkhamsted spotlight ·

2022/05/25

#036 - In this episode of the Berkhamsted Spotlight we’re talking to Alastair Harrison, Head of English, EPQ Coordinator and Sixth Form tutor Alastair is going to talk to us today about how he got into English, what he did after completing his time at Exeter University what he finds most challenging at school in 2022, enrichment activities, literary walks and even meditation That’s all coming up in this episode so come with me now as we speak to Alastair Harrison, Head of English, EPQ Coordinator

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22:34

Headteacher at Berkhamsted Boys School, Tom Hadcroft

In the Berkhamsted spotlight ·

2022/04/20

#035 - In this episode of the Berkhamsted Spotlight we’re talking to Headteacher at Berkhamsted Boys School, Tom Hadcroft. Tom’s going to talk to us about his first term as Headteacher, how he’s found it there, some of the differences between Berkhamsted and where he was before, and what makes Berkhamsted so special. But we also get to hear what his remarkable moment has been in just the first few weeks and, at the end, what he’s changed his mind about in the last two years (and hooray, it’s not

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24:40

Head Girl Rebecca, and Head Boy Orlando

In the Berkhamsted spotlight ·

2022/03/30

#034 - In this episode of the Berkhamsted Spotlight we’re speaking to Head Girl and Head Boy Rebecca and Orlando. They’ll discuss the process of applying for the roles of Head Girl and Head Boy, some of the challenges they face and what they like about the roles. But we’ll also hear about what subjects they’re studying and how their recent mock exams went (hopefully all good!) So come with me now as we speak to Head Girl, Rebecca and Head Boy, Orlando. Berkhamsted onlineWebsite:

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