{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Primary Futures","title":"Let’s Start a Compassion Revolution in Education with Jon Reid","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2720,"description":"How are social and emotional needs driving what we're seeing in our schools today and what actions can we take to address them? \nDr Jon Reid, Senior Lecturer in SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) and Inclusion, explores the current state of the education system, with a focus on creativity, collaboration and compassion. Jon shares his insights on the importance of recognising diverse talents beyond formal qualifications and the need for an education system that values arts and creativity. The conversation also touches on the limitations of the Progress 8 measure, the reduction of Arts subjects in schools and the necessity of adapting teaching methods to support diverse learning needs. The episode concludes with a vision for a compassionate, collaborative and innovative education system that prioritises the wellbeing of both students and teachers.\n\nAbout our guestsJon joined Oxford Brookes University following a teaching career in both Primary and Secondary Education. His teaching career involved mainstream and special education settings, as well as working as a behaviour support teacher for the Local Authority. Jon has taught in a therapeutic residential school that catered for pupils who had experienced severe emotional trauma due to the accumulation of adverse experiences in infancy and early childhood and prior to joining Oxford Brookes University was Deputy Head Teacher of an Independent SEMH Secondary Special School. Jon is currently the MA Education SEND Strand Leader, teaches on a range of Undergraduate and Postgraduate modules, and is also involved in Initial Teacher Education. Jon is the Liaison manager for Oxford Brookes University and the Social, Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties Association collaboration and is a Trustee of the Institute of Recovery from Childhood Trauma. Jon’s Doctoral research explored Teacher’s emotional work, support for their wellbeing and the role of compassion.\nKey takeawaysRethink the use of the SEND label...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/M8vbRi1IMhAmSaA7uNcNaq9RohWPqR7WvxDfMmBktzM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kOWVj/NTBjYTI1Zjg3ZTIw/ZTgyZTY4NWQ4NjQ4/ODY5MS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}