Episode Details

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