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SENEDD ELECTIONS SPECIAL INTERVIEW: Natasha Asghar (Conservatives)

Posted March 16, 2026 • 00:37:04

In this Senedd Election Special, we interview Natasha Asghar from the Conservative Party about their education policy offerings for the upcoming Senedd...

TRAILER: Join us tomorrow for the first week of our Senedd Elections Special series!

Posted March 15, 2026 • 00:01:35

Next week we'll have interviews with the Conservatives, the Green party and Labour. Here on Emma and Tom Talk Teaching there's analysis after every...

TRAILER: Senedd Elections Special Episodes

Posted March 12, 2026 • 00:02:00

As Wales's elections to the Senedd (Welsh Parliament) draw nearer, the polls continue to suggest that we might see a major redrawing of the political...

Teachers' Curriculum Conversations with Dr Mary Woolley

Posted March 6, 2026 • 00:48:01

Friend of the podcast Dr Mary Woolley joins us on the line from Canterbury for this episode, to discuss a research project about teachers' curriculum...

EXTENDED DISCUSSION: 'A National Plan for Music Education' with Dr Elizabeth MacGregor and Dr Viv John

Posted February 20, 2026 • 01:19:22

Wales and England have had different education systems for more than 25 years now, so it’s a weird coincidence that both countries published a ‘National...