The Turning Point

Leading the Way in Providing Quality Education for All with Andrea Mwalula

Andrea is deeply committed to serving disadvantaged learners, particularly women, girls, and young cancer patients. Through her initiative, Twende Education For All (TEFA), she has successfully led the way in highlighting the need for all people to continue learning throughout their lives, regardless of their personal circumstances.  By empowering vulnerable individuals with education, mentorship, and skills development, she has successfully demonstrated how important lifelong learning is for everybody. Andrea's inspirational work has recently been recognised by the Zambian Education Authorities with an award for Educational Excellence.

Leading Learning with Dr. Kwabenah Tandoh

In this episode Dr. Kwabenah Tandoh talks about his experiences being a Headteacher and how this has influenced his views on educational leadership.

Rethinking the African Philosophy of Education with Kijika M. Billa

Kijika is a thinker and philosopher around educational matters in Africa. This fascinating conversation delves into ideas contained in his book “Rethinking the African Philosophy of Education” and outlines a different way of reimagining how we educate the youth of Sub-Saharan Africa.
 

‘Your child is my child,’ Working with parents to build stronger communication and foundations for children’s learning with Lerato Sobhuza

Lerato is an Early Childhood Educator with experience in the classroom and designing learning online. She passionately believes in the power of communities working together to boost children’s communication skills and social and emotional learning. 

The Importance of Mental Health in Education, with Nomusa Khumalo

Nomusa is a Foundation Stage teacher with a belief in igniting the passion in teachers to really bring the profession to life. She ties this to the importance of maintaining a healthy and positive mindset for teachers.
 

Why Teachers Should Become Involved in Curriculum Design, with Nkumbu Namumba

Nkumbu is a teacher in Lusaka with a particular interest in involving teachers in designing curricula. In this podcast we talk through her experiences and thoughts around curriculum design.
 

Using Coaching Skills to be a Great Leader, with Chilipo Gunda

Chilipo has risen up through the leadership ranks in education and now occupies a pioneering role as Senior Teacher responsible for leading the community, a role that has seen his school grow in alignment with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. Not only is he an outstanding leader but he is also a coach and mentor for other teachers. In this podcast we chat about his journey and his unique set of skills that has seen him become one of the most respected educators in Malawi.

Facing Recruitment Bias in Education with Mthulisi Matshakaile

Leadership positions in top African schools are often occupied by expatriate teachers. Why is there this bias and is it changing? Mthulisi and Dave discuss senior level recruitment in schools against the background of Mthulisi’s experiences in Africa and in the UK.

Attachment & Authenticity for Impact in Early Childhood with Caroline Linda

In this episode, we explore Caroline’s extensive experience and learning in Early Childhood from her work on the ground, collaborating with Educators, Parents, Caregivers and Policy Makers. We dig into what her experience has taught her about the key ingredients of authenticity and attachment, and how we can empower not only the workforce, but policy makers and also parents to embrace these day to day, and in long term planning for improved, research-informed policies, practices and processes. Caroline also shares her current research interests around how we can infuse curricula and Early Childhood practice with climate-aware approaches, to build solid early childhood foundations, making positive investments in the future. 

Changing Focus: Educate with Purpose in Africa - with Dr. Mona Kiani

Dr. Mona Kiani has an impressive breadth of experience in education, having taught at a range of schools in different contexts. Her company, Educate with Purpose, is aimed at providing schools with the tools and knowledge to explore their own contexts and in doing so, provide an education for their students that has a true purpose in the preparation of students for an exciting global future where problem solving, contextualisation and collaboration are key to success.