Dr James Mannion
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Dr James Mannion
@rethinkingjames.bsky.social
Keynote speaker, government advisor and teacher trainer specialising in change management, learner effectiveness, practitioner inquiry and oracy.

I spend 80% of my time thinking about education reform, and 20% looking for biscuits.
After 20+ years of reading, writing, thinking, discussing & *doing* education, I feel like I’ve finally arrived at the point that needs to be made most forcefully

@realdavidc.bsky.social and I explore this idea in depth in S6E1(!): www.rethinking-ed.org/human-develo...

@crownhousepub.bsky.social
October 18, 2025 at 11:04 AM
*** NEW SUNBED LISTENING MATERIAL! ***

What Are We Teaching? – with @richardbustin.bsky.social

drjamesmannion.substack.com/p/what-are-w...

✔️ What powerful knowledge is – and isn’t
✔️ How geography “went woke”
✔️ Why teacher autonomy matters

@realdavidc.bsky.social @crownhousepub.bsky.social
July 29, 2025 at 11:03 AM
My son has started a podcast called 'Pondering with Ponch'

For Episode 2, he interviewed yours truly. Here’s a short clip in which we ponder the unfathomable mystery of existence…

Full audio and video here:

open.spotify.com/episode/2M1g...
July 26, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Entering the mother of all staff rooms to learn about The Open School...
July 21, 2025 at 1:20 PM
July 6, 2025 at 1:40 PM
***NEW POD & POST***

Should Year 3 pupils influence school policy?
"You can't afford not to!"

Headteacher Kulvarn Atwal on the power of slice teams

Full post - juicy clips, links to pods:

makingchangestick.substack.com/p/you-cant-a...
June 21, 2025 at 9:49 AM