In the Berkhamsted spotlight
Welcome to the Berkhamsted Spotlight, Berkhamsted School's podcast channel. Join our weekly guests from inside the classroom to behind-the-scenes of our day-to-day activities through to life beyond Berkhamsted. Find out what it's really like to be part of our remarkable community. Thank you for taking an interest, we'll see you soon. www.berkhamsted.com
Episodes
65 episodes
Promoting Nutrition Education in Schools: A Nutritionist's Perspective
065 - This is the Berkhamsted Spotlight, the podcast showcasing the remarkable Berkhamsted School community. Each episode, we speak to students, staff and alumni to bring you their insights.SummaryGrace, a nutritionist, discu...
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Episode 65
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24:31
St John's girls share their experience of boarding
SummaryIn this conversation, Simon Jones speaks to three students, Bea, Orissa, and Amelia, as well as the house captain and deputy house captain, Ada, Boya and Emmy. They discuss various aspects of boarding life at Berkhamsted school, ...
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Episode 64
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24:50
Sixth Form Life with Nick Cale
Summary In this conversation, Simon Jones interviews Nick Cale, the Head of Sixth at Berkhamsted. They discuss various topics related to sixth form life, including the importance of the sixth form years in a student's academic journey,...
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Episode 63
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22:50
European champions 2024
062 - This is the Berkhamsted Spotlight, the podcast showcasing the remarkable Berkhamsted School community. Each episode, we speak to students, staff and alumni to bring you their insights.SummaryIn this conversation, Sim...
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Episode 62
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24:48
Youth Advocacy and Making a Difference
Summary Sarah Baharaki, a youth activist and advocate for education, shares her inspiring journey from Afghanistan to the UK and her commitment to making a difference in the world. She discusses the importance of education and its ...
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Episode 61
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27:19
Boarding at Berkhamsted with Miss Jessica Thackray and Marianne Ponsonby-White
059 - This is the Berkhamsted Spotlight, the podcast showcasing the remarkable Berkhamsted School community. Each episode, we speak to students, staff and alumni to bring you their insights.In today's episode, we're speaking to Miss Jes...
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Episode 59
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24:00
Interview with Debbie Cooper, Head of Stepping Stones
058 - This is the Berkhamsted Spotlight, the podcast showcasing the remarkable Berkhamsted School community. Each episode, we speak to students, staff and alumni to bring you their insights.In today's episode, we're speaking to Debbie C...
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Episode 58
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23:02
Girls' Cricket at Berkhamsted
057 - This is the Berkhamsted Spotlight, the podcast showcasing the remarkable Berkhamsted School community. Each episode, we speak to students, staff and alumni to bring you their insights. In today's episode, we're speaking to Mark Co...
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Episode 57
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20:10
Exciting or scary …the step to secondary
056 - This is the Berkhamsted Spotlight, the podcast showcasing the remarkable Berkhamsted school community. Each episode, we speak to students, staff and alumni to bring you their insights. In today's episode, we're speaking to four pu...
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Episode 56
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15:17
Interview with OB, Stephen Campbell Moore
055 - This is the Berkhamsted Spotlight, the podcast showcasing a remarkable community. Now today we’re speaking to someone really quite special. When Stephen Thorpe is on TV or in the movies he’s more commonly known as Stephen Campbell Moore. ...
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Season 1
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Episode 55
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28:00
🎄 Nativity at Berkhamsted
054 - This is the Berkhamsted Spotlight, the podcast showcasing a remarkable community. In this episode it's time for the Nativity at Christmas! 🎄Berkhamsted onlineWebsite: www.berkhamst...
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Episode 54
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18:20
Charlie Taylor's journey from the CCF at Berkhamsted to a career in the forces
053 - This is the Berkhamsted Spotlight, the podcast showcasing a remarkable community. Now today this is a great episode because I’m speaking to someone who left Berkhamsted back in 1993 having gone through the school’s CCF programme and then ...
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Season 1
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Episode 53
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24:17
A conversation with the new Head Boy and Head Girl, Dan and Ella
052 - This is the Berkhamsted Spotlight, the podcast showcasing a remarkable community. Today we’re talking to the recently appointed Head Girl and Head Boy at school so we’ve a real treat for you. Ella and Dan are both in Y13 and they talk abo...
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Episode 52
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23:28
The School Trip to Singapore and Malaysia
051 - This is the Berkhamsted Spotlight, the podcast showcasing a remarkable community. Today we have a great episode as we’re finding out about the recent school trip to Singapore and Malaysia, both amazing places for pupils to visit.Cl...
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Episode 51
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21:07
A conversation with Sally Rowe about Food Tech
050 - This is the Berkhamsted Spotlight, the podcast showcasing a remarkable community. Today I hope you’re hungry because if you’re not then you will be shortly. Sally Rowe is the Head of Food and Nutrition at Berkhamsted and she’s talking to ...
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Episode 50
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22:38
Netball Success at Berkhamsted
049 - This is the Berkhamsted Spotlight, the podcast showcasing a remarkable community. Now today we’re getting into sport, in particular Netball. Dani Wates is the outgoing Head of Netball and she’s joined by Dannii Titmuss Morris, the incomin...
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Season 1
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Episode 49
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31:36
A spotlight on the production of Beauty and the Beast
048 - This is the Berkhamsted Spotlight, the podcast showcasing a remarkable community. And today we’re speaking to some of the cast of the Prep Musical, Beauty and the Beast.Now, there was a cast of more than 100 pupils in this, so spea...
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Season 1
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Episode 48
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21:15
In conversation with the chairs of the Debating Society, Finn, Bella and Henry
#047 - This is the Berkhamsted Spotlight, the podcast showcasing a remarkable community. And today we’re speaking to some of the sixth formers.Finn, Bella and Henry are with us and they run the Berkhamsted Union, a debating society...
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Season 1
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Episode 47
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17:40
Stepping into Heatherton to speak to Headteacher, Nicola Nicoll
#046 - This is the Berkhamsted Spotlight, the podcast showcasing a remarkable community. And today we’re stepping into Heatherton to speak to Headteacher Nicola Nicoll.Now Nicola’s been on an earlier episode but that was not long a...
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Episode 46
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25:41
England’s most capped rugby sevens player and Berkhamsted rugby coach, James Rodwell
#045 - This is the Berkhamsted Spotlight, the podcast showcasing a remarkable community. And today I’m super excited for you to hear this, we’re speaking to James Rodwell, pupil at the school from 1991 to 2002 but after leaving the school...
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Season 1
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Episode 45
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24:17
Catching up with Principal Richard Backhouse
#044 - This is the Berkhamsted Spotlight, the podcast showcasing a remarkable community. I’m so pleased you’re here because it’s a new year and this episode features Richard Backhouse, Principal at Berkhamsted. Now the last time Richard f...
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Episode 44
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24:07
School Governor and Parent, Sarah Shields
#043- This is the Berkhamsted Spotlight and today we’re talking all about technology and how it impacts our lives and, importantly, the lives of our children.Sarah Shields is a school governor who’s spent the last 15 years working...
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Season 1
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Episode 43
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24:56
What's happening in the next few months with Headteacher, Emma Watson
#042- This is the Berkhamsted Spotlight and today we’re stepping into Berkhamsted Girls as we speak to Headteacher Emma Watson. Now Emma’s career before working in education was very, very different and I think you’re going to love what she...
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Season 1
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Episode 42
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22:50
What happens when pupils leave school with Mo Tanweer
#041 - In this episode of the Berkhamsted Spotlight we’re talking all about what happens when pupils leave the school. We speak to an Academic Consultant at Berkhamsted which means he works with pupils to help them put their best foot for...
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Season 1
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Episode 41
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25:17
Gavin Laws explains the Governor's role at Berkhamsted
#040 - In this episode of the Berkhamsted Spotlight we’re speaking to one of the school’s Governors, Gavin Laws. We’re going to find out what it means to be a Governor, how the board of Governors is made up, how it helps the staff and possibly ...
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Season 1
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Episode 40
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17:23