Series 1: When life gives you dirt, plant seeds
Recorded: 18th February 2021
In this first discussion, Jonathan Dimbleby interviews Tish Feilden, followed by a debate chaired by James Westhead exploring the question, ‘Vulnerable children have been hit hardest by this pandemic. What possible good can come out of it for them?’
Featuring: Rebecca Boomer-Clark, Director of Secondaries at Ark, Rebecca Cramer, Founder and Executive Headteacher of Reach Academy, Trustee of Whatever it Takes, Kiran Gill, Founder and Chief Executive of The Difference, Jake Curtis, Deputy CEO, Jamie’s Farm.
Followed by an opportunity to hear Josh MacAlister, Founder of Frontline and soon to be Chair of the Independent Review of the Children’s Social Care, talking to young people about their experiences and what they think is needed.