Best Tes_speaks Podcasts (2024)

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S2. E13: Prototyping Warfare: The Art of Buying, Training and Fighting Faster 49:22

2M ago49:22

49:22

We are pleased to invite two heavyweight guests for our final episode of the season. Coming out of the shadows, we speak to Matt Chuter - our sponsor at Babcock. We were keen to learn more about how the latest evolutions in the battlefield are shaping the Crucible Teams thinking about the future design for Army collective training. Matt also reflec…

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S2. E12: Realism - What does it mean for Military Training? with Anthony Pittman 45:04

4M ago45:04

45:04

Strap in. For our penultimate episode of the season we tackle what might seem like a simple question, but proves to be expansive - What does it mean to deliver realism in Training? We are joined by Anthony Pittman who, as well having a lengthy service in the British Army where he lived and breathed training, is currently the Director for Developmen…

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S2. E11: Venture Builders: Unlocking the Nation’s Intellectual Capital 46:37

5M ago46:37

46:37

We’re coming back to our favourite topic - how do we get innovative ideas off the ground and into the market for exploitation by the frontline. In past episodes we’ve discussed the ‘Valley of Death’ and the challenge described in the book ‘Crossing the Chasm’. This episode we speak to Owen Thompson, who deals with this every day in his role as CEO …

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S2. E10: Evolution of the Learning Ecosystem with Sae Schatz 44:27

6M ago44:27

44:27

This week the Warfighter Podcast takes a small tangent - it’s not all running around with a dagger between our teeth. We are pleased to welcome Sae Schatz, who has an extremely diverse career so far, formerly serving as the Director of the Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) Initiative, a published author and expert in learning sciences. Before joi…

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S2. E9: Grey Zone Conflict 47:45

6M ago47:45

47:45

Yet another guest that we’ve been dying to get on since last season. We are pleased to welcome Ethan to the podcast to talk about the work he’s been involved in to understand and model the ‘grey zone’ in modern warfare. Ethan previously served as an Intel Analyst with the US Navy, and now works for Plexsys Interface Products, supporting the simulat…

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S2. E8: TES/MILES Definitely not Laser-Tag! 56:27

7M ago56:27

56:27

On a subject we’ve wanted to cover for a while, we are pleased to welcome Andy Gales, who kindly agreed to come and give us all the details about the British Army’s Tactical Engagement System. Which isn’t a single system at all, but several systems integrated together to deliver critical Instrumented Live training for the British Army. Andy has len…

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S2. E7: What Next for Virtual Simulation with Pete Morrison 41:49

8M ago41:49

41:49

Virtual simulation has been around for a while now, and there has been some great leaps and bounds in its fidelity - mainly through the adoption of commercially available technologies that run on standard (albeit high-end) computer hardware. One person who was there during the early emergence of these technologies was Pete Morrison - previously CEO…

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The ‘dire’ state of teacher recruitment 16:27

8M ago16:27

16:27

Join the Tes News team as they discuss another 'catastrophic' shortfall in the number of trainee teachers recruited this yearBy Tes

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New shadow schools minister speaks to Tes 10:30

8M ago10:30

10:30

Join the Tes News team as they discuss an exclusive interview focusing on what we can expect from Catherine McKinnell.By Tes

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Ofsted rates its final year under Spielman 19:12

9M ago19:12

19:12

Join the Tes News team as they discuss a week dominated by Ofsted as it releases it's final annual report before the change of guard and a new era for the watchdogBy Tes

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I/ITSEC Special: Death of the Military Metaverse? 57:24

9M ago57:24

57:24

In the run up to I/ITSEC 2023 we are very grateful for Hadean agreeing to sponsor a special episode in two parts. Firstly, we are very pleased to introduce Royal O’Brien, Global CTO for Hadean. Royal has a considerable track record with the likes of Amazon, The Linux Foundation and a host of games related companies, including foundational work on t…

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S2. E5: Crossing that Chasm: Stories from the Frontline of Product Development 49:14

9M ago49:14

49:14

As a former Special Forces operator, Gareth Collier has had an impressive career to date, including responsibility for the development of the training and capability development of over 2,300 in the Australian Special Forces Command. While a successful military career does not automatically translate to being successful in business, Gareth provides…

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Is it the end of the road for Ofsted grades? 11:16

9M ago11:16

11:16

Join the Tes News team as we discuss whether single-word Ofsted inspection judgements are on the way out and consider what inspection in the future might look like. Articles discussed in this week's episode below: Ofsted ‘scorecard’ for schools and MATs explored Ofsted reports ‘opaque’ without grades, warns Gibb And here are some other stories we t…

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S2. E4: Gladiator: The Future for Air Synthetic Training 45:35

9M ago45:35

45:35

Following on from the trend of finally getting some of the guests we had shortlisted for Season 1, we are very pleased to introduce Ruari Henderson-Begg. Ruari was previously SO1 Synthetics in Air Capability, and was also the Programme Manager for Gladiator - a distributed synthetic training system for Air Combat Training for the Royal Air Force. R…

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Can the school buildings crisis be fixed? 10:17

9M ago10:17

10:17

Join the Tes News team as we discuss the state of the school estate across England and whether funds aimed at fixing it will be enoughBy Tes

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Labour conference special 14:35

10M ago14:35

14:35

Join the Tes News team as we discuss the major education policies announced at the Labour party conference this week, including boosting primary school nurseries and plans to "upskill" primary teachers in "real world" mathsBy Tes

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S2. E3: Building a Data Ecosystem: A Very Military Problem 48:46

10M ago48:46

48:46

While Tom has been battling an annual occurrence of “Flymageddon” on his farm, the team have been busily lining up exciting guests for Season 2. We plan to pick up on many of the themes from Season 1 and start pulling those threads! This episode is no different, and we are pleased to be joined by Winston Chang from Snowflake who is their CTO for Gl…

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Education takes centre stage 17:54

10M ago17:54

17:54

Join Tes News deputy editor news John Roberts and news reporter Matilda Martin from the Confederation of Schools Trust (CST) conference as they reflect on the events of the Conservative party conference in Manchester, and look ahead to the Labour party conference in Liverpool next week. News from the Conservative Party conference: Barran: Each scho…

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The school attendance problem 14:40

10M ago14:40

14:40

Join the Tes news team as we discuss the scale of the school attendance crisis and whether government efforts to tackle it will have an impact.By Tes

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Ofsted under the microscope 10:48

11M ago10:48

10:48

Join the Tes News team as they discuss exclusive stories revealing a spike in Ofsted complaints and a widening gulf between the watchdog and school leadersBy Tes

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S2. E2: Beyond Buzzwords: The Realities of Generative AI in Defence 44:47

11M ago44:47

44:47

Well, we said we’d come back to the topic of AI and do a deeper dive into the subject. Since Generative AI sprung into our collective consciousness earlier this year, the hype hasn’t really died down. So we are pleased to explore the impact of the technology with someone who has direct experience of implementing AI into defence projects - Rob Albri…

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The DfE workforce strategy reboot edition 10:29

11M ago10:29

10:29

Join the Tes News team as they dive into the details behind our exclusive story on how the Department for Education is poised to launch a refresh of its recruitment and retention strategy amid a deepening teacher shortage crisisBy Tes

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Not (just) concrete 16:17

11M ago16:17

16:17

Join the Tes News team as they discuss the story that has dominated headlines this week – and why leaders fear wider asbestos and unsafe cladding problems dogging school buildings around the country will now be neglected as funding is diverted to RAAC issues Unions demand Keegan answers urgent RAAC questions DfE gives schools four-day deadline to r…

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S2. E1: The Future of Land Training 54:34

11M ago54:34

54:34

Today’s the day the Warfighter Podcast get to announce its new Sponsor - Babcock International, who have very kindly agreed to back our exciting schedule for the Season 2. To kick things off we are joined by Matthew Chuter who’s the Campaign Director for CTTP at Babcock. We start the discussion around the CTTP Programme recently launched in the UK …

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Season 2 Trailer plus Bonus Episode on: The Cultural Challenges for International Training & Collaboration 34:21

11M ago34:21

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The Cultural Challenges for International Training & Collaboration You thought you’d heard the last of The Warfighter Podcast? We’ve been taking a short break - Tom’s been working hard on the farm and Colin has been off sailing (OK, not much sailing but the fish weren’t going to snorkel themselves). We are now pleased to be able to say that Season …

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Modelling and Simulation Means Prizes: NATO MSaaS Jam 2023 32:21

1y ago32:21

32:21

In another first, the Warfighter Podcast are very pleased to be able to work with NATO Modelling and Simulation Working Group to cover their latest initiative - the MSaaS Jam, hosted at the Tech Grove, Orlando, Florida. For those that don’t know this is the spiritual home for Modelling & Simulation across the US DoD. Over a weekend in June, teams w…

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Warfighter LIVE: “The P-Word - How Can Platforms Help?” | DSET 2023 39:02

1y ago39:02

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Our first foray into the real world, Warfighter Live hosted its first panel discussion at DSET in Bristol and kindly sponsored by VRAI - more about them below. We were joined by a highly experienced guests that brought a diverse range of views to the discussion: Lucy Walton - Head of Training at BAE Systems Neil Curren - R&D Lead at VRAI Adam Easto…

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DSET 2023 Teaser & Overview 16:50

1y ago16:50

16:50

In advance of the very first Warfighter Live event at DSET Bristol, we speak to Tess Butler (CEO of Ruddy Nice Ltd), who has been delivering DSET with her team since 2016 - so now in its 8th year. For those that haven’t heard of DSET it is one of the fastest growing Defence Training & Simulation events in Europe, with attendees from over 41 countri…

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Ep. 018: What’s all the fuss about Platforms? - Len Granowetter 43:23

1y ago43:23

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In our final education episode for this season, we are very pleased to welcome Len Granowetter, CTO for MAK Technologies. For those that don’t know Len, he has been at the forefront of some of the most demanding simulation challenges and applications on large scale projects. Most notably MAK’s software is integral to the UK Gladiator and Australian…

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Ep. 017: How to Disrupt Without Destroying with Luke Shabro 50:25

1+ y ago50:25

50:25

This episode we are very pleased to be joined by Luke Shabro, a former Intelligence Analyst and US Navy veteran, he is now the Deputy Director at Army Futures Command TRADOC and jointly runs the US Army Mad Scientist initiative. We don’t mind saying that the US Army Mad Scientist podcast provided quite a bit of inspiration for the Warfighter Podcas…

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Ep. 016: Horizontal Scaling of Synthetic Environments - Jason Kennedy 54:28

1+ y ago54:28

54:28

Following on from our previous episode with Joe Robinson, we are joined by Jason Kennedy who is the VP of Engineering at Improbable. Jason has an impressive background in, having previously directed large teams of engineers to push the boundaries of simulation technology for defence and space applications. In a full and frank discussion, Jason desc…

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Ep. 015: The Thing About HLA - Björn Möller 27:50

1+ y ago27:50

27:50

Continuing our Education series we are very pleased to Welcome Björn Möller who, whilst serving as the President of Pitch Technologies, is also one of the leading authorities in distributed simulation standards. Bjorn has been deeply involved in shaping the HLA simulation standard for the past 30 years. Bjorn expertly breaks down what can be a comp…

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Unions call on members to reject 'insulting' pay offer 9:17

1+ y ago9:17

9:17

Hello and welcome back to the tes news podcast. Each episode of this podcast explores the biggest education story of the week, how that story developed, and what it means for schools, through the eyes of our expert journalists. All of the stories discussed can be found on our website tes.com/magazine. Stories such as David Wright’s analysis piece o…

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Ep. 014: From Coalface to Creation, Why Bottom-Up Innovation Matters - Ed Ebbern 44:48

1+ y ago44:48

44:48

We know we talk a lot about innovation on this podcast, but this week we look into an interesting initiative to stimulate and grow ideas across all arms of the UK Armed Forces. The military relies on harnessing the latest technology in order to gain an advantage of it’s adversaries, however this is often hard won. The pace of technological change i…

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Invigilator shortages and the future of digital assessment 14:03

1+ y ago14:03

14:03

Welcome back to the tes news podcast. This week Senior content writer Grainne Hallahan is joined by reporter Matilda Martine as they discuss the future of digital assessment and why there is a shortage of invigilators. This week's headline stories are available below: NEU attacks ‘new and unusual’ DfE stance on pay talks The NEU teaching union went…

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Budget 2023: All primaries to provide ‘wraparound’ care 10:55

1+ y ago10:55

10:55

Welcome back to the Tes News Podcast. In today's episode Charlotte Santry and Callume Mason explore what the 2023 Budget means for schools. The chancellor Jeremy Hunt set out an “ambition” that the parents of all primary-age children will be provided with “wraparound” childcare in school by September 2026. The Treasury told Tes that funding to loca…

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