Part one of an exceptional edition of the Crown House EduTalk Podcast

One that marks the amazing contribution of Juliet Robertson, one of the most effective and successful authors with whom we have ever been associated.

Juliet wrote three books for us. Dirty Teaching and Messy Maths are both outdoor learning titles which have seen tremendous success and capture much of the wider work that Juliet did to promote outdoor education

Blood Lines our first poetry publication was a significant departure, both for Juliet and for us. It is a collection of poems describing her experience of living with terminal cancer

We believe that all of these books are remarkable, but we know that Juliet’s contribution to education went far beyond the printed word. She was a teacher, a headteacher, a trainer, a mentor and campaigner. Her website https://creativestarlearning.co.uk/ was a groundbreaking source of advice, resources and support and is now managed on her behalf

Juliet’s death in December unleashed an outpouring of admiration, appreciation, love and grief and we wanted to honour that with our own tribute to her life in education as a friend, colleague and supporter

It took two podcasts to even begin to capture who Juliet was

This first one features Ian Gilbert, founder of Independent Thinking. Juliet was an associate with Independent Thinking and part of the family of consultants that Ian values enormously. It also includes Dr Cathy Francis from the University of Aberdeen who knew Juliet from her time in teaching and who sees her as a seminal influence on education in Scotland and beyond. Finally, we have contributions from Juliet’s husband, Mark Paterson who brings a wonderfully deep personal element to the conversation. We are grateful to all who took time to share their memories and anecdotes

This is an episode full of joy, a genuine and moving celebration of an amazing educator and lovely person, please listen and then enjoy these links:

The Last word: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002pqgs

The Out of Doors Podcast: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002k306

The Juliet Robertson Interview with David Cameron: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH4lshDoUWE

The Taking Action with Juliet Robertson: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1uEnoyCz3mvuahdMhMCD6x?go=1&sp_cid=7cb39b058bbdaa10b9bfa681609d9317&utm_source=embed_player_p&utm_medium=desktop&nd=1&dlsi=94e1eada5c1a46c6