What happens when one of South Africa’s top tech leaders sits down to talk about AI and education? In this episode of The Education Show, Asif Valley, National Technology Officer at Microsoft South Africa, shares his journey and unpacks how AI is already reshaping schools, classrooms, and leadership. We explore how AI can support principals with personalised insights, make admin smarter, and help teachers plan, mark, and connect better with learners. Asif also addresses the harder questions — the risks of AI, digital responsibility, and the urgent need for reskilling as jobs evolve. If you’re wondering where education is heading and what role you could play, this conversation offers a clear, honest starting point. Listen in and be part of the shift.

Welcome to our inspiring 5-part podcast series that explores how we can equip South African learners with the skills they need to thrive in an ever-changing world! Join us as we dive into powerful conversations with changemakers, education specialists, advocates and educators. Together, we’ll explore what 21st century skills are, why they’re important, the value of child participation and strategic partnership, innovative teaching strategies, the role of indigenous knowledge and reimagined assessments that enable holistic learning and prepare learners for a dynamic world.

Whether you're a policymaker, parent, educator, lifelong learner or someone who’s passionate about the future of South Africa’s next generation, this series offers fresh perspectives and actionable insights to inspire meaningful change in South African classrooms - for all!

In this episode, Hana Yoshimoto, Chief of Education at UNICEF shares her take on the different ways we can think about assessment in the South African context. She starts the conversation on why we need a shift in assessment methods in the classroom and how that prepares learners to gain skills for a changing world.

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#AssessmentReform #FutureSkills #EducationAssessment #ProblemSolvingSkills #CreativityInEducation #InnovativeAssessment #UNICEF #GlobalEducation

Welcome to our inspiring 5-part podcast series that explores how we can equip South African learners with the skills they need to thrive in an ever-changing world! Join us as we dive into powerful conversations with changemakers, education specialists, advocates and educators. Together, we’ll explore what 21st century skills are, why they’re important, the value of child participation and strategic partnership, innovative teaching strategies, the role of indigenous knowledge and reimagined assessments that enable holistic learning and prepare learners for a dynamic world.

Whether you're a policymaker, parent, educator, lifelong learner or someone who’s passionate about the future of South Africa’s next generation, this series offers fresh perspectives and actionable insights to inspire meaningful change in South African classrooms - for all!

In this episode, Zahraa McDonald and Prof. Leketi Makhalela share from their experiences being involved in the academic sector. They bring perspectives on including indigenous knowledge in education and the kinds of skills learners can gain from that. Zahraa and Leketi also talk about the kinds of approaches needed to embrace diverse knowledge systems in education.

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#IndigenousKnowledge #CulturalEducation #CurriculumDevelopment #HeritageInLearning #DiverseEducation #SouthAfricanEducation #GlobalPerspectives

Welcome to our inspiring 5-part podcast series that explores how we can equip South African learners with the skills they need to thrive in an ever-changing world! Join us as we dive into powerful conversations with changemakers, education specialists, advocates and educators. Together, we’ll explore what 21st century skills are, why they’re important, the value of child participation and strategic partnership, innovative teaching strategies, the role of indigenous knowledge and reimagined assessments that enable holistic learning and prepare learners for a dynamic world.

Whether you're a policymaker, parent, educator, lifelong learner or someone who’s passionate about the future of South Africa’s next generation, this series offers fresh perspectives and actionable insights to inspire meaningful change in South African classrooms - for all!

In this episode, Kristal Duncan-Williams, an experienced advocate for youth development and employment in her work with Youth Capital, shares her take on the paths that young people take in school. She highlights why a common narrative is needed between the skills demand side (employers and industry) and the skills supply side (education system), to help equip school leavers with the skills they need to thrive in the ever-changing world.

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#PrivateSectorEducation #SkillsDevelopment #WorkforceReadiness #PublicPrivatePartnerships #YouthEmpowerment #EducationCollaboration #FutureSkills

Welcome to our inspiring 5-part podcast series that explores how we can equip South African learners with the skills they need to thrive in an ever-changing world! Join us as we dive into powerful conversations with changemakers, education specialists, advocates and educators. Together, we’ll explore what 21st century skills are, why they’re important, the value of child participation and strategic partnership, innovative teaching strategies, the role of indigenous knowledge and reimagined assessments that enable holistic learning and prepare learners for a dynamic world.

Whether you're a policymaker, parent, educator, lifelong learner or someone who’s passionate about the future of South Africa’s next generation, this series offers fresh perspectives and actionable insights to inspire meaningful change in South African classrooms - for all!

In this episode, PhD Candidate & Teacher Coach with the Jakes Gerwel Fellowship, Jackie Carnow and Educator Aasiyah Saffodien share their experiences on practical and innovative strategies for teaching and learning in the classrooms. They talk about why 21st century skills are important for learners in today’s world and explore how educators can help them come alive in the classroom. 🌐

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#Education #21stCenturySkills #FutureOfEducation #SaveTheChildrenSA #BridgingTheGap #HolisticLearning #EducationReform #SouthAfricaEducation

Welcome to our inspiring 5-part podcast series that explores how we can equip South African learners with the skills they need to thrive in an ever-changing world! Join us as we dive into powerful conversations with changemakers, education specialists, advocates and educators. Together, we’ll explore what 21st century skills are, why they’re important, the value of child participation and strategic partnership, innovative teaching strategies, the role of indigenous knowledge and reimagined assessments that enable holistic learning and prepare learners for a dynamic world.

Whether you're a policymaker, parent, educator, lifelong learner or someone who’s passionate about the future of South Africa’s next generation, this series offers fresh perspectives and actionable insights to inspire meaningful change in South African classrooms - for all!

In this episode, Shahana Bhabha the acting Education Advocacy Manager at Save the Children South Africa talks about the work that has been going on around 21st-century skills. She also shares the process of incorporating learner voices in the advocacy for these skills coming alive in the classroom.

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#Education #21stCenturySkills #FutureOfEducation #SaveTheChildrenSA #BridgingTheGap #HolisticLearning #EducationReform #SouthAfricaEducation

In this episode, I chat with prof Jansen about his life and his love of learning. We also look at teaching in a pandemic and some of the ways that education needs to change.

In this episode I chat with Maanda about the World Teen Parliament, we explore what it is and how it can benefit young people.