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This podcast has
7 episodes
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No
Date created
2026/08/20
Latest episode
2026/10/01
Average duration
40 min.
Release period
7 days
Description
Katharine Birbalsingh, Britain’s strictest headmistress, talks about what matters for our culture both at school and in the home. Gentle parenting and progressive schooling have replaced the values our grandparents understood instinctively. Whether you’re a parent, a teacher, or anyone interested in how politics impacts children, Strictly Education is your source for the traditional advice you can't find anywhere else. New episodes released every Thursday.
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Test Scores Are Plummeting Across Europe. England Held the Line.
2026/10/01
Education Secretary Michael Gove was hated for his school reforms in the early 2010s. He worked to bring back classical texts, rigorous exams, and real authority for teachers. Years later, the very countries his critics wanted us to emulate have gone from the gold standard to underperforming, while England has held the line. But that doesn't mean that all is well in English schools.
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Pre-order Katharine’s new book, “Diversity Is Not Our Strength”: https://geni.us/DiversityNotStrength
Previous episode on the EdTech lie: https://youtu.be/i9UztXWlS6U?si=E2JJDeMPQsjxZxei
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Katharine Birbalsingh, Britain’s strictest headmistress, talks about what matters for our culture both at school and in the home. Gentle parenting and progressive schooling have replaced the values our grandparents understood instinctively. Whether you’re a parent, a teacher, or anyone interested in how politics impacts children, Strictly Education is your source for the traditional advice you can't find anywhere else.
New episodes released every Thursday.
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@StrictlyEdPod
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/strictlyedpod/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StrictlyEdPod/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@strictlyedpod
X (formerly Twitter): https://x.com/Miss_Snuffy
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Produced by Emergent Order Foundation and CEO John Papola
Learn more about EO.F: https://www.eo.foundation/
Nikole Hannah-Jones Ruins Black Kids’ Lives… Even Her Own Daughter’s
2026/09/24
Nikole Hannah-Jones, the New York Times journalist behind the 1619 Project, just admitted something remarkable: her own daughter thinks she was cheated out of a good education by her mother's politics.
Ten years ago, Hannah-Jones wrote about sending her daughter to a poor, majority-black public school as a stand against segregation, believing that her wealth and status could single-handedly lift up the school. That experiment failed.
Today, her daughter is left catching up from years of sub-standard education in a chaotic, undisciplined classroom environment. Is Hannah-Jones really an anti-racist crusader, or has she just revealed the elite snobbery behind her worldview?
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Katharine Birbalsingh, Britain’s strictest headmistress, talks about what matters for our culture both at school and in the home. Gentle parenting and progressive schooling have replaced the values our grandparents understood instinctively. Whether you’re a parent, a teacher, or anyone interested in how politics impacts children, Strictly Education is your source for the traditional advice you can't find anywhere else.
New episodes released every Thursday.
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@StrictlyEdPod
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/strictlyedpod/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StrictlyEdPod/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@strictlyedpod
X (formerly Twitter): https://x.com/Miss_Snuffy
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Produced by Emergent Order Foundation and CEO John Papola
Learn more about EO.F: https://www.eo.foundation/
Why I Don’t Let My Students Play the Victim
2026/09/17
Victimhood is not virtue. Modern culture has taught children and adults alike that suffering confers merit, and now claiming victim status is a faster route to power than actually overcoming hardship. This logic plays out everywhere from courtrooms to classrooms. The people we should be raising up are not the ones who claim the most suffering, but the ones who refused to let suffering define them. Tell children the world is against them, and they will believe you. Tell them they are capable, and they might actually become so.
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Katharine Birbalsingh, Britain’s strictest headmistress, talks about what matters for our culture both at school and in the home. Gentle parenting and progressive schooling have replaced the values our grandparents understood instinctively. Whether you’re a parent, a teacher, or anyone interested in how politics impacts children, Strictly Education is your source for the traditional advice you can't find anywhere else.
New episodes released every Thursday.
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@StrictlyEdPod
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/strictlyedpod/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StrictlyEdPod/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@strictlyedpod
X (formerly Twitter): https://x.com/Miss_Snuffy
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Produced by Emergent Order Foundation and CEO John Papola
Learn more about EO.F: https://www.eo.foundation/
Why Nathan Cofnas Is Wrong About Race Science and IQ
2026/09/10
Nathan Cofnas made his name exposing Jason Arday's plagiarism, but he’s also controversial in his own right. Cofnas believes that racial disparities in education and income can be explained by IQ and genetics. He also argues that avoiding these taboo conversations fuels the woke obsession with racism. Rather than embracing the culture-first perspective of figures like Thomas Sowell, he’s in full agreement with the left about the relevance of race. Cofnas just disagrees about what should be done, and a growing part of the far right is on his side.
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Katharine Birbalsingh, Britain’s strictest headmistress, talks about what matters for our culture both at school and in the home. Gentle parenting and progressive schooling have replaced the values our grandparents understood instinctively. Whether you’re a parent, a teacher, or anyone interested in how politics impacts children, Strictly Education is your source for the traditional advice you can't find anywhere else.
New episodes released every Thursday.
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@StrictlyEdPod
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/strictlyedpod/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StrictlyEdPod/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@strictlyedpod
X (formerly Twitter): https://x.com/Miss_Snuffy
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Produced by Emergent Order Foundation and CEO John Papola
Learn more about EO.F: https://www.eo.foundation/
White Guilt Politics Hung Jason Arday Out to Dry
2026/09/03
Cambridge University professor Jason Arday, celebrated in the press for his unbelievable life story, resigned amid plagiarism accusations and was found dead days later. The real scandal is not academic integrity, but rather institutional failure. They were so desperate to relieve their white guilt that they never bothered to question his story. Instead of treating a black man as a person, they used him as a symbol to prove they weren't racist.
Follow the podcast so you don’t miss a single episode!
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Katharine Birbalsingh, Britain’s strictest headmistress, talks about what matters for our culture both at school and in the home. Gentle parenting and progressive schooling have replaced the values our grandparents understood instinctively. Whether you’re a parent, a teacher, or anyone interested in how politics impacts children, Strictly Education is your source for the traditional advice you can't find anywhere else.
New episodes released every Thursday.
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@StrictlyEdPod
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/strictlyedpod/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StrictlyEdPod/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@strictlyedpod
X (formerly Twitter): https://x.com/Miss_Snuffy
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Produced by Emergent Order Foundation and CEO John Papola
Learn more about EO.F: https://www.eo.foundation/
Elon Musk Thinks AI Can Replace Teachers. He's Wrong.
2026/08/27
Elon Musk thinks education should feel like a video game. Sam Altman wants every child to have an AI tutor. When someone says a great new piece of technology will transform how kids are taught, be very suspicious. “Innovations” in education technology always come with bold promises and almost always fail to deliver. Schools don't need better tech. They need better teachers.
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Katharine Birbalsingh, Britain’s strictest headmistress, talks about what matters for our culture both at school and in the home. Gentle parenting and progressive schooling have replaced the values our grandparents understood instinctively. Whether you’re a parent, a teacher, or anyone interested in how politics impacts children, Strictly Education is your source for the traditional advice you can't find anywhere else.
New episodes released every Thursday.
_____________________________________
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@StrictlyEdPod
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/strictlyedpod/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StrictlyEdPod/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@strictlyedpod
X (formerly Twitter): https://x.com/Miss_Snuffy
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Produced by Emergent Order Foundation and CEO John Papola
Learn more about EO.F: https://www.eo.foundation/
If We Don’t Start Taking Kids Seriously, the West Is Done For
2026/08/20
Values, not privilege, determine whether a child thrives. In this episode, Katharine Birbalsingh traces her journey from left-leaning Oxford graduate who blamed racism and poverty for school failure, to founder and headmistress of Michaela Community School who believes the opposite. Small-c conservative values, personal responsibility, and high expectations matter more than circumstance ever could.
Follow the podcast so you don’t miss a single episode!
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Katharine Birbalsingh, Britain’s strictest headmistress, talks about what matters for our culture both at school and in the home. Gentle parenting and progressive schooling have replaced the values our grandparents understood instinctively. Whether you’re a parent, a teacher, or anyone interested in how politics impacts children, Strictly Education is your source for the traditional advice you can't find anywhere else.
New episodes released every Thursday.
_____________________________________
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@StrictlyEdPod
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/strictlyedpod/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StrictlyEdPod/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@strictlyedpod
X (formerly Twitter): https://x.com/Miss_Snuffy
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Produced by Emergent Order Foundation and CEO John Papola
Learn more about EO.F: https://www.eo.foundation/
Podcast reviews
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Rx'd 2026/09/29
So Thankful for You Doing a Podcast
I have loved all of your interviews on Socrates in the City and now I can listen to your Podcast! Yay! I work at a classical education school, and per...
Drw1911 2026/09/12
Yes Girl!!
We need to start seeing each other has humans not color or religion. We need to see each other for their moral character. I love what Katharine is t...
Hyacinth Miles 2026/09/10
Stick with it!
Looking forward to watching this one grow
Scottster2838 2026/09/03
Wow
I just listened to a speech she gave and every single word was the definition of what is wrong with the world today. She is fiercely compassionate tow...
USXn 2026/08/28
Love her, have followed her success for years
She has experience and wisdom, and I am excited to learn more about education from her perspective. Her enthusiasm and passion comes across in every ...
Pandamantic 2026/08/25
Common Sense
Katharine is very articulate about the problems plaguing our schools and has clear and obvious solutions - discipline, tradition and no social media. ...
Chuck L/ NYC 2026/08/22
Fed up parent
Gave up entirely on public ed indoctrination camps. Katherine is spot on. The child is the student, is the customer. They are deserving of so much m...
ImTheRinger 2026/08/21
Love this so much
I was born to parents who raised me with a firm but fair hand. I believe this is what’s missing today and I love the way Katherine thinks and conveys ...