In this interview, James discusses selective sixth forms, giving low income London students the opportunity to enjoy being clever, the infinite joy of curiosity and how to teach it, Taylor Swift lyrics, and why he may or may not be a divinely educational mechanical purple spider. 

Listen here. 

Discover James' new book A School Built on Ethos, which explores how schooling is more than gaining qualifications, how learning is more than exams, and how academic success comes more readily to those who have grasped this idea. Suitable for both established and aspiring school leaders, especially those who are thinking about the kind of school they would like to run and how they can shape it.

Find out more and get your copy here.