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Season 4: Episode 1: 5 Years On

Bright Sounds podcast returns for it's highly anticipated fourth season. Lia Ferris joins Lana Foster and James Foster to discuss recent changes within the industry, reminisce on the last five years, and look forward to a monumental year at Bright World Guardianships. 

Guestcast 2 - We have to put the child at the centre of everything

Lana Foster joins the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society in conversation on Listening In. 

Season 3: Ep 1: Quarantine Edition

In our Season 3 premier episode, Lia sits down with Jenny Rumble and Lana Foster to discuss all things Quarantine. Where will students stay, what measures are in place, and what goes into being a Bright World Quarantine Host Family?

Season 2: Ep 24: StudyTravel Award Winners

Hot off the press from their win at the StudyTravel Secondary School Awards, Lia sits down with Lana and James Foster to talk about the excitement that surrounds these awards, the new Guardianship category, and why winning the ST Secondary School Award - Guardianship Organisation 2020/21 means so much to all of us here at Bright World

Season 2: Ep 23: Welcoming back our students

It is back to class for our students and Bright World is armed with a new Welcome Back Guide to help them adjust. In today's episode, Lia sits down with Safeguarding Director Jenny Rumble and one of our champion Local Coordinators, Sarah Bozier, to talk about back to school nerves, excitement and the importance of keeping in touch.

Season 2: Ep 22: Bright World launches new Safeguarding Training Platform

On today's episode, we are joined by Adam Lubbock, Director of Kings River Education and the provider of our new Safeguarding Training Platform for Host Families and Bright World Staff. Lana, Lia and Jenny discuss this exciting new development with Adam as we enter our third week since launching this amazing new dashboard.

Season 2: Ep 21: At the forefront of the community spirit

Scarborough College has played a key role in the community during the pandemic. With a Rugby Club turned Vaccination Centre, vital vaccine transport links for the elderly and not to mention an NHS clinical trial, this leading independent boarding school has embraced the local community spirit and offered some much-needed peace of mind to overseas parents. Remco Wheeler, Director of Admissions and Houseparent at Scarborough College joins us to tell all.

Season 2: Ep 20: Learning from a "home away from home"

Jenny chats to Bright World Host Family, Ellie about Homeschooling. Ellie and her Family have successfully adapted their routine during lockdown to provide Bright World student, Kevin the best learning from home experience possible, whilst his school is closed.

Season 2: Ep 19: Easter 2021 - Get Ready to Get back to the Classroom

It is finally official! Schools will be reopening on 8th March. This means many students will be back a few weeks before Easter and will be needing something interesting to do for the holidays.  On this episode, Lia introduces Lana, Su and our special guest, Michael Voice, Principal of Cambridge Melchior College. We are discussing our special Easter residential programme Relax & Revise @ Easter running through March and April.  

 

Season 2: Ep 18: An Internet We Trust

Safer Internet Day 2021 has arrived! James is joined by Charlotte to discuss this year's theme: #AnInternetWeTrust. The campaign focuses on how we can know what to trust online, supporting young people to question, challenge and change the online world.

Season 2: Ep 17: Boarding in lockdown with Sidcot School

On this week's episode, Lana chats with Amandine Smilevich, Head of Boarding and Joanna Leite, Deputy Head (Pastoral) at Sidcot School about boarding life in lockdown.

Season 2: Ep 16: Exams in Focus

On this week's episode, Cory is joined by returning guest, Zeba Clarke, Deputy Head Academic at King Edward's Witley. We look at the GCSE and A level assessment proposals made by Ofqual in their recent consultation.

Season 2: Ep 15: The Lockdown Lowdown

On this week's episode, Cory is joined by Casper Jones, Guardianship Care Manager and Leanne Poole & Fi Williamson, Accommodation & Travel Managers, to discuss the impact of the The third UK national lockdown and what we are doing to continue to support our students until schools can reopen.

Season 2: Ep 14: All about Private Fostering

With schools not set to reopen until at least mid-February, and travel restrictions making travel home unfeasible for many, where exactly are our students staying, and what ramifications does this have for us, as guardians? Lia is joined by Regional Manager, Louis Spice, and Director of Safeguarding & Operations, Jenny Rumble, who help to shed some light.

Season 2: Ep 13: Coverwhelmed

We have been left Coverwhelmed by the announcement that UK schools will close until the end of February half term "at least". Join us today as Lia chats to Bright World's Managing Director, Lana Foster, Guardianship Care Manager, Robbie Piper and Charlotte Hamson from the Marketing and Admissions department.

Season 2: Ep 12: EU student immigration routes post Brexit

This week we are joined by special guest Naomi Goldshtein, Senior Manager at Fragomen, a leading legal firm dedicated exclusively to Immigration services Worldwide. Naomi helps to answer some frequently asked questions regarding the new immigration routes for EU students which come into effect from 1st January 2021, when the UK officially leaves the EU.

Season 2: Ep 11: Test to Release launch

The UK Government has launched it's 'Test to Release Scheme' in a bid to cut the quarantine period for overseas arrivals in England. Director of Guardianships, Su Warren joins Charlotte to make sense of the new scheme.

Season 2: Ep 10: It's beginning to look like Christmas at Padworth

We can hardly believe that next week we will be welcoming students to our brand new Christmas programme at Padworth College. Listen in to Lana, Mary and Hermes talking about what's in store at Relax & Revise @ Christmas

Season 2: Ep 9: Flying home for Christmas

With the Christmas holidays rapidly approaching, Su Warren sits down with Lia and Louis to discuss what the guardianship team are doing to help students get home, and what else they have been up to this term. 

Season 2: Ep 8: Anti-Bullying - How can UK guardians help?

It is Anti-Bullying Week and so we are joined by Fiona Lee from Safeguarding.co to have a natter. Fiona provides bespoke Safeguarding and child protection advice, training and consultancy for Organisations who work with Children and young adults.