Los mejores podcasts de Ben Ogden (2024)

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Primary Physics with Ben Rogers - Space 28:12

15d ago28:12

28:12

This week, as the term starts, Rosie has been using plastic bottles to allow her year 10s to ‘feel’ gas pressure increasing with temperature. Thomas has had to slow down and take things easy having lost his voice (but thankfully he recovered in time to join us to record this podcast) and Robin has made the time within his fast-and-furious schedule …

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Ramps and Trolleys 19:09

1M ago19:09

19:09

Welcome back for another year of Physics Teaching ramblings. It has been a momentous Summer with Thomas cycling off into the mountains for his sabbatical, Robin becoming ever more important in his new school and the arrival on board of the new co-host Rosie McTavish. Robin and Thomas visited Rosie at McTavish Towers to deliver her vacuum cannon and…

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The Ogden Trust - Teaser Episode 14:58

3M ago14:58

14:58

Thomas tells Rosie about some special episodes coming next term. As the summer holiday is finally on the horizon, Robin is off sailing and Thomas cycles his way into his sabbatical, crossing Northern Spain from Santiago de Compostela to A Coruña, and stops to take a breather and share with Rosie some of the exciting new episodes lined up for Septem…

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Breakthrough Technologies III: Graphics Tablets 34:14

4M ago34:14

34:14

Robin and Rosie are joined by former physics teacher Thomas to talk tech… After making the case for peer tutoring (low-cost, high impact according to the EEF), we turn our attention to EdTech for the 3rd time. Dr David Boyce returns for the last in our series of chats about seismic technological shifts driven by EdTech. I hope you have checked the …

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Breakthrough Technologies in Physics Teaching: Exploring AI with Dr. David Boyce 35:51

4M ago35:51

35:51

The second in our trilogy of breakthrough technologies in Physics teaching, Dr David Boyce takes us on a journey through AI, its possibilities and how he has used it. Sharp eyed listeners will note that the title of this podcast does not match the episode art. This is becuase AI renamed the episode for us… Don’t forget that the vacuum cannon is bac…

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3D Printing 27:29

4M ago27:29

27:29

An overdue visit at last from the one and only Dr David Boyce (@DrDavidBoyce). David is a force of nature: physics teacher, mountain leader, chalk advocate, technician champion, the list goes on. An all round enthusiast and he will be joining us in the coming weeks to talk about three of the potentially transformational developments that teachers s…

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CanSat 26:04

5M ago26:04

26:04

The science department often wistfully watch the MFL mob heading off for glamorous trips to Paris, Berlin or Barcelona, plaintively sighing over the challenges of finding exciting ways to boost their students’ passion, when all languages has to do is to head South and feed them their bodyweight in croissants (other nationally stereotypical carbohyd…

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Dawn Browne, People & Talent Director at Fuller's 38:40

5M ago38:40

38:40

In this episode Dawn Browne, People and Talent Director at Fuller’s talks to Nic as the podcast goes on tour, recording from the Hercules pub in central London! Dawn shares her career journey, having never intended to work in HR, starting out at British Airways, joining Quantas, then Compass Group, before joining Fuller’s 12 years ago. Nic asks Daw…

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Ways to Teach... Atomic Physics 35:22

5M ago35:22

35:22

We talk with Jackie Flaherty about how the Ogden SKPT programme approaches Atomic Physics. Ths course is broken down as follows and we use this as a structure for the podcast: Challenges as an intro Models of the atom – diagnostics and liaising with colleagues from Chemistry, size and scale Half life – models and limitations, how to develop underst…

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Neil Morrison, Group HR Director at Severn Trent 40:13

6M ago40:13

40:13

In this episode Neil Morrison Group HR Director at Severn Trent shares his career journey, from the NHS to Argos, through to Penguin Random House Publishing and then Severn Trent. Neil shares his thoughts on good work, the importance of creating jobs, and organisations looking after their workforce. Neil talks about how Severn Trent have sought to …

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Introduction to The Ogden Trust 25:46

7M ago25:46

25:46

Thomas is fresh off the chunnel from Belgium and can’t wait to share exciting news that is nothing at all to do with Physics Teaching (sorry) – he’s been cycling and staying with a World Champion cyclist, Johan Museeuw. As you will see from the picture below M. Museeuw was less excited to meet his number one fans… until of course he found out that …

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GCSE Astronomy (via Teams) 20:43

8M ago20:43

20:43

Space physics is a crowd-pleaser and a ‘way in’ for many physicists. There are few things in physics more memorable than seeing Jupiter for the first time through a telescope. We chat with William H who teaches GCSE Astronomy to three schools at the same time via Teams. He makes a great case for teaching astronomy, not just growing the excitement o…

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Don't be scared of Ionising Radiation 31:36

8M ago31:36

31:36

When it comes to emotive topics in physics teaching, radioactivity is up there. We have experienced colleagues who would refuse to work with school radioactive sources, even though there you generally encounter more risk while boiling a kettle. But you need to register, store and handle them properly or you could land your school with a fine. Thoma…

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Vicky Walker, Group Director of People at Westfield Health 26:44

8M ago26:44

26:44

In this episode Vicky Walker, Group Director of People at Westfield Health shares her career journey, including 20+ years at Tesco and working her way up to her current role at Westfield. Vicky shares her thoughts on the profession, ranging from “toilet rolls to disciplinaries” and explains her more strategic role as Director of People. Nic asks Vi…

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That Einstein Fellow 33:07

9M ago33:07

33:07

Thomas and Robin were bowled over to hear from the Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow 2023-24. Thomas caught up with Michael Stewart to talk about the amazing opportunity he has had to be involved with Education policy at the highest levels in the USA. Michael reminded Thomas about an episode in 2021 (GCSE Long Answers and MyMarkingMachi…

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Chat(GPT)ting 16:13

10M ago16:13

16:13

Everyone has been talking about it for a year or more so high time your finger-on-the-pulse physics teaching nuggets got to grips with ChatGPT (other AIs are available). To start though, we cantered through another week of physics teaching. Robin was finishing electricity with his year 10 groups, and wondering what others do with those odd bits of …

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Karen Jewell, Director, HR and Organisational Development at Equip UK Technologies Ltd 48:01

10M ago48:01

48:01

In this episode Karen Jewell, Director, HR and Organisational Development at Equip UK Technologies Ltd shares her career journey from HR roles in the energy sector, to HR Director at Derby City Council, to leading the people strategy for the Rab and Lowe Alpine outdoor apparel and equipment performance brands. Karen talks about her experience at Eq…

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Retention Done Well 23:24

11M ago23:24

23:24

We talk to Doug Simon, who takes issue with the assertion that CPD is not C, P or D for Physics teachers. Having heard from Mark Whalley last episode about some of the gotchas that schools can fall victim to when trying to hang on to their (physics) teachers, we hear this week from Doug who reports some of the positive things they do to support the…

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Retention - Full Interview 41:33

11M ago41:33

41:33

We thought that Mark Whalley had a lot of interesting things to say on retention and couldn’t fit them in to the main podcast. Here is the full interview as promised. We mention the previous episodes on force and weight, here are a few: 6. What happens when your jelly won’t hold your weight? Is it time to lose some mass? TAG, Mass and Weight Force …

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Retention 26:44

11M ago26:44

26:44

After a break that was longer than we had planned due to bike accidents and ridiculous workloads, we are back and raring to go. Although physics teachers raring to go is the problem we discuss this week* with Friend of the Podcast, Senior Lecturer and physics teacher retention guru, Mark Whalley. Thomas drops the bombshell that he is taking an exte…

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Pat Woodfield, Executive Group Director, Business Strategy, People & Culture at YMCA Robin Hood Group 36:52

12M ago36:52

36:52

In this episode, Pat Woodfield, Executive Group Director, Business Strategy, People & Culture at YMCA Robin Hood Group shares her career journey from executive personal assistant, to HR Manager, to COO and CEO roles, to Executive HR positions. Pat talks about the great work the YMCA is doing, including their new site in Newark, the Malt Cross music…

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Charlotte Coore (Head of People & Culture at 200 Degrees) & Zoe Ogden (People Director at Impression) 45:28

1y ago45:28

45:28

In this episode, recorded back in March 2023 on International Women’s Day, Charlotte Coore, Head of People & Culture at 200 Degrees Coffee and Zoë Ogden, People Director at Impression share their career journey in HR and experience working in rapidly growing SME businesses. Zoë and Charlotte talk about the differences between working in larger corp…

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Adam Dilks, Group People Director at Nightcap Plc 25:33

1y ago25:33

25:33

In this episode Adam Dilks, Group People Director at Nightcap Plc shares his career journey in HR from a training scheme at Tesco, to his current role helping Nightcap achieve its goal of becoming the leading late night bar group. He claims it’s not just about the cocktails! Adam tells Nic about the entrepreneurial approach at Nightcap, led by Sara…

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Ben Horner, HR Director at Boots UK & ROI & NO7 34:18

1+ y ago34:18

34:18

In this episode Ben Horner HR Director, Boots UK & ROI and No7 shares his experience from nearly 20 years at the company. Nic talks to Ben about his transition from the Boots legal team to the role of HR Director and the challenges he faced taking on that role during a global pandemic! Ben shares a variety of initiatives Boots have introduced relat…

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Maria Hawley, Director of People at Fisher German 34:51

1+ y ago34:51

34:51

In this episode Maria Hawley, Director of People at Fisher German LLP, shares her journey from selling underwear on a market stall, to a career in nursing, through to building a successful career in human resources, working at law firm Nabarros, the Gangmasters Licensing Authority, and eventually her current role as Director of People. Nic and Mari…

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Ways to talk about... Energy 32:07

1+ y ago32:07

32:07

In the last episode, Robin and Thomas were delighted to welcome Charles Tracy to talk about teaching energy at KS3. Charles generously agreed to come back for the next episode: energy at KS4 Charles lays out the rationale for talking energy using the correct terms: using adverbial forms really helps to enshrine the principal that energy is not a ta…

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Andrew Stephenson, Chief People Officer at Equiniti 41:54

1+ y ago41:54

41:54

In this episode Andy talks to Nic about his journey from selling TVs in Currys into the People Director roles at some of the UK’s most recognisable brands. Andy shares his views on how the world of work has changed post COVID and how employers must adapt to new ways of attracting, developing and retaining talent. Nic talks to Andy about building su…

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Ways to Teach... Energy to 11 Year Olds 30:58

1+ y ago30:58

30:58

There’s no two ways about it, the story we used to have on energy was bad. Inconsistency, incoherence, subjectivity: words to send a shiver down the spines of any scientist. Something had to change. The response from IOP was the ‘stores’ and ‘pathways’ model. This was championed by our podcast guest this evening. Thomas and Robin are honoured to we…

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Jane Rawden, People Director at Teal Transformations Ltd 31:00

1+ y ago31:00

31:00

In this episode Jane shares insights with Nic from her wide experience, having worked at Babcock, in professional services, Awbery Management and Bistrot Pierre. Jane contrasts her experience of working “in-house” as a People Director with a role operating as a consultant supporting a diverse range of clients. Nic and Jane discuss the importance of…

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Revising for Exams 37:37

1+ y ago37:37

37:37

It’s that time of year: as we prepare to bid farewell to our exam groups, how do we teach students to prepare effectively for GCSEs or A-levels? Thomas and Robin talk through how they help students revise for exams. Both agreed that past papers form the core of their revision strategies and there are various sources for these, not least the relevan…

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Sarah Taylor, People & Culture Director at Staffline plc 57:54

1+ y ago57:54

57:54

In this episode Sarah Taylor, People and Culture Director at Staffline plc, shares her experience of working at BAE Systems, Boots, Carlsberg and most recently Staffline, who currently engage approximately 40,000 workers every day across the UK and Ireland. In a comprehensive review of the world of work, Nic and Sarah discuss the importance of lead…

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S29: Treadmill Sprints 14:19

1+ y ago14:19

14:19

Let me introduce you to 15 minutes of hell and by hell I mean sprints. If burning calories and getting a good sweat on is your priority then this episode is for you. Sprints have been proven to improve your lean muscle mass as well as burning a s*** tonne of calories. Sponsors: Vent For 60 Seconds - https://www.ventfor60seconds.com/ Follow Ben: htt…

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Four Birkies and the World Cup with Alayna Sonnesyn 1:01:20

1+ y ago1:01:20

1:01:20

In this episode, we talk with Alayna Sonnesyn (SMS T2), who is coming off of her fourth consecutive victory at the American Birkebeiner in Hayward, Wisconsin. But the path between these victories, especially over the last two seasons, has not been smooth or direct. Alayna has had standout results on the SuperTour, but that has not directly translat…

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Moment 17 - How I Knew I Could Never Stop Training 6:02

1+ y ago6:02

6:02

In these ‘moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be taking a few of my personal favourite conversations I’ve had with guests to give you a little extra something to listen to at the gym or in your car.Ever thought you could stop doing something? Well one thing I know I could never give up is working out. I'm human, there's times where I don't want to…

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UCAS and Preparing for Uni 41:36

1+ y ago41:36

41:36

We need physicists and so A-level teachers know how important it is to give the next generation of aspiring physicists and engineers the best chance of getting into uni. Thomas and Robin are thrilled to welcome Will Pope (@PopeDoes) to talk about all things UCAS. What is our role as teachers, what is the right way to write the reference and how doe…

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S28: Izzy I'Anson: Tabata Style Spin 10:56

1+ y ago10:56

10:56

If you've ever looked at a spin bike then kept on walking this episode will make you go back and get on it. Meet Izzy I'Anson, a personal trainer with a passion for dance. In this session she'll be taking you through a tabata style spin session. Three simple movements over 10 minutes. Izzy's Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/izzyianson_fitnes…

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Hailey Swirbul: Prioritizing mental health and rediscovering passion 51:50

1+ y ago51:50

51:50

In this episode, we chat with Hailey Swirbul, who took an alternate path to the World Cup this season, prioritizing her own mental health and aiming to rediscover her love for cross-country skiing along the way. Listen in to hear her discuss the challenges she's faced in transitioning into a professional athlete, along with how the Olympic experien…

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Ben Ogden Breaks Through 54:29

1+ y ago54:29

54:29

It’s been a minute! With the arrival of host Rachel Perkins’ second baby in July and a subsequent job shift, Nordic Nation has been on pause, but we are excited to relaunch now with the hope of producing these regularly over the coming months! Our first guest of 2023 is the one and only Ben Ogden, who’s had a standout season of racing on the World …

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S27: 10 Minute Cycle 11:09

2y ago11:09

11:09

In todays session we jump into a fan favourite spin session. This is a great session if you're looking for a HIIT style workout or even a burner to end your normal session.

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Newtons Laws for Non-Specialists 38:55

2y ago38:55

38:55

So fundamental… such a minefield. Newton’s laws are central to school physics and so can be daunting for those heroes who teach physics but would not describe physics as their specialism. Even as specialist physics teachers, Thomas and Robin have struggled with “reaction”, free body diagrams and force arrows so it was great to welcome physics coach…

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SLOP 32:25

2y ago32:25

32:25

We all get in to teaching for the gratitude. Oh yes. Happy students bounding to your door thanking you for your teaching; parents clogging the school switchboard begging to speak to you so they can effuse about the long evenings spent marking an planning; politicians, officials and regulators all falling over themselves to… oh, you get the idea: pe…

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New to A-Level 31:36

2y ago31:36

31:36

Ruth Cheesman returns to talk about her first few weeks of A-Level teaching. Below you can find Thomas’ PowerPoint that explains how to do the mass of a 1m ruler. Mass-of-a-1m-ruler.pptxDownload Join in! Please share ideas or successes – or indeed questions – on our Facebook Page: https://fb.me/physicstp . You can also message us via our website co…

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Ways to teach... The Start of A-Level Physics (16+) 38:19

2y ago38:19

38:19

Thomas and Robin return after an extended break, inspired by a Tweet from Ruth Cheesman, who joins us to ask for tips to get started with her A-level class this week (good luck Ruth!). We also welcome Sarah Dowd to help answer Ruth’s query, Sarah teaches at UNIS in New York and joins to share her practice in the first of two upcoming appearances (s…

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Rebounding From Setbacks and Gaining Momentum with Julia Kern 1:01:44

2+ y ago1:01:44

1:01:44

At 24-years-old, Julia Kern is quickly becoming a seasoned veteran in her 7th year on the U.S. Ski Team. However, her career trajectory has been stepwise, not exponential. After making breakthroughs during the 2019-20 season, including her first World Cup podium in a skate sprint in Planica, Slovenia, she faced injuries and setbacks heading into th…

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2022 SuperTour Champion Rosie Frankowski in Transition 1:21:40

2+ y ago1:21:40

1:21:40

The Olympic Dream. Perhaps the pinnacle of sport would not be as valued and revered were it not for the inherent scarcity of opportunities to achieve it. This year, only eight women and six men were able to represent the United States in cross-country skiing in Zhangjiakou, down from a total of twenty who were selected for PyeongChang in 2018. Amon…

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Greta Anderson’s 2021-2022 U.S. Ski & Snowboard Development Program Year in Review 1:01:48

2+ y ago1:01:48

1:01:48

Last June, U.S. Ski & Snowboard announced the hiring of Greta Anderson as Development Team Coach, supporting Cross Country Program Manager Bryan Fish in “all aspects of leadership and logistics surrounding the U.S. Development Pathway, including National Training Group camps, U.S. Nationals and Junior/U23 World Championships, Europa Cup, select Sup…

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Cross-Country Program Director Chris Grover: Looking Back and Planning Ahead 1:13:30

2+ y ago1:13:30

1:13:30

In this episode, we have U.S. Ski & Snowboard cross-country program director Chris Grover on to discuss the tumultuous last two years of navigating the pandemic, including the many ways in which it created strain for the team, particularly as Omicron variant surged during the months leading into the 2022 Beijing Olympics. It’s been a hard two years…

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Jessie Diggins: Eating Disorder Awareness, Media, and Why What to Say Matters 1:04:03

2+ y ago1:04:03

1:04:03

Heading into the Olympics in February, Jessie Diggins received more media attention than ever before, landing on the cover of Sports Illustrated and having her profile featured on major news outlets like the New York Times. There was an entire category for her career highlights on the Olympic cross country ski tab on NBC’s Peacock streaming platfor…

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A Backcountry Ski Race on Skinny Skis: Simi Hamilton and Ben Koons Take Second at the 2022 Montane Grand Traverse 42:19

2+ y ago42:19

42:19

Last weekend, roughly 200 intrepid skiers lined up at the base of the Mount Crested Butte ski resort, awaiting a midnight race start that would send them 40 miles north through the rugged Elk Mountains to Aspen, Colorado. Among the masses, most of whom were on lightweight ski mountaineering or alpine touring setups, was a pair looking to return the…

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Body Comments: A Discussion on the Media’s Portrayal of Endurance Athletes with Rosie Brennan, Corrine Malcolm, Brian Metzler, and Nat Herz 1:17:59

2+ y ago1:17:59

1:17:59

Though the FasterSkier team would select other highlights from the 2022 Beijing Olympic Games, one of the most read articles we produced featured the responses of members of the ski community to a story published on February 8th by the New York Times, which included the following quote: “In a sport that has so many women with massive shoulders and …

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