Bridging Theory and Practice: Rethinking Secondary Education Through Applied Learning

Bridging Theory and Practice: Rethinking Secondary Education Through Applied Learning

April 29, 2026 · 31 min

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The episode discusses how teachers can learn from each other to enhance practical, skills-based education through a collaboration between India and Australia.

In the latest episode of Chats Over Chai, Research Fellow Dr Alice Garner is joined by Helene Rooks, CEO of the Vocational and Applied Learning Association and Jaynifer Iqbal, teacher at Delhi Public School to discuss how teachers can learn from each other to deliver more practical, skills-based education. Drawing on a bilateral collaboration between India and Australia, the conversation reflects on the development of the Tools for Applied Learning in Secondary Schools, an initiative that hel...

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