How can we be learning for life?

How can we be learning for life?

From Two Inconvenient Women by ThoughtBox Education

February 27, 2026 · 1h 1m · Season 5 · Episode 8

About this episode

This episode explores the qualities of learning necessary for young people in a rapidly changing world and introduces the 'Learning for Life' program.

What sort of learning do we need to support young people with in a rapidly changing world? What does it mean to be a life-long-learner? What qualities of learning do we all possess? What is 'unlearning' and how might it be a vital form of our own growth? What is spiral-learning and how does this shape the way we grow in the world? What if learning was as much about the why and the how as it is about the what ? In this week's episode we dive into the qualities of learning; from pedagogy to process and practice. In particular we talk about the newly launched 'Learning for Life' programme for educators which helps young people make sense of the world they’re growing up in by seeing how it all fits together. Developed over the past decade, these learning resources are built around a simple idea: instead of leading with content , what if we allow learning to be shaped by a pedagogy which inspires critical, curious and compassionate learners. We are gifting all of these materials, shared freely under a Creative Commons Licence and intended for use and adaptation across a range of educational settings for all ages - children and young adults alike. In this week's episode we reference…

Topics covered

  • life-long learning
  • education
  • pedagogy
  • critical thinking
  • unlearning
  • spiral learning

Keywords

  • learning
  • education resources
  • critical learners
  • unlearning
  • spiral learning
  • pedagogy
  • youth education

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ThoughtBox, UNESCO, The Times, PISA, Reboot the Future

More episodes of Two Inconvenient Women

Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Two Inconvenient Women podcast page.