The Impact Podcast
Interviews with social entrepreneurs, impact investors and innovators exploring how to turn ideas into positive impact.
- Host
- Neetal Parekh
- Published by
- Innov8social
- Topic
- Ethical Business & Entrepreneurship
- Format
- Interview
- Orientation
- Impact-First
- Themes
- Systems Thinking
- Made for
- Student / Emerging Leader, Professional / Practitioner, Founder / Entrepreneur
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Latest episodes
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- Open episode
21 Oct 2026 · 41 min
Episode 249: Thinking is learning
Why is thinking so important to the learning process? Because thinking *is* learning. In this episode, Fin explains how to set up tasks in the classroom that are more likely to result in learning. Autumn workshops and events: Improving Attention Workshop – South Wales: Nov 12th, North Wales: Nov. 19th: https://app.smore.com/n/hk10my-improving-attention-workshop Social media: Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/impactwales123 Private Facebook group for teachers: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1099646660713906/ Bluesky: @impactwales.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/impactwal
- Open episode
14 Oct 2026 · 41 min
Episode 248: researchED Cymru - Where do we go now?
Last week, researchED Cymru returned to Cardiff with a timely event entitled “Where Do We Go Now?”. Fin spoke at the event and in this episode she reflects on the discussions that took place about the future of education in Wales. Watch Rhys Williams’ film about Wales’s PISA results here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FSIfPjXGeE Autumn workshops and events: Self-Evaluation Workshop – North Wales: Oct 15th: https://app.smore.com/n/wgrxe-self-evaluation-workshop Improving Attention Workshop – South Wales: Nov 12th, North Wales: Nov. 19th: https://app.smore.com/n/hk10my-improving-attention-wor
- Open episode
7 Oct 2026 · 33 min
Episode 247: Should smartphones be banned?
In this week's episode, Fin is joined by Monmouth Comprehensive head Hugo Hutchison to discuss the controversial issue of smartphones in schools. Welsh Government consultation - Developing a mobile phone policy: draft guidance for schools: https://www.gov.wales/developing-mobile-phone-policy-draft-guidance-schools Autumn workshops and events: Self-Evaluation Workshop – North Wales: Oct 15th: https://app.smore.com/n/wgrxe-self-evaluation-workshop Improving Attention Workshop – South Wales: Nov 12th, North Wales: Nov. 19th: https://app.smore.com/n/hk10my-improving-attention-workshop rEDCymru Bac