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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30 Sept 2026 · 45 min
Episode 246: Is ALN out of control?
In this week's episode, Fin tackles a huge subject - additional learning needs (ALN). Following ALN reform in Wales, schools are struggling to give pupils the provision they need. Fin looks at what schools are experiencing, what the evidence tells us, and what solutions are out there. Autumn workshops and events: Self-Evaluation Workshop – South Wales: Oct. 7th, 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 Bach: Wher
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23 Sept 2026 · 58 min
Episode 245: The Foundational Literacy and Numeracy Plan
A week after the PISA test results were released, the Welsh Government launched its Foundational Literacy and Numeracy Plan. In this episode, Fin goes through the detail of the plan and asks whether it will have the impact it needs on standards and outcomes. Links from this episode: Self-Evaluation Workshop – South Wales: Oct. 7th, 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 Foundational Literacy and Numeracy Plan: https://w
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16 Sept 2026 · 56 min
Episode 244: PISA - What next?
The recently released PISA test results showed Wales has fallen further behind the rest of the UK. In this episode, Fin looks at the results, what they mean for education in Wales and what needs to be done next. 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/impactwales/ X/Twitter: https://x.com/impactwales Contact: Email: enquiries@impact.wales Tel: 029 2167 9140 BOOKS PRE-ORDER FIN’S NEW BOOK: The Illustrated Pocke