Edufuturists #328 Another Brilliant Festival - Highlights from Brilliant 2025

In this special episode of the podcast, we have a wonderful concoction from Brilliant Festival in Liverpool. We did some short interviews with some of the speakers and also presented our first thoughts around the Pick 'n' Mix Education we have been writing about for our upcoming book. The Brilliant Festival saw more than 1,500 educators from across the north, a region that has traditionally been underserved for this type of event. This audience includes Head Teachers, MAT Leaders, Business Managers, IT Professionals, Curriculum Specialists, Subject Leaders, STEAM Leads, Careers Leads; all looking for new, innovative ways to enhance teaching and learning, integrate technology effectively, develop inclusive curriculum, foster creativity and critical thinking, and prepare students for the future workforce. Chapters 00:00 Welcome to Brilliant 03:15 Pick 'n' Mix Education Presentation 25:07 Phil Holton - Pearson 28:30 Tiffany St James - Chief AI Officer, LCR 34:04 Professor Andy Miah - University of Salford 41:10 Sara de Freitas - Weypoint 46:18 Paul Boross - The Pitch Doctor 53:01 Shahneila Saeed - UKIE 59:38 Final Conclusions Find out more about Brilliant 2026 here: https://www.brilliantfestival.com/ Thanks so much for joining us again for another episode - we appreciate you. Ben & Steve x Championing those who are making the future of education a reality. Follow us on X: https://www.twitter.com/edufuturists Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/edufuturists/ Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@edufuturists Want to sponsor future episodes or get involved with the Edufuturists work? Get in touch: info@edufuturists.com Join us at one of our roadshow events: edufuturists.com/roadshow Get your tickets for Edufuturists Uprising 2026 at: edufuturists.com/uprising26