Strictly Education

About Strictly Education

Katharine Birbalsingh, Britain’s strictest headmistress, talks about what matters for our culture both at school and in the home. Gentle parenting and progressive schooling have replaced the values our grandparents understood instinctively. Whether you’re a parent, a teacher, or anyone interested in how politics impacts children, Strictly Education is your source for the traditional advice you can't find anywhere else. New episodes released every Thursday.

Publisher

Katharine Birbalsingh

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

20 Aug 2026

Latest episode

22 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

8 of 10 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   22 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Diversity Is Not Our Strength: How the Left and Right Broke Multiculturalism

   Host Douglas Murray interviews author and commentator Andrew Sullivan about how multiculturalism has fractured shared values, leading to societal division.

2. 

   15 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   French Kids Are Destroying Their Schools. I Blame the Adults.

   Host Andrew Sullivan interviews educator and author Andrew Sullivan about how Western culture's narrative of oppression fuels French youth rebellion.

3. 

   8 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   The English VS British Identity Crisis Is Burying the Real Problem

   Host Konstantin Kisin interviews guests about the English versus British identity crisis, revealing how classroom teachings shame children's sense of belonging.

4. 

   1 Oct 2026

   Test Scores Are Plummeting Across Europe. England Held the Line.

   Education Secretary Michael Gove explains how his reforms helped England's test scores remain strong while other European nations declined.

5. 

   24 Sept 2026

   Nikole Hannah-Jones Ruins Black Kids’ Lives… Even Her Own Daughter’s

   Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones discusses her daughter's educational struggles stemming from her controversial 1619 Project activism, revealing personal consequences of her political choices.

6. 

   17 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Why I Don’t Let My Students Play the Victim

   Host Dr. Michael J. Petrilli explores how modern culture encourages victimhood, urging educators to empower students to overcome hardship instead of claiming it.

7. 

   10 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Why Nathan Cofnas Is Wrong About Race and IQ

   Host [Host Name] interviews Nathan Cofnas, PhD, about his controversial views on race, IQ, and genetics, challenging his arguments and exploring the implications for educational discourse.

8. 

   3 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   White Guilt Politics Created Jason Arday, Then Sacrificed Him

   Host [Host Name] interviews Cambridge University professor Jason Arday about how institutional white guilt led to his symbolic use and eventual downfall.

9. 

   27 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Elon Musk Thinks AI Can Replace Teachers. He's Wrong.

   Katharine Birbalsingh argues against AI replacing teachers, emphasizing the irreplaceable value of human educators over technological "innovations" in this interview.

10. 

    20 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

    If We Don’t Start Taking Kids Seriously, the West Is Done For

    Headmistress Katharine Birbalsingh shares her journey from blaming external factors to championing values and responsibility for student success in this interview.

Inside a recent episode

Diversity Is Not Our Strength: How the Left and Right Broke Multiculturalism

Published 22 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] All of this is rooted in what we say to children. That'll sound crazy to some people, and that's because they don't see what I see on the ground as a teacher. And I want to show you that the ideas we now see in our political classes and our culture, they're the same ideas that the education system has been pushing for decades. And I explore all of this stuff in my book. Why do we have educated elites and most of our younger generation who can only understand the world through a certain lens? Oppressor versus oppressed. The West being the oppressor. Diversity always being a moral good. And any criticism of diversity ends up being seen as racism. […]

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

75 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

32 ratings

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