# Andria Zafirakou

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Ep 09: The Story of the Best Teacher in the World

Andria Zafirakou teaches at Alperton Community School located in inner-city London, England. In 2018, she won the Global Teacher Prize award. What she has done with her school and for her students is nothing short of amazing. Join Jamie as she chats with Andria about how she, and the arts, have mad…

A Discussion with an Award Winning Educator from the U. K.

We are getting all kinds of Special Podcasts....This one is an award-winning Educator from the U.K.   Delightful Interview that focuses on Education, things that are good and bad about in the U.K. and USA, and even some similarities like we both have issues with Gangs and Kids using too many Cell p…

250: Andria Zafirakou - Global Teacher Prize winner 2018

We celebrate the release of our 250th episode with an inspirational conversation with Andria Zafirakou - 2018 Global Teacher Prize winner and founder of the charity Artists in Residence. Andria, a teacher at Alperton Community School in Brent, won $1 million when she was crowned the best teacher in…

Winner of the Global Teacher Prize Andria Zafirakou on the transformative power of art

Andria Zafirakou is an art and textiles teacher and member of the leadership team at Alperton Community School in Brent. In 2018 she was awarded the Global Teacher Prize, out of more than 37,000 entries. She used the million-dollar prize money to start a charity called Artists in Residence, which a…

Nurses on strike, comedian Cally Beaton, teacher Andria Zafirakou, root smudging

Two nurses, Heather who is a Specialist Community Nurse for a London NHS Trust and Mary, who works as an A&E nurse in Leeds, explain why they are joining the picket line today. Cally Beaton had a high-flying career as a TV executive. But she swapped the boardroom for the comedy club after receiving…

Leaders are Readers | Andria Zafirakou

June 2023 In this episode, Geoff Barton talks to Art teacher and former winner of the Global Teacher Award, Andria Zafirakou, about her new book 'Lessons in Life: What we can learn from the world's best teachers'. www.ascl.org.uk/podcasts/reading

The Best Teacher in the World: Andria Zafirakou

Andria Zafirakou is an art and textiles teacher from North London, who is a 'Global Teachers Prize' winner.Andria used the prize money of $1m to set up Artists In Residence, an artist residency programme that gives young people the chance to work with professional creatives and see the opportunitie…

Vikas Pota

This week we’ve got an incredible conversation with Vikas Pota, Founder & CEO of T4 Education. T4 is a digital platform he established as a response to the challenges posed by the pandemic on education, globally. Including: 🍲  A recent dinner conversation with the Global Education Director of the W…