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There’s nothing better than chewing over edutopics with people who really know their stuff. In every episode of Teachwire Talks, host Helen Mulley chats to experts from inside and outside education about everything from pedagogical trends to playground rhymes. Smart, open and creative, each conversation is full of practical ideas for your classroom.

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Together, they unpack how Stonehenge was constructed and precisely aligned to the solstices, revealing extraordinary ancient engineering and maths. They also chat about how these prehistoric problems can spark powerful STEM learning in today’s classrooms.

Find out how you can bring prehistory to life with a school visit to Stonehenge.

About the guests

Jennifer Wexler is the historian of prehistoric sites at English Heritage, and former project curator on the Grave Goods Project and World of Stonehenge Exhibition at the British Museum. Her research interests include archaeological and mortuary landscapes, digital heritage, forgotten histories, and the public presentation of archaeology. Thomas K Briggs is a learning and education consultant for museums, galleries, libraries and archives, in the heritage sector and beyond. He is the author of The Mathematicians' Library about the books that unlocked the power of number, and has also set up the History and Mathematics in Education Network (HaMiEN) to encourage and facilitate connections between people interested in history and maths.

]]> Are your pupils smarter than a Stone Age engineer? Helen Mulley investigates in this episode of Teachwire Talks, alongside Jennifer Wexler from English Heritage and maths communicator Thomas K Briggs.

Together, they unpack how Stonehenge was constructed and precisely aligned to the solstices, revealing extraordinary ancient engineering and maths. They also chat about how these prehistoric problems can spark powerful STEM learning in today’s classrooms.

Find out how you can bring prehistory to life with a school visit to Stonehenge.

About the guests

Jennifer Wexler is the historian of prehistoric sites at English Heritage, and former project curator on the Grave Goods Project and World of Stonehenge Exhibition at the British Museum. Her research interests include archaeological and mortuary landscapes, digital heritage, forgotten histories, and the public presentation of archaeology.

Thomas K Briggs is a learning and education consultant for museums, galleries, libraries and archives, in the heritage sector and beyond. He is the author of The Mathematicians' Library about the books that unlocked the power of number, and has also set up the History and Mathematics in Education Network (HaMiEN) to encourage and facilitate connections between people interested in history and maths.

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