Welcome to Back to School, a mini series from The Sizzle Podcast.Back to School episodes see guests take a time machine trip back to their experiences of education. We discuss memories from primary school (4-11 years), secondary school (11-16 years) and 16+ years. Then we think about how these experiences might have shaped guest’s views on education and the workplace.In this episode, I talk with Bukky Yusuf. Bukky is a Secondary Science Teacher with over 20 years experience. She is a currently a Deputy Head teacher in a specialist school, as well as a teacher trainer, Consultant and Qualified Coach.We discussed a lot, including the following themes:

• Expectations around achievement

• The student rumour mill in school

• Loving strict teachers

• How to balance talking to pupils: like a child or like an adult?

• Should education be fun?

• Expectations vs reality x student names

• Social perceptions as a child

• The importance of “taking a student how they are”

• The power of being seen

• What a rondelle bead is

You can find Bukky here:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bukky-yusuf-teach-lead-coach/Twitter/X: @rondelle10_b

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