In this, the fourth episode of Classroom 101, we hear from the ever-positive Sonia Thompson, the headteacher of St Matthew's CE Teaching & Research School, Birmingham.  

Listen as Sonia discusses:

• her 23-year career in education
• life as an EEF Research School
• the importance of reading for pleasure
• the hardest thing she's been through, and what she learnt
• 3 things she would banish from education

You can connect with Sonia via her school website or on Twitter.

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