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Reading Time: < 1 minute Can we trust Ofsted school gradings? Our 145th interview is with, Tom Rogers, a history teacher, director of Edudate, Teachers Talk Radio and TeachMeetIcons. Listen to the podcast (38 minutes) In this podcast, listen to Tom and Teacher Toolkit founder, Ross McGill discuss: How Edudate was created? Online dating for teachers and Safety in online dating […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute How does learning happen? Our 144th interview is with Dr Paul Kirschner, an international speaker and researcher, and emeritus professor of educational psychology at the Open University of the Netherlands and guest professor at Thomas More University of applied science in Belgium. Listen to the podcast (44 minutes) In this podcast, listen to Paul and […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute How can teachers help improve student outcomes through reading? Our 143rd interview is with Ruth Everett, an English teacher for almost 40 years who supports senior leaders and colleagues to help student outcomes in reading. Listen to the podcast (32 minutes) In this podcast, listen to Ruth and Teacher Toolkit host, Libby Isaac discuss: The […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute What if schools in Wales extended the teaching day for pupils? In our 142nd podcast, podcast host Libby Isaac discusses the Welsh timetable trial with Nathan Glynn. Listen to this podcast (20 minutes) In this podcast, listen to Nathan and Teacher Toolkit podcaster, Libby discuss: The extended school day pilot in Wales will see over […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute How does your school strategically manage staff wellbeing? Our 141st interview is with Mark Solomons, founder and CEO of WelBee – an online platform that measures and improves staff wellbeing. Listen to the podcast (60 minutes) In this podcast, listen to Mark and Teacher Toolkit founder, Ross McGill discuss: Welbee’s startup story Building confidence as a […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute How can teachers improve student motivation? Our 140th interview is with Dr Andrew Curran, a paediatric neurologist and speaker for teacher CPD; focused on studying brain health and psycho-emotional health. Listen to the podcast (28 minutes) In this podcast, listen to Andrew and Teacher Toolkit podcaster Libby discuss: Key components of the brain and the […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute How do head teachers navigate leading their school community? Our 139th interview is with Dr Victoria Carr, head teacher of a primary school in England; author and British army reserve officer … Listen to the podcast (41 minutes) In this podcast, listen to Vic and Teacher Toolkit founder, Ross McGill discuss: What it’s like to train […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute What if technology offered a way forward for teachers to apply research recommendations? Our 142nd interview is with Sean Quinn, head of psychology at King’s Ely Senior School in Cambridge England … In this podcast, listen to Sean and Teacher Toolkit founder Ross McGill discuss LessonUp, a digital platform for teachers containing over one million […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Why is retrieval practice so vulnerable to mutation? In our 137th podcast, we interview Kate Jones, a history teacher who has recently returned to the U.K. after teaching in UAE. She is the author of several books on teaching … Listen to the podcast (37 minutes) Does retrieval practice really work for practical subjects in […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute What if all teachers were given time to visit other schools? In our 136th podcast, we interview Robert Peal, a teacher, historian, author and now co-headteacher of West London Free School … Listen to the podcast (25 minutes) In this podcast, listen to Robert and Teacher Toolkit podcaster, Libby discuss Robert’s background towards becoming a co-headteacher […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute How useful is technology within the languages community and how can this reduce teacher workload? In our 135th podcast we interview Joe Dale, an independent languages educator from the UK who works with a range of teachers and organsiations across the globe … In this podcast, listen to Joe and Teacher Toolkit podcaster, Libby discuss: […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute What would an alternate for Ofsted be? Our 134th interview is with Geoff Barton, the general secretary for the Association of School and College Leaders. Geoff is a fomer English teacher and school head teacher … In this podcast, listen to Geoff and Libby, Teacher Toolkit podcaster discuss: The advice Geoff would give his 16-year-old […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute How do we recognise diverse needs within further education? Our 134th interview is with Fabian Darku, a further education teacher, sports lecturer and teaching and learning leader at West Herts College in Watford, South West England. Listen to the podcast (48 minutes) In this podcast, listen to Fabian and Teacher Toolkit founder, Ross McGill discuss: Fabian’s […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute What is it like to work as a primary school leader during COVID-19? Our 133rd interview is with, Sam Keys, deputy headteacher, and SENCO lead at St Bede’s Catholic Primary school in Newcastle … Listen to the podcast (25 minutes) In this podcast, listen to Sam and Teacher Toolkit founder, Ross McGill discuss: The student makeup […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute How does your headteacher manage teacher workload and wellbeing? Our 132nd interview is with, Helen Nelson and Sara Scott, head teacher and deputy head teacher at Joseph Cash Primary School in Coventry. Listen to the podcast (25 minutes) In this podcast, listen to Helen, Sara, and Teacher Toolkit founder, Ross McGill discuss: Running a school during […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute How prolific is your school’s design and technology department? Our 131st interview is with, Stephen Sadler, a DT teacher, passionate about technology and robotics and the winner of Digital Innovator of the Year at the 2019 Teaching Awards. Listen to the podcast (33 minutes) In this podcast, listen to Stephen and Teacher Toolkit founder, Ross McGill […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute What professional development opportunities are there for experienced teachers? Our 129th interview is with, Haili Hughes, a former teacher, and current doctoral student at Glasgow University, head of education at IRIS Connect, and senior lecturer at Sunderland University. Listen to the podcast (45 minutes) In this podcast, listen to Haili and Teacher Toolkit founder, Ross McGill […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute How can school leaders genuinely reduce teacher workload? Our 129th interview is with, David Lowbridge-Ellis, former deputy head teacher of Barr Beacon School and current deputy director of school improvement at the Matrix Academy Trust… Two years ago I connected with David (in his role as deputy head teacher) at Barr Beacon. I was attracted […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute How can we help our young people to love reading? Our 127th podcast is with Jim Knight and Channell Fusco. Jim is a former Minister for Schools and current non-executive director of Nord Anglia Education and the E-ACT Multi Academy Trust. Channell is the UK sales director for the free app, Pickatale; an app that […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute How does your school champion pupil mental health? Our 127th interview is with, Richard Langton, head teacher of Queen Mary’s Grammar School in Walsall and Sophie McPhee, PSHE coordinator and programme director for Change Your Mind. We are also joined by two students: Susaan and Samraaj… Listen to the podcast (39 minutes) In this podcast, […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute How can social media data inform future education decisions? Our 126th interview is with Dr Wasim Ahmed, a senior lecturer in digital business at the University of Stirling in Scotland, specialising in social media analytics. Listen to the podcast (33 minutes) In this podcast, listen to Dr Ahmed and Teacher Toolkit founder, Ross McGill discuss: Dr […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Does your school have a healthy professional development budget? Our 124th interview is with, Melissa Beeko, teacher and current primary learning and staff development coordinator at The British School, Rio de Janeiro. Listen to the podcast (50 minutes) In this podcast, listen to Melissa and Teacher Toolkit founder, Ross McGill discuss: Exploring education opportunities outside of […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute How do schools consider teacher workload in a sensible way? Our 123rd interview is with Jennifer Webb, a teacher for 13 years and current assistant principal for teaching and learning at a school in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. Listen to the podcast (48 minutes) In this podcast, listen to Jennifer and Teacher Toolkit founder, Ross McGill discuss: […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute How does a concrete-pictorial-abstract approach help pupils to learn maths? Our 122nd interview is with, Louise Pennington, former teacher, and the current professional development lead for primary and secondary at Oxford University Press. Listen to the podcast (34 minutes) In this podcast, listen to Louise and Teacher Toolkit founder, Ross McGill discuss: Louise’s education history and […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute What role do mobile phones have in a media studies classroom? Our 121st interview is with, Peter Holland an English teacher and lead teacher for film and media studies. Discover how Peter has accessed hundreds of film resources… Listen to the podcast (30 minutes) In this podcast, listen to Peter and TeacherToolkit founder, Ross McGill discuss: […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute How can schools as an employer become more confident employing teachers with disability? Our 120th interview is with, Katja, a secondary school and Modern Foreign Languages teacher specialising in French and German. Listen to the podcast (45 minutes) This podcast contains conversations about self-harm, suicide, paranoia and other similar themes. In this podcast, listen to […]