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TandTeaching
An education podcast that you can listen to during your tea break with Arthur Moore and Mike Harrowell.
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On TandTeaching Mike and Arthur speak with a range of people from across the world of education including teachers, middle and senior leaders, headteachers, educational consultants, authors, entrepreneurs and many more.
Today we chat with Sean Sherwood - Founder of Sean Anthony Health & Wellness, Intl. Keynote Speaker, Education Professional and SAS Who Dares Wins Finalist 2021.
With over 14 years of experience in education, Sean has a background in pastoral leadership, special educational needs, inclusion, and counselling. He is also a mental health first aider and a finalist of the SAS Who Dares Wins series 6, which sparked his platform for motivational speaking and resilience training. He have travelled internationally, speaking to more than 30,000 people in various environments, including schools in the Middle East and is always looking to connect with positive-minded people and organisations that share my mission of making a positive impact on young people's lives.Connect with Sean here:
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Today on TandTeaching we chat with Peter Mattock about . . . MATHS!
Peter Mattock has been teaching maths since 2006 and is a specialist leader of education (SLE) and an accredited Secondary maths professional development lead who regularly presents at conferences across the country.
Peter is also part of the first cohort of the National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics’ (NCETM) secondary mastery specialists, developing teaching for mastery in the secondary school classroom. Peter is based in Leicestershire, in the UK.
Peter’s Books are:
Leading Maths: https://amzn.to/4bWZU4K
Conceptual Maths: https://amzn.to/4dZyf4U
Visible Maths : https://amzn.to/4e2f8qY
National Thank a Teacher Day is coming up on the 19th of JuneIn today's episode, we chat with CEO of 'The National Teaching Awards' Mary Palmer and Award Winning Head Teacher Ben Levinson OBEWhat is 'Thank a Teacher Day'?This is the day when the whole of the UK is encouraged to come together in celebration of all the hard-working staff working in education across the UK. Via the 'Thank a Teacher' campaign you can send a free personalised thank you e-card to all teaching and support staff working in UK early years, schools, and colleges. There are lots of ways to get involved on the day, just go to the website www.thankateacher.co.uk for more information.Thank A Teacher websiteThank A Teacher FacebookThank A Teacher TwitterThank A Teacher Instagram
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In this episode of TandTeaching Arthur continues his chat with about Child Agency Dominic Wyse and Yana Manyukhina from IOE - UCL's Faculty of Education and Society.
- What great practise did Dom and Yana see during their study?
- What can teachers do?
- What can schools do?
Dominic WyseDominic is Professor of Early Childhood and Primary Education at the Institute of Education (IOE), University College London (UCL). He is the Founding Director of the Helen Hamlyn Centre for Pedagogy (0-11 years) (HHCP) a research centre with a focus on primary and early years education and was President of the British Educational Research Association (BERA) from 2019 to 2022.
Yana Manyukhina Yana is Senior Researcher at the Helen Hamlyn Centre for Pedagogy 0-11 years (HHCP) with a strong association with Child Agency
NOTES for further Reading
Blogpost (10 April 2019): What next for curriculum?
https://www.bera.ac.uk/blog/what-next-for-curriculum
Blogpost (14October 2021): Living and learning during a pandemic: what can children tell us?
https://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/2021/10/14/living-and-learning-during-a-pandemic-what-can-children-tell-us/
News story (6December 2021) including the link to the conference keynote talks (June 2021) which were held under the theme: ‘Children’s Agency and the Curriculum’ in collaboration with the Education Learning Trust (ELT) and the Association for the Study of Primary Education (ASPE):
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/2021/dec/helen-hamlyn-centre-pedagogy-puts-spotlight-childrens-agency-and-curriculum
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiIYJpyo9fmv_5x6IJWKy3ihqH95Vqz0f
Blogpost (1st March 2021): Children’s agency: What is it, and what should be done?
https://www.bera.ac.uk/blog/childrens-agency-what-is-it-and-what-should-be-done
Animation video about children’s agency (2023):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RF2-VVxpAg
Part 1
In this episode of TandTeaching Arthur chats about Child Agency with Dominic Wyse and Yana Manyukhina from IOE - UCL's Faculty of Education and Society.
- What is Child Agency?
- Is it a new thing?
- Why should we care about it as educators?
- What have Dom and Yana been looking into?
Dominic WyseDominic is Professor of Early Childhood and Primary Education at the Institute of Education (IOE), University College London (UCL). He is the Founding Director of the Helen Hamlyn Centre for Pedagogy (0-11 years) (HHCP) a research centre with a focus on primary and early years education and was President of the British Educational Research Association (BERA) from 2019 to 2022.
Yana Manyukhina Yana is Senior Researcher at the Helen Hamlyn Centre for Pedagogy 0-11 years (HHCP) with a strong association with Child Agency
NOTES for further Reading
Blogpost (10 April 2019): What next for curriculum?
https://www.bera.ac.uk/blog/what-next-for-curriculum
Blogpost (14October 2021): Living and learning during a pandemic: what can children tell us?
https://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/2021/10/14/living-and-learning-during-a-pandemic-what-can-children-tell-us/
News story (6December 2021) including the link to the conference keynote talks (June 2021) which were held under the theme: ‘Children’s Agency and the Curriculum’ in collaboration with the Education Learning Trust (ELT) and the Association for the Study of Primary Education (ASPE):
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/2021/dec/helen-hamlyn-centre-pedagogy-puts-spotlight-childrens-agency-and-curriculum
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiIYJpyo9fmv_5x6IJWKy3ihqH95Vqz0f
Blogpost (1st March 2021): Children’s agency: What is it, and what should be done?
https://www.bera.ac.uk/blog/childrens-agency-what-is-it-and-what-should-be-done
Animation video about children’s agency (2023):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RF2-VVxpAg
In this episode we speak with Oonagh Jacquest from BBC Bitesize about how the revision platform is evolving and how we can best use this resource with our students.
We speak to Andy Griffith, author of The Working Classroom, about the needs of working class students in education and how we can support them.
You can get 'The Working Classroom' here
https://amzn.to/3U2GKD1
Written by Matt Bromley and Andy Griffith, The Working Classroom: How to make school work for working-class students offers practical strategies and tools to help secondary schools address the needs of working-class students, including by building cultural capital and designing more engaging learning.
Schools do amazing work to support children from disadvantaged backgrounds. But this book will enable them to do more. Disadvantage comes in many forms, but cultural poverty, where some students have relative knowledge gaps compared with their more affluent peers, can be addressed successfully by schools. The Working Classroom explores how working-class students are disadvantaged by a flawed system and what schools can do to close the gap.
And find out more here
https://theworkingclassroom.co.uk/
The BBC's Other Side of The Story is all about helping students 'cut through the noise' and 'discover more about misinformation, fake news and how to understand and deal with everything from algorithms and unconscious bias to echo chambers'.
I'm chatting with Executive Producer Andrew Swanson about it and the amazing resources they have.
Learn more about the Other Side of the Story here
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/groups/c0rx3447znvt
The Schools Consent Project aims to normalise conversations about consent in order to encourage safe, healthy interactions and reduce the likelihood of young people experiencing - or perpetrating - sexual harm.
For nearly a decade, they have worked in schools across the UK – successfully educating over 40,000 young people through our network of +260 lawyers.
Their lawyer-led workshops explore the legal definition of consent, the age of consent, key sexual offences, online offences & how to check for and communicate consent.The Schools Consent Project want to give young people an ability to identify their boundaries and the boundaries in others, to understand the harms of sexually abusive behaviour, and to feel confident speaking up.Find out more
https://www.schoolsconsentproject.com/
This week Arthur chats with former Blue Peter presenters Simon Thomas and Konnie Huq who have rejoined forces for a new content series for Talking Futures, a free online resource that helps parents talk to 11-18 years olds about their future education and career options.
The new series titled ‘Earn Your Badge’ features Konnie and Simon tackling famous tasks such as the creation of Tracey Island whilst sharing guidance and tips on how to have better conversations with teens about careers and education.
Parents and educators can findout more and access free resources, such as the Earn Your Badge content and thenew chatbot tool, by visiting:
https://www.talkingfutures.org.uk/
https://www.talkingfutures.org.uk/earn-your-badge/
We listen to a teaching tip from Sam Crome about how to put team learning at the heart of your team meetings. We discuss our experiences of this and how to can be implemented in our every day practice as teachers.
World Book Day 2024 – Live Lesson
Thursday 7th March 2024, 11:00
Calling all primary schools! BBC Teach will be marking World Book Day with a Live Lesson celebrating reading for pleasure. Hosts Maddie Moate and Joe Tasker will be joined by authors, Alex Falase-Koya, Dr Sheila Kanani and Rosie Jones aswell as official World Book Day illustrator, Vivian Truong.
Together, they will be creating a pop-up library to celebrate the books we all love.
live.lessons@bbc.co.uk with World Book Day as the subject for a chance of a live shout-out for your school.
Formore information, please visit https://bit.ly/3SlFag6
We welcome back Emma Sheppard from the MTPT charity to discuss whether teaching can be a sustainable career in the long run.
Check out the MTPT here:
https://www.mtpt.org.uk/
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In this episode we speak to the founders of Cargo Movement, Lawrence Hoo and Charles Golding about how their organisation is bringing stories into classrooms about the contributions and visionary leadership of individuals of African and African Diaspora descent.
Find out more about them here
https://cargomovement.org/
Arthur and Amy from TandTeaching are off to the Inner Drive and Eton Teaching and Learning Summit 2024.
We'll sum up the sessions, give you some key takeaways and speak with the speakers including: Prof. Sarah-Jayne Blakemore
Bradley Busch
Lucy Crehan
Dr Iro Konstantinou
Doug Lemov
Peps McCrea
Mary MyattJonnie NoakesAmarbeer Singh Gill
Recordings will be available at:
https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/teaching-and-learning-summit/recordings/
In this new series we take a TEAchable moment, listen to it live and then discuss how we would implement it in our lessons. In this episode Sarah Cottinghatt shares her tip on how to avoid 'Expert Blindness' and we discuss how this has affected our teaching and how we can avoid the curse of knowledge.
We speak to Peter Hughes, CEO of Mossbourne Federation and author of 'Outstanding School Leadership' about his journey into school leadership and how we can develop key skills and lead others effectively.
We are very excited to speak with Steven Rogelberg, a professor of Organizational Science, Management, and Psychology and the founding Director of Organizational Science at UNC, Charlotte. Steven shares the findings of his research with us and tells us how to lead effective meetings.
“Steven Rogelberg knows more about how to improve meetings than anyone on earth.”- Adam Grant, Ph.D., #1 New York Times bestselling author of THINK AGAIN and HIDDEN POTENTIAL, and host of the TED podcast WorkLife
Steven's latest book, Glad We Met: The Art and Science of 1:1 Meetings is out now and available at https://amzn.to/492umJl
In this bonus episode we speak to Adoption UK to discuss how we schools can best support children who are care experienced.
We speak to Rachel Ball to find out how we can scaffold effectively for all our students. We find out how it's different from differentiation and Rachel shares some top tips for things we can do in our classrooms tomorrow.
Primary schools have until 18 December to apply for their free set of 30 BBC micro:bits, a pocket-sized computer that allows children to get hands-on with coding and digital making. Schools have started to receive their micro:bits and distribution will continue until the end of February.To ensure primary school teachers gain the experience and confidence they need to teach using the BBC micro:bit, free teacher training is available both online and in-person. For more information and to register for your free classroom set of BBC micro:bits, visit www.bbc.co.uk/teach/microbit
We speak to Al Kingsley on the importance of technology in education. We discuss how essential digital learning is and how ready we are as a professional to embrace technology in the classroom.
We speak to Katie Holmes about the tutor time curriculum she has implemented at her school and the impact this has had on student's ability to study independently and revise effectively.
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In this episode Arthur speaks to Little Troopers, a charity which supports children with parents serving in the Armed Forces. We find out what challenges these pupils face and how this charity helps them and their families.
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Adam is author of multiple children's and academic books. We speak to him about his latest offering: '100 Ideas for Daily Reflection'. What can we do with our students to encourage a more mindful approach to education and life? How can we encourage positive routines and avoid distractions from technology? Adam shares his wealth of knowledge and experience with us.
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Getting homework right! That's the topic we discuss with Rachael and Amy on this episode. Why do we set homework, is it worthwhile and how can we maximise student engagement?
This episode has been supported by 'Qualified Tutor' - a grassroots Professional Membership Organisation for tutors. Find out more here
Write a story you would love to read". BBC's 500 Words is the UK's largest children's story writing competition for 5-11 year-olds. Open from 08:00 Tuesday 26 September - 20:00 Friday 10 November.
Find out everything you need to know here500 Words, the UK’s most successful children’s writing competition has now opened for submissions and will run till Friday 10 November.
Since the competition was first launched in 2011 by Chris Evans on the Radio 2 Breakfast Show, it has received over one million stories from children throughout the UK.
This year, the two age categories will be 5-7 year-olds and 8-11 year-olds.
Children of all abilities are encouraged to use their creativity and imagination to write a story they would love to read without the pressure of having to worry about spelling, punctuation and grammar.
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We discuss with Sara Alston, author of Working Effectively with Your Teaching Assistant, how we can build an effective support team for students. How can teachers and teaching assistants work as one to maximise student learning? We find out!
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On Saturday 9th September 2023 Arthur & Mike headed to Parliament Hill School in London for the National ResearchEd Conference 2023 (with special guests Amy and Laura).
Hear some of our reflections on the sessions as well as from some of the speakers including Samuel Crome, Jade Pearce, Bradley Busch and more! We also talk to some of the sponsors.
Expect plenty of comments about "how hot it is"
With some bonus TEAchable Moments at the end
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BBC Journalist and Analysis Editor speaks to us about his new book, The Art of Explanation. He explains how we can explain things in a straight forward manner without losing the complexity of the topic.
Arthur and special guest presenter Danielle Finlay speak to Brett Wigdortz, founder and honorary president of TeachFirst, about teacher training and the importance TeachFirst serves in supporting the education sector.
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We speak to Lekha Sharma about the importance of culture in schools. How do we create a positive culture and what impact does it have on adults and students?
Link to Lekha's book:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Building-Culture-handbook-harnessing-nature/dp/1915261414/ref=sr_1_1?qid=1689510842&refinements=p_27%3ALekha+Sharma&s=books&sr=1-1
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We speak to Scott Evans about the importance of reading in schools and how we can all promote a love of reading within our classrooms
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We speak to Anna Masterson from Atom Learning about how we can utilise EduTech in our classrooms to work smarter, not harder.
Learn more about Atom Learning here
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A TEAchable Moment with... Sam Crome - teacher, AH and author the upcoming book 'The Power of Teams'
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We speak to Dan Fitzpatrick, author of The AI Classroom, about the opportunities artificial intelligence creates for educators and why teachers should be great at using AI tools such as ChatGTP
Interested in learning more about ChatGTP and how it can help you as a educator? Why not check out Dan's course on exactly this, with a 20% discount code for TandTeaching listeners
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A TEAchable moment with Kieran Mackle - a primary Maths specialist, author, teacher and host of Thinking Deeply About Primary Mathematics
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We speak to Lucy Crehan, author of Cleverlands, about what the best education systems around the world look like and how the UK compares.
Find the link to the book here
Gemma Drinkall, host of the Teachers with Boundaries podcast, shares her TEAchable moment with us.
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Jade Pearce, author of 'What Every Teacher Needs to Know', shares her TEAchable moment with us.
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We speak to Adele Bates, author of 'Miss, I Don't Give a Shit' about behaviour in schools, what we can do in classrooms to manage it effectively and how schools should challenge the growing behaviour problem in education.
Jo Blackman, Assistant Headteacher i/c Teaching and Learning at Sir William Perkins’s School shares her TEAchable moment
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We speak to Emma Knights, Chief Executive Officer of the National Governors' Association, about the role governors play in school leadership and how we can improve our relationship with them as school staff
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This week on TandTeaching we are joined by Inner's Drive Bradley Busch to discuss revision, specifically last minute revision for this summer's exams.
----Bradley Busch is a chartered psychologist and Director of InnerDrive.
He is one of the leading experts on how psychological research can help students and teachers improve how they think, learn and perform.
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We speak to Stephen Baker, author of That Behaviour Book, about his tips for behaviour management and how, with a few tweaks, we can all smash behaviour management.
We speak to Sam Crome about his research into high performing teams within schools. Sam tells us how do we create and maintain high performing teams within our year groups, departments and across the wider school.
In this episode Arthur speaks to Taskmaster Eduction about how a beloved TV show can be used to engage learners and improve outcomes in education. You can find out more at https://taskmastereducation.com/
Mike and Arthur go on a road trip to Eton Collage to attend the Inner Drive Teaching and Learning Conference at Eton Collage.You're hear from some of the speakers, including Craig Barton, Sarah Cottingham, Sonia Thompson, Jim Heal and Bradley Busch. You're also hear from some of the attendees and learn their key takeaways from the conference and how it is going to change them as a teacher!So if you couldn't go to the conference why not listen to this snippet of Mike and Arthur's Day.Learn more about Inner Drive:https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/
We speak to @Kieran_M_Ed, @RachelPiXL, @itbadger, @qualified_tutor, @Toriaclaire & @taylormapps about what we've learnt from our education podcasts and how we take that into the classroom with us
We speak to Bruce Robertson about everything curriculum. We unpick the importance of getting the whole school curriculum right and discuss how departments can ensure they're teaching the right things at the right times.
In this episode Mike talks us through his recent Ofsted inspection including what it was like for his department to be 'deep dived'.
We speak to Ceylon Andi Hickman about her experience of driving change in young people. Ceylon speaks about how schools and external partners, such as Football Beyond Borders, can impact young people's lives and support genuine academic, social and emotional development.
We speak to founder of Tiny Voice Talks, Toria Bono, about the important of creating platforms in education where everyone can have a voice. We also discuss both ours, and Toria's, motivation for podcasting and speaking to as many people from the education sector as possible.
We speak to Rebecca Waker, host of the From Page to Practice Podcast about the importance of educators reading and what we can learn from education books.
We speak to Shannen Doherty, a Primary Maths development lead and author of 100 Ideas for Primary Teachers about how to teach Maths effectively in a Primary setting.
We interviewed Jade Pearce live on twitter spaces to discuss another chapter of her book 'What Every Teacher Needs to Know'. We discuss all things to do with explicit instruction, including how to implement it effectively in your classroom, as well answer some questions from listeners.
In this episode we speak to Hywel Roberts about his new book 'Botherdness'. Hywel reveals the three ingredients that he believes makes great teaching and how we can all grow as educators.
We discuss everything well-being with Gemma Drinkall. Gemma is an educator and well-being coach who runs the Teachers with Boundaries podcast. She talks to us about the importance of being able to create boundaries between our work and home life and the need to create coping mechanisms to deal with everything teaching throws at us.
In this special bonus episode we speak to Reebok co-founder Joe Foster about his new initiative Raising a Million. We find out how Joe is aiming to help school children across the country and how schools can get involved.
A recording of a live broadcast we did with Joe Dale on Twitter Spaces. Joe shares how we can all use technology to supercharge learning, even in a technology sparse environment.
Following on from the release of 'Dunlosky's Strengthening the Student Toolbox in Action' we speak to author Amarbeer Singh Gill about why educators should be aware of this highly influential paper and how they can use it's finding to create dynamic learning strategies that will benefit all students.
Tom Thacker is Chief Education Officer for Century Tech and a former Head of Maths. We discuss how technology should be used to support teachers and not replace them. Tom guides us through how we can use technology to reduce our workload and support students learning when they leave our classroom.
We speak to Anita Devi about her views on SEND in the UK. We find out what do we do well and where do we need to improve as an education sector.
Today Arthur chats with Amina and Rachel from the pregnancy charity Tommy's about his experience of miscarriage and discusses where support can be found. Please note this episode contains a discussion around pregnancy, stillbirths, miscarriages and fertility treatment. If you are affected by any of the issues please contact Tommy's. All the links are below:
About Tommy's : https://www.tommys.org/about-us
Pregnancy Information: https://www.tommys.org/pregnancy-information
Contact Tommy's : If you would like to speak to one of Tommy's midwives about your pregnancy, or need support and advice following a pregnancy loss, you can contact the team at midwife@tommys.org. You can also call them for free on 0800 014 7800 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm)
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We speak to Julia Hancock, former Headteacher and currently a Leadership and Wellbeing coach, about how we can make a positive start to the year as a school leader. This is an essential listen whether you are currently a school leader or aspire to move into leadership in the future!
We speak to Assistant Headteacher and Literacy Content Specialist for the Education Endownment Foundation, Sarah Greene, about how schools can embed high quality literacy across all subjects using a school wide approach.
We speak to Eileen Adamson, PE Teacher, Financial Coach and host of BBC Clever About Cash Podcast, about how teachers can ensure they are using their money effectively now and ensuring a financially sound future for themselves.
We speak to Sarah Cottingham (@overpractised), Associate Dean at The Ambition Institute, about why we need to adopt a problem based approach to professional development. Sarah talks us through her views on how you can drive your own professional development and the importance of community in doing so.
Arthur goes to the Festive of Education and brings you the thoughts of presenters, guests and the audience from the Cognitive Science Strand led by Inner Drive
We speak to Bradley Busch, author of The Science of Learning, to discuss how our brains retain and recall information and the strategies we can adopt in the classroom to support our student's learning process.
We team up with Phil Naylor from the extremely popular education podcast Naylor Natters to discuss what he's learnt from running his education podcast and how we can all use these to support our professional development.
In this episode we link up with The Dynamic Deputies podcast to discuss what Secondary needs to know about Primary and visa versa. We discuss the transition process from both sides of the Key Stage step and the need to move away from anti disciplinary and project based learning in the Primary setting as well as many other topical discussions.
In this episode we speak to Ross McGill about his latest book, Guide to Memory. Ross discusses why he has decided to explore memory and how educators can use the book to enhance student learning in their classroom.
On this episode we speak to Kate Smith and James Pope from HeadsUp4HTs to find out what they do to support the mental health of headteachers in the UK. Being a Headteacher can be incredibly isolating and stressful so HeadsUp4HTs are working to create a network where Headteachers can support each other and ensure that our schools continue to be led by amazing professionals.
Jade returns to TandTeaching to discuss her upcoming book and, in particular, questioning. We discuss the best methods of creating effective questioning in lessons and why some approaches simply don't give us the information we need to be reflective practitioners.
In this episode we speak to Darren Leslie from the Becoming Educated podcast about the things we've learnt from the people we've interviewed on our podcasts. Darren shares tips from Doug Lemov and Bruce Robertson whilst we reflect on insights from Jade Pearce, Dr Jared Horvath, Jenny Bowers and Emma Shepherd.
We speak to Fiona Mills, founder of Little Lawyers, about why students need to learn legal skills and how schools can go about implementing this.
In this episode we speak to Emma Shepherd from the Maternity Teacher, Paternity Teacher Project, a UK based charity focussed on supporting parent teachers through CPD, coaching and making schools more baby friendly.
We speak to Simon Antwis, Senior Business Development Consultant at STEER Education about the results of their recent study into the mental health and well-being of student in the UK Education system.
On this episode we talk to Claire Riley about life as an entrepreneur following a career as a teacher. We'll find out whether teacher's have the skillset to become entrepreneurs and what Claire has learnt on her journey.
On this episode we talk about what high quality feedback looks like and how schools can make it manageable for staff whilst still making it meaningful and motivational for students.
EPISODE 25- We speak to John Nichols, founder of Get My Grades, about whether technology in education is a good thing and how to could be used effectively to enhance learning. John has experience consulting with schools about their technology needs and helps educators create digital strategies with the aim of reducing workload for staff and improving levels of learning for students.
EPISODE 24- We speak to a Primary STEAM expert, Thomas Edwards, about why all schools should adopt an antidisciplanry approach to education through the use of the STEAM model. Thomas has years of experience leading on this in both primary and secondary schools and his insights will make you re evaluate your curriculum model and think about how a multi disicplined approach to education might be the best way forward for 21st Century learners.
EPISODE 23- We speak to Richard Nicholls, host of the UK's number 1 well being podcast: The Richard Nicholls Podcast. We discuss how teachers and leaders can manage their stress levels before, during and after a stressful event/period of time. This is a must listen if you want to hit the ground running in 2022 and put your well being at the forefront of your priority list.
EPISODE 22- We speak to Bruce Robertson to explore his trilogy of educational books- The Teaching Delusion. In this wide ranging conversation we discuss curriculum vs pedagogy, lesson observation feedback, the benefits of textbooks and a variety of delusions in the world of education.
EPISODE 21- We speak to Dan Hudson about how he has run professional development in his past 2 schools where he has been the member of SLT responsible for teaching and learning.
EPISODE 20- We speak to @Headteacherchat about the importance of using a supportive community within education. We discuss how you can find support outside of your immediate workplace and the most common questions they get within their community.
EPISODE 19- We speak to Peter Goodyer, Headteacher of Bede's and independent day and boarding school in Sussex, to discuss the challenges of leading a school through a pandemic and the lessons he and his staff learnt as a result of the challenges of the past 2 years.
EPISODE 18- We speak to Jenny Bowers about how to support our own well being and how to recognise red flags in our colleagues. We also explore coaching and how it can support us achieving our long term goals, both professional and personal.
EPISODE 17- We speak to Alyn Rose, an ECT, about training to become a teacher and the challenges he's faced in his first week of teaching. This episode will make you fall back in love with teaching as Alyn's passion is infectious.
EPISODE 16- We speak to @ARJDunstan and @Lewisjkeens, AKA The Infinite Learners, about what they've learnt from their podcast, The Infinite Leaders: Live, and how it has changed them as educators.
EPISODE 15- In this episode we speak to Lucy Spencer, founder of Education Boutique and Vice President of The Tutors’ Association about the relationship between schools and private tutors. Is there a future where the two can work together more synchronously in order to fully benefit a student's education?
EPISODE 14- In this episode we speak to best selling author, speaker and consultant Allistair McCaw about how teachers can not only adopt a powerful mindset themselves, but how they can also develop these in the students they teach.
EPISODE 13- In this episode we speak to Matthew Evans (@head_teach) about why dissent is so important in schools and how we can actively encourage dissent amongst our staff.
EPISODE 12- In this episode we discuss the leadership principles that underpin how Amazon operates and whether we can use these to guide school leadership (and leading in the classroom). We select the aspects that we feel most closely apply to schools such as 'Earn Trust', 'Disagree and Commit' and 'Strive to be Earth’s Best Employer'. A full copy of the leadership principles can be found below:
https://www.aboutamazon.com/about-us/leadership-principles
EPISODE 11- We discuss the worst phrases in education including 'They always behave for me' and 'In my last school...'. Listen in to see if you agree with our most annoying phrases that are found in staff rooms.
EPISODE 10- In this episode we speak to Jade Pearce, Assistant Head in charge of Teaching and Learning and Professional Development, about why teachers should adopt an evidence based approach to their teaching. Jade is a passionate advocate for all practice being evidence informed and she outlines how teachers can do this whilst still placing a value on experience and contextual observation.
EPISODE 9- In this episode we set about debunking myths of education with Dr Jared Horvath, an Educational Neuroscientist (and qualified teacher) from the University of Melbourne. Among other things we discuss whether there is a need for teachers to actually understand the science of learning, is there is a relationship between engagement and learning and what creativity really is.
EPISODE 8- In this episode we discuss our views on how CPD should be structured in schools. For reference we use the 2016 DfE document 'Standards for Teachers' Professional Development', discussing whether we agree with the DfE's recommendations and how we envisage this being practically delivered in a school context.
EPISODE 7- In this episode we speak to Dr Sadie Hollins about how school's can create a culture of well-being to support student development.
EPISODE 6- In this episode we share the best pieces of advice we've been given in our careers and explore how they've shaped us as teachers.
EPISODE 5- How do you receive feedback from your observations? Is there a perfect model? These are some of the things we discuss in this episode along with examples of when we've seen it done really well (as well as examples of where we haven't).
Join in the discussion and let us know your experiences of receiving (or giving) lesson feedback by tweeting us at @tandteaching.
EPISODE 4- Do you need to be a good teacher to be a good school leader? Danielle Finlay joins us to discuss to what extent school leaders need to be good teachers. Is it possible to be an effective school leader without being a good teacher first? Listen to episode 4 and find out our opinions on the matter. Join in the discussion or let us know if there's something you'd like us to talk about in the next episode by tweeting us at @tandteaching
EPISODE 3- Retrieval Practice Grab a cup of tea and enjoy the discussion! In episode 3 of this education podcast we are joined by the queen of retrieval, Kate Jones. Kate discusses the importance of using retrieval practice to identify gaps in knowledge and to ensure that students are retaining the knowledge they are being taught. Join in the discussion or let us know if there's something you'd like us to talk about in the next episode by tweeting us at @tandteaching
EPISODE 2- Questioning in Your Classroom
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In episode 2 of this education podcast we discuss the importance of questioning and how you pose great questions to your students.
Join in the discussion or let us know if there's something you'd like us to talk about in the next episode by tweeting us at @tandteaching
EPISODE 1- School vs Class Culture
Grab a cup of tea and enjoy the discussion!
In the first episode of this education podcast we discuss how you create a positive culture in your class room and whether the culture you create should reflect the wider school culture.
Join in the discussion or let us know if there's something you'd like us to talk about in the next episode by tweeting us at @tandteaching