Teachers of Tomorrow: Recent Episodes
Teachers of Tomorrow
A new education podcast from the perspective of two student teachers, sharing experiences and views on everything from teacher training to wider issues in education.
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For the latest podcast episode the lads speak about just how important school trips and experiences are for children.
Both Matt and Sam reflect on their experiences on residentials and discuss the positive impact they have on both the pupils and teachers. A light-hearted chat that offers some tips and advice whilst reflecting on how positive school residentials can be.
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After a stint away from the mic we're delighted to be back on the podcast and we've used this episode to explain just exactly where we've been hiding!
We speak about the difficult ending to our PGCE's, the challenges facing ECT's when applying for jobs and reflect on our own personal experiences doing just that.
Finally we talk about where we are now in our education careers and what's ahead for us and the podcast in the upcoming school year.
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For our latest podcast episode we were joined by the brilliant Shannen Doherty, teacher, senior leader and author of her first book '100 Ideas for Primary: Maths'.
During this episode we chat to Shannen about her love of maths, her passion for learning new skills and how much she enjoys teaching and living in London. Shannen talks about her upcoming first book '100 Ideas for Primary: Maths' and how she hopes this will help trainee and early career teachers with easy, fun and exciting ways to teach maths to all pupils. We also discuss behaviour techniques, organising and attending BrewEd events and we ask Shannen what being a 'Teacher of Tomorrow' means to her.
A brilliant, fun and light-hearted chat and we thank Shannen for coming onto the podcast with us. We hope you enjoy! Don't forget to Rate, Review and Subscribe!
For our latest podcast episode we were delighted to be joined by the wonderful Tilly Brooke, former actress, teaching assistant and now COO of the fantastic company 'Now Press Play'.
We chat to Tilly about her passion for active learning and creativity, reflecting on how her positive experiences at school with specific teachers fuelled that desire and love of immersive learning environments.
Having the opportunity to put her creativity and skills to work as a teaching assistant, Tilly joined her brother's start up 'Now Press Play' whose mission is to provide immersive audio experiences to children and schools across the UK. Since then, Now Press Play is operating in over 500 schools, offering 70+ experiences for EYFS up to secondary school pupils that meet the requirements of the National Curriculum and integrate cross-curricular learning.
A brilliant, fun and wonderful conversation that highlights the fantastic work 'Now Press Play' are doing in providing children from all backgrounds an immersive learning experience, through the power of audio. We hope you enjoy!
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For this podcast episode we were thrilled to be joined by the inspiring woman, lecturer and former headteacher Claire Birkenshaw to chat all things related to gender inclusion and LGBTQ+ within education.
Claire bravely opens up about her own personal transitioning journey whilst being headteacher of a secondary school, the challenges that brought her and how she feels the younger generation are more accepting and celebratory of gender and LGBTQ+ diversity.
We then discuss how important it is to understand what gender means, how in society it has continued to evolve in recent years and how as teachers we play a vital role in providing a safe and open classroom environment for LGBTQ+ inclusion.
A truly wonderful and inspiring conversation with Claire around a topic which is so important both in education and across society. We hope you enjoy!
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For our latest podcast episode we were joined by current Y5 teacher and KS2 phase leader Lois Jowett, also known through her fantastic Instagram account as 'The Display Lady'.
We speak to Lois about her teaching career to date as she discusses her decision to go from secondary to primary teacher, her preference of teaching in KS2 and the importance of finding the right school for you as an early career teacher.
Lois opens up about nearly dropping out of the profession and was convinced by her friend to give teaching one last effort, leading to her finding the school where she's been working for the last 5 years, absolutely adores and is now a member of SLT.
We then chat about Lois's passion for creating displays, the creativity and thought behind them and how she believes they lead to an increase in pupil engagement and raising standards across the school.
This has led to Lois creating an amazing brand on Instagram as 'The Display Lady' where she now works with The Positive Teacher Company to create display sets for NQTs and Early Career Teachers to help them create fantastic displays and working walls themselves.
A wonderful chat which you won't want to miss! We hope you enjoy!
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For our latest podcast episode we are joined by the wonderful Katie Hemmings, a current KS1 teacher and phase leader who runs a fantastic Instagram account focusing on KS1 ideas and continuous provision.
We begin the episode by discussing Katie's unconventional journey in teaching, looking at the unique route she had into the profession and chatting about the valuable experiences she had whilst being a TA for a number of years.
The conversation moves onto Katie's passion for teaching in KS1 with a focus on continuous provision, the magic and innocence of the children in that phase as well as how teaching in KS1 enables her to be as creative a teacher as she wants to be.
This led to her building her brilliant Instagram account @katiesclassroom_ where she offers trainee, student and experienced teachers an opportunity to follow her career in KS1 whilst giving valuable ideas on how to use continuous provision and creativity along the way.
A fantastic conversation full of fun and laughs and a real buzz for teaching in KS1. We hope you enjoy!
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For our latest podcast episode we were joined by former primary school teacher and now online health and fitness coach, Martin Malone 'The Teachers Coach'.
During this brilliant chat we speak to Martin about his experiences as a primary school teacher, the benefits he found when being a supply teacher and the importance of choosing the right school for you.
We then move to Martin's career change and his passion for health and fitness, the reasons for him working with teachers' specifically and some fantastic advice for how teachers' of all experience can help live a healthier, balanced and energetic lifestyle.
A cracking chat with some brilliant advice. We hope you enjoy!
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For this podcast episode we were joined by Deputy Headteachers Russ and Steve, otherwise known as the 'Dynamic Deps' and creators of the 'Don't Shoot the Deputies' podcast.
During this fascinating episode we spoke about their unique routes into teaching, how their bromance blossomed when working together as Assistant Headteachers and why they're both thriving as Deputy Headteachers now in different parts of the country.
A brilliant chat with plenty of advice for teachers at any stage in their career and we'd love for you to listen and learn as much as we did recording it. We hope you enjoy!
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In this week's episode we were joined by the wonderful Dr Marc Turu-Porcel, university lecturer at Leeds Beckett and the man who helped get this podcast up and running!
Marc chats openly about his background growing up, training and teaching in Spain before moving to England to undertake a Master's degree in Education Psychology. He highlights the cultural differences between being a male primary teacher in Spain and England, and why this has pushed him towards a career in academia.
His passion for helping people transferred from children to trainee teachers when he begun his research focussing on NQT and trainee mentors and the challenges they face in the current education system.
A brilliant, open and insightful chat with both a colleague and a friend that we think everyone will learn from. We hope you enjoy!
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For this latest podcast episode we were thrilled to be joined by Heather McAvan, former primary school teacher, Twinkl employee and now founder of educational resource business 'Mrs Mactivity'.
On the show Heather discusses how she started her teaching career abroad in Japan and Spain before settling in Bradford where she spent 10 years as a primary school teacher. She opens up about the reasons behind leaving the teaching profession discussing workload, senior leadership and juggling being a mother whilst teaching.
With Heather's passion still in education she talks about working for Twinkl, her drive to keep helping children and how this led to her forming her successful education resource business 'Mrs Mactivity'.
A brilliant chat with Heather and we can't wait for you guys to listen. We hope you enjoy!
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For this podcast episode we were joined by the brilliant Phil Naylor, Deputy Headteacher and creator of the superb education podcast 'Naylor's Natter'.
Phil joins us to discuss his unique journey into teaching from football coach to Biology teacher, before chatting about his various roles en-route to becoming Deputy Head. The chat then turns to the success of his very own education podcast 'Naylor's Natter' where he tells the story it it's famous jingle, opens up about some brilliant guests he's interviewed on the podcast before giving us an exclusive into the writing of his first book. We hope you enjoy!
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For this latest episode Matt and Sam take the time to reflect on their first placement experience as PGCE students. The lads speak about the positive relationships with their mentors, areas of teaching they need to improve going into phase 2 and what they are most looking forward to about their next placement post. We hope you enjoy!
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For this weeks podcast episode we were delighted to be joined by the brilliant Professor Rachel Lofthouse, an ex secondary school geography teacher who now heads the fantastic CollectiveED research centre at LBU.
Throughout the episode we discuss Rachel's passion for coaching, mentoring and supporting current and future teachers, the importance of teacher identity and how networking and peer collaboration helps influence this and finally her role as founder of CollectiveED, a fantastic space where people in all walks of education can share ideas and knowledge with the purpose of coaching and developing teaching practise.
A fascinating and thoroughly enjoyable episode you won't want to miss. We hope you enjoy!
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For this podcast episode we were joined by current NQT Meg O'Shea to talk about her teaching journey whilst living with Bi-Polar. We learn more about Bi-Polar as an illness, how Meg manages her daily routine as a newly qualified teacher and what schools can do to raise more awareness of the Mental Health disorder. We hope you enjoy!
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For our latest podcast episode we were joined by the brilliant Nicola Bennett, current headteacher and Sam's former employer!
On the episode we discuss the important topic of building positive relationships with parents, particularly for teachers at the beginning of their careers. We discuss Nicola's illustrious teaching career from PGCE student to headship, how being both professional and personable is vital in building strong parents relationships and we have Nicola answer a few questions sent in by you guys, the listeners. You really won't want to miss this episode! We hope you enjoy!
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For our latest podcast episode we were joined by secondary science teacher and author Omar Akbar to discuss his brilliant first book 'The (Un)official Teacher's Manual'.
We talk to Omar about the reasons behind him writing the book, how it covers important areas of teaching that aren't taught through your training years and he gives us an exclusive insight on what he's currently writing! We hope you enjoy!
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For this latest podcast episode it's back to being just Matt and Sam, as they introduce a new mini-series around the topic of building Teacher Relationships!
The first episode in the series focuses on teachers building relationships with colleagues both professionally and personally, as the lads talk about their own experiences in schools and what they hope to find in the staffroom ahead of their PGCE year. We hope you enjoy!
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For our latest podcast episode we were joined by the current Dean of Education at Leeds Beckett University, Professor Damien Page, where we focused on the important subject of 'Wider Social Inclusion'.
Damien introduces the role of Dean and reveals his passions and love for the job, particularly how providing an inclusive setting for students to train as aspiring teachers is central to the schools ethos. We chat about the importance of tackling social issues through education and teacher training such as racial inequality, LGBTQ+ representation and SEND inclusion alongside the influence of politics within the system. We look at how students nowadays are more socially aware of these issues because of social media and what universities are doing to put more emphasis on the importance of social issues within both education and society. We hope you enjoy!! Please Rate, Review and Subscribe!!
For this week's podcast episode we were joined by the brilliant Ben Hobbis, a trainee teacher at Birmingham City University heading into his final year on the QTS degree. Having worked in retail for 4 years before heading back to university, we talk what influenced his the decision to change career and his experiences volunteering in primary schools. We also discuss the importance of networking and sharing teaching experiences, the positive influence of working walls in the classroom and some top reading recommendations for new and current trainee teachers. We hope you enjoy! Please Rate, Review and Subscribe!
For this week's podcast episode we were joined by the fantastic Tara Cross, a recent PGCE graduate from Cambridge University and now a Year 5 NQT.
Having been a Teaching Assistant before completing her PGCE, we talk to Tara about how that experience helped her confidence in the classroom and why she decided to wait a year before heading to Cambridge University. We also discuss the importance of maintaining a positive work/life balance through your PGCE year, alongside Tara's passion for reading children's books and how this helps her build relationships with the children. Finally, Tara offers her top tips for the PGCE year as well as some fantastic books and resources that she highly recommends!
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This weeks podcast episode is a brilliant interview with Thomas Blakemore, a teacher working out in the UAE as well as a running a successful YouTube channel with over 1 million streams on his educational videos. We talk about the sudden need for online and distance learning, the benefits and challenges teachers now face when teaching over Google Meets and what its like to work and live in the UAE. We hope you enjoy! Please Rate, Share and Subscribe!
The second part of our brilliant interview with Professor Jonathan Glazzard on the subject of Mental Health and Wellbeing within education. This half discusses the impact of COVID-19 on teacher and child mental wellbeing, the importance of school culture in relation to student teachers' mental health and Jonathans top tips moving into the new school year. We hope you enjoy! Please Rate, Share and Subscribe!
The first part of our brilliant interview with Professor Jonathan Glazzard where we introduce the topic of Mental Health and Wellbeing within today's education system. We talk about Jonathan's journey from primary school teacher to researcher and author of over 40 books, his passion for Inclusion and Mental Health within education and his recent trip advising the government on the mental wellbeing of 16-24 year olds. We hope you enjoy! Please Rate, Share and Subscribe!
This week's episode introduces the topic of the PE and Sports Premium funding, forming the first part of our physical education mini-series. We discuss the impact of the funding to date, the pressures of outsourcing PE in primary schools and how this affects teacher confidence and development. We hope you enjoy! Please Rate, Share and Subscribe!
This week's episode is the first of our mini-series about Teacher Wellbeing. We discuss both our experiences and research surrounding workload, how it impacts the mental and physical wellbeing of current and aspiring teachers and we reveal an exciting future interview on the topic! We hope you enjoy! Please Rate, Share and Subscribe!
Welcome to the Teachers of Tomorrow Podcast! Today you are introduced to Mr Oldring and Mr Gregory, two student teachers discussing their journey into teaching so far, wider issues around education and their upcoming podcast episodes. Please feel free to Rate, Share and Subscribe!