Teach Well Toolkit Podcasts: Recent Episodes
Steve Waters
Teach Well Toolkit Podcasts: the home of interviews and broadcasts related to staff wellbeing and mental health in schools. Listen to one another. Learn from one another. Care for one another.
Natasha Parker emphasises the importance of school staff ensuring that they commit time to their own personal development. If a teacher is stressed, tired and has an excessive workload, they can neither teach effectively nor take care of the mental health of children in their care.
Liz Foreman and John Richardson explain how their unique platform, Teacher Folio, enables interview panels to see and hear their candidate, even at the shortlisting stage. This is the future of recruitment today.
Drawing on her book 'Proactive Pastoral Care', Maria argues that we must plan in advance for pastoral care, rather than reacting whendsn incidents occur without a solid framework within which to work.
In this extended interview, divided into two parts, Dr Vic Carr, Headteacher of Woodlands Primary School in Ellesmere Port, talks of:
- Overcoming personal challenges.
- Servant leadership
- Being an army reservist
- Leading with love
- Authenticity
The track 'Don't Give In' by Snow Patrol - one of Vic Carr's favourite bands - typifies her determination and resilience to be the best person she can be, giving to others and inspiring them.
Anna Bateman, founder of Halcyon Education and school improvement consultant and coach, talks about the importance of wellbeing for school staff, including for school leaders.
Claire Crawley reflects on her 12 years teaching English in interrnational schools and offers guidance to teachers who may be considering working overseas.
Year 6 pupils at Woodlands Primary School devised, interviewed pupils and presented the School SOS Radio show in a special broadcast on Wednesday 7th April 2pm-3pm. There were no guests.
LIsten to pupils talk about Covid, about returning to school and the imminent arrival of Gus, the Therapy Dog.
Download the 36-minute recording here.
Helen Kelly talks about the importance of looking after our school leaders. David Gumbrell explains how we can become more resilient.
With special guests, Chrissy Trybula, wellbeing coach, and Naomi Ward, founder of Purposeful Educators. Chrissy talks about the importance of self-care against a background of over 40 years as a teacher. Naomi expores the meaning of purpose and the importance of understanding what our purpose in life is.
Paul Ainsworth, former Headteacher and now School Improvement Partner, explains why it is vital that we take care of our headteachers.
Jeremy Hannay, Headteacher of Three Bridges Primary School in Southall, London tells us why Ofsted and high-stakes accountability is destroying teachers, children and schools.
Steve Waters, founder of Teach Well Alliance and School SOS Radio interviews PE teacher and School Improvement advisor Nicky Horn on the importance of placing trust in teachers.
Steve interviews PE teacher and wellbeing coach Chris Misselbrook about Chris's experience of burnout and how to tackle and avoid it.
Bonus Programme for half-term, presented by Mrs Jones's Year 9 Spanish Class. Also including a discussion class had about the impact of Covid on pupils' school, home and social lives.
Suneta Bagri of the Every Teacher Matters Project interviews Steve Waters about teachers' mental health and burnout.