Teachers Talk Radio

Erasmus: What Have We Lost? The Sunday Late Show with Christopher Vowles.

Christopher talks with Dr Charlotte Goddard, Daniela Leahy, Sára Gilíková and Christine Lester about the Erasmus experience for teachers, students and educational institutions.

Perspectives on SEND from a neurodivergent SENCO: The Twilight Show with Claire Cannon

SEND needs continue to rise - both numbers of students and complexity of need bringing huge challenges to schools.
But what about when your SENCO is neurodivergent themselves?
Anita Hempenius shares her lived experiences and suggests strategies that we can all use in our classrooms. She also talks about why she took her own child out of school and the reasons behind her decision.

Uphill Battle, S&E Learning, Pessimistic Narratives: The Weekly Review

On The Weekly Review, panellists, Lucy Neuburger, John Gibbs and Brent Poland discuss hot topics in the week's news with host, Paul Hazzard.  Show production by Lianne Lax.
This week's stories:
Investigation: Disadvantaged school leaders’ uphill battlehttps://shorturl.at/v1B8MNurturing Social and Emotional Learning Across the Globehttps://tinyurl.com/3srscx5jWhy we should change pessimistic narratives around teachinghttps://shorturl.at/XApmF
Shows Reviewed:
The Benefits of Early Challenge: The Sunday Late Show with Amanda Kinsley-Smith
OFSTED A History 1976-2018: The Late Show with David Brown
Wellbeing – How Do We Survive the Autumn Term?: The Sunday Social with Toria Bono
Reading for Pleasure 2 : The Saturday Breakfast Show  with Darren Lester

Reading for Pleasure 2 : The Saturday Breakfast Show with Darren Lester

Darren picks up where he left off last time and talks about how we can encourage children to read for pleasure.

OFSTED A History 1976-2018: The Late Show with David Brown

Dave is joined by Dr Ian Luff in a fascinating conversation about the history of OFSTED. Learn where it originated from, when and why it came into existence and the controversial impact it had on education in its first 25 years. 

Genuine Engagement with SEN Interventions: The Friday Late Show with Morgan Whitfield and Tod Brennan

In this wide-ranging and frank conversation, Director of AEN Ian Young shares strategies to foster authentic engagement among students with special educational needs. We discuss how best to support students, families, and communities to thrive—and there’s even an accidental TMZ/paparazzi moment!

Empty schools, falling rolls and bullying in teaching: Education Tonight

This week, Brent Poland (@BrentPoland1) is joined by Paul Hazzard (@Arkle123) deputising as host for Adam Spence (@aspence81).
In part 1 they explore the implications of falling rolls and how schools and individuals will cope with the predicted decline in school age population and what that will mean for budgets, pupils-teacher ratios and the schools' estate.
In part 2 they discuss current findings of bullying being rife in schools and offer clear guidance on what staff in receipt of bullying should do.
If you've been affected by any of the issues raised in tonight's programme ensure that you seek support from reliable sources - many of which are referred to by Brent & Paul in the show.

The power of Teacher Expectations: The Late Show with Hannah Wilson

This week Hannah explores Teacher Expectations.
It's a fascinating discussion about the Pygmalion effect, growth mindset and how unconscious bias can affect your students.
Don't miss the section about involving that vital group - parents.

Research in ELT: The Sunday Lunchtime Show with Graham Stanley

My guests on today's show were Dr. Priscilla Riffo-Salgado and Neil Arias of the Network of Chilean Research in ELT (RICELT), and we spoke about the role of research in the teaching and learning of English, and how it connects to practice.

Into 2025 - The hottest AI trends in education: The Late Show with Tom Rogers

Tom has an authentic and detailed conversation about AI in education with three AI enthusiasts. Guest panelists are Clara Lin Hawking (Head of AI at Globeducate), Mike Driver (Psychology teacher) and John Dolman (Media teacher). 
In this conversation:
What apps are Mike and John using in the classroom?
What practical examples of classroom use can they give?
What are the problems of AI vs Original creation for students in writing?
Is there too little regulation of AI in schools? (reference to new EU rules on this)
What should teachers be doing and not doing with AI? 
And a lot more! 
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