Teachers Talk Radio

Storytelling: The Twilight Show with Graham Stanley

Rasheedat Sadiq, a teacher based in Nigeria, joins me today to chat about storytelling and her educational journey, as well as developing literacy and skills of readers, teaching with emotional intelligence, the Mobile Reading Room project, and much more. 

Art for art’s sake’ The case for aesthetics in teaching. The Friday Morning Break with John Gibbs.

Join me as I continue to explore 'what schools are for' with my guest Dr Laura D' Olimpio, Associate Professor at the University of Birmingham. We discuss her work on aesthetics in education. 

Growing Up Online: The Late Late Show with Paul Hazzard

In a fascinating, absorbing and informative show Paul talks to Professor Noel Purdy and members of his research team about their recent publication - Growing Up Online: Children's Online Activities, Harm and Safety In Northern Ireland - An Evidence Report
Their conversation highlights the importance of positive online experiences children & young people have and the centrality of online connection in their lives.
Paul and Noel, along with others (see below) discuss the report's findings about the amount of time children and young people spend online and the impact of screen time on their lives.
Other areas of conversation include:  the power of influencers, involving young people in designing and implementing online safety education, the impact on teachers, parents and need for additional training and the specific needs of SEN children in relation to being online.
There are valuable and insightful contributions from Dr Karen Orr, Dr Emilia Symington, Dr Deborah Webster and Dr Leanne York.
An Executive Summary of the report can be downloaded here and the full report is available here.
Purdy, N., Ballentine, M., Lyle, H., Orr, K., Symington, E., Webster, D., York, L., (2023) Growing Up Online: Children's online activities, harm and safety in Northern Ireland - an Evidence Report. Belfast: Centre for Research in Educational Underachievement (CREU), Stranmillis University College / Safeguarding Board for Northern Ireland Published: 21/09/2023
Further information and updates can be had by following @stranbelfast and @strancreu

Character Education: The Late Show with Finola Jackson

Caroline Weir and Louisa Harrop join Finola to discuss Character Education - how can schools develop courageous advocates for change in their local, national and global communities?

The future of classroom teaching: The Late Show with Lucy Neuburger

Are traditional classrooms becoming obsolete? Are AI and Chat GPT going to change classrooms radically? Are teachers teaching from the front going to become a thing of the past? Is personalised learning going to become more tangible than ever before? Lucy explores all these questions and more with special guest Nihad Ćehić.

Bright Minds, Brighter Futures: The Tuesday Late Late Show with Emily Edwards

Join me, Emily Edwards, to discuss why we need to build more positivity into the profession and how we can do so authentically.

Mobile phones in schools: The Late Show with Tom Rogers

Tom discusses the latest govt statements regarding mobile phones and their wish to 'ban them'. His special guests are Steve Chalke, former UN advisor and founder of the Oasis charitable trust and Glynn Potts, Headteacher in Manchester. There's listener call ins to in this riveting show discussing one of the most controversial topics in education today.

The Faster Reading Project: The Late Late Show with Ritchie Slack

Join me on a solo show where I explore the impact of The Faster Reading Project and explain how impactful it has become in improving reading scores and ages for students in KS3.

Emotions in the classroom: The Monday Morning Break with Khanh-Duc

In this episode, Anna Hasper and I discuss the emotional dimensions of learning and teaching.

Why is teacher-led training so important: The SundayTwilight Show with Maud

On Saturday the 7th of October I attended the 1st edition of the MFL face to face Teach Meet icons in Manchester.
It was a great event with volunteers who came to share their wisdom on important aspect of teaching Modern Foreign Languages as well as some useful tips.
The contributors were representative of the profession, men and women all passionate about education and lifelong learning.
From the new GCSE exam requirements to vocabulary and listening strategies, the speakers gave us some precious guidance to embed motivation into teaching.