Teachers Talk Radio

Who thought the marketisation of schools was a good idea? The Friday Morning Break with John Gibbs

Neo-liberalism has dominated the ideological landscape for decades and the effect on education continues. I discuss the impact of marketisation on education with my guest Dr. Rille Raaper, Associate Professor and Deputy Director of research in the Department of Education at Durham University.

Rugby in Schools: The Late Late Show with Paul Hazzard

Aaron Patching, PE teacher, rugby coach and player, talks about rugby in schools.
With the Rugby World Cup (RWC '23) in full swing in France the time is right to explore the role of rugby in schools and examine the influence it has on individuals and the game.
Aaron offer advice and insights into how a school can establish or improve their rugby set up.
Predictions for RWC '23 outcomes are made!
Further information about establishing and improving rugby set ups in schools can be had at teh following websites:
https://www.englandrugby.com/participation/education/schools
https://www.irishrugby.ie/irfu/
https://www.irishrugby.ie/media/?search=school
 

Post Pandemic Early Careers: The Twilight Show with Nathan Gynn

Nathan is joined by Joanne and Mike who both trained during the pandemic to explore the start of their careers into teaching. An honest and open reflection on the hardships and lessons learned from lockdown and beyond. #ect #itt #newteachers #training

The Effectiveness of Film in the Curriculum: The Late Late Show with Ritchie Slack

Join my guest, James Bruce as myself, on The Late Late Show we discuss ‘The Effectiveness of Film in the Curriculum’ and how effective films can be in the curriculum
 
 
 
 

Why does lesson planning take so long: The Tuesday Late Late Show with Emily Edwards

Join me, Emily Edwards, to discuss how to take one of our potentially most time-consuming tasks – lesson planning – and rework it to save time without sacrificing quality.

Teacher-to-student sexual harassment, analysing summer exam results: The Late Show with Tom Hopkins Burke

Tom is joined by Dr Kate Dawson from the University of Greenwich to discuss the importance of raising awareness of teacher-to-student sexual harassment and how school leaders and safeguarding teams can build a culture where incidents can be reported. Plus, Dawn Cox and Kyle Graham are here to help out the middle leaders whose job it is to analyse their students’ results from the summer - what are the do's and don’ts?

Becoming a ’Teacherpreneur’: The Twilight show with Graham Stanley

My guest today was 'Teacherpreneur' Alicia Isabel Lara Espinoza from Peru. We talked about motivating students in and outssde the classroom, English language teaching and her journey from studying business to becoming a teacher and then opening up her own English school.

Parental Involvement in education: The Sunday Twilight Show with Maud

When we think about parental involvement, we might be focusing on the way a parent supervises their child's homework ,but parental involvement is wider than this; It can refer to the way the parent values education, the amount of money and time devoted to extra-curricular activities and the way a parent relates to their child's learning.
In an educational setting, parent involvement is the process via which parents and teaching staff communicate with one another. 
Today, our two interviewees, Sylvie and Laura, share their teaching experience on the topic of parental involvement.

Harnessing T Levels: The Sunday Lunch Show with Krupa and Nazya

A brilliant start to the new term, kicking us off with insights on Technical level (T-level) qualifications. Rebena Sanghera provides us with an in-depth and informed discussion for all listeners wanting to learn more about this pathway. 

The CLIL method in language teaching: The Twilight Show with Maud

An innovative approach to teaching appeared in the 1990s with a strong European union perspective: The CLIL method. What does CLIL stand for exactly? How can it be applied in state schools and what are its objectives, advantages and challenges? Our interviewe, Ali, is a Lead practicioner in French and he is sharing his own teaching approach inspired by the CLIL method.