Teachers Talk Radio

AI without rules - The hidden risks facing today in the classroom: The Late Show with Mike Driver and John Dolman

Join John Dolman and Mike Driver as we interview Matthew Weymss about all things AI.

What If We Don’t Belong? Rethinking Teacher Culture

What does belonging really look like for teachers? In this episode, Michelle is joined by guest Sarah Wilkinson-Crute to explore why feeling respected, valued, and truly part of a school community is essential for teacher wellbeing and success. Together, they unpack what it means to belong in education and how schools can create environments where teachers don’t just work, but genuinely thrive.

Year 8 state school pupils in England to face mandatory reading tests: Points of View

The panel - Lucy Trimnell, Tarjinder Gill and Carl Smith discuss the big breaking story from this week around a new statutory test for Year 8 students in schools in England. Pupils at state schools in England will face new reading tests in an attempt to tackle under-achievement by white working-class children. The government’s forthcoming white paper on schools is to include a new test of reading ability for pupils in year 8, when they are aged 12 or 13, in an effort to encourage secondary schools to improve their teaching. The last Labour government scrapped national tests for year 9 pupils in 2008. If the new reading test is adopted it would mean England’s state school pupils taking a compulsory national test in seven out of their 14 school years.

The new OFSTED framework - Did they listen?: The Twilight Show with Tony Harwood

Experienced middle leader and MFL teacher Yannick Berland and consultant and former OFSTED inspector John Bald discuss their feelings and experiences of OFSTED inspections through the years. With Yannick's 25 years in the profession and John's 175 involvements in past inspections, get ready for some no holds barred opinions regarding the impact of OFSTED on the teaching profession, both good and bad.

Ensuring a Great Start to the New Year: The Thursday Late Late Show With Toby Doncaster

In tonight's show, Piers Gledhill, a highly experienced FE lecturer and I suggest strategies to ensure a great start to the new year in FE. We examine fear of learning, poor learning experiences and disengaged learners and put forward the strategies we use to enable motivated, engaged learning on a personal level. We also discuss how to manage teacher burnout and positive, transformative change. Listen to find out more!

Student and Teacher Self Efficacy (keeping your motivation for teaching alive!): The Friday late with David Brown

In a wide ranging interview David chats with Russell Hall about his 40 years in teaching and how he keeps his passion for teaching alive and what it means to have effective self efficacy both for teachers and students. 

Is the four-day week the solution to the retention and recruitment crisis?: The Morning Break with Liz Webb, Kate Tully and Rachel Gilyeat

Last week, the NEU proposed that a four day week for teachers should become the standard in schools, allowing teachers to work one day per week from home to help combat workload demands. Is this the solution to the recruitment and retention crisis we’ve been waiting for? Join Liz, Kate and Rachel as they discuss the positives and pitfalls.

Do we get better with age?: The Saturday Breakfast Show with Darren Lester

Darren looks at how we apply Bandura's self efficacy theory to teachers to consider whether our practice impoves as we get older.

The Thought Bus, do you get on or off?: The Twilight Show with Phin

We talk a strategy of how to detach from the same old patterns in schools that just repeat and repeat.

Hearts in the Fray - Do nice leaders finish last?: The Twilight Show with Louise Marie

Louise Marie talks to Rachel Bowers about what kind leadership looks like, the importance of striking the empathy balance and what could go wrong if kindness is not explicitly embedded into staff culture.