Teachers Talk Radio

”How do you do it?”: The Monday Morning Break with Marie Greenhalgh

In this week's episode I am speaking to Ben, who works in education full time and is coming to the end of studying for his degree part time. We talk about balancing work, studying and family life. 

Communication in Education: The Twilight Show with Maud

Maud explores all things communication in schools - what makes good communication? 

Harness the Early Years: The Sunday Lunch Show with Krupa and Nazya

Krupa and Nazya talk to Mariam Khan, an Early Years teacher.  She shares her experiences, thoughts, and challenges about this phase. If you are passionate about education, this show is a great listen for anyone interested in delving into those vital years.

From Teacher to Freelancer: The Twilight Show with Graham Stanley

A conversation with Anna Pires - teacher, teacher educator, materials writer - about her transition form the classroom to working as a freelancer and her background and life between Canada and Portugal. 

Dialogic Teaching: The Saturday Breakfast Show with Darren Lester

Darren opines on the lack of male class teachers in primary schools and the use of AI to practise English speaking in Taiwan, before talking about Dialogic Teaching and the place it should have in every classroom.

What is drama for in schools? : The Friday Morning Break with John Gibbs

Why teach drama, what happens in drama lessons, and is the subject thriving or declining? If you're a drama teacher or if you want to explore what schools are for, join me and my guest, Karen Hall, lecturer in drama in education at Sussex University and PGCE course leader. Karen is also a teacher and school leader.

The relevance of Language Learning: a TTR special hosted by Darren Lester with Pearson Schools

Darren is joined by an exciting panel of MFL experts to discuss why and how language learning is so relevant today.

Hey Teacher, who do you think you are?: The Late Late Show with Paul Hazzard

Paul chats to recently retired headteacher Dr Julie Greer about Teacher Identity.
Where does identity come from, what is it to be a teacher, how identity changes over careers, who influences teacher identity.
Some stories were told and Hugo, from Mexico, joins in.
 
A link to Julie’s book is below and Chapter 3, 'People Like Me’, deals specifically with material discussed in the show.
www.criticalpublishing.com/essential-guides-for-early-career-teachers-workload
 
The poem referred to in the show is Sisyphus, by U.A. Fanthorpe, in, Selected Poems (Enitharmon Press, 2013) 
https://www.enitharmon.co.uk/product/selected-poems-u-a-fanthorpe/
 
The film, 14 Peaks: Nothing is Impossible, featuring Nirmal Purjah (Nimsdai), is currently on Netflix
 
Listeners can follow up on Julie’s work at the following places:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Julie-Greer
https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Julie-Greer/Essential-Guides-for-Early-Career-Teachers-Workload--Taki/25156319
https://www.wholeschoolsend.org.uk/resources/teacher-i-think-i-am-affects-teacher-i-can-be-i-am-teacher-everyone

Teacher Recruitment Crisis - how are schools recruiting?: The Late Show with Tom Rogers and MyNewTerm

Teacher recruitment and retention has never been talked about as much as it is now. There is consensus that this is a crisis. In September, it’s clear that some roles in schools might remain unfilled. This will mean increased supply costs and schools paying out vast sums of money advertising for positions.
This TTR show looks at the strategies and tactics that schools on the frontline are using to try and save money whilst also being able to maximise the number of applicants for the roles they have on offer. 
Some schools and school leaders are bucking the trend, utilising new platforms like MyNewTerm in combination with cute social media strategy to recruit into roles. Sufian Sadiq, guest on this podcast, talks about saving £1 million on advertising costs by utilising this approach. Wayne Cartmel, the founder of MyNewTerm and Kate Fahey, primary school teacher and new ECT join Tom Rogers to share their solutions to school recruitment challenges. Wayne shares the inspiration behind MyNewTerm and its continued success in revolutionising the teacher recruitment market. Kate shares how she used MyNewTerm to create one profile that she could then use to apply for multiple jobs. Remember having to fill in an arduous application form for every new role you applied for? MyNewTerm cracks this issue for the teacher and helps the school speed up and streamline its processes. 
It’s full of fantastic information and advice for schools looking to recruit staff. 
If you’d like to sign up for MyNewTerm and find out more information, please visit www.MyNewTerm.com

Love and Sloth: The Late Late Show with Ed Finch & Toby P-C

Ed and Toby were over joyed to be re-united after a few weeks hiatus...and in buoyant mood due to this being the beginning of their final run of seven shows for the foreseeable future.  There was catch up on various matters of school and classroom life, and then a joyous, meandering discussion linking sloth to the teaching profession, countered with love.  Next weeks sin: Envy.