Teachers Talk Radio

Adventures in ELT: The Twilight Show with Graham Stanley

Larry Ferlazzo speaks about his work in English Language Teaching in a school in California, about teaching language and literacy to immigrant students, student motivation, and sharing his knowledge and skills with others through his blog and the many books he has written. 

Interview with Pádraig Ó Riabhaigh: The Saturday Breakfast Show with Darren Lester

Darren is joined by SCITT trainee Patrick who talks about his teaching philosophy and his experiences as a trainee teacher during the 2022/2023 academic year.

Leading in the 21st Century - Navigating the New Era of Education with Rona Grant: The Twilight Show with Mark Nichols

Welcome to a riveting new episode of Leading in the 21st Century on Teachers Talk Radio!
Join us as we delve into the ever-evolving world of professional development and growth for teachers. In this episode, we're going to explore a variety of exciting topics, ranging from fun facts about professional learning to a thought-provoking interview with a CPD expert from Education Scotland.
Listen as Rona Grant, a seasoned education professional who has held various leadership roles in the field of English teaching and literacy development, shares her passion for life-long learning teaches us about the role that middle leaders will play in shaping the future of professional growth. 
Not only this, but you'll gain further insight into what the future has in store for educators who engage with the life-long learning process.So, tune in to the podcast to hear first-hand insights from our distinguished guest on the challenges and opportunities facing education today, and how we can work together to create a brighter future for students and teachers alike!

Building Culture. How schools create strong teams: The Friday Morning Break with John Gibbs

This week my guest is Lekha Sharma, author of Building Culture: A Handbook to harnessing human nature to create strong school teams.
Lekha describes how schools can create cooperative, and collegial cultures. This is a necessary reminder to all school leaders that good managers respect and welcome discussion and debate.  

Helping Young People to Thrive: The Morning Break with Jaziea Farag

Helping our Young People Thrive with Alison.

Habits, rituals, obsessions, addictions etc: The Late Late Show with Ed Finch & Toby P-C

In Toby and Ed's first show in four or five weeks they discussed their little habits and rituals which kickstart and get them through the day, before digging deeper into their addictive tendencies whether it be Twitter, buying books, records or gig tickets or for some peculiar people: jogging!

Monica Geldart on TikTok stardom, teacher shorts and social media madness: TTR Special with Tom Rogers

Tom Rogers interviews Monica Geldart about her life in the last few years. They dig into creating content for social media, the highs and lows as well as Monica's future plans.

The transformative power of the performing arts in young people: The Late Late Show with Natalie Maher

Natalie is joined by Richard Gregg to discuss the importance of the transformative power of the performing arts in young people: seeking transformative experiences over transferable skills. 

Lesson planning, EHCPs and Inclusion: The Late Show with Tom Rogers

Have we lost the art of lesson planning? Tom is joined by David, an executive headteacher, who believes that through the introduction of workload reducing policies and paperwork requirements, we have! Margherita, a head of MFL, chips into the conversation and shares her views on this too. In the second half of the show, Chris Curtis joins Tom to share his personal experience of EHCPs. This leads to an interesting conversation around the diagnosis of SEND.

The Ghost Children - Absence in schools post pandemic: The Morning Break with Nigel Poole

Nigel discusses the absence rates of students post-pandemic.