Teachers Talk Radio

ELT and working with refugees: The Morning Break with Jane Ritter

This morning I had not two but three amazing guests - Anna Duchenko, Anne Robinson and Anna Karanikola. We will be talking about teaching, training and working with refugees.
Anna D is in Vinnytsia, Ukraine, where she is a Teacher and Vice-Principal in a Primary School that specialises in foreign languages. She founded Bracelets and Peace with Anne.
Anne is based in Santander, Spain, where she currently writes digital and print materials. She is the author of several books published by Cambridge University Press (Fun for Starters, Movers and Flyers, Fun Skills levels 3 and 5, Exam Booster for Advanced).
 
Anne regularly gives webinars, teacher training courses, and master classes to candidates for the Cambridge exams. She recently founded Bracelets and Peace www.braceletsandpeace.com and is working very hard, fundraising and teaching when she can, to do as much to help people from and in Ukraine.
 
Anna K is based in Leros, Greece. She is an English and Kindergarten teacher and has been teaching for thirty years. She owns and runs a private school on the island of Leros
 
Since 2015 she has been a volunteer in the refugee crisis and in 2016 her school opened its doors and arms to refugee children (one of the first schools in Greece to do so). She has worked with UNHCR and various NGOs.

The arts and the creative industries: The Late Late Show with Sarah Langdon

Sarah discusses the arts and creative industries with her guest Rupinder Sandhu.

The Future of OAK National: The Late Show with Tom Rogers

Tom is joined by three special guests to discuss the future of OAK National Academy, the governments flagship curriculum resource programme. In part 1, Tom is joined by Mary Bousted, joint general secretary of the NEU and Caroline Wright, General Director of BESA (British Educational Suppliers Association) to discuss the letter they sent to new education secretary, Gillian Keegan, outlining their concerns about OAK. In part 2, OAKs external relations chief Jonathan Dando joins Tom to challenge the criticisms of OAK and outline what OAK is planning for the future.

The new budget and the Qatar WC in schools: The Sunday Lunch show with Brent Poland and Adam Spence

Join Brent and Adam as they discuss the potential impact of the new budget on schools as well as chat about the prospect of World Cup games being played in schools.

Side hustles: The Sunday Twilight Show with Tom Starkey

Tom looks at apps that might help teachers who want to gain a second income. Apps mentioned:
Canva, Buffer, Notion, Pinterest, Capcut, Copy AI
 

Progress in schools: The Twilight Sunday Show with Maud

In Autumn, schools publish their Progress 8 Score.
What is it? How is it calculated? How relevant is it to measure the progress that children do in schools?
These are the questions we will answer in this podcast.

Checking in with the ITT/ECT Crowd: The Late Show with Lucy Neuburger

Hatty Ruddick (Chronicles of a PGCE) joins Lucy to share stories from her teaching journey and offer support and advice to those who are currently teacher training or in their ECT year.

Bringing German Back Into Focus: The Saturday Breakfast Show with Darren Lester

Darren talks with Lucy Dreznin, Head of German at the Arden Academy Trust, about the impact of the Department for Eduction's prioritisation of German teaching and learning, what good MFL practice looks like in the classroom, and how German teachers can collaborate to maximise our skills.

All things EYFS: The Late Show with Mark Creasy

Listen to Mark and Ruth Swailes discuss the challenges, best practice and importance of working in EYFS.

Creative Thinking: what, how & why: The Late Late Show with Ed Finch & Toby P-C

Toby and Ed delve into Creative Thinking: What, how & why?