Teachers Talk Radio

Deliberate Practice: The Saturday Morning Breakfast Show with Darren Lester

In another in his series of unpicking pedagogical terms, Darren talks about what Deliberate Practice means and how he has interpreted it in his own teaching so far.

Building Teacher-Student Relationships: The Twilight Show with Nathan Gynn

We all like to think students like us. But why does liking matter in the classroom? And how do we harness neuroscience to make those relationships stronger? How to Win Kids and Influence Pupils. #Behaviour #Attainment #Attendance #Pastoral #Wellbeing #Relationships

Creating Safe Spaces for Less Able Learners: The Morning Break with Holly King-Mand

Holly King-Mand is joined by Carly Woodall, Director of Language and Communication at Brooklands Middle School in Bedfordshire. This week's conversation looks at how schools can become safer spaces for less able students to thrive, including prioritising teacher wellbeing and teacher trust and living and breathing an ethos of support and encouragement.

Curriculum, self-promotion & edupolitics: The Late Late Show with Ed Finch & Toby P-C

Ed and Toby struggled to be their usual bouncy, irreverent selves against the backdrop of government and economic chaos but they managed two cracking songs, some brief chat about Manchester and music.  Big (costly) marketing statements (natty buildings) at universities and rich private schools; some respectful dissemination of brand management on Twitter and further discussion about over packed curricula, children not remembering stuff for very long and some discussion about realtive importance of history and science in school and the approach to the teaching of history and science, in comparison with Spain.  Back in 2 weeks.

Favourite Texts to Teach: The Late Late Show with Jeff Pedley

Join Jeff as he explores some of the best (and worst) texts to teach. Tonight, he is joined by Steph Mitchell (Head of English at Lancaster Royal Grammar School) who will be sharing some of her favourite novels and plays from the classroom. 

Teacher Education: The Morning Break with Graham Stanley

Dr. Gabriel Diaz-Maggioli, International Education Consultant and President of IATEFL,  talks about teacher education, his work with policymakers, IATEFL and how he became interested and involved in Education. 

TLAC strategies in the classroom with Doug Lemov: the late show with Tom Rogers.

Tom asks Doug to share his thoughts on famous TLAC strategies like cold calling, slant, j factor and more. Unmissable show!

Teaching with a disability: The Weekend Social with Yasmin Omar

Yasmin Omar and guests in conversation about disability in teaching.

Tips on achievement and motivation in the classroom: The Twilight Show with Maud

This podcast is about the way we measure achievement and how to nurture motivation in the classroom.
It is difficult to sustain the attention of teenagers during a lesson for physical reasons. Their attention span is less than 42 mn per hour aged 16.
However, there are many tips to make a lesson palatable and engage students, particularly the ones who have special educational needs.
 

Are exam results reliable?: The Morning Break with John Gibbs

My guest this week is Dennis Sherwood author of Missing The Mark: Why so many school exam grades are WRONG. This a fascinating discussion that all students, parents, and teachers should listen to.