Teachers Talk Radio

Why should schools engage with their local bookshops?: The Morning Break with Holly King-Mand

Holly King-Mand is joined by independent bookshop manager, Jenni Blake, to discuss the myriad benefits of striking up a relationship with your school's local independent bookshop.
 

Looking after your voice: The Late Show with Lucy Neuburger

Lucy discusses voice preservation, the research behind it and how teachers can save theirs! Lucy is joined by a range of teachers who share their experiences which include some amusing tales from Brent Poland. 

Defying the odds and supporting disadvantaged students, with Zero Gravity: The Late Show with Tom Rogers

How does your school support disadvantaged students? Tom Rogers in conversation with Tom Haywood-Pope of Zero Gravity.
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Storytelling, Stand-Up and Teaching: The Morning Break with Graham Stanley

Jamie Keddie, teacher, teacher trainer and author, joins Graham to talk about the role of story in Education, his different approaches to storytelling in ELT, and how stand-up comedy has affected his teaching. 

Beyond Black History Month - Decolonising the curriculum: The Sunday Twilight show with Maud

My first experience of a Black History Month school assembly was very underwhelming. A white history teacher presented slides about slavery and the horrors endured by Africans who were kidnapped and brought to America.
It was sad and depressing.
I was left with less than 5mn to introduce a writing competition on the topic of Black Lives Matter. This unoriginal and biased educational missed opportunity has led me to get involved in promoting Black History each Month instead. We have to expand our vision of what makes an inclusive and universal education of quality. This can only happen by offering a decolonised curriculum and empowering our students to question the world they live in.
From the Kohinoor gem to the Bristol Bus Boycott, Black history month is but a step in a cultural and educational revolution.

Burnout - Neurodivergent teachers are exhausted: The Sunday Breakfast Show with Caroline Keep

This week a very tried Caroline Keep checks in with Catrina Lowri @neuroteachers to talk about burnout and how making a more inclusive school for ND staff just might improve it for all of us! 
 

Exercise books and jotters and booklets, oh my!: The Saturday Breakfast Show with Darren Lester

Darren talks about the pros and cons of exercise books, how going paperless worked for him, and his switch to booklets for the 2022/2023 academic year.

Social mobility in education: The Morning Break with John Gibbs

After 40 years of teaching, I continue to explore what schools are for. This week: Can schools make a difference? My guest Professor of Social Mobility Lee Elliot Major. We discuss the impact of schools, the importance of early years learning, the pandemic's damage, and teachers' strategies. In two weeks' time are exams fair?

Telegram and teaching: The Twilight Show with Harry Waters

Harry is joined by Nik Peachey to discuss the possibilities of using the messaging app Telegram as an educational tool.

Off-Rolling: The Twilight Show with Nathan Gynn

Off-rolling is the practice of removing a pupil from the school roll without using a permanent exclusion, when the removal is primarily in the best interests of the school, rather than the best interests of the pupil. Nathan talks to Andrew McDonald, campaign director and founder of the Campaign Against Off-Rolling, off-rolled student turned activist looking to make this practice illegal. #offrolling #exclusion #behaviour #pastoral