Teachers Talk Radio

Barry Smith - OFSTED ratings and that GB News Interview

A TTR special. An extended interview with Barry Smith @BarryNSmith79 about OFSTED ratings, media reporting and a recent GB News Interview.  

Why play matters: The Twilight Show with Nathan Gynn

Play encompasses children's behaviour which is freely chosen, personally directed and intrinsically motivated. Nathan is joined Marianne Mannello of Play Wales to discuss the benefits and barriers to play in or modern world and what we can all do to support it at school. #play #childhood #explore #wellbeing

Summer Holiday Recap: The Late Late Show with Toby Payne-Cook and Ed Finch

In their first show after their summer holidays and before going back to school, Toby and Ed entertain with songs and chatter!  

Email and Communications in schools: The Late Show with Tom Rogers

Tom is joined by various guests including Phil Naylor to discuss the good, the bad and the ugly of school comms. When are emails bad emails? Do email blanket bans work? What role should whatsapp play in school comms? What happens when people hit the CC button or send a whole staff email by accident?

ELT, a hot potato called L1: The Late Late Show with Hadi Fathi

On this show Kyle Whitaker and Hadi talk about how helpful using students' first language or languages can be and how a teacher can use L1 to his or her advantage!

Test Enhanced Learning : The Twilight Show with Seb Ventura

How can creating and embedding quizzes in your teaching really help students know more and remember more? What are the best strategies for #retrieval practice and pitfalls to avoid ? We talk  to Kristian Still in detail about research and best practice in this area. Also on the show we go through the A-Z of back to school !

Education at the End of the World: The Late Show with Christopher Vowles

Christopher discusses the end of the world, education's redemptive narrative and a post-survival curriculum with Dr Nicholas Stock @89stock, Dr Nick Peim and Julie Gibson.

Sharing is not always caring: The Saturday Lunch show with Joe Hammond

Joe talks about common phrases we adults often say to children that he believes need to be reframed, changed, or got rid of.  Including 'Be Careful', 'Sharing', 'How was your holiday?', 'What do you say? (with the expectation that the child will say 'please' or 'thank you').

Constructing Teacher Identity, Shibumi and Sprettzatura: The Saturday Breakfast Show with Darren Lester

Darren talks about ownership of GCSE, the theory behind constructing teacher identity and the aesthetics of Shibumi and Sprezzatura which greatly influence his own identity as a teacher.

Swimming & Water Safety: The Twilight Show with Nathan Gynn

Nathan is joined by Steve Docking, CEO of North West Academies Trust, and Brendan Prince, adventurer and water safety crusader, to discuss the importance of teaching children to swim at school. They look at the benefits and obstacles to helping them confidently swim and understand the principles of water safety by the end of primary school.  #PE #swimming #watersafety #drowning