Teachers Talk Radio

Would Socrates have approved of Socratic Questioning? : The Breakfast Show with Darren Lester

Darren reflects on how Raymond Briggs has had a lasting impact on his practice, before turning his attention to Socrates and how Socratic question is/can be/should be used in classrooms.

Staffroom 101

Various guests join Nathan and Tom HB to tell them what they want to put in the edu-bin! Suggestions include teacher planners, paper based resources and student planners.

Crystal Bayat and Education in Afghanistan: The Late Show with Tom Rogers

Tom is joined by Crystal Bayat for the first hour of the show. She shares her life story, growing up in Afghanistan and her campaigning for education for women. She then discusses her protest in Afghanistan last year which was featured by the New York Times and the BBC. She talks us through the threats to her life that preceded that protest and being forced to leave the country to go to the US. In the last 40 minutes, other speakers join in to share their thoughts on education in Afghanistan, including one speaker who is living in Afghanistan now but whose identity is hidden.

Financial Education in the Classroom: The Morning Break with Holly King-Mand

Holly is joined by Sarah Poretta, Propositions, insights and external engagement director at Money and Pensions Service, and Dr Nikki Ramskill, better known as The Female Money Doctor.
Warm and helpful conversations around how to introduce financial education to children as well as practical tips for surviving the cost of living crisis.

What has ’Jaws’ got to do with Canva?: The Morning Break with Jane Ritter

This morning I enjoyed talking with Clare Hayward about training, mentoring, Canva...and Jaws.
 
Clare is a freelance Teacher Training Expert who specialises in mentoring new teachers using digital learning tools like Canva. She has taught for almost 20 years in various roles and organisations, with the last 12 years being in Scotland, UK. She is passionate about digital learning, walking her dogs and occasional yoga.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in Education: The Morning Break with Graham Stanley

A conversation about all things EDI with Miguel Mendoza, Venezuelan ESP Lecturer and Disability Activist (@Mike08). During the chat we talked about https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26212182-parsnips-in-elt 

Managing Diabetes in School: The Late Late Show with Shaniqua Edwards-Hayde

Shaniqua is joined by Davina Jean-Jacques,  Darren Izgi and Genevieve Benjamin-Mannix  as they discuss and diabetes and how it's managed in schools. Davina has been a qualified children's nurse for over 10 years and has a vast knowledge base in general paediatrics, as well as her current speciality area. Davina shares her knowledge about diabetes,  referring to her experience of working with babies, children and young people diagnosed with diabetes.  Darren and Genevieve share their experiences of being children with type 1 diabetes and how school impacted their lives.  An informative show discussing every aspect of type 1 diabetes and what members of staff in schools should know.

Workload, burnout and marking hell with Sumantha McMahon: the Monday Morning Break with Emma Williams

Emma Williams interviews Sumantha McMahon, ex-teacher, English tutor and tutor-business coach. They discuss marking, burnout and the ways in which teachers are institutionalised to believe that an unsustainable workload is unavoidable.  

School governence: The Sunday Breakfast Show with Caroline Keep

Caroline talks to Al Kingsley about his new book 'My School Governance Handbook'. Edtech,  data privacy, working in a AP and why we all love our pets! Tune in for a chilled sunday morning chat and hashtag #TTRadio @Ka81 @AlKingsley_Edu to give us your thoughts!

Vaping in Schools: The Twilight Show with Nathan Gynn

Newspaper headlines are reporting a growing trend in underage vaping in the UK. Nathan discusses the reports and the research and John Dunne, Director General of UK Vaping Industry Association (UKVIA) answers questions about the industry’s part to play in tackling these concerns. #vape #vaping #smoking #pastoral