Teachers Talk Radio

Virtual Innovation and Support Network for Teachers: The Morning Break with Graham Stanley

Elementary school teacher Carmen Platz talks about the opportunities that VALIANT, an exciting EU project, holds for teachers, to become involved and engaged with colleagues across Europe and beyond. Carmen also speaks about her use of technology before and after the pandemic, and how winning awards has affected her and her students. 

Postnatal health: The Late Late Show with Shaniqua Edwards-Hayde

Shaniqua Edwards-Hayde is joined by Health Visitor Lead, Celyn George, as they discuss the importance of understanding what postnatal mental health, spotting the signs of postnatal mental health and how to get support. Shaniqua and Celyn also talk about all the other things that affect families when it comes to postnatal care. 

Summer survival apps: The Late Show with Tom Starkey

Tom discusses a number of free apps that will keep kids distracted this summer holiday.

The EAL coordinator and their role in promoting diversity: The Twilight Show with Maud

An EAL coordinator is someone who welcomes students who have English as an Additional Language. They help them with their literacy and their mastery of the English language. But in the perspective of a decolonised curriculum, EAL teaching has to also address the issues of language inequality. This is a not a new topic but it is something that needs to be improved if we want all students to value their heritage, their mother tongue and their culture.

Behaviour Management - the dos and the don’ts: The Sunday Lunch Show with Kalil Rouse

Pastoral CPD returns for another instalment and this time Kalil is joined by Ian White (@IanWhite21) who created a viral thread on effective behaviour management and the common mistakes to avoid inside the classroom. 
So many insights, gems and pearls of wisdom were dropped by both Ian, Kalil and the live listeners - this is a must-listen for any ECTs or more experienced teachers that still wants to hone/tweak their behaviour management skills.
 
As always, interact with Kalil on Twitter @Kalil_R91.
 
Follow #PastoralCPD on twitter for information and to suggest topics for upcoming shows. 

Ross Morrison McGill @TeacherToolkit Talks #GuidetoMemory & Childhood Abuse: Caroline Keep on The Sunday Breakfast Show

This week we cover Ross Morrison McGill @TeacherToolkit new book #GuidetoMemory discussing all things memory and cognitive development. 
https://www.teachertoolkit.co.uk/2022/04/03/guide-to-memory/
 
After the news, we talk about our experiences of childhood abuse and how this has felt coming forward to talk publicly about it. If you’re an adult survivor of any form of child abuse you can get help here https://napac.org.uk/
On the free, confidential support line:
0808 801 0331
 
If you are a teacher supporting a student with disclosure of abuse you can get more support here https://learning.nspcc.org.uk/safeguarding-child-protection-schools
 
 
 

Social Media and Schools: The Saturday Lunch with Joe Hammond

Joe talks about schools using social media in a variety of different ways.

When is it time to give up?: The Late Late Show with Hadi Fathi (05-07-22)

In this episode, we talk about the importance of hard work and resilience and more importantly the courage to give up!

Staff Wellbeing at the End of Term: The Twilight Show with Nathan Gynn

Are you at the end of your tether? Have you got anything left in the tank? We’re taking a tour of top tips to keep teachers tip top at the end of term. Practical and positive steps staff can take to make it to the end of the year. #wellbeing #rmentalhealth #staff

Lucky Dip part 2: The Late Late Show with Ed Finch & Toby P-C

Ed and Toby talked about summer term leaving presents and cards from children; tattoos; Toby's monologue on his talk abstract on Dreaming of an Edutopia at the Rethinking Education conference and the 5 year anniversary of Ed's wonderful BrewEd project.