Teachers Talk Radio

The Late Late show with Hadi Fathi 28-04-22: what it takes to be a teacher

In this episode we discuss the qualities a teacher should have and how you can make sure that you have what it takes to be a great teacher!

The Twilight Show with Henry Sauntson 28-04-22: Mentoring

Join Henry as he chats with the fantastic Debs Butler about her experiences as both mentor and Induction Tutor, and explore what makes great mentoring. Henry also explores some of the key areas of research evidence that sits behind theories of effective mentor practice and some of the implications for school leaders. 

The Drive Home show with Seb Ventura 28-4-22 The RSE episode

We look at the various issues to do with teaching the new #RSE curriculum in schools. How do schools train staff and implement a cohesive curriculum that covers all the aspects of this challenging topic area. We are joined by Abi a teacher from Essex responsible for delivering RSE and PHSE in her school.

The Morning Break with Holly King-Mand 28-04-22: why don’t we call EYFS staff ’teachers’?

Joining Holly on The Morning Break show today are Charlene Vanderpuye and Natalie Williams, leaders of Little Ashes Preschool in Bedfordshire. They share insight into why the same professional esteem bestowed on primary and secondary teachers is not shown to EYFS practitioners, as well as talking early literacy, forest school and transition to primary school.

The Late Late Show with Ed Finch & Toby P-C 27-04-22: School memories

Toby and Ed discussed their most memorable moments and teachers from school, considering the old adage 'it's not what you learnt but how you were made to feel that mattered.'  For the first half of the show some of the big edu-topics of the day were discussed from select committee discussions about female Physics uptake and an article in the Guardian by George Monbiot on the evident (or not?) correlation between increased exam pressure and mental health matters in adolescence.

The Twilight Show with Nathan Gynn 27-04-22: What happens after exclusion?

“The alternative is PRUS. A fast track to the criminal justice system”. “They have no leadership, guidance, mentoring”.
What really happens to pupils once they leave a mainstream setting? Nathan is joined by Emma Daniels, Sadie Smyth and Amreen Liaqat who are teachers in Alternative Provisions to find out. #exclusion #behaviour #PRU #alternativeprovision

The Drive Home With Harry Waters 27-04-22 The Lexical Approach and Workers’ Rights with Hugh Dellar

Hugh Dellar and Harry talk about using the lexical approach in class and how it should be used. 
They also talk about workers rights and the importance of joining a union.
 
For more information check out 
https://www.lexicallab.com/
 
https://teflworkersunion.org/
 
 

The Morning Break with Jane Ritter 27-04-22: C’Curiouser and curiouser’ with Dr Anne Margaret Smith

This morning I has an amazing conversation with Dr Anne Margaret Smith about her teaching career, her work as a dyslexia assessor, immigration, neurodiversity, music and studying to become a speech and language therapist.
Dr Anne Margaret Smith started teaching English as a foreign/additional language around 30 years ago. She is also a dyslexia assessor and specialist tutor and has designed an assessment tool to allow us to identify SpLDs in multilingual people. She founded ELT well in 2005, to combine these two fields of education, and offers professional development and resources to language teachers in all contexts. She is currently also training to be a Speech and Language Therapist. For more information, visit:  www.ELTwell.com

The Late Show with Bisayo Adewole 26:04:22 - The Teacher’s Image under Attack on Social Media

Listen to the yearnings of a Nigerian teacher whose learner made an unpleasant post about teachers on his WhatsApp status. If you were in this scenario, what will you have done differently. Leave a comment below. Share your thoughts.

The Twilight Show with Lucy Neuburger 26-04-22: Nutrition in schools

Lucy has a wonderfully inspiring chat with Lindsey MacDonald - CEO of Magic Breakfast. They discuss how vital breakfast is in order to help children learn as well as how teachers can support nutrition education in schools.