Teachers Talk Radio

The Drive Home Show with Seb Ventura 17-3-22 The curriculum with Teresa Gage

We discuss curriculum in a Primary / Secondary setting as well as ways to encourage reading with young people.

The Morning Break with Holly King-Mand 17-03-22: Children’s Journalism and the Coverage of Ukraine

Holly King-Mand is joined by Anna Bassi, Editorial Director of The Week Junior magazine to discuss how to share and discuss difficult news stories with your students.
They cover parental feedback, perspectives and approaches to the news, the change over time (and importance) of children's journalism, supporting Russian children and taking a balanced approach to media consumption.

The Late Show with Alex Wright 16-03-22: My last show

In this, Alex's last show, he speaks about time and how we experience it, and what he's learned from teaching. 

The Drive Home with Bisayo Adewole 04-02-22: Rebranding Nigerian Public School Teachers

The show centred upon some of the many factors that has been discouraging public school teachers in Nigeria from branding themselves and also shed light on how to thrive amidst the challenges using Mr Opeifa Olasunkami, a top 10 finalist of the Global Teacher Prize Award, and the 1st Nigerian in that position, as an example to emulate.

The Late Late Show with Ed Finch & Toby P-C 16-03-22: School Trips

Ed and Toby share tales of being lost, too much cider, posh boy vandals masquerading as ducks, kids being kids and the joys, pain, purpose, pointlessness and memory of school trips!

The Twilight Show with Nathan Gynn 16-03-22: Exclusions

Nathan talks with Kat Stern, author of The Excludables, about understanding the children we exclude and why. "Any cursory reading of parental views indicates a preference for removing poorly behaved children from the classroom to minimise disruption to their own child's education" (Timpson review) but what is it that people want from exclusion? What is it supposed to achieve? Do they work? And what do we know about the general trends for the children who are excluded?

The Drive Home With Harry Waters 16-03-2022 The Power of Music in ELT with Chris Walklett

Chris talks about how under-utilised music is in the ELT classroom and suggests some simple ways for teachers to really get the most out of songs. 
For more information check out his book Teaching Tracks Top 10 and his Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/626050484161559 

The Twilight Show with Lucy Neuburger 15-03-22: What is the role of a teacher?

The role of a teacher is changing all the time but where are the boundaries? Lucy shares her thoughts on this and how to tackle difficult subject matter with your classes. 

The Morning Break with Graham Stanley 15-03-22: Language Learning Apps

The self-learning of languages through apps and websites was the topic of today's show, with a discussion of a variety of apps and what they are best for. 

The Late Show with Tom Rogers 14-03-22: Teachers on Strike

In this bumper show, Tom discusses how and why teachers take strike action with special guests Jelmer Evers (calling in from Holland) and Damien McNulty (NASUWT exec member for North West of England).