Episodes

Wednesday Jun 25, 2025
Wednesday Jun 25, 2025
Join Famida Choudhary as she explores how evidence-informed instruction can empower teachers to teach smarter—not harder. In conversation with Jake Cowling, this show dives into how cognitive science and explicit teaching strategies can transform classroom practice. From retrieval routines to adaptive instruction, discover how research-backed methods can boost learning outcomes without overloading teachers or students.

Tuesday Jun 24, 2025
Teacher Education in Thailand: The Monday Morning Break with Khanh-Duc Kuttig
Tuesday Jun 24, 2025
Tuesday Jun 24, 2025
Khanh-Duc and special guest Apapan talk about teacher education in Thailand.

Sunday Jun 22, 2025
Sunday Jun 22, 2025
Christopher talks with Andrew Otty and Dr Ellie Willard about the challenges and opportunities that come with preparing students for GCSE English language re-sits in post-16 settings.

Saturday Jun 21, 2025
Saturday Jun 21, 2025
Darren discusses how ancient philosophers saw the concept of wellbeing and what that means for us today.

Saturday Jun 21, 2025
Saturday Jun 21, 2025
Join Liz and Kate for their debut show on Teachers Talk Radio! They focus on all things educational visits. They both share stories of visits gone by, the highs and lows. Did the children behave? What were their best trips they went on as teachers? Why are educational visits so worthwhile? Enjoy!

Friday Jun 20, 2025
Friday Jun 20, 2025
Yannick (Music Teacher) returns to Tony's show to discuss recent comments by social mobility commissioner Alun Francis:
You can read those comments in this Schoolsweek article: https://schoolsweek.co.uk/shut-up-complaining-about-poverty-social-mobility-chair-tells-heads/

Thursday Jun 19, 2025
Thursday Jun 19, 2025
Toby, Emily and Roberto have an in-depth discussion about this year's GCSE English Language exams. Where the themes accessible to learners? How could the papers be improved? What developments can teachers make to reach more learners?
All these questions and more are discussed in this scintillating radio show.

Wednesday Jun 18, 2025
Wednesday Jun 18, 2025
Tom, Nathan, Yasmin and Rae discuss the latest news from the education world.
An opinion piece in the Standard newspaper complaining about Labour's VAT policy pricing some parents out of private schools.
A headteacher who uncovered a student WhatsApp group that had 9000 messages unread in one night.
A policy for managed transfer of excluded students - forcing academies to take more students on managed moves.

Monday Jun 16, 2025
Teaching 'Grit' and 'Horror Toilets': Points of View
Monday Jun 16, 2025
Monday Jun 16, 2025
Tom Rogers, Rae Whitehouse and Lucy Trimnell discuss the latest news and views in the education world. They discuss whether grit can be taught and news that 25% of secondary parents and 12% of primary parents have concerns over the condition of school toilets.

Sunday Jun 15, 2025
Sunday Jun 15, 2025
In this show, Claire Bills and Beejesh Deva explore the rise of short-term implementation, the spread of teaching fads, and the growing commitment to the science of learning. They also unpack how AI is reshaping school leadership—for better or worse. A sharp, questioning take on what’s driving decisions in our schools.