Teachers Talk Radio

The Late Late Show with Tom Rogers 13-12-21:Omicron and all that jazz

Tom is joined by Brent Poland. They discuss the return of Covid - Covid strikes back. Omicron, Gavin Williamson, masks, remote learning. All the vintage covid dark days headlines are reviewed as well as a look forward to what will happen in January.

The Monday Late Show with Emily Folorunsho 13-12-21: Succeeding as a middle leader with Hugh Richards

Hugh is Subject Leader of History at Huntington School , an 11-18 comprehensive in York. He jointly leads the Historical Association’s Subject Leader Development Programme and tweets about History and subject leadership
@HughJRichards
. He’s always happy to answer questions online! This show touches on key questions to help you improve as a middle leader or those that aspire to be a middle leader. There questions Hugh answers are the following:How can we develop others in our department? How can we manage others that have extra responsibilities? How can we make the most of department time? How can we ensure that the curriculum ‘land’ in every classroom? How to manage change? And soo much more….

The Breakfast Show with Tabitha McIntosh 13-12-2021 - Sammy Wright on Social Mobility and His novel Fit

Tabitha talks to Sammy Wright - @SamuelWright78 - vice principal of Southmoor Academy in Sunderland, winner of the Northern Book Award, and former Social Mobility Commission Lead for Schools and HE about child poverty, fairy tales, and governmental failure. Listen back to Sammy's electrifying reading from his new novel ‘Fit’ and his explanation of the vital role of the Social Mobility Commission despite its lack of power. And buy his novel here: https://www.andotherstories.org/fit/

The Late Show with Tom Starkey 12-12-21: Edtech and assistive tech

Tom Starkey debuts by discussing edtech.
Tech recommendations: Office 365 Transcribe feature, Google Lens Homework.

The Twilight Show with Kaylee Clark 12-12-21

Kaylee chats with the Twitter legend that is Mr T's NQTs to discuss mentoring, the challenges facing ECTs and how Twitter can be a support for ECTs in crisis.
Plus a round-up of the great shows from the week and reflections on the half-term.

The Sunday Brunch with Graham Columb 12-12-21: Toxic working environments

Are you in a toxic working environment? Where do they come from? Who's responsible for them? And what do we do if we feel consumed by it?
 
Tune in. Talk it out. Teachers Talk Radio.

The Saturday Lunch Show With Joe Hammond 11-12-21: Role-playing Games & Dungeons & Dragons special.

A special episode featuring 7 teachers and writers/users of Tabletop Role-Playing Games, including Dungeons & Dragons, in a roundtable discussion on the use, benefits, and joys of playing TTRPG's in a variety of educational settings, including family time, school, college, occupational therapy, and more.

The Saturday Brunch Show with Emma Williams 11-12-21: Are the Kids All Right?

Emma Williams interviews Tom Bennett and discusses behaviour in UK schools: are we at crisis point?

The Saturday Breakfast show with Zoe Enser 11-12-21: mentoring

Zoe Enser talks about the importance of mentoring, with the amazing Haili Hughes. What do all mentors need to know? How does mentoring support our own professional development?

The Twilight Show with James McEnaney 10-12-21: Education in Scotland

Join new Teachers Talk Radio host James McEnaney as he discusses the big stories affecting Scottish education.
This week on the show:
The moral panic over a 'school sex survey'
Calls for a tutoring fund for the poorest schools
Covid disruption in education
Teaching legal studies in secondary school with guest Paul Hamilton
The push for exam reform in Scotland