Teachers Talk Radio

If You Know, You Know: The Best Bits of Teaching - The Late Late Show with Seema Aggarwal

There are lots of things about teaching that are challenging, its tiring and there things that don’t get acknowledged or talked about. But why do we still stay? Clearly there's some really good stuff is happening too. Let’s talk about that, because we love the optimism!
In today's show, Seema will be joined by her colleague Chiara Minestrelli, breakdancer turned Senior Lecturer.

Highlighting Vulnerabilities in Teaching, Part 1 - The need to be liked: Thursday Late, Late Show with Chris Wilkinson

Join Chris as he explores the hidden side of teaching in his first of the Highlighting Vulnerabilities in Teaching series. In this episode, he reflects on the need to be liked in the classroom, sharing honest insights from his own experience and the balance between connection and authority.

Beyond the Classroom - How Outdoor Learning Builds Character and Wellbeing: TTR Special

Host Tom speaks with Nigel Miller, CEO of Active Learning Group, about how outdoor education ranging from forest school and bushcraft to coastal coasteering and mountain expeditions supports student wellbeing, resilience and personal growth.
They discuss practical benefits for teachers and pupils, inclusive facilitation, residential experiences, cost-effective ways to get started, and where to find more information at activelearninggroup.co.uk.

How to use AI to increase student engagement: The Twilight Show with Timea Kadar

Our guest, Associate Dean Sonal Jain, joins us to share her insights on institutional implementation and how faculty can thoughtfully incorporate AI into their existing curricula to increase student engagement

TTR Connect Special 2026 with Michael Wright

Michael Wright guides you through some of his highlights from Teachers Talk Connect 2026! He meets speakers, attendees and members of the TTR team to talk about their event takeaways and how they have found the day. Featuring TTR team including Rae Whitehouse, Louise Pickering and Amber Hardisty. Find out more about Connect and watch the mainstage talks in full here: https://www.ttradio.org/connect2026 2026 edition took place Saturday 14th March in Manchester. Come along in 2027? We would love to see you there! Register for our newsletter for all event updates or follow us on our various social channels.

Creating The Perfect School: The Sunday Lunch Show with Michael Wright

Join Michael Wright and guest Katharine Kirk for the Sunday Lunch show which cover reflections on the recent TTR Connect event and to discuss the question: “If you had complete freedom to design your perfect school, what would it be like?” It’s set to be a fascinating conversation.
He’ll also be sharing details of a special YouTube video filmed at TTR Connect that dives even deeper into this topic. Go to our Teachers Talk Radio Youtube channel for more details.

Can we just reframe?: The Sunday Breakfast Show with Phin

What a shocker of a week. How was yours? Let's talk it out

Too Many Cooks?: The Saturday Breakfast Show with Darren Lester

Darren talks about distributed leadership and asks the question: Do too many cooks spoil the broth?

Friday Morning Break Show: Autism-it's Not a Spectrum

Carl Smith chats to expert, Helen Atkins, on whether autism is a spectrum, how our understanding of autism has changed over the years and how schools can support young people with autism.
A must listen for anyone interested in the current debates about autism.

Looking in the rear view mirror - Lessons from experience: The Late Late Show with Lee Pace

Lee is joined by Jonathan Keay, the Deputy CEO of the Creative Learning Partnership Trust. They will be 'looking in the rear view mirror' of their careers, reflecting on lessons learned in leadership. They will also consider how their experiences have shaped their current thinking. Check out their extra special guest for the last part of the show!