Teachers Talk Radio

What do the Liberal Party want to do on education?:The Sunday Late Show with Christopher Vowles

Christopher talks to Liberal Party education spokesman and prospective parliamentary candidate Charles Shaw about his party's priorities for education.

Desirable Difficulties: The Saturday Live Show with Jamie Clark

Join Jamie for an insightful discussion with Aussie Maths teacher Peter Sherwin.
In this show, they delve into key ideas from Robert Bjork’s research and explore how to design ‘desirably difficult’ classrooms that boost learning. Discussions include; Learning vs Performance, Distributed Practice, Interleaving, Retrieval Practice and Strategies to Build a DD Culture. The video version of this show is available here.

Fatigue: The Saturday Breakfast Show with Darren Lester

As 2023/2024 starts winding down, Darren discusses the origins of the word 'fatigue', what is means to be fatigued and why fatigue reduction is important.

The School Library. Making it the heart of the school: The Late Late Show with Sean mackay

Tonight I talked about how I am trying to make my school library the heart of our school. I give advice on what to do to enhance your library, the research you need to do and the impact you need to know in order to get funding to make any school library a school's heart. 

Parlez-vous une langue étrangère? Talking all things Modern Foreign Languages

Dave talks to PGCE Lecturer Verna Brandford, Trust Director of Languages Pierre Bolis and Initial Teacher Trainee Jo Thomas about all things Modern Foreign Languages in schools at the present moment. 

Election 2024 what it means for FE: The Thursday Late Late Show with Chris Wilkinson

Chris teams up with Mark Gomersall to break down the 2024 General Election education pledges and their impact on further education. The show will put the spotlight on funding, apprenticeships and qualification reforms.

A New Hope: The Thursday Twilight Show With Toby Doncaster

I chat with Rachel Powers about creating joy in the GCSE Resit English Class. Join us as we discuss the trials of EAL students, suggest methods to re-engage the disenchanted and some innovative strategies to motivate learners including breakout rooms and murder mysteries!

Nature vs Nurture: Are leaders born or made? The Wednesday Twilight Show with Michelle Hinds

 Award-winning principal Joanna Povall discusses the values and impact of authentic leadership. A passionate and inspirational discussion, one that came straight from the heart. 

Fantasy Dream Team of Education: The Tuesday Late Show Tuesday with Hannah Wilson

Hannah Wilson is joined by Lydia Roberts to discuss the different political manifestos and how they want to change the education system for the better.
What are the good parts and what are they missing?
They also chat about what the perfect education system should include, especially if money was no object.
Listen in and enjoy.

Effective use of ICT in developing countries: The Twilight Show with Aramide Oluwa

Aramide broadcasts live from Nigeria with special guest Ajiro Ndi, an ICT teacher in Lagos Nigeria.