Teachers Talk Radio

Adrian Bethune is a Teacher and Mental Health and Wellbeing specialist. In this show Sophie and Adrian will explore becoming parents whilst teaching and discuss how it has changed their perspectives and educator experiences.

The structures, systems, and policies that exist in schools make it difficult to balance the demands of pregnancy and new parenthood. Morgan and Tod look at how schools should change for the better and how individuals can navigate this tricky terrain.

Join me Sabrina Ahmed Qureshi and Lucy Wood.
Lucy will share how we can create positive coaching conversations and we will discuss how to empower educators through coaching.

Tom is joined by an exciting and informed panel to discuss the most controversial election pledges this general election, guests are:
Reem Ibraham - communications officer at the institute of economic affairs, former tutor turned conservative political commentator
Vic Goddard - principal at Passmores Academy
Rich Atherton - Assistant Headteacher and Politics teacher
Policies under discussion:
3,000 new primary school-based nurseries? A new report card system? Mobile phone bans? National service? VAT on private schools to recruit 6,500 new teachers? Sex Ed age limits? And so much more!

What are SEND schools really like and how do they differ from mainstream? Host Rae discusses specialist SEND provision with guest Stuart, a teaching instructor with eight years of experience working with children and adults with additional needs. 

In this episode, Adam is joined by Paul Cline as they delve back into the world of Instructional coaching and specifically, implementation challenges. With a nod to rehearsal and the importance of matching your purpose to your model of Instructional coaching, this is an episode not to be missed. 

In this episode, Anh Nguyet Nguyen tells us about the Vietnamese school system and shares her experiences as an ESL teacher in Vietnam.

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

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.

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.