They Behave For Me

Question time is back, and this week Adam and Amy tackle toilet passes, behaviour policies, lateness, micromanagement, exam feedback and more.

In this episode, Amy and Adam are joined by one of their absolute heroes: Professor Rob Coe. They cover a lot of ground, from assesment and grade inflation, right the way up to Rob's scepticism around cooaching. Tune in and share!

In this episode, Adam and Amy are joined by "veteran" Sarah Ledger. Recorded just weeks before she is due to retire, Adam and Amy grill her on what's changed over the 40 years she's been teaching. We're in awe of Sarah's service, and try to honour her and all veteran teachers.

In this episode, Amy and Adam are joined by primary expert Cathie to look at behaviour, reading for pleasure, AI assisted lesson planning and much more. Not to be missed!

Unfortunately, Amy is unwell again this week, so Adam is joined by Grainne! They discuss questions from the listeners, including: Should Do Nows be done on mini-whiteboards? Is it hard to deliver instructions well? Do I need to send my lesson resources to SEND students in advance? How do I get my kids started with independent practice?

Ruth is one of Amy and Adam's favourite people, and is the author of the lengendary E. Coli blog. In this wide ranging conversation, she covers inclusion, staff culture, feminism, curriculum, and more. Not to be missed.

Amy's back! In this episode Amy and Adam return and take questions from the listeners on a range of topics including leading CPD, autonomy, student behaviour, and fire alarms.

Laura is one of education's great communicators and commentators. In this episode, we look back at the three things that have changed the most over the last ten years, and look ahead to the three things that will dominate education in the ten years to come. Not to be missed!

This week, Adam is joined by guest host and belonging expert Jon Hutchinson to discuss belonging, T&L, and various leadership issues like how to deal with hecklers. Tune in and share!

In this episode, we are joined by Charley from the Sutton Trust to explore whether and if the "best" schools take their fair share of students on free school meals or with SEND. Not to be missed!

Adam and Amy take questions on a range of subjects, including whether we should invite parents into lessons, how to manage behaviour in drama, should we teach boys differently to girls, how to find time for coaching, and what to do if colleagues keep interrupting our lessons.

Jo is THE expert when it comes to homework, and in this episode talks through the common mistakes that people make when it comes to homework policies. Not to be missed!

In this episode, Adam and Amy and Amy take questions from the listeners on all sorts of topics: private school heads of year, mini-whoteboards and extended writing, curriculum time for science, how to observe lessons and the differences between SENCOs and heads of year. Tune in and share!

This week, we are joined by Teacher Tapp's Grainne to explore her favourite facts: How has teacher workload changed over time? Should heads of year have teaching timetables? To what extent do senior leaders consult the research evidence before making decisions? All this and more, tune in and share!

In this week's question time, Adam and Amy deal with: How to motivated the unmotivated How does CPD work in your schools Is providing colleagues with resources deskilling them? How should I prepare to be a head of year? Is imposter syndrome real? All this and more!

Raj is a teacher and researcher working on teacher expertise. In this episode, he tries to convince a skeptical Adam and Amy that AI might have a role to play in helping teachers get better at teaching. It's a fascinating debate - tune in and share!

In this episode, Adam and Amy get in a little tiff about English teaching, and take questions from the listeners on behaviour, oracy, retrieval, restoratives and more!

In this episode, Adam and Amy are joined by one of the most experienced and respected school leaders out there. Matt has a lot to say about leadership and the struggles facing leadership teams in schools today.

In this episode, Adam and Amy take questions from the listeners, including how early is too early to remove a student, circulating, managing your bosses, and weaning colleagues off marking. Tune in and share!

In this episode, Adam and Amy take questions from the listeners on a range of topics: AI and safeguarding, questioning, lesson starts and behaviour support for supply teachers. Please share if you can!

This week, Adam is joined by the GOAT and OG of education podcasts: Craig Barton. In a wide ranging interview, they discuss Craig's experiences visiting hundreds of schools, seeing thousands of lessons, and codifying everything in 16 remarkable books. Not to be missed!

In this episode, Adam and Amy are joined by behaviour czar, Tom Bennett, to talk behaviour, research and more. Tune in and share.

This week Adam and Amy are joined by friend of the show, Jon Hutchinson and they discuss his role at reach and on the curriculum assesment review. They also take some time to answer some questions from listeners on social media and polarisation.

Liz is the principal of the Houstone School, a fascinating and probably unique case of being both a startup and a turnaround. Liz is extremely impressive and her thoughts on school leadership are incisive and practical. Not to be missed!

This week, Amy and Adam are joined by assessment maestro Dylan Wiliam. Dylan’s voice has been a mainstay of educational discourse for decades, and the episode is packed with insight and wisdom. Don’t miss out!