Beyond Survival: The New Teacher Podcast

Today's episode is a bonus Teacher Talk. My new book 'Talking To Teenagers: A Guide to Skilful Classroom Communication' is out today (24th February).  In this talk, I give a fifteen minute overview of the purpose and motivation for writing 'Talking to Teenagers', and an introduction to the five communication principles that are the basis of the book: 1. Understand the comp...

The guest on this week's episode of 'Beyond Survival: the new teacher podcast'  is  Jade Pearce. Jade is a former senior leader who is now Director of Programmes at GAT Institute. She is also the author of the excellent book 'What Every Teacher Needs to Know'.  You can follow Jade on Twitter @PearceMrs. Today we will be answering the question: what does evidence-informed t...

This episode is this week's 'Teacher Talk': a fifteen minute talk that explores an important aspect of classroom practice, with practical strategies for implementing it in your classroom.  This talk is part two of a focus on questioning. Last week's talk focussed on five questioning traps, this week looks at five effective questioning strategies.  1. Validate participation 2. W...

This episode is this week's 'Teacher Talk': a fifteen minute talk that explores an important aspect of classroom practice, with practical strategies for implementing it in your classroom.  This talk explores the value of questioning and some of the common classroom questioning traps to avoid.  It explores five potential questioning pitfalls: 1. Guess what is in the head 2. Closed qu...

The guest on this week's episode of 'Beyond Survival: the new teacher podcast'  is  Fiona Leadbeter. Fiona is a Principle Teacher of Expressive Arts in Scotland and runs the excellent teaching and learning blog 'The Perfectly Imperfect Educator at https://fleadbeater.wordpress.com. Today we will be answering the question: what do new teachers need to know about cognitive load t...

The guest on this week's episode of 'Beyond Survival: the new teacher podcast'  is  Ben Karlin. Ben is a former English teacher and senior leader, who now works at Ambition Institute, where he designs programmes to support teachers and school leaders to keep getting better. He is also the co-author of 'The Teaching and Learning Playbook', which has over 100 techniques for...

This episode is this week's 'Teacher Talk': a fifteen minute talk that explores an important aspect of classroom practice, with practical strategies for implementing it in your classroom. This talk explores how to best teach and support quieter students. It explores three key areas: 1. Noticing and building relationships 2. Scaffolding verbal contributions 3. Celebrating quiet stren...

The guest on this week's episode of 'Beyond Survival: the new teacher podcast'  is  Mark Roberts. Mark is an English teacher and Director of Research in a school in Northern Ireland. He is also the author of a range of brilliant books on education. His latest book is the excellent 'The Boy Question: How to Teach Boys to Succeed in School'. You can follow Mark on Twitter at...

This episode is this week's 'Teacher Talk': a fifteen minute talk that explores an important aspect of classroom practice, with practical strategies for implementing it in your classroom. This talk explores the benefits of becoming a slow teacher. It looks at three benefits of applying a slower approach to teaching: 1. Improving perspective and planning  2. Improving teacher presenc...

The guest on this week's episode of 'Beyond Survival: the new teacher podcast'  is  Craig Barton. Craig hosts the brilliant podcast 'Tips for Teachers', which you can find at https://tipsforteachers.co.uk . He is the author of three excellent books on teaching, including 'Tips for Teachers' which has just come out this month and has over four hundred tips for tea...

This episode is the first of a weekly 'Teacher Talk': a fifteen minute talk that explores an important aspect of classroom practice, with practical strategies for implementing it in your classroom.  This talk explores the language choices we can make as teachers to influence classroom behaviour. It explores three key areas: 1. Civility and manners  2. Naming specific behaviours  3. Deper...

The guest on this week's episode of 'Beyond Survival: the new teacher podcast'  is my brilliant colleague at Napier University, Colin McGill - back for his second appearance.  After a successful career as a Chemistry Teacher and Curriculum Leader, Colin is now the PGDE programme leader for Teacher Education at Napier University.  You can follow Colin on Twitter @colinmcgill In this...

The guest on this week's episode of 'Beyond Survival: the new teacher podcast'  is Kat Howard.  Kat is a former senior leader, who is now the director for a large Multi-Academy Trust Teaching School Hub. She is also the author of  'Stop Talking About Wellbeing: a Pragmatic Approach to Teacher Workload' and co-author of 'Symbiosis: the Curriculum and the Classroom.&apo...

The guest on this week's episode of 'Beyond Survival: the new teacher podcast'  is Emma Turner. Emma is a former Primary school teacher and headteacher, who now is the CPD lead for the Discovery Trust. She is also the author of four brilliant education books, that cover a range of topics from curriculum to flexible working. You can follow her on Twitter @Emma_Turner75.  In this inte...

This week's episode is the monthly live coaching episode. This involves a teacher at the start of their career coming on the podcast to explore an issue or question they have.  This week's episode is with Anna Green.  Anna is doing her PGDE (teacher education year) and wanted to explore how she can continue to develop her teaching, and what aspects of her teaching skills she should prior...

The guest on this week's episode of 'Beyond Survival: the new teacher podcast'  is with Dr Hazel  Harrison. Hazel is a Clinical Psychologist and founder of Think Avellana. She does a huge amount of work supporting schools across the UK, alongside working with a diverse range of clients from the BBC to the Premier League. You can follow her on Twitter at @thinkavellana.  In this inte...

The guest on this week's episode of 'Beyond Survival: the new teacher podcast'  is Sam Strickland.  Sam is a headteacher, behavioural specialist and author of three brilliant books on education. His latest book is 'The Behaviour Manual'. You can follow Sam on Twitter @strickomaster. In this interview, Sam answers the central question: W hat can new teachers do when behavio...

The guest on this week's episode of 'Beyond Survival: the new teacher podcast'  is Bruce Robertson.  Bruce is a headteacher, consultant and author of the excellent 'Teaching Delusion' trilogy. In this interview, Bruce answers the central question: How can new teachers improve their differentiation in the classroom? In answering this central question, we also explore the fo...

This week's guest on 'Beyond Survival: The New Teacher Podcast' is Dr John Coleman. John Coleman is a psychologist with a long-standing interest in adolescence. He has written a number of books on the teenage years, and has an international reputation for his work on adolescence. In 2001 he was awarded the OBE by the Queen for his work on youth. His latest book is 'The Teacher...

This special bonus episode is for student teachers who are about to go on their first teaching placement. The guest is my brilliant colleague at Napier University in Edinburgh, Colin McGill.  After a successful career as a Chemistry Teacher and Curriculum Leader, Colin is now the PGDE programme leader for Teacher Education at Napier University.  You can follow Colin on Twitter @colinmcgill  In thi...

The guest on this week's show is Aidan Severs. Aidan is a former primary school teacher and senior leader, who now runs a very successful consultancy business that provides support for schools across the UK.  In this episode we explore the question: How can new teachers simplify their teaching for impact? In answering that central question we also explore: 1. How do teachers often over-compli...

This week's episode is the first of a monthly new teacher voice episode. This involves a new teacher coming on to the podcast for a coaching conversation about a particular issue they are facing in their careers.  Rosa Albashir is the guest on this episode. She asks the question: How can I develop confidence in a new school setting?  In exploring this topic, we discuss how: new teachers can b...

This week Rachel Ball is the guest on the podcast. Rachel is an Assistant headteacher in charge of Teaching and Learning. She also writes an excellent blog at https://theeducationalimposters.wordpress.com.  In this episode we explore the question: how can new teachers overcome impostor syndrome?  In answering that central question we also explore: 1. What is impostor syndrome and what impact can i...

This week Adrian Bethune is the guest on the podcast. Adrian is a primary teacher, author of  ‘Well Being in the Primary Classroom’, co-author of ‘Teacher Wellbeing and Self Care’ with Emma Kell and founder of Teach Happy.  In this episode we explore the question: what are the wellbeing essentials for teachers in the first five years of their careers? In answering that question we also explore:  ...

This week Tom Sherrington is the guest on the podcast. Tom is a former headteacher with an extensive influence and reach in education. He is the author of a number of brilliant education books, including the excellent 'WalkThru' series. He is now an educational consultant, running training in schools across the UK.  In this episode we explore the question: how can new teachers improve th...