Jamie Thom and Colin McGill

Beyond Survival: The New Teacher Podcast

Education EN ↓ 104 episodes

A weekly podcast to inspire and motivate teachers in the exciting first few years of their careers. Every week an expert guest will answer a central question to support new teachers to be the best version of themselves in the classroom. There is also a weekly 'Teacher Talk' which gives practical strategies for an aspect of teaching in fifteen minutes. Host Jamie Thom left the classroom in August of 2022 to run a new English PGDE at Napier University in Edinburgh. He is the author of four books on education, his latest come out in February 2023 and is called 'Talking To Teenagers: A guide to sk...

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Jamie Thom and Colin McGill

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How can new teachers stay positive throughout the year? 05.09.2022 42:43

This week's guest is Professor Christian Van Nieuwerburgh. Christian is a leading academic in the field of coaching and positive psychology. He is a passionate about the application of coaching and positive psychology in education, and is the global director of Growth Coaching International. In this episode we answer the question: How can new teachers stay positive throughout the year? To an...

How can new teachers appear confident in the classroom? 21.08.2022 43:20

This week's episode of 'Beyond Survival: The New Teacher podcast' is with Cath Baxter. Cath is a professional Voice Coach and Public Speaking expert. She is one of the leading Voice Coaches in the UK with 20 years experience. Cath is answering the question: How can new teachers appear confident in the classroom? In our conversation we also explore the following: 1. What can new tea...

How can new teachers work best with their mentors? 01.08.2022 42:37

This week's guest is Haili Hughes, who will be answering the question: how can new teachers work best with their mentors? Haili is Head of Education at IRIS Connect and Senior Lecturer and Teacher Development Mentor Lead at the University of Sunderland. She is also a former English teacher, Head of Department and Senior Leader who has mentored new teachers and ITT students for over fifteen y...

How can new teachers establish good behaviour at the start of the year? 25.07.2022 41:56

The first episode of 'Beyond Survival: The New Teacher Podcast' is a brilliant conversation about behaviour with Tom Bennett. Tom is the UK government's advisor on school behaviour, and author of a range of excellent books. His most recent is the superb 'Running the Room'. This week Tom answers the central question: How can new teachers establish good behaviour at the st...