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We welcome back Dr. Louise Allen-Walker, Programme Director for the MSc Psychology in Education here at Cardiff Met, to discuss what research (and particularly quantitative research) looks like in psychology, and how we can be sure we approach it critically. Louise has some clear explanations of how quantitative researchers set about their work, as well as some cautionary points about the oddities...

Mae Tameidiau o Ymchwil TAR yn cyflwyno ymchwil gorau myfyrwyr ar gyrsiau Addysg Gychwynnol i Athrawon gyda Phartneriaeth Caerdydd. Yn y bennod hon mae Daniel Roberts yn trafod sut yr aeth ati i ddysgu mwy am ddefnyddio cyd-destun dilys wrth addysgu mewn ysgol gynradd, drwy ymchwil ac ymholi. Gallwch hefyd wrando ar Tameidiau o Ymchwil TAR ar ffurf glywedol drwy gofrestru i wrando ar bodlediadau E...

Welcome back to the podcast! Today we're looking outside the world of teaching to find out about other professionals who work with young people. Julia Rooney works on the Youth and Community programmes here at Cardiff Met, and she joined us down the line to discuss the many and varied roles that youth workers play in the lives of some of our most vulnerable young people. We hear about how new yout...

We're back with another round of PGCE research bites! And we welcome back Matthew Green, who's been finding out how we can best encourage high quality literacy in the music classroom. Hopefully the mix of research and classroom-based enquiry and reflection will be a great worked example for our serving teacher friends! You can watch this episode on YouTube - https://smarturl.it/cardiffpartnership...

WE'RE BACK! It's time to kick off season 4 with a fond farewell to a stalwart friend of the podcast, Dr. Judith Kneen. Judith took early retirement at the end of the academic year 2020-21 so we got her in front of a microphone before she went, and she's delivered us a characteristically interesting discussion. Judith's here to discuss some research on a topic dear to her heart as programme leader...

Hello from Emma and Tom! Hopefully you're all having a well-deserved summer break after the last academic year. We're off on our holidays too, but wanted to pop by and round up the year of podcasting that's just gone. Plus we look forward to our return for season 4 on the 3rd September!   ---------- Recorded at Cardiff Metropolitan University's Cyncoed campus on 2nd August 2021

There's a bonus episode 22 this year because we started our PGCE late, so we're finishing later than usual. And that means we've reached the final episode of season 3! In another pandemic-disrupted year, we've still managed to have a great time interviewing the great, the good and the knowledgable in the education world about their specialist subjects. Today we've managed to get the boss herself,...

In the second episode of this doctoral double-bill, it's Tom's turn in the hot-seat to discuss his progress so far. Tom's gone for the more traditional PhD option because he likes being left alone to get on with things. The story so far includes Welsh mining communities, National Curriculum fights, the oddities of music teachers and plenty more. We hope you've enjoyed hearing about two doctoral re...

For the next two episodes, we're going to talk about our own doctoral research, and what it's like studying for a doctorate while working in education. Emma's drawn the short straw and agreed to go first, and her research is set to weave together a number of really important themes including curriculum reform, reform of initial teacher education and her beloved subject of drama. It's also a chance...

Croeso’n ôl i  Tameidiau o Ymchwil TAR – rydyn ni’n lledaenu’r ymchwil gorau gan athrawon dan hyfforddiant o’n rhaglenni TAR yn Gymraeg. Mae Nia Davies yn fyfyriwr ar ein rhaglen TAR Cynradd, ac mae hi wedi bod yn ymchwilio i’r addysgeg Darllen er Pleser yng nghyd-destun dysgu cyfunol. Mae crynodeb gweledol Nia a grëwyd ganddi er mwyn cyflwyno i’w hysgol yma, a diolch yn fawr i Nia am roi caniatâd...

A warm podcast welcome back to Dr Rhiannon Packer, who joined us just after Christmas in a double-act with Dr Susan Davis, but is now back for a solo appearance! Rhiannon has just published a book:  All Change! Best Practice for Educational Transitions , and is here to talk to us about all things transitional. The lives of our learners are full of transitions, and managing these so that they are a...

PGCE research bites 4 features Lydia Bundy, a student teacher on our PGCE Primary programme, and also a guest appearance by Jo Bowers from the primary team. Lydia researched into the  Reading for Pleasure pedagogy, something that Jo has talked to us in detail about on the podcast in the past, and its potential for enhancing the wellbeing of primary pupils. In this research bite she runs through he...

For this episode we welcome one of our lead partnership school colleagues, Abi Chase. Abi is associate headteacher at Bassaleg School just outside Newport. Before the Covid-19 pandemic, Abi had the exciting task of revamping and redefining the school's vision and values around pedagogy. When Covid-19 hit, Abi's work had its ultimate test! In this conversation, Abi explains how she worked to 'rebra...

Croeso i bennod arall o  D ameidiau o Ymchwil TAR , yn dod â’r ymchwil gorau gan athrawon dan hyfforddiant o Bartneriaeth Caerdydd ar gyfer Addysg Gychwynnol i Athrawon. Yr wythnos hon rydym ni’n lledaenu’n Gymraeg, ac yn croesawu Beca Harries o’r cwrs TAR Uwchradd Ieithoedd Tramor Modern a fydd yn sgwrsio gyda Dr Gina Morgan. Mae Beca wedi bod yn ymchwilio strategaethau i annog cyfranogaeth ar la...

It's time for us to turn our gaze up to the dizzy heights of educational leadership! Whether you're a student teacher or a hard-bitten old cynic like Tom, let's pause and consider the challenges and delights of being in charge. Lisa is Director of Initial Teacher Education at our friends the University of South Wales, another teacher education institution from just down the road. She's been a list...

We're back with another edition of  PGCE Research Bites , and this week we've got Cameron Corsi, who's a student on our PGCE Secondary PE programme. Cameron was, like many of our other students this year, given the topic of blended learning to research for his Lead Partnership School. There are some specific considerations for practical subject domains like PE, and Cameron was careful to ensure th...

Welcome to our 2021 Easter light episode! Last Easter, Tom was recording furtively in his car in the dark, so things have improved a little - he's back in the office. And Emma remains at home, so it's another remote recording in which we bring a selection of random goodies for your enjoyment. Actually, enjoyment might be a bit optimistic, as both of our presenters seem to have arrived with some sl...

Welcome to another edition of  PGCE Research Bites ! Once again, we've given a PGCE student 30 minutes to tell us about some research that's benefited his own practice and informed the work of his placement school. This week, Matthew Green from PGCE music talks about feedback in music. Always a knotty subject, he's looking specifically at how this can be done in a blended learning environment. Mat...

We're starting to hear more and more about cognitive science when discussing research-informed approaches to teaching. It can seem an intimidating field, and can also come across as quite 'black and white' - especially when co-opted as an argument-winner in some of the less friendly contributions to edu-Twitter! So we thought it was high time to sit down for a discussion with someone who can throw...

Welcome to the first in a new podcast venture! From the team behind  Emma and Tom Talk Teaching we present  PGCE Research Bites ! Every year our PGCE students produce high-quality research work that informs their own philosophy and practice, and benefits the schools they work with. We've decided to make use of the 'in between' Fridays to share some of the very best of that work with you. We've got...

Our guest today is Cameron Stewart, who runs the PGCE secondary mathematics programme here at Cardiff Met. He's come to talk to us about research he's carried out into strategies for closing the gender gap in mathematics. Maths is a subject that can sometimes feel like it needs an image makeover - why, we ask Cameron, is it so socially acceptable to say you're bad at it?! And how do we try and dis...

For this episode we welcome three special guests to our podcast! Dr Fiona Chambers is the head of the School of Education at University College Cork, and she has co-authored a book with our very own Dr Anna Bryant and Dr David Aldous. The book, entitled  Threshold Concepts in Physical Education covers an enormous amount of fascinating ground, and isn't just for PE specialists. With curriculum desi...

It's always good when a previous podcast guest comes back for more, so we're delighted to welcome Fiona Heath-Diffey back to our studio! Fiona is the programme leader for PGCE Secondary PE here at Cardiff Met, and you may remember her from our interesting discussion about physical literacy way back in season 1. Fiona's back to talk about the new Health and Wellbeing Area of Learning and Experience...

This week we've cast our net outside the world of schools to speak to two peer mentors from the homelessness charity, Shelter. Thanks to loyal friend of the podcast Becky Brynolf, we've got an interview with Colette Carter and Lee Demetriou, who are peer mentors with lived experience of homelessness and multiple complex needs. We wanted to speak to Colette and Lee about their experiences of educat...

So here we are, the newly regenerated version of the PGCE Podcast! We're now known as Emma and Tom Talk Teaching, and hope this will encourage more serving teachers to listen to us and realise that we're here for educators of all types! Hope you enjoy the snazzy new artwork and remixed podcast theme music too. For this first episode of 2021, we're talking to two colleagues from Cardiff Met who spe...