Inside Voices: A Teacher Podcast

This week we have a guest on the podcast! Stacey Mullock is the Head of Development at the FA and is on the podcast to discuss girls’ access to football, attitudes towards women in sport and how we can encourage and support them at the earliest stage in school. If you want to find out more about the campaign and download free classroom resources head to: girlsfootballinschools.org/made-for-this-ga...

🧐Teaching in June is not for the weak. On this week’s episode we are GRUMPY but still showing up. We answer questions from our amazing listeners. 🎙️We discuss teacher retention, mental health and the behaviour crisis in schools. What do you think is the root issue  causing teachers to leave the profession? Who is to blame for behaviour spiralling? All discussed on this week’s episode! Sit back, r...

🧐Have you always wanted to be a teacher? Is the classroom not what you thought it would be? This week we discuss the different routes through and out of teaching that are very rarely discussed. 🎙️Many people enter teaching to be a teacher but quickly realise it’s not what they had hoped. It’s normal to feel stuck as a teacher but is that all we can do? In this episode we look as at many options a...

This week we look at the hot topic of assessment in classrooms. We discuss SATS, Scottish National Assessments and the pitfalls of summative assessment. Make sure you sit back, relax and enjoy! ----more---- Follow Laura on TikTok and Instagram Follow David on TikTok and Instagram ----more---- Check out our website insidevoices.co.uk    Podcast theme music by Transistor.fm. Learn how to start a pod...

This week we look at the upcoming Scottish Parliament elections. With such a pivotal election on the horizon, it's important that we talk about what each outcome could look like for education. Whether we like it or not, education is political and the decisions made in Parliament affect our everyday lives. We talk funding, inclusion, manifesto promises and much, much more. Sit back, relax and enjoy...

This week’s episode is slightly different to our regularly scheduled programming! We are doing a Q&A episode! We asked our lovely audience for questions and we answered as many as we could! From musical instruments to PE to discussing teacher struggles, we covered it all! Sit back, relax and enjoy! ----more---- Follow Laura on TikTok and Instagram Follow David on TikTok and Instagram ----more-...

This week’s episode discusses the teacher workload and the increasing pressures that seem to be placed on educators. We look at Scotland’s current climate with an upcoming election and industrial action looming large. Sit back, relax and enjoy! ----more---- Follow Laura on TikTok and Instagram Follow David on TikTok and Instagram ----more---- Check out our website insidevoices.co.uk  Podcast theme...

This week’s episode discusses the hot topic of reading in schools. We have noticed a shift in reading for enjoyment in the last few years. Children just don’t want to read. How do we fix this? We discuss strategies, things that have worked in our classrooms and how you can build a love for reading in your class.  Sit back, relax and enjoy! ----more---- Follow Laura on TikTok and Instagram Follow D...

This week’s episode discusses the hot topic of behaviour in schools. We have noticed a shift in behaviour in schools since we started teaching and the same story is being told across the country. So what has happened and how do we fix it? We look at systemic issues and quick fixes that teachers can implement into their classroom immediately. Sit back, relax and enjoy! ----more---- Follow Laura on...

This week’s episode discusses the hot topic of whether teaching is the same lifelong profession it once was. We discuss career progression, shifting identities and the reasons for over 100 thousand teacher leaving the profession in the UK in the last 3 years! Sit back, relax and enjoy! ----more---- Follow Laura on TikTok and Instagram Follow David on TikTok and Instagram ----more---- Check out our...

This week’s episode delves into the global literacy crisis, exploring why children are no longer reading for pleasure and how we can address this pressing issue. We also examine the broader societal consequences of this decline. So sit back relax and enjoy!  ----more---- Follow Laura on TikTok and Instagram Follow David on TikTok and Instagram ----more---- Check out our website insidevoices.co.uk ...

This week's episode focuses on the topic of screen time and how it impacts children’s education. We discuss the broader societal implications of overusing screens and how this makes its way into schools. Attention span, behaviour and addiction are all discussed in this week’s episode, Sit back, relax and enjoy!  ----more---- Follow Laura on TikTok and Instagram Follow David on TikTok and Instagram...

This week we are bringing you a special BONUS episode of Inside Voices. We are on the road at BETT 2026 and we managed to chat with different companies about their vision for EdTech and education in general. We spoke to Classroomscreen, Canva and TeachmateAI about how their tools can help students and teacher achieve their goals. Sit back, relax and enjoy! ----more---- Follow Laura on TikTok and I...

This week's episode focuses on the curriculum reviews going on in Scotland and England. We discuss the rationale behind these reviews and how they are going to impact on real teachers and schools. Sit back, relax and enjoy!  ----more---- Follow Laura on TikTok and Instagram Follow David on TikTok and Instagram ----more---- Check out our website insidevoices.co.uk    Podcast theme music by Transist...

This week's episode looks at the difficulties in teaching and the prevailing mindset that often follows. We discuss all things positivity and how to protect your peace in the teaching world. Sit back, relax and enjoy!  ----more---- Follow Laura on TikTok and Instagram Follow David on TikTok and Instagram ----more---- Check out our website insidevoices.co.uk 

This week's episode focuses on the year ahead. School is back and we are raring to go. We discuss trends like Play Pedagogy, what we struggle with when going back and all of the hopes we have for the year ahead. Sit back, relax and enjoy!  ----more---- Follow Laura on TikTok and Instagram Follow David on TikTok and Instagram ----more---- Check out our website insidevoices.co.uk 

This week's episode focuses on schools at Christmas. This is a crazy time of year and it easy to become overwhelmed. We offer some advice on how to survive teaching and anecdotes of our own experiences. This episode also reflects on a year gone by and what our pits and peaks are. Sit back, relax and enjoy!  ----more---- Follow Laura on TikTok and Instagram Follow David on TikTok and Instagram ----...

This week we return to the subject we chose for our very first episode 2 years ago. The landscape has changed dramatically in the last two years since recording that episode and we dive into that discussion in this episode. Sit back, relax and enjoy!  ----more---- Follow Laura on TikTok and Instagram Follow David on TikTok and Instagram ----more---- Check out our website insidevoices.co.uk 

After a break Inside Voices is back!  It took us a while to get back into recording due to a different setup. but we are back. This week's episode is inspired by The Life of a Showgirl... the Life of a Teacher. We dive into what we have been up to this term and how we would change the teaching system if we could. Sit back, relax and enjoy!  ----more---- Follow Laura on TikTok and Instagram Follow...

Summer is done. A distant memory. School is back in full swing and we are so hyped. Whether it’s your first school year or you 31st, we hope you find something of value as we discuss nerves, classroom priorities and some quick CPD. Sit back, relax and enjoy!  ----more---- Follow Laura on TikTok and Instagram Follow David on TikTok and Instagram ----more---- Check out our website insidevoices.co.uk...

Well, that’s it done. Another year of teaching in the bag. This week we reflect on the amazing peaks and difficult pits we encountered this year. Sit back, relax and enjoy!   Follow Laura on TikTok and Instagram Follow David on TikTok and Instagram   Check out our website insidevoices.co.uk

What is the role of a teacher in 2025? This week we dive into the subject of how teaching has changed recently. We look at the media’s perception of teachers and how teaching is often portrayed. Sit back, relax and enjoy! ----more---- Follow Laura on TikTok and Instagram Follow David on TikTok and Instagram ----more---- Check out our website insidevoices.co.uk 

It's interview season! On this week's episode we discuss all things interview! We look at our own experiences, share tips and tricks and discuss the current job market situation in the UK. Sit back, relax and enjoy! ----more---- Follow Laura on TikTok and Instagram Follow David on TikTok and Instagram ----more---- Check out our website insidevoices.co.uk 

On this week’s episode we were inspired to talk about the hit Netflix show, Adolescence. We thought it was appropriate to offer our opinion on how we as teachers can promote positive online experiences for our young people. Sit back, relax and enjoy! ----more---- Follow Laura on TikTok and Instagram Follow David on TikTok and Instagram ----more---- Check out our website insidevoices.co.uk 

This week’s episode takes us down into the earlier years of education as Laura interviews Dr Alistair Bryce-Clegg. A expert on the subject, Alistair explains the theory behind play in primary schools and why this trend has swept the nation. Sit back, relax and enjoy! ----more---- Follow Laura on TikTok and Instagram Follow David on TikTok and Instagram ----more---- Check out our website Here