Naylor's Natter Podcast- an education podcast .

If anything can bind together nearly 400 pupils and 100 school staff in challenging circumstances, it’s love. And love is in plentiful supply at Parklands. The pupils at Parklands Primary School, located on the Seacroft estate in Leeds, often face significant hardship. Children start at the school significantly behind their peers nationally, especially in terms of their language and literacy. Yet...

Anyone who cares about education – and especially those in charge of it – should read this brilliant book.” – Iain Dale ***FROM THE PUBLISHERS*** An unputdownable true account of how a tenacious head teacher led one of the most challenging schools in the country to excellence. No Excuses charts an extraordinary principal’s journey in diary form from the moment she took over at a failing secondary...

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ResearchED Blackpool 2022 tickets NOW AVAILABLE  Research by the Seaside is BACK! researchED Blackpool returns for its third year following enormously successful conferences in 2018 and 2019. Both previous conferences SOLD OUT – so book early to avoid disappointment! As always, expect for an exciting day packed full of research-informed practice from speakers from both primary and secondary b...

This isn’t your average book about pastoral care – it is a no-nonsense exploration of the knowledge base that excellent pastoral practitioners, be they aspiring, new, or experienced, need to excel in their roles. Written for teaching and non-teaching pastoral leaders alike, this book combines theory, evidence, and research with best practice and on-the-job experience to help you on the way to beco...

Kindness Matters Founder – John Magee My name is John Magee AKA The Kindness Coach and Founder of Kindness Matters. I have been teaching kindness and wellbeing to school children and teachers since 2010.My motivation and passion for education began after the credit crunch of 2008, when I lost my family business, my marriage broke down and I battled bankruptcy and consequentially deep depression. I...

Book exclusive- Jade's summary The book has three parts. In part one I have attempted to summarise twenty of the most seminal pieces of education literature. I hope this part of the book will make learning about evidence-informed teaching more accessible. This includes a summary and takeaways for teaching. The final section of the book then looks at how schools can embed evidence-informed teaching...

Being a leader in education is an always-on job. There’s always more to do, more staff and children to help. So how can a leader ensure that they are doing the right things, at the right time, without burning themselves out? Professor Toby Salt has worked in some of the hardest, most stress-inducing jobs in the wider education space, as well as juggling a large family. How did he make it work? Som...

Must do better challenges this damaging and pernicious status quo. It examines the origins of our problem with teaching, it shines a light on the exciting reality of teaching in the 21st century, and it charts a new course for the image of the modern teaching profession. The book is written to be easily read by the general reader, because ultimately it is with the general reader – the parent, the...

My conversation on Habits, routines and norms with Deputy Headteacher Scott Fletcher  Never assume when it comes to behaviour Behaviour, behaviour, behaviour. It is on everyone’s lips. When things are good, behaviour is celebrated. When things are bad, behaviour is the cause. We must ensure that there is clarity, clear communication and consistency before implementation. Once it leaves the ‘t...

In this down-to-earth book Adele Bates shares practical approaches, strategies and tips from the classroom on how to help pupils with behavioural needs thrive with their education. Packed full of real-life classroom scenarios, student voice and relevant theory, every chapter offers an Action Box helping you to implement these strategies – next lesson, next week and long term. From relationship bui...

Teaching science is no simple task. Science teachers must wrestle with highly abstract and demanding concepts, ideas which have taken humanity's greatest minds thousands of years to formulate and refine. Communicating these great and awesome theories involves careful forethought and planning. We need to deliver crystal clear explanations, guide students as they develop their embryonic knowledge an...

About Dr Sam Sims I’m a quantitative education researcher, interested in teachers and education policy. I work at UCL Institute of Education, where I lecture on policy analysis and evaluation. I’m also a researcher at Education Datalab. This site contains links to my research and teaching material, as well as links to resources that I think people will find useful. I regularly give talks to school...

Full unedited transcript here: naylorsnatterpodcastjusttalkingtoteachers.wordpress.com This is a book about educational fads, why they arise, and how we might learn to live with them. Those working in schools are subject to perpetual waves of novelty in the name of school improvement. And yet, in the long term very little actually changes. Big ideas come and go, leaving only faint clues as to thei...

Full Transcript here pna1977.wordpress.com Celebrating Teachers: Making a difference , written by Gary Toward and Chris Henley, is a feel-good celebration of all that is great about teachers and teaching – and an exploration of the difference teachers make and how they do it. Forewords by Ben Bailey Smith (aka Doc Brown) and Sir Anthony Seldon. Gary Toward and Chris Henley believe that teaching is...

Full transcript available here (unedited) pna1977.wordpress.com Andrew Cowley, author of The Wellbeing Toolkit and co-founder of Healthy Toolkit (@HealthyToolkit), presents the ultimate guide to help primary schools develop a practical, principled and values-driven wellbeing curriculum for their pupils. Schools are responsible for giving children the tools and emotional resilience to cope with the...

Homeschooling, virtual lessons , teams and zooms . These necessary and vital educational lifelines have receded from view on the vista of most teachers for the moment . Technology played a vital and essential role in supporting schools and students during lockdowns. As a profession we have settled on various ‘keepers’ from this period, notably virtual parents evenings. What we have developed in th...

Schools need to have purchase on the curriculum: why they teach the subjects beyond preparation for examinations, what they are intending to achieve with the curriculum, how well it is planned and enacted in classrooms and how they know whether it’s doing what it’s supposed to. Fundamental to this understanding are the conversations between subject leaders and their line managers. However, there i...

Amy is currently Regional Education Director with Academy Transformation Trust and will be Deputy CEO - Education with Diocese of Coventry MAT as of 1st September. Natalie is Principal at North Walsall Primary Academy, part of Academy Transformation Trust. Episode emphasises the importance of a ‘curriculum mindset’ when it comes to behaviour and routines. Key themes: Climate Curriculum Consistency...

We all know the education system has its flaws, but they shouldn't stand in the way of providing the very best learning experiences for your pupils. This book presents a ground-up approach to help you manage the obstacles you might encounter and implement day-to-day methods to maintain your love for the profession, teach effective lessons and ensure pupil progress. Omar Akbar, author of The (Un)of...

TAKE BACK CONTROL OF YOUR CLASSROOM Are you new to teaching? Do you teach classes that are uncontrollable? Do you have students that make your job a living hell? Do you feel like your students manage you rather than the other way around? If so, you need to teach like an Action Hero. In this practical guide, former NEETs Coordinator and SEMH teacher, Karl C. Pupé shares his wealth of knowledge gain...

Prof Guy Claxton is Emeritus Professor at Winchester University and Visiting Professor of Education at King's College London. He has previously taught and researched at Oxford University, Bristol University and the University of London Institute of Education. An internationally renowned cognitive scientist, Guy s books include Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind; Wise Up: The Challenge of Lifelong Learning;...

The Kindness Principle: Making relational behaviour management work in schools advocates a behaviour management approach rooted in values, acceptance and a genuine understanding of children’s behaviour. In an education system that too often reaches for the carrot-and-stick approach to dealing with poor pupil behaviour, an approach built on kindness and compassion might just provide the cure. The K...

Naylor’s Natter TDT Takeover Show Notes In this month’s TDT Takeover of Naylor’s Natter, we’re talking leadership, communication, and wellbeing with TDT CEO, David Weston @informed_edu, Barham Primary School Headteacher, Karen Giles @MsKarenGiles and MalCPD Director, Mal Krishnasamy @MalCPD We are also delighted to announce that TDT have been appointed by the Department for Education in England to...

Andria Zafirakou, a teacher at Alperton Community School in Brent, won $1 million when she was crowned the best teacher in the world by the Varkey Foundation. Andria was born in north-west London to Greek-Cypriot parents and state-educated in Brent and Camden. She is an art and textiles teacher in Brent on the outskirts of London, one of the world’s most ethnically diverse places. She is passionat...