TandTeaching - The Educational Podcast

EPISODE 15- In this episode we speak to Lucy Spencer, founder of Education Boutique and Vice President of The Tutors’ Association about the relationship between schools and private tutors. Is there a future where the two can work together more synchronously in order to fully benefit a student's education?

EPISODE 14- In this episode we speak to best selling author, speaker and consultant Allistair McCaw about how teachers can not only adopt a powerful mindset themselves, but how they can also develop these in the students they teach.

EPISODE 13- In this episode we speak to Matthew Evans (@head_teach) about why dissent is so important in schools and how we can actively encourage dissent amongst our staff.

EPISODE 12- In this episode we discuss the leadership principles that underpin how Amazon operates and whether we can use these to guide school leadership (and leading in the classroom). We select the aspects that we feel most closely apply to schools such as 'Earn Trust', 'Disagree and Commit' and 'Strive to be Earth’s Best Employer'. A full copy of the leadership principles can be found below: h...

EPISODE 11- We discuss the worst phrases in education including 'They always behave for me' and 'In my last school...'. Listen in to see if you agree with our most annoying phrases that are found in staff rooms.

EPISODE 10- In this episode we speak to Jade Pearce, Assistant Head in charge of Teaching and Learning and Professional Development, about why teachers should adopt an evidence based approach to their teaching. Jade is a passionate advocate for all practice being evidence informed and she outlines how teachers can do this whilst still placing a value on experience and contextual observation.

EPISODE 9- In this episode we set about debunking myths of education with Dr Jared Horvath, an Educational Neuroscientist (and qualified teacher) from the University of Melbourne. Among other things we discuss whether there is a need for teachers to actually understand the science of learning, is there is a relationship between engagement and learning and what creativity really is.

EPISODE 8- In this episode we discuss our views on how CPD should be structured in schools. For reference we use the 2016 DfE document 'Standards for Teachers' Professional Development', discussing whether we agree with the DfE's recommendations and how we envisage this being practically delivered in a school context.

EPISODE 7- In this episode we speak to Dr Sadie Hollins about how school's can create a culture of well-being to support student development.

EPISODE 6- In this episode we share the best pieces of advice we've been given in our careers and explore how they've shaped us as teachers.

EPISODE 5- How do you receive feedback from your observations? Is there a perfect model? These are some of the things we discuss in this episode along with examples of when we've seen it done really well (as well as examples of where we haven't).  Join in the discussion and let us know your experiences of receiving (or giving) lesson feedback by tweeting us at @tandteaching.

EPISODE 4- Do you need to be a good teacher to be a good school leader? Danielle Finlay joins us to discuss to what extent school leaders need to be good teachers. Is it possible to be an effective school leader without being a good teacher first? Listen to episode 4 and find out our opinions on the matter. Join in the discussion or let us know if there's something you'd like us to talk about in t...

EPISODE 3- Retrieval Practice Grab a cup of tea and enjoy the discussion! In episode 3 of this education podcast we are joined by the queen of retrieval, Kate Jones. Kate discusses the importance of using retrieval practice to identify gaps in knowledge and to ensure that students are retaining the knowledge they are being taught. Join in the discussion or let us know if there's something you'd li...

EPISODE 2- Questioning in Your Classroom Grab a cup of tea and enjoy the discussion! In episode 2 of this education podcast we discuss the importance of questioning and how you pose great questions to your students. Join in the discussion or let us know if there's something you'd like us to talk about in the next episode by tweeting us at @tandteaching

EPISODE 1- School vs Class Culture Grab a cup of tea and enjoy the discussion! In the first episode of this education podcast we discuss how you create a positive culture in your class room and whether the culture you create should reflect the wider school culture. Join in the discussion or let us know if there's something you'd like us to talk about in the next episode by tweeting us at @tandteac...