Dylan Price and Hayden Stevens

Teach Sleep Repeat

Education EN ↓ 227 episodes

Teach Sleep Repeat is the podcast for teachers who need a laugh, a rant, and a reminder they are not alone. Dylan and Hayden dive into the real highs and lows of school life from classroom chaos to staffroom gossip. Listener submissions bring out the funniest disasters and most relatable dilemmas, while guests join to share their own unfiltered stories from life in and around education. Send us your favourite teaching stories! E-mail: teachsleeprepeatpod@gmail.com

Be sure to visit the podcast's website and support the creator: www.teachsleeprepeat.co.uk

Author

Dylan Price and Hayden Stevens

Episodes

Ep 146: Balancing Teaching and Parenting: Can You Do Both Well? 27.10.2025 54:53

Join our free WhatsApp community for Q&A submissions,polls on future episodes & links to the podcast first: https://chat.whatsapp.com/HB7n1PNGdGL5STACssEH1s Leave us a review and share this episode with someone youthink might enjoy it! It really helps us out. Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast Follow us on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast

Ep 145: Listener Questions: Embarassing Pupil Encounters, Worst Education Buzzwords & Would We Work For Ofsted? 22.10.2025 55:18

Ep 144: Extra PPA, Wellbeing Days & Supportive Leaders: AMAZING Policies Every School Needs!! 20.10.2025 53:03

Join our free WhatsApp community for Q&A submissions,polls on future episodes & links to the podcast first: ⁠https://chat.whatsapp.com/HB7n1PNGdGL5STACssEH1s⁠ Leave us a review and share this episode with someone youthink might enjoy it! It really helps us out. Follow us on Instagram: ⁠www.instagram.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast⁠ Follow us on TikTok: ⁠www.tiktok.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast

Ep 143: Listener Questions: Gender Stereotypes, Lesson Plan Formats & Getting Secondary Ready! 15.10.2025 51:28

Leave us a review and share this episode with someone youthink might enjoy it! It really helps us out. Join our free WhatsApp community for Q&A submissions,polls on future episodes & links to the podcast first: https://chat.whatsapp.com/HB7n1PNGdGL5STACssEH1s Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast Follow us on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast

Ep 142: The Ultimate Guide To Primary Maths: Fluency, Reasoning, Problem Solving & How To Teach It Well! 13.10.2025 1:05:16

Ep 141: Answering Your Questions: Careers After Teaching, The Homeschooling Boom & Teacher Training Improvements 08.10.2025 48:43

Leave us a review and share this episode with someone you think might enjoy it! It really helps us out. Join our free WhatsApp community for Q&A submissions, polls on future episodes & links to the podcast first: https://chat.whatsapp.com/HB7n1PNGdGL5STACssEH1s Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcastFollow us on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast

Ep 140: Learning Through Play & Continuous Provision: Why Child-Led Learning Is So Powerful! 06.10.2025 56:32

We are joined by Ruth (MyMummyTeacher) to discuss the power of learning through play and why continuous provision can benefit children of all ages. Follow Ruth here: https://www.instagram.com/mymummyteacher/ Sign the petition to make play and continuous provision statutory throughout KS1: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/729440 Leave us a review and share this episode with someone you thin...

Ep 139: Answering Your Questions: Male Role Models, Wellbeing Initiatives & Fidget Toys 01.10.2025 55:11

Thank you to our wonderful WhatsApp community for all of the quesitons. You can join the team for free https://chat.whatsapp.com/HB7n1PNGdGL5STACssEH1s Leave us a review and share this episode with someone you think might enjoy it! It really helps us out. Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcastFollow us on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast

Ep 138: The Biggest Time-Wasting Teacher Jobs & Why They Should Be Binned! 29.09.2025 1:04:29

There are a LOT of things teachers do that are, realistically, a waste of time. How many of these do you agree with? Leave us a review and share this episode with someone you think might enjoy it! It really helps us out. Join our free WhatsApp community for Q&A submissions, polls on future episodes & links to the podcast first: https://chat.whatsapp.com/HB7n1PNGdGL5STACssEH1s Follow us on...

Ep 137: Answering Your Questions: Targeting Union Reps, Best School Trips & Parents Taking Children Out Of Lessons 24.09.2025 50:26

We are back answering your listener questions! - Best school trips we've ever been on- Does being a union rep put a target on your back- Best holiday ever- How to become a good leader- Should parents be allowed to opt-out of certain lessonsLeave us a review and share this episode with someone you think might enjoy it! It really helps us out. Join our free WhatsApp community for Q&A submissions...

Ep 136: The Most TOXIC School Policies Ever! Massive Red Flags! 22.09.2025 53:16

We trawl through the most unhinged, red flag teacher rules our listeners sent into us... Some of these are not just ridiculous - they are probably illegal! Leave us a review and share this episode with someone you think might enjoy it! It really helps us out. Join our free WhatsApp community for Q&A submissions, polls on future episodes & links to the podcast first: https://chat.whatsapp.c...

Ep 135: Answering Your Questions: School Suspensions, Recognising Red Flags & Life After Teaching 17.09.2025 53:52

Join our WhatsApp community for episode links, future episode polls & priority question submission: https://chat.whatsapp.com/HB7n1PNGdGL5STACssEH1s We are back answering our lovely listeners' questions! From teachers recognising toxic red flags, to life after teaching, we cover loads in this one. Join our WhatsApp community to submit questions and get messages directly from us! https://chat.w...

Ep 134: Will Ofsted Ever Get It Right? Report Cards, New Gradings & Wellbeing Controversy 15.09.2025 1:02:53

Join our podcast WhatsApp community for direct messages from us, links to new episodes, polls on future epsiodes & priority question submissions. https://chat.whatsapp.com/HB7n1PNGdGL5STACssEH1s We dive into the confirmed Ofsted changes & discuss the impact that these changes will have on schools... If any... Check out Schools Week for the most up-to-date education journalism: https://scho...

Ep 133: Answering Your Questions: Teacher Sickness Guilt, Scrapping One Subject & Promotion Without Burnout! 10.09.2025 46:21

We answer your questions on the best thing we learned as teachers, feeling guilty about taking sick leave, how to stand out for promotion without giving up your life, breaktime snacks & what jobs we'd have if it wasn't teaching! Join our WhatsApp community for free to get episode links, Q&A submission priority, polls on future episodes & sneak peaks! https://chat.whatsapp.com/H...

Ep 132: Making History Fun, Inspiring & Interesting with Greg Jenner (Public Historian, Horrible Histories & Podcast Host!) 08.09.2025 1:18:51

We sit down with Greg Jenner, historian, bestselling author and the resident historian on Horrible Histories . He tells us what it was really like working on the iconic show, why history should be about more than memorising facts, and the one thing he thinks every child should learn about the past. Greg also talks about his amazing, funny series of children's books, Totally Chaotic History, wh...

Ep 131: Answering Your Questions: Private School Ethics, Teacher Payscales & Becoming A School Leader 03.09.2025 45:03

Another episode where we go through your listener questions! We chat about loads, including: private school ethics, climbing the teacher payscale, the UPS debacle, becoming a school leader, and a whole mix of extremely random hypothetical questions! Send us your questions for future episodes here: Instagram: www.instagram.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcastTikTok: www.tiktok.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast

Ep 130: Top Tips For Teachers To SMASH The New School Year! 01.09.2025 44:51

September is upon us & the new school year has arrived (unless you're in a place that has already gone back...) Here, we lay out our top tips from 20 years of experience teaching in primary schools that will help you smash September! Sit back, relax, and let us know if we have missed anything out. Instagram : www.instagram.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast TikTok : www.tiktok.com/teachsleeprepeatpod...

Ep 129: Answering Your Questions: Teaching Abroad, After-School Clubs & Working Through Summer 27.08.2025 47:42

We are back with another episode answering YOUR questions on all things education and teaching! Accents, teacher gifts, after-school clubs, teaching abroad.... The topics are endless. Get in touch with us if you have any submissions you'd like us to answer in the future. Instagram: www.instagram.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast Tiktok: www.tiktok.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast

Ep 128: Unpicking The School's Bill: Branded Uniform Crackdown, Fairer Teacher Pay & Fewer Academy Freedoms 25.08.2025 48:32

Join us for a dive into the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill that is currently making its way into law in the UK. We discuss school uniform, teacher pay and a stripping back of academy freedoms. Is it a good thing? A bad thing? A mix? Let's find out together! We will be covering homeschooling in the future, btw.... Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast Tiktok: www....

Ep 127: Answering Your Questions: Controversial Teacher Opinions, TA Roles & Pointless Assessment 20.08.2025 37:30

In this episode, we answer your teacher questions - from our most controversial opinions about education, to how a TA should really be used in the classroom, our top tips for moving up with your class, and how pointless assessment can be. Expect a mix of honest takes, practical advice, and a few spicy confessions along the way. Instagram : www.instagram.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast TikTok: www.tikt...

Ep 126: Top Tips For New Teachers: How To Thrive In The Classroom 18.08.2025 52:33

Starting your first year as a new teacher? It can feel exciting, overwhelming, and just a little bit terrifying. In this episode, we share our top tips for new teachers to help you survive (and actually enjoy) your first year in the classroom. Plus, we share some honest stories from our own early years in teaching: the wins, the fails, and what we wish we’d known sooner. Whether you’re about to st...

Ep 125: Why Aren't Children Reading For Pleasure? 11.08.2025 53:07

Why Aren’t Children Reading for Pleasure Anymore? 📚 Reading for fun is at an all-time low and the stats are sobering. In 2025, just one in three children said they enjoyed reading in their free time. That is a 36% drop since 2005. What is going on? In this episode, we talk about what we have seen across our teaching careers, the barriers stopping children from picking up a book, and the cultural...

Ep 124: Should We Shorten The School Summer Holidays? 04.08.2025 42:18

Yes. Hayden has an auto-focus square on his head. Enjoy it! As always, like clockwork, when the summer holidays roll around, we are bombarded with opinions on how they are TOO LONG! We talk about it. Are they too long? Is the cost of childcare too much? Is there a solution? Who is to blame? Is being bored bad? We'd love to hear from you. www.instagram.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast www.tiktok.com...

Ep 123: Has Creativity Died In The Classroom? Boring Schemes, Micro-Management & Arts Funding Cuts! 28.07.2025 42:11

This week, we chat about how in so many schools, creativity is disappearing in two major ways. Firstly, the arts themselves are languishing. Huge drops in children taking subejcts at GCSE like drama and music. Why is this happening and why is it bad? Secondly, in the classroom itself. Top-down strict rules for every lesson to look the same and fidelity to boring schemes is building a recpie for mi...

Ep 122: The New Writing Framework: A Force For Good Or Bad? 21.07.2025 1:13:52

This week, Dylan clears out his teacher cupboard and uncovers some absolute treasures: an inflatable flamingo, old class photos, and three brilliant books every classroom should have – The House with Chicken Legs , The Book with No Pictures , and One Is a Snail, Ten Is a Crab . But the big chat? That’s all about the brand new DfE Writing Framework , dropped this July. We give our honest reaction t...