Teachers Talk Radio

Join Stephen for a wonderfully meandering journey through his teaching week. He gives his tips on some tools and apps that teachers could use to make their life easier, takes us on his canal walk, shares feedback he'd had from a recent lesson observation and makes us laugh a lot too! Join Stephen for another of his unmissable TTR shows! 

Join me, Emily Edwards, to discuss some of the most frustrating questions you could hear in a History lesson and how to banish those phrases to Room 101!

Tom Rogers is joined by a range of guests to discuss the key reasons for the decline in behaviour in schools. This show was driven by the evidence base around this - including surveys by the UK Government, NASUWT, Teacher Tapp and more that all cite increased levels of poor behaviour in schools. Amongst the reasons discussed are; Social Media, Phones, Parenting, Lack of support from parents, entit...

Host Rae, a former Head of Year, is joined by experienced Head of Year Jourdon to discuss (rant about) the joys and challenges (but mostly challenges) of pastoral work in education. Does the reward outweigh the misery? Different but honest answers provided. 

Nigel Caplan and I discuss the origins of the 5-paragraph essay, why it's a disservice to our students, and how we can change our teaching of (academic) writing.

Join Amanda and her guests, Jonny Mulholland and Neil Dillon, as they talk about how teachers at different stages of their careers can learn from and look out for each other.

Chris Wilkinson addresses this key change of teaching and learning terminology.  He demonstrates how rephrasing it from differentiation can greatly enhance the progress of all pupils.

I am joined by Susan Hillyard, an educator based in Argentina and we chat about how she got there and about teachign and learning through drama.

Have you heard of the brilliant book 'Initium: Cognitive Science and Research-Informed primary practice' by Emma Turner? This fantastic episode explores what the book is about, and interviews author Emma about the purpose behind this book, the process of writing it, and considers some of the things we can learn from this book about cognitive science in the primary phase. 'Initium' is published by...

Darren is on his soap box talking about how higher literacy rates lead to better futures for all and how we can encourage literacy in our young people.

Maxine is joined by Caren Earp and Jess Pather, two inspirational secondary headteachers to celebrate women leaders in education.   Talking about what is great about women as leaders and how we can inspire others through leadership. 

Paul talks to Dr Bernardita Munoz Chereau UCL (IOE) about “stuck” schools and how they can escape the myriad factors that prevent them from improving. The wide ranging discussion looks at how Ofsted can hinder schools’ progression, how socio-economic factors must be considered in inspections and what role values play in the future of school assessment. The conversation concludes with guidance on h...

Lucy chats to teachers about World Book Day - is it a waste of time or a wonderful event? All views shared on this special TTR Show.

Michelle Hinds is joined by, Head of School Youlande Biosah and Assistant Principal Sarah Wilkinson-Crute to discuss the challenges women face on their path to leadership. What are the real barriers?

Hannah Wilson talks to Steve Bladon, a former headteacher, who has enjoyed a 24 year career in primary education. In 2023 when one of his own children fell unwell with anxiety, and, temporarily, falling out of school, completely change the way he viewed school attendance and how we support students re-entering education.

Kathryn is joined by Secondary MFL teacher, Sean Bailey to discuss the challenges and opportunities of speaking tests and the future of MFL.

Toby talks to Sabeena Shah and Jolanta Wlodek about engaging and motivating staff, being creative, innovative and pragmatic, managing an incredible workload and practising self-care.

Nathan Gynn is joined by clinical psychologist and author Doctor Naomi Fisher for an extensive discussion about attendance in schools. They discuss the psychology of attendance: Does attendance matter? What are the barriers to attendance?  Have young people changed? How do young people feel about school? Fines for non-attendance? What powers to individual teachers have? What should schools do more...

Tom is joined by Adam Levick and Charlie Duckett to talk about phonics in secondary schools. The impact of the pandemic has meant that more students are arriving in Year 7 with gaps in their knowledge of word reading - so what can secondary schools do to help?   Plus, Dave Brown shares his experience of cutting down workload with KS5 marking and feedback in essay-based subjects, sharing strategies...

In this show I talk to author Sally Docherty about the writing process and how to help students become more creative in their own writing. Lots of cracking advice to help students, especially those coming up to their exams.

What if we could redesign the school year so it better suits our families and supports the wellbeing of staff? Warren Harrison of The Premier Academy shares some fascinating insights into what his school have done with the lengths of their school terms and holidays, even changing the start of their school year to June rather than September. There have been huge positive impacts on attendance, curr...

A conversation with Professor Esther Leslie of Birkbeck College discussing the purpose of schools, the impact of technology on education, and the need for fostering critical thinking. We reflect on the ideas of Theodore Adorno and Walter Benjamin and explore topics such as the Frankfurt School's critique of instrumental reasoning in education, the potential of modern technologies for democratizing...

Maxine discusses the power of positive thinking, not to be confused with toxic positivity. Joined by Marcus Ray, @MrRteaches to celebrate all that is great about being a teacher. 

We loved this show! Lucy Neuburger chats with Rob and Martin, the innovative minds behind Spelling Shed. This episode peels back the layers of gamification in learning, the importance of spelling in the digital age, and the future of EdTech. Discover how Spelling Shed is revolutionising the way students engage with language, why spelling still matters, and the exciting new features set to launch....