Teachers Talk Radio

Are rewards and sanctions helping young people thrive, or holding them back? In this show, Tim is joined by behaviour specialist Andy Baker to challenge how we think about discipline in schools. Drawing on nearly two decades of experience across education, care, and foster settings, Andy unpacks why behaviour is communication, what empathetic approaches look like in practice, and how a shift in mi...

This show explores how inclusive pedagogy, curriculum design, digital accessibility, and institutional culture can create more equitable learning environments across higher education. We move beyond compliance to discuss practical strategies for embedding accessibility into everyday teaching and learning, informed by lived experience and sector-wide insight. Our guests are Dr Sambhavi Chandrasheka...

The global teacher shortage. Why is it happening? What are the consequences? What keeps teachers in the profession? With input from guests Shrouk Anany, Alicia Lara, Alejandra Lucía, and Ashish Sharma.

On the Twilight Show, host Tony and guests Yannick Berland and Zoe Enser discuss current issues facing schools: the new Ofsted framework and how it accounts for context, the debate over a social media ban for under-16s, and the role of Ofsted-style consultants. They examine the balance between relationships and classroom management, trust intervention, and the high-stakes nature of inspections, sh...

In this show, Tom Rogers is joined by practising headteacher Rich Warkden for a wide-ranging and honest discussion about some of the most contentious issues facing schools right now. They unpack the government’s proposals around suspensions and internal exclusions, questioning whether keeping pupils on site during suspensions is realistic, properly funded, or blurs the line between education and c...

The panel (JP, Carl and Lucy) discuss the big news this week - More pupils suspended for bad behaviour will have to stay in school under supervision, rather than being sent home, in a bid to curb learning loss and reduce exposure to phones and social media. Ministers say the changes are designed to strengthen discipline while ensuring pupils continue learning during short-term suspensions, particu...

Join Michael Wright for his Sunday Lunch Show with guest David Mastrocola as they discuss the value of vocational education and how we can integrate it in industry and the workforce.

In this show, Geraldine Tandoh explains what culturally responsive teaching is, why it matters, and how teachers can build belonging through simple, practical classroom strategies. She shares research roots, examples from English lessons, and ideas like student-led culture committees and inclusive school displays. Listeners will hear tips for welcoming students (names, greetings, registers), desig...

In tonight's show, I talk with Aileen Wallace about the benefits and pitfalls of using Edtech in the classroom. Is it all bells and whistles or does edtech have a point in teaching, learning and assessment?

We talk how to mindfully bring news into the classroom and those tibetan bells to help with your Sunday reset!

Authors Tanya Ovenden-Hope and Holly Kirkpatrick join Tony to talk about their new book Early Career Teacher Entitlement: Great Expectations. Their book sets out the journey of the Early Career Framework so far, and comes highly recommended. It is available now via the Hachette Learning website.

Martin and Claudia host a lively conversation with Min Hee Park, an English educator and performance-based learning specialist with 25 years of experience. They explore her journey from starting as a middle-school tutor to leading English theatre projects and teaching filmmaking to young learners. Key takeaways include practical strategies to get Korean students speaking, using storytelling, readi...

Teachers Talk Radio hosts Rae, Liz, Carl and Lucy debate the House of Lords vote to ban under‑16s from social media, weighing harms to mental health, addiction and attention against potential benefits like support for isolated young people. The show explores parenting, school responsibilities, regulatory challenges, algorithmic risks, and practical ideas for implementation and exemptions.

In this fascinating and practical show, Ben White is joined by Paul Cline and Mike Hobbiss to explore why students so often struggle to work independently and why this isn’t simply a problem of motivation. Drawing on cognitive science and classroom experience, they discuss how independent learning needs to be deliberately designed: giving students clear knowledge of what to do, building beliefs th...

Christopher talks with graduate musician and instrumental teacher Seth Butterfield about his experience of supporting talented musicians in a Benedictine boarding school.

We talk how you're doing, why you're still a teacher and just have a Sunday reset without those Sunday blues. A mental health hour for teachers by a teacher!

Join Chris as he reflects on staff culture in education, exploring how collaboration, recognition, and wellbeing shape the everyday experience of teaching. From the staffroom to the classroom, this episode focuses on why feeling supported and valued matters more than ever.

How has technology in education changed over the years? My guest, Alan Bray, gives his perspective from when he first started using computers in the classroom in the 1980s until the present day. 

Join Michael Wright for the Sunday Lunch Show where he discusses how to prepare for inspections in a variety of education settings including what to be mindful of, feelings towards inspections and how to overcome challanges.

Darren looks at the PBIS method of behaviour management and how Ohio used it both to improve behaviour in its schools and to create a recognition system for schools working to improve behavioural outcomes.

This show looks beyond the numbers to question what target grades really mean in English secondary schools. Exploring progress, pressure, and pupil identity, it asks how one number can shape teaching, learning, and expectations—and whether it truly measures success. 

Louise Marie meets with Melissa Tynegate to discuss the research behind and strategies for effective revision!

What is the role of values in schools- primary and secondary, how do school values and British values work, what about what parents values and schools don’t align? Beejesh and Claire discuss.

We kick off 2026 with some regular features and SOME BIG NEWS! Not to be missed.

Carl chats to Dr Nuala Burgess about whether this is the right time to phase out the remaining grammar schools.