The Teacher Cast

In this weeks episode Hayley and Gemma discuss their tips and tricks for yard duty, such as their rules for yard duty and games that can be played on yard! They also discuss their ‘Resources of the Week’ and how they used them in the classroom this week. Please be sure to like, rate and follow the podcast on all platforms! Find Hayley: Instagram (@theteacherstudent): https://www.instagram.com/thet...

In this weeks episode, Hayley and Gemma share their thoughts on the run up to the Festive season 🎄🎅🏽 We also discuss our resources of the week and why we’d recommend them and how we find them useful in the classroom! Please sure to like, rate and follow the podcast on all platforms! Find Hayley: Instagram (@theteacherstudent): https://www.instagram.com/theteacherstudent/?hl=en Instagram (@thete...

Hey Teachers! Welcome back to another episode of the Teacher Cast! We start by catching up with Gemma on her last couple of months with Rang a 3 and 4, as she discusses her very first inspection and Hayley talks about the fun week that Fourth class have been having! (Including eating smarties!) 🍫 This episode, Gemma and Hayley discuss, overcoming the dark winter night and answer listener question...

Hey Teachers! Welcome back to another episode of the Teacher Cast! We start by catching up on our weeks, as Adam discusses his Masters graduation and Hayley surprised her mother for her birthday! This episode, Hayley is in the hotseat as Adam gets to know Hayley even more! We chat about Hayley’s schooling, her life in Canada, overcoming adversity and her hopes for teaching going forward! Stay tune...

Hey Teachers! Welcome back to another episode of the Teacher Cast! We start by catching up on our weeks, as Adam went to Waterford and Hayley went to the National Art Gallery! This episode we discuss how we approach teaching Maths, especially during Maths Week! We chat about how we try to make Maths fun and interactive with looks of suggestions of games and activities! We also reveal our Resources...

We start by catching up on our weeks, discussing Adam’s Very Pink Run success and Hayley’s spontaneous weekend girls trip in Kilkenny! This episode we discuss how we approach homework in Juniors & 4th - the main topics we highlight, the time we assign to each area and what we focus on regarding homework organisation, distribution, collection and correction! Find Hayley: Instagram (@theteachers...

Hey Teachers! Welcome back to another episode of the Teacher Cast! We start by catching up on our weeks, discussing Adam’s trip to the ITL Adventure Retreat and Hayley’s fun social outing over the weekend! This episode we are joined by the ever so lovely Molly Erin! Molly discusses her passion for mental health and her want to be vulnerable and honest about her teaching journey. All 3 of us discus...

Hey Teachers! Welcome back to another episode of the Teacher Cast! We start by catching up on our weeks, discussing the rugby and Adam’s wet trip to Spike Island! This episode focuses on autumn art ideas for all ages and different ways to engage your class in fun art lessons for this upcoming month! We also reveal our Resources of the Week and answer your questions on NQT pressures. Be sure to lik...

Hey Teachers! Welcome back to another episode of the Teacher Cast! We start by catching up on our weeks and chatting about our plans for the upcoming weeks outside of school! This episode focuses on checking in on you guys by answering your questions! From placement to PE to buying resources and more - we cover a lot of topics! We also reveal our Resources of the Week! Be sure to like, rate and fo...

Hey Teachers! Welcome back to another episode of the Teacher Cast! We start by chatting about the recent lovely weather and how we have been re-acclimatising to back to school! This episode focuses on the ins and outs of Droichead - from planning, to Cluster Meetings, to collaborating with your PST, and more! We also reveal our Resources of the Week and answer some of your burning questions! Be su...

Welcome back! In this week's pod episode, we discuss the goings on in our personal and professional lives since the last episode and chat about getting ready to head back to school again! This episode focuses on how we have been preparing to teaching in the same class levels again and what changes they have made to their classrooms this time around! We also reveal our Resources of the Week and...

Upon Adam's return to the pod, he chats about his crazy few weeks presenting at a conference, finishing his thesis and running a 10k, and Hayley discusses her gardening skills, report writing and finishing Droichead! In this episode, which is part 1 of 2, we discuss what Summer Provision is all about from paperwork to pay to where to find all the important information! We also discussed our re...

In Adam's absence this week, Hayley was joined by Hayleigh who is a 2nd class primary shcool teacher. We talked about ways to answer questions in interviews about teamwork, flexibility, continuum of support and so much more! We talked about how busy this time of the year is and how do you know if a school is the right one for you... tune in to listen! Find Hayley: Instagram (@theteacherstudent...

Wow, I can't believe we're at episode 40! Adam chats about his upcoming conference and writing reports, and Hayley discusses how she’s finishing up standardised testing and getting ready for job season! In this episode, which is part 1 of 2, we chat about some common interview topics, including experience, ethos, teamwork and general tips! As always. we also discussed our resources of the...

In this week's episode, Adam chats returning to running and watching the Eurovision, and Hayley recaps on her night out in Dublin with the girls! In this episode, we answer some of you questions about the S.A.F. as well as looking at the letter of application! We also discussed our resources of the week - as always, we hope you enjoy! Find Hayley: Instagram (@theteacherstudent): https://www.in...

In this week's episode of The Teacher Cast, Adam chats about his love for Eurovision, and Hayley recaps on her day at WellFest! As well as that we speak about the dreaded standard application form! We go through the form page by page, box by box, and give you our advice from our experience on how to best approach filling out the form! We also discussed our resources of the week too! Find Hayle...

This week's episode consists of Adam chatting about active week and how he is getting back into running himself! Hayley spoke about her Droichead observation and how the end of her Droichead journey is very near! In this episode, we speak about setting up school clubs! We speak about the process from start to finish, and all the logistics involved! We also discussed our resources of the week,...

Adam is flying solo this week and is taking the reigns for the episode! He spoke about his weekend galavanting around Cork, going to see PJ Kirby in the Everyman, and meeting a lovely follower! In this episode, Adam goes through what panels are! He spoke about the different area/ethos panels, the main panel, the supplementary panel and how different types are jobs can be offered out! He also answe...

We are back!!! Adam chats about his chill Easter holidays in Tralee and how he’s about to set up soccer in his school. Hayley chats about her jet setting as she saw Manchester, Vienna, Bratislava & Budapest during the holidays! In this episode, along with our catch up. we answer some of your questions about teaching practice workload, athletics, persuasive writing and teaching infant maths! We...

Adam chats about his fun weekend in Dublin seeing Lizzo, and also getting to finally meet Hayley! Hayley also chats about being out in Dublin and her experiences during Seachtain na Gaeilge In this episode, we chat about the realities of planning and how it can be totally different for each teacher - from active plans to weekly plans to Cuntas Míosúil and everything in between! We also discussed o...

On this week's episode, Gemma kindly stepped into Adam's shoes as he is off in Dublin at Lizzo with his sister!! We can't wait to hear all about it next week but in the meantime, Gemma and Hayley talked about teacher burnout and the realities of it! We spoke about some ways to help it and maximise your time in school. Gemma shared her favourite resource and talked about how she's getting on so far...

Hayley and Adam both discuss the aftermath of World Book Day as well as Man United’s interesting performance against Liverpool! In this episode, we chat about what the inside of our classrooms are like, from our doors to displays, storage to desk space - it’s all covered! We also discussed our resources of the week, as well as announcing our exciting competition (you better listen to find out more...

In this episode, we chat about World Book Day and we have planned regarding stories, costumes, Aistear and more! Hayley discusses her evening at a Folens event showcasing their books and new releases and learned a lot about narrative writing from Stephen Graham, while Adam chatted about the adventures of welcoming new children into his class! We also discussed our resources of the week, as well as...

In this weeks episode, Hayley discusses her decluttering adventures of her mid-term break, while Adam chats about his Parent-Teacher meetings! We chat about some of our school iks and your school icks - including yard duty, printer toner and messy desks! We also discussed our resources of the week, as well as answering some questions about writing your thesis and inspirations for resources! Find H...

In this episode, we chat about some of our favourite ICT resources that we have used in our classrooms - including classroom management, Literacy, name pickers and more! Hayley discusses how she prepped for Valentine’s Day, while Adam chats about his upcoming Parent Teacher Meetings! We also discussed our resources of the week, as well as answering some questions about placement preparation, teach...