Teachers Talk Radio

In this episode I share tips and advice on everything I have learnt about being a good teacher over my 21 year journey. 

Pose, Paws, Pounce, Bounce - School dogs and wellbeing I am joined by Maxine Howells (former headteacher) and Helen Andrews (teaching assistant) talking all about school dogs. We discuss how having a school dog can support learners with SEND, promote positive mental health and wellbeing for staff as well as students and some additional benefits around attendance and engagement in reading. I also share some thoughts from a recent discussion with a colleague about the "why" behind supporting wellbeing - not just now but effects to be felt in the future too.

My guest this week is Dr, Victoria Showunmi, Associate Professor of Education at University College London. Victoria has written extensively on the subject of racism and well as lecturing and teaching.

Join Paul and Mette Hvalby of the University of Stavanger (UiS) as they talk about Early Career Teachers (ECTs) and the impact of having to take up to 700 decisions a day.   They discuss how mentoring can provide a vital source of confidence and strength to NQTs and how in Norway mentoring is formalised in schools.   Tveitnes, Marianne & Hvalby, Mette. (2023). Mentoring Novice Teachers in a Norwegian Context of Inclusive Education. Teachers and Teaching. 1-14. 10.1080/13540602.2023.2225442. 

Why Children Need Joy gives concrete strategies for increasing the levels of joy in our children and highlights the catastrophic damage that a decline in joy can cause, especially in a post-pandemic world. We are joined by Ben Kingston-Hughes to talk about his new book ‘Why Children Need Joy’. #curriculum #curiosity #wellbeing #books #advice

Tom is joined by best selling author Kate Jones, English teacher Joseph Elms, Sociology teacher Sarah Louise and AHT Jill Robinson to discuss the implementation of some of the most common teaching techniques and strategies.  Included in this episode: Modelling - how do you do it? Why do you do it? Mini Whiteboards - when do you use them? How do you use them? Feedback - why is it important? How is it changing? and some brilliant teaching ideas!

Schools can be crowded and chaotic, and teaching can be an exhaustingly social job. Host Rae and guest Amy discuss performativity and masking at work, and how schools can build truly inclusive environments for both students and staff. 

Is Artificial Intelligence an aid or adversary for educators. I spoke to Sadia Gondal from Pakistan about this topic.  With over 18 years of experience in the field of education and training, Sadia Gondal is an Essential Skills Development Trainer focusing on interpersonal, professional, and leadership communication. In addition, she is a Senior Fellow at Higher Education Academy UK and an Associate Member at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development UK. Currently, she is serving as Assistant Professor at UET, and in November 2023, she was selected by UNESCO as one of the 30 global AI experts to draft UNESCO’s AI Ethical Policy in Education. Report and findings are expected to be released by April 2024.

On Brent and Adam's show, they discuss attendance and absenteeism.

In this episode. Poppy is joined by Dr Elsa Lee. Elsa is an academic working at the intersection of environmental sustainability education, environmental justice. and place-based education. After ten years as a secondary school science teacher in the UK and abroad, Elsa returned to university to study a masters and doctorate in Environmental and Sustainability Education. Elsa has led UKRI research projects investigating the links between environmental sustainability, global citizenship, water and education with young adults in international contexts, and the links between the arts, wellbeing and nature in primary schools.