Emma & Tom Talk Teaching

It's been ages since we did a book review, and today we bring you the smallest book yet! Beginning Teachers' Learning is a slim volume but full of fascinating insights for anyone who works with novice teachers. We've got an in-depth review for you, and hopefully you'll be keen to get hold of your own copy once you've listened! You can find all the details here: https://www.criticalpublishing.com/beginning-teachers-learning-----------------------------------------------Recorded in studio B2.16 at Cardiff Metropolitan University's Cyncoed Campus on 1st March 2023

For our latest episode of PGCE Research Bites, Dr. Sally Bethell is joined by Meredith Bawks from our PGCE Secondary PE programme. Meredith's research was sparked by seeing a pupil with autism in her PE class who was distressed and unable to participate in the lesson. Meredith saw an opportunity to put her assignment to good use in looking for strategies to support her pupil, and today's presentation is the result.Meredith's recommendations are relevant to subjects across the curriculum, and it's especially good to see Meredith presenting today, as she was a Research Bites viewer before coming on the PGCE programme, and wasn't expecting to be called up to contribute!Thanks to Meredith for making her visual summary available, which you can download here.If you'd like to see the video version of this episode, you can head over to our YouTube channel, Professional Learning with the Cardiff Partnership.Meredith's main sources are:Dillon, G.V., Underwood, J.D. and Freemantle, L.J. (2016) “Autism and the U.K. Secondary School Experience,” Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 31(3), pp. 221–230.Lamb, P., Firbank, D. and Aldous, D. (2014) “Capturing the world of physical education through the eyes of children with autism spectrum disorders,” Sport, Education and Society, 21(5), pp. 698–722.Grenier, M. (2014) “Accessing the Curriculum Through the Inclusion Spectrum,” in Physical Education for students with autism spectrum disorders: A comprehensive approach. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics, pp. 17–25.Houston-Wilson, C. (2022) “Chapter 10 - Autism Spectrum and Social Communication Disorders,” in J.P. Winnick and D.L. Porretta (eds) Adapted Physical Education and Sport. 7th edn. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics, Inc., pp. 195–212.Dieringer, S.T. et al. (2017) “Increasing physical activity in children with autism through music, prompting, and modeling,” Psychology in the Schools, 54(4), pp. 421–432Gordon, V. and Pennington, C.G. (2022) “Tips for including individuals with autism in Physical Education,” Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 93(1), pp. 58–60.-----------------------------------------------------------Recorded in studio B2.16 at Cardiff Metropolitan University's Cyncoed Campus on 17th March 2023

It's the Easter break, and we've come to our beloved studio B2.16, plagued as it is with the noise of building work and passing students, with a pile of thought-provoking material from books, podcasts and the news.How can we reduce inequities for pupils in poverty? How do we effectively challenge deficit perspectives in student teachers? What's going on with pupil behaviour policies which insist on 'standard English'? Why did that man just give me a bunch of flowers and run away?All of these questions, and more, will be chewed over and flogged half to death in an episode that includes some upsetting content and strong language.You can find the content that inspired us here:Enser, Z. and Enser, M (2020) Fiorella and Mayer's Generative Learning in Action. Woodbridge: John Catt.'More darts and laurels' - Transom.org (Sound School podcast)John Humphrys - Radio Moments: ConversationsThompson, I (2017) Tackling social disadvantage through teacher education. St Albans: Critical Publishing.Cushing, I. (2021), 'Language, discipline and "teaching like a champion"'. British Educational Research Journal, 47(1), pp.23-41.Quigley, A (2018), Closing the Vocabulary Gap. Abingdon: Routledge‘They filmed me without my consent’: the ugly side of #kindness videos - The Guardian---------------------------------------------------------Recorded in studio B2.16 at Cardiff Metropolitan University's Cyncoed Campus on 27th February 2023

PGCE research bites is back! Our student teachers have completed the latest set of assignments in which they address an area of interest or need in their schools. Reviewing the literature and outlining arguments and recommendations, our student teachers have all presented a visual summary of their research to their schools. Over the next few weeks we're bringing some of the best work to a wider audience in podcast and video form.Today, Cara Whitfield from PGCE Secondary Drama discusses with Emma her research into creating accountable anti-racist spaces in the drama classroom.If you'd like to see this podcast in video form, you can check out the Professional Learning with the Cardiff Partnership YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@cardiffpartnershipThanks to Cara for making her visual summary available, which you can download here.Cara's six sources are: Williams, C., 2021. Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Communities, Contributions andCynefin in the New Curriculum Working Group. Available at:https://dera.ioe.ac.uk/37607/1/black-asian-minority-ethnic-communities-contributions-cynefin-new-curriculum-working-group-final-report.pdfUtt, J. and Tochluk, S. (2016). ‘White Teacher, Know Thyself.’ Urban Education, 55(1) doi:10.1177/0042085916648741.Smith, L. (2020) ‘Top Ten Texts: A Survey of Commonly-taught KS3 Class Readers’, Teaching English, 23, pp.30-33.Tanner, S.J., Miller, E.T. and Montgomery, S. (2018). We might play different parts: theatrical improvisation and anti-racist pedagogy. Research in Drama Education: The Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance, 23(4), pp.523–538. doi:10.1080/13569783.2018.1494557.Gallagher, K. and Rivière, D. (2007). When drama praxis rocks the boat: struggles of subjectivity, audience, and performance. Research in Drama Education: The Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance, 12(3), pp.319–330. doi:10.1080/13569780701560412.Carter, C. and Sallis, R. (2016). Dialogues of diversity: examining the role of educational drama techniques in affirming diversity and supporting inclusive educational practices in primary schools. NJ, 40(1), pp.78–88. doi:10.1080/14452294.2016.1239504.-------------------------------------------------------------------------Recorded in studio B2.16 at Cardiff Metropolitan University's Cyncoed Campus on 17th March 2023

It's been a very long time since we did a live podcast recording - in fact it was just before Covid locked us all down and Tom's car became the podcast recording studio. And it's been almost exactly the same amount of time since the very first ResearchED Cymru conference was held at Cardiff High School. Now both of these things have made a triumphant return at the same time: we were delighted to be asked to present a live panel discussion for the podcast from the second ResearchED Cymru conference. Featuring Lucy Crehan and Gareth Rein - both podcast veterans - and new guest Sam Eaton, the theme of this episode is whether equity and coherence can be achieved in the new Curriculum for Wales, and what's needed to ensure it happens. There are some frank views and strong opinions from the panel, as well as pertinent questions from the three audience members we managed to squeeze in right at the end. So if you didn't make it to ResearchED Cymru (or even if you did), have a listen to a flavour of what's going on at this grassroots teacher gathering. You can find ResearchED Cymru at @cymru_ed on twitter, and many thanks to James Wise for the kind invitation, and to our panel and audience for taking part. -----------------------------------------------------Recorded at Cardiff High School on 4th March 2023

Today we welcome our colleague Dr. Anne Hodgson, an expert in autism and additional learning needs more widely. We discuss the new ALN act in Wales and the implications for pupils and teachers. As well as that, we consider how the new curriculum in Wales might have an impact on provision for pupils with additional learning needs, and what mainstream settings (and the teachers in them) need to do in order to support pupils to access their education in a mainstream environment.Thanks to Anne for joining us! If you'd like to find out more about the education and social justice research group, you can drop her an email at ahodgson@cardiffmet.ac.uk!-----------------------------------------------------------Recorded in studio B2.16 at Cardiff Metropolitan University's Cyncoed Campus on 15th February 2023

It's time for another look at doctoral research in progress, and Tom's hoping his won't be in progress for much longer! Recorded the day after submitting his viva corrections, this episode looks at Tom's PhD thesis, A Study of Key Stage 3 Music Teachers' Pedagogic Beliefs in the Context of a New Curriculum for Wales. The study aimed to create a model of the beliefs of classroom music teachers about what the subject is for, what they are trying to achieve and what goes on in their classrooms, all at a time of major education reform.Emma gives Tom a gentle grilling about what makes classroom music problematic, his use of sociology to try and make sense of it, and what he took away from the project. You can download the visual model here.---------------------------------------------------Recorded in studio B2.16 at Cardiff Metropolitan University's Cyncoed Campus on 6th February 2023.

Today we welcome Dr. Mary Woolley from Canterbury Christ Church University. Mary joins us down the line from Folkestone to discuss her role in a research project focusing on encounters between science and religion in the classroom. Having met Mary and her colleague Professor Bob Bowie at the UCET conference, we immediately saw the potential for their work to support curriculum reform in Wales. Today's discussion outlines the work of the project, what the team have found out, and what resources are available to support science and religion teachers in coming closer together. Plus we discuss the take-aways for teachers of other subjects looking to foster meaningful dialogue.-------------------------------------Recorded in studio B2.16 at Cardiff Metropolitan University's Cyncoed Campus on 6th February 2023.

Today, we welcome Professor David Egan to our podcast studio for an extended discussion about poverty in education in Wales. David has had a long and distinguished career in education, starting as a history teacher in the Welsh valleys in 1976 and ending up as a professor, so he has plenty to tell us about the education landscape.In this episode, David tells us about the causes and consequences of child poverty in Wales, how education reform might have an impact, and how we can do the very best we can for the least advantaged pupils in our schools.-------------------------------------------------------Recorded in studio B2.16 at Cardiff Metropolitan University's Cyncoed Campus on 9th January 2023

Happy new year! Friend of the podcast Sally Bethell is back once again, with an upgrade to Doctor Sally after successfully achieving her EdD professional doctorate a few months ago.Having spoken to us several times in the past about her work on mentoring, Dr Sally is now in a position to outline how she's been working to support mentors in generating a self-reflection tool to help them reflect on the complexities of the role. If you'd like to get in touch with Sally with a view to making use of her research, drop her an email at sbethell@cardiffmet.ac.uk!--------------------------------------Recorded in studio B2.16 at Cardiff Metropolitan University's Cyncoed Campus on 9th November 2022