Teachers Talk Radio

Darren looks at how we apply Bandura's self efficacy theory to teachers to consider whether our practice impoves as we get older.

We talk a strategy of how to detach from the same old patterns in schools that just repeat and repeat.

Louise Marie talks to Rachel Bowers about what kind leadership looks like, the importance of striking the empathy balance and what could go wrong if kindness is not explicitly embedded into staff culture.

We taught. We left. What's next? Why the mass exodus of teachers from the profession? Michelle is joined by special guests to talk about why teachers are leaving.

Khanh Duc Kuttig interviews Jim Heal and Rebekah Berlin about their brand new book. "Mental Models: How understanding the mind can transform the way you work" - This is a Hachette book by Jim Heal and Rebekah Berlin that provides a framework for improving work and learning by understanding how the mind works. It draws on cognitive science to offer practical strategies for enhancing thinking, communication, and decision-making by refining your mental frameworks and managing cognitive load. The book explores key concepts in memory, learning processes, and human interaction to help you become more effective in various professional and personal situations.

In this episode, Khanh Duc and Bruno unpack the elephant in the room - ELT as gig economy. Teachers living in precarity, worried about speaking up for fear of losing work (and income), the challenges associated with freelance work and its impact on teacher wellbeing.

Darren looks at research from South Africa about the benefits of using group chats for professional development.

There are few more important things we do in schools than shape the aspirations of the next generation. This engaging podcast explores what's it's like to do that job and what young people in 2025 say they'd like to be when they grow up.

Chris is joined by Primary School teacher Paul Foster to discuss the similarities and differences between rewarding learners in primary school and post-16 education.

Tom Rogers is first joined by Dr Nicola Crossley, to explore SEND policy and approach in the UK vs Germany/other countries and how they deliver it as well as looking at some of the big issues in this area of late. In the second half of the show, Tom is joined by Carly Holness to look at personal development in schools and how they can best deliver this for all students.