Teachers Talk Radio

Dave will be joined by Dr Gary Stidder, Dr Vicky Randall and Will Swaithes to discuss all things Physical Education. What is the role of PE in schools today, particularly in terms of the post-COVID educational world? How should the subject be taught and what should the ultimate outcome be for students studying PE at primary and high school level? Join Dave as he discusses this, and more, with some of the leading voices in the PE curriculum in England today.

SEND is an ever-changing landscape. For those with a SEND specific role such as SENCo there are always demands from a range of sources. It can feel hard to get ahead.  In this show, Claire takes a close look at where things are and what trends we are likely to see as the year progresses.

Hear experienced SENCO Mary Mindham explaining how to stay sane and even enjoy the role of being a SENCO. Find out why Mary says you're a SENCO not SENDO!

Brent Poland (@BrentPoland1) and Lianne Lax (@R_6andtherest) as they discuss debt accrued when training to be a teacher - should this be written off if you stay in education for a certain amount of time? Has teaching really changed that much? Are the new fads just putting more pressure on students? And ... is there ever enough PPA time?

Sabina Mammadova and I talk about teacher education, being away from home and how working abroad has made us better, and stronger teachers.

Rae and Lianne discuss social media controversy, how to support primary and secondary students to develop their extended writing abilities, and goats.

Independent Languages Consultant Joe Dale joins me for a chat about AI and the teaching and learning of languages

On The Weekly Review, Lucy Neuburger, John Gibbs and Kathryn Taylor discuss hot topics in the week's news with host, Paul Hazzard.  Show production by Lianne Lax. This week's stories: Mayors’ bid for school oversight role https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/mayors-bid-school-oversight-role No GCSE student should have to read Of Mice and Men again https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/authors/gcse-english-texts/ One story about teacher recruitment & retention: Teachers in England offered lie-ins to make job more appealing https://www.theguardian.com/education/2024/sep/19/teachers-in-england-offered-incentives-to-make-job-appealing?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other Don’t fixate on Gen Z, look after millennial mother-teachers https://www.tes.com/magazine/analysis/general/teacher-retention-recruitment-gen-z-millennial-mothers How a ‘right to disconnect’ could stop teachers turning off https://schoolsweek.co.uk/how-a-right-to-disconnect-could-stop-teachers-turning-off/ How a student loan repayments policy could retain 2,100 teachers https://www.tes.com/magazine/analysis/general/how-student-loan-repayments-policy-could-retain-thousands-of-teachers Teachers will be allowed to work from home in Labour plan to boost recruitment https://shorturl.at/FUdXS Shows Reviewed: What is Restorative Practices in Schools? The Friday Morning Break with John Gibbs Should Mobile Phones Be Banned?: Education Tonight Do We Care Enough About The Option Subjects?: The Twilight Show with Michelle Hinds Neuroaffirming practices in the classroom: The Late Show with Hannah Wilson and Lucy Neuburger

Trigger warning: Be aware the first 15 minutes of the show contains discussion of pet death. Please go straight to the first set of advertisements and the news if you will find this triggering. Darren discusses the concept of dual coding, why it helps process information and why it isn't as cogitively overloading as he first thought.

How do we create language-positive schools and why is this so important? An insightful discussion that is relevant for all those who want to embrace and engage multilingualism.