Teachers Talk Radio

Join Amanda and her guests, Jonny Mulholland and Neil Dillon, as they talk about how teachers at different stages of their careers can learn from and look out for each other.

Chris Wilkinson addresses this key change of teaching and learning terminology.  He demonstrates how rephrasing it from differentiation can greatly enhance the progress of all pupils.

I am joined by Susan Hillyard, an educator based in Argentina and we chat about how she got there and about teachign and learning through drama.

Have you heard of the brilliant book 'Initium: Cognitive Science and Research-Informed primary practice' by Emma Turner? This fantastic episode explores what the book is about, and interviews author Emma about the purpose behind this book, the process of writing it, and considers some of the things we can learn from this book about cognitive science in the primary phase. 'Initium' is published by John Catt and can be purchased through their website johncattbookshop.com

Darren is on his soap box talking about how higher literacy rates lead to better futures for all and how we can encourage literacy in our young people.

Maxine is joined by Caren Earp and Jess Pather, two inspirational secondary headteachers to celebrate women leaders in education.   Talking about what is great about women as leaders and how we can inspire others through leadership. 

Paul talks to Dr Bernardita Munoz Chereau UCL (IOE) about “stuck” schools and how they can escape the myriad factors that prevent them from improving. The wide ranging discussion looks at how Ofsted can hinder schools’ progression, how socio-economic factors must be considered in inspections and what role values play in the future of school assessment. The conversation concludes with guidance on how all schools, not just those that are “stuck” can benefit from nine clearly identified factors that include: collaboration & networking, distributed leaderships and having a clear and strong moral purpose. 📋 Episode Chapters (00:00) This is teachers talk radio and you are listening live (01:35) Welcome to the show. This evening in the studio we have Dr. Bernardita Munoz Chereau (02:53) Bernie has been researching stuck schools and how being stuck affects school performance (06:57) I'm not convinced that inspections actually raise standards or outcomes (21:58) Ofsted say that school improvement is not their job (23:59) The inspection itself had a negative effect on school improvement, study finds (35:16) Bernie says the current system of school inspections is counterproductive to good teaching (40:08) Paul: Surely the fact that there's only a handful of grades keeps schools stuck (49:02) The vitality of collaboration (56:24) Another characteristic that we found in unstuck was distributed leadership (01:05:17) The list of stuck schools is public 🎙️ Thank you for listening Further information can be had here: https://profiles.ucl.ac.uk/64453-bernardita-munoz-chereau/publications

Lucy chats to teachers about World Book Day - is it a waste of time or a wonderful event? All views shared on this special TTR Show.

Michelle Hinds is joined by, Head of School Youlande Biosah and Assistant Principal Sarah Wilkinson-Crute to discuss the challenges women face on their path to leadership. What are the real barriers?

Hannah Wilson talks to Steve Bladon, a former headteacher, who has enjoyed a 24 year career in primary education. In 2023 when one of his own children fell unwell with anxiety, and, temporarily, falling out of school, completely change the way he viewed school attendance and how we support students re-entering education.