

Teach Sleep Repeat
Dylan Price and Hayden Stevens
Teach Sleep Repeat is the podcast for teachers who need a laugh, a rant, and a reminder they are not alone. Dylan and Hayden dive into the real highs and lows of school life from classroom chaos to staffroom gossip. Listener submissions bring out the funniest disasters and most relatable dilemmas, while guests join to share their own unfiltered stories from life in and around education.
Send us your favourite teaching stories! E-mail: teachsleeprepeatpod@gmail.com
Send us your favourite teaching stories! E-mail: teachsleeprepeatpod@gmail.com
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Jan 13, 2025 • 1h 2min
Ep 95: Why Do So Many Teachers Feel Trapped In The Job?
We've all either felt this way or had a conversation with a teacher that goes like this...
"I would leave but I just feel like I can't"
It's a widespread thought and this week we dive into WHY it is the case.
What are the pros of teaching?
What are the scary bits about leaving?
What can you do about it if you feel this way?
As always, pure honesty and openness from us, discussing real issues, trying to provide solutions and having a laugh along the way.
Let us know what you think!
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Jan 6, 2025 • 1h 1min
Ep 94: The Ultimate New Year Teacher Guide: 7 Things You Need To Do In 2025!
Happy 2025!
What better way to start off the year than with a brand new episode of Teach Sleep Repeat.
This week, we talk through 7 things that will help teachers smash the new year.
Let us know what you think & follow us on...
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Dec 30, 2024 • 1h 4min
Ep 93: Reading for Pleasure, Fining Bad Behaviour & 2025 Goals
Our LAST episode of 2024 is packed!
We reflect on the best things from the last year, talk about the recent suggestion parents should be FINED for their children's bad behaviour & set some goals for 2025.
We hope you enjoy and wish you a very happy new year.
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Dec 23, 2024 • 1h 10min
Ep 92: Teacher This or That: Rows or Groups? iPads or Sheets? Pupil Gifts or Not?
Yes... We are releasing an episode on Christmas week!
This episode covers a whole medley of teacher topics, so there's bound to be something here for anyone.
Should year 6 abandon maths and English after SATs?
Would you rather call a parent or arrange a face to face meeting?
Is there any point writing down a learning objective?
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Dec 16, 2024 • 1h 18min
Ep 91: The Ultimate Guide To Teaching Maths: Conceptual Understanding, Problem Solving & Manipulatives
In this episode, we spill everything we know about teaching maths. Having qualified as primary maths experts and lead maths in school for many years, we hope this episode is something all teachers new and old can get something from.
From busting problem solving myths, to the importance of conceptual understanding, and everything inbetween, enjoy this ultimate guide!
Third Space Learning: 9 Problem Solving Techniques: https://thirdspacelearning.com/resources/resource-ultimate-guide-maths-problem-solving-techniques/
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Dec 9, 2024 • 1h 19min
Ep 90: 9 Things We Would Implement In Every School Immediately: Marking, Dress Codes & Play
We aren't afraid of talking about the big issues in education, which means we also like to think of as many solutions as possible.
Here are 9 policies we think every school should immediately introduce.
What do you think?
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Dec 2, 2024 • 1h 7min
Ep 89: Beating Burnout, Boosting Health & Putting Yourself First: Top Tips with Charlie Burley (The Teachers' Health Coach)
Teaching, especially in the manic term before Christmas, can cause your health and looking after yourself to take a backseat.
Charlie, the teachers' health coach, joins us this week to explain why that doesn't have to be the case.
With amazing insight, scientificly backed apoproaches & a genuine desire to help, Chalrie has enabled thousands of teachers to live healthier, happier lives.
This is a must-listen!
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Nov 25, 2024 • 1h 10min
Ep 88: The New Proposed OFSTED Reform: Will It Finally 'Raise Standards In Education'?
Ofsted have been back in the news and they've caused quite a bit of controversy in the education / teaching world!
New frameworks for how inspections will be carried out and how schools will be judged have been release to.... a mixed reception.
We talk about what the old system was, what has already been changed from this year, and detail the proposals for change from September 2025!
Let us know what you think.

Nov 17, 2024 • 1h 8min
Ep 87: What Is A Teacher Martyr & Why Are They So Harmful To Education?
Prepare yourselves for this one...
Join us as we discuss 'teacher martyrs' - a modern term that we define early on in the episode.
It's a pretty wild ride as Hayden gets rather angry at the state of education.
Is there anything we can do or is teacher martyrdom simply too engrained in our culture?
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Nov 11, 2024 • 1h 5min
Ep 86: Workplace Bullying, Toxic SLT & Teacher Martyrs: Omar Akbar (The Unofficial Teacher's Manual)
We had the pleasure of sitting down with Omar, author and secondary school teacher, for an honest and open chat about his experience of workplace bullying in a toxic school.
Omar candidly talks about his experience as a younger teacher and the pressure toxic SLT put on staff to work themselves to the bone, and in some cases, CHEAT their way to better scores.
You can follow Omar here: https://x.com/unofficialoa?lang=en
Omar's podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5liz0H9ui4voyiK4qBWR5S?si=NETGTpiMSHe4Bn7wD2dkcQ&nd=1&dlsi=44256ac47a2d404c
Omar's books: https://www.amazon.com/official-Teachers-Manual-Teach-Training-ebook/dp/B071YXP9XR/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.IMtvi36YYuNSjD0LxeGbakFtH_fA1cRdO0jWAPF06lk0V2z_a3s1UlQ19lSA4IzGjZCrRAAzD3me4GF_EnxB_aRBldZ7sJrCxrqQsxLrRvk702zazZaLQeCoHpFfxysHJ8omJfVQyOEmNNj38gUX6Q.ZI1Q-hUaAHMrvACBILV5yvo_-D2E0aiYCNcUrarnYiI&dib_tag=se&keywords=unofficial+teacher+manual&qid=1731267393&sr=8-1