

Beyond Good
Matt Findlay and Femi Adeniran
A podcast about teaching. We discuss teaching and learning, pedagogy, lessons and classroom practise, management and leadership, teaching of mathematics, training and trainees, mentors and mentoring, behaviour management, being a head of department and running a faculty, SLT and much much more!
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Jul 26, 2025 • 38min
"There's too much content to get through..."
Sometimes it really is a struggle to get through all the content. But there's also possibly room for improvement when that claim is used to justify not giving students adequate time for independent practice in lessons, or building in regular mixed revision consolidation lessons to the scheme of work.Matt and Femi discuss!beyondgoodpod@gmail.com

Jul 12, 2025 • 45min
Great Teaching Unpacked - Episode 3 Review
Matt and Femi discuss episode 3 of the great Teaching: Unpacked documentary series.Watch the documentary at steplab.co/watchGet in touch:beyondgoodpod@gmail.com

Jun 21, 2025 • 53min
High Frequency Teaching Errors
Matt and Femi discuss some of the most common problems they've noticed over the course of many years of lesson visits and drop-ins.Contact us by email:beyondgoodpod@gmail.com

Jun 14, 2025 • 41min
Respect for the Learners
Matt and Femi chat about a rarely-discussed characteristic of teachers; having respect for the learners.

Jun 7, 2025 • 40min
Coachability!
Femi and Matt explore the idea that some people are more coachable than others...

May 31, 2025 • 53min
Great Teaching, Unpacked Documentary - Episode 2 Review
Matt and Femi discuss episode 2 of the Great Teaching Unpacked Documentary - which focuses on behaviour, norms, routines and merits.Watch the documentary for free at:steplab.co/watch

May 24, 2025 • 38min
First Success!
Matt and Femi discuss the idea of first success, and whether the copncept can inform thinking around teacher development and student learning.

May 10, 2025 • 57min
Great Teaching, Unpacked Documentary - Episode 1 Review
Matt and Femi discuss Episode 1 of the Great Teaching, Unpacked documentary.Watch the documentary for free at:steplab.co/filmGet in touch with Matt and Femi:beyondgoodpod@gmail.com

May 3, 2025 • 31min
"A dog with a bone"
Matt and Femi discuss the critical importance of not letting behavioural incidents go unchallenged.

Apr 26, 2025 • 35min
Policies
Femi and Matt discuss the concept of school policies and policy documentation, and what makes them more or less effective.We're not on social media but we love to hear your thoughts, feedback, reflections and requests so please send us a message at:beyondgoodpod@gmail.com