TandTeaching - The Educational Podcast

Claire Grimes, an experienced senior leader and author, dives deep into implementing Rosenshine's principles in the classroom. She emphasizes the importance of reflecting on teaching practices and harnessing strong subject knowledge. Claire discusses effective modeling techniques and the necessity of breaking down complex steps to boost student understanding. The conversation also highlights the power of strategic questioning to foster engagement and clarify misconceptions, encouraging teachers to plan their responses thoughtfully.

"Nothing we're looking at here is nothing new. Teachers do these things. But it's the extent to which you do it." In this episode, Arthur Moore and Mike Harrowell are joined by Claire Grimes to discuss implementing Rosenshine's principles of instruction in schools. Claire shares her experience of writing a book on Rosenshine and provides insights on how to bring these principles into schools. They discuss the importance of generating a shared understanding and language around the principles, focusing on specific areas of need, and providing ongoing support and professional development. They also address potential pushback from teachers and emphasize the importance of intentional and reflective practice. The episode concludes with a discussion on how to get staff on board and sustain the implementation of the principles. - - - Claire Grimes is an experienced secondary school senior leader committed to improving the life chances of young people through evidence informed practice. With expertise in Teaching and Learning and Professional Development, she now work across a Trust of schools supporting leaders and teachers to achieve the best possible outcomes for their students She is also author the brilliant 'Rosenshine's Principles in Action: The Workbook 'which is available here: ⁠https://amzn.to/3Mjdip6⁠

"It's a framework on which to hang effective classroom practice." In this episode, Arthur Moore and Mike Harrowell are joined by Claire Grimes to discuss Rosenshine's principles of instruction. They introduce Rosenshine as a person, a professor in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Illinois, who developed 10 key principles for effective teaching. They discuss how Rosenshine's principles provide a framework for effective classroom practice and can be used to challenge and improve teaching. They also highlight the importance of research-informed practice and how Rosenshine's principles have become popular in schools as a foundation for teaching. The episode concludes with a discussion on how to deliver CPD on Rosenshine's principles to teachers with varying levels of experience. - - - Claire Grimes is an experienced secondary school senior leader committed to improving the life chances of young people through evidence informed practice. With expertise in Teaching and Learning and Professional Development, she now work across a Trust of schools supporting leaders and teachers to achieve the best possible outcomes for their students She is also author the brilliant 'Rosenshine's Principles in Action: The Workbook 'which is available here: https://amzn.to/3Mjdip6

A tough but important episode for us to record. We speak with Sharon Cawley, former teacher and now CEO of Conexus Tuition Franchise and also the founder of the hugely popular Facebook Group "Life After Teaching - Exit the Classroom and Thrive" which has over 160k members. We chat about our experiences, why people are looking to leave, how we can keep them, and if they do what to leave what they can do next! A interesting chat as always on TandTeaching

Today we chat with Sean Sherwood - Founder of Sean Anthony Health & Wellness, Intl. Keynote Speaker, Education Professional and SAS Who Dares Wins Finalist 2021. - - - With over 14 years of experience in education, Sean has a background in pastoral leadership, special educational needs, inclusion, and counselling. He is also a mental health first aider and a finalist of the SAS Who Dares Wins series 6, which sparked his platform for motivational speaking and resilience training. He have travelled internationally, speaking to more than 30,000 people in various environments, including schools in the Middle East and is always looking to connect with positive-minded people and organisations that share my mission of making a positive impact on young people's lives. Connect with Sean here: ⁠LinkedIn⁠ ⁠Twitter ⁠

The latest in our series where we chat about a teaching tip sent to us!

The latest in our series where we chat about a teaching tip sent to us!

Today on TandTeaching we chat with Peter Mattock about . . . MATHS!   Peter Mattock has been teaching maths since 2006 and is a specialist leader of education (SLE) and an accredited Secondary maths professional development lead who regularly presents at conferences across the country.   Peter is also part of the first cohort of the National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics’ (NCETM) secondary mastery specialists, developing teaching for mastery in the secondary school classroom. Peter is based in Leicestershire, in the UK.   Peter’s Books are:Leading Maths: https://amzn.to/4bWZU4K Conceptual Maths: https://amzn.to/4dZyf4U Visible Maths : https://amzn.to/4e2f8qY

National Thank a Teacher Day is coming up on the 19th of June In today's episode, we chat with CEO of 'The National Teaching Awards' Mary Palmer and Award Winning Head Teacher Ben Levinson OBE What is 'Thank a Teacher Day'? This is the day when the whole of the UK is encouraged to come together in celebration of all the hard-working staff working in education across the UK.  Via the 'Thank a Teacher' campaign you can send a free personalised thank you e-card to all teaching and support staff working in UK early years, schools, and colleges. There are lots of ways to get involved on the day, just go to the website www.thankateacher.co.uk for more information. Thank A Teacher website Thank A Teacher Facebook Thank A Teacher Twitter Thank A Teacher Instagram

Part 2 In this episode of TandTeaching Arthur continues his chat with about Child Agency Dominic Wyse and Yana Manyukhina from IOE - UCL's Faculty of Education and Society. What great practise did Dom and Yana see during their study? What can teachers do? What can schools do? Dominic Wyse Dominic is Professor of Early Childhood and Primary Education at the Institute of Education (IOE), University College London (UCL). He is the Founding Director of the Helen Hamlyn Centre for Pedagogy (0-11 years) (HHCP) a research centre with a focus on primary and early years education and was President of the British Educational Research Association (BERA) from 2019 to 2022. Yana Manyukhina Yana is Senior Researcher at the Helen Hamlyn Centre for Pedagogy 0-11 years (HHCP) with a strong association with Child Agency - - - NOTES for further Reading Blogpost (10 April 2019): What next for curriculum? ⁠https://www.bera.ac.uk/blog/what-next-for-curriculum⁠   Blogpost (14October 2021): Living and learning during a pandemic: what can children tell us? ⁠https://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/2021/10/14/living-and-learning-during-a-pandemic-what-can-children-tell-us/⁠   News story (6December 2021) including the link to the conference keynote talks (June 2021) which were held under the theme: ‘Children’s Agency and the Curriculum’ in collaboration with the Education Learning Trust (ELT) and the Association for the Study of Primary Education (ASPE): ⁠https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/2021/dec/helen-hamlyn-centre-pedagogy-puts-spotlight-childrens-agency-and-curriculum⁠ ⁠https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiIYJpyo9fmv_5x6IJWKy3ihqH95Vqz0f⁠   Blogpost (1st March 2021): Children’s agency: What is it, and what should be done? ⁠https://www.bera.ac.uk/blog/childrens-agency-what-is-it-and-what-should-be-done⁠ Animation video about children’s agency (2023): ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RF2-VVxpAg⁠ - - -