The Impact Podcast

In this episode Fin and Jane are joined by special guest Rhys Williams, the Wales reporter for ITV News. They discuss his excellent recent report into reading in Wales and the fallout in the Senedd an...

6 Nov 20241h 1min

There’s a significant body of research that shows retrieval practice is an effective and powerful learning strategy. In this episode Jane and Fin discuss retrieval practice and how teachers can make t...

16 Okt 202451min

Writing is an essential skill for life, but creating a curriculum that helps pupils develop all the different elements of writing is a specialist skill. In this episode, Fin and Jane break down what w...

9 Okt 202449min

In this episode Fin and Jane discuss the ongoing impact of the Covid pandemic and the lockdowns on pupils’ behaviour in the classroom - what’s happening and what are teachers experiencing?LINKSFollow ...

2 Okt 20241h 4min

Since starting this podcast Fin and Jane have interviewed two Welsh Education Ministers - Kirsty Williams and Jeremy Miles - putting to them questions from teachers and school leaders. Current Cabinet...

25 Sep 202458min

With education funding in Wales in such a dire situation, school improvement is stalling and professional learning is not taking place. In this episode Jane and Fin discuss some fixes to mitigate agai...

18 Sep 20241h

This episode features several conversations with teachers about the work Impact has done in their schools and the difference the support has made. To hear the conversations in full, you can listen b...

11 Sep 202425min

How do you give each of your pupils the teaching or support they need? One method is differentiation. But what is differentiation and how can you do it successfully in your classroom? Jane and Fin dis...

4 Sep 202446min