The Impact Podcast

Last year, Impact focused on the wellbeing crisis facing school leaders and teachers in the wake of Covid. Now, with a growing cost of living crisis and many educators taking strike action, Fin and Ja...

8 Feb 20231h 3min

In this episode, Jane and Fin discuss the role of social media in professional learning for teachers and how it has changed over the years. Subscribe to ImpactPlus today: www.impact.wales/impactplus ...

1 Feb 202342min

How has the inspection process changed since Curriculum for Wales started being implemented in schools and what can it tell us about the future of the curriculum? Fin and Jane discuss. Estyn annual ...

25 Jan 20231h 5min

In this episode, Jane and Fin are joined by special guest Will Barrett, deputy head of Peter Lea Primary School in Cardiff. Impact has worked with Will and his school on the quality of written communi...

18 Jan 202333min

Pupils shouldn’t be the only learners in the classroom. Good teachers are constantly learning new knowledge and developing new understanding and then using it in their practice. In this episode Fin an...

11 Jan 202349min

It’s our 100th episode, so we’ve handed hosting duties over to our producer Darren. We’ll be discussing the history of the Impact Podcast and solving some of Wales’ biggest education problems. And, as...

14 Des 202246min

In this episode Jane and Fin get the view from the classroom on assessment and progression within CfW. They discuss the topic with Ynysboeth Community Primary School headteacher Beth Wade and deputy h...

7 Des 202240min

As we near the end of the Autumn term, Curriculum for Wales is being implemented across schools. In this episode Jane and Fin have picked out the five top things to remember that could make or break C...

30 Nov 202248min