Episode 44: How to teach for transfer
If the ultimate goal of education is transfer - the ability to apply acquired skills and knowledge in different contexts - how do you teach it in the classroom? Jane and Fin discuss this and other que...
16 Jun 202140min
Episode 43: The importance of reading, with Rob Randel
With education systems increasingly turning to evidence-informed approaches to reading, many focusing on systematic synthetic phonics, Fin and Jane welcome special guest Rob Randel to discuss the impo...
9 Jun 202130min
Episode 42: An open and honest discussion
With the half term break approaching, Fin and Jane take the opportunity to have a wide-ranging, open and honest discussion about what’s happening in schools and education at the moment. What do school...
26 Mai 202137min
Episode 41: The challenges facing Wales’ new education minister
Wales has a new education minister after the Senedd Election. As Jeremy Miles gets to work, Fin and Jane discuss what his priorities should be. Hosts: Finola Wilson and Jane Miller Producer: Darren ...
19 Mai 202148min
Episode 40: Research into practice, with Henry Sauntson
This week Fin and Jane are joined by special guest Henry Sauntson, an experienced senior leader and director of TeachEast, to discuss how to put research into practice. Hosts: Finola Wilson and Jane...
12 Mai 202132min
Episode 39: What is curriculum?
Summer term is often a time when a teacher’s thoughts turn to curriculum planning. But what is curriculum? What does it mean? Why is it important? In this episode Fin and Jane tackle these and other c...
5 Mai 202127min
Election special 5: Analysis
The 2021 Senedd election takes place on May 6. In this series of special episodes, Fin and Jane ask politicians from the four main political parties in Wales about their education policies. In this ep...
30 Apr 202132min
Election special 4: Steven Aicheler
The 2021 Senedd election takes place on May 6. In this series of special episodes, Fin and Jane ask politicians from the four main political parties in Wales about their education policies. In this ep...
29 Apr 202112min
