The Impact Podcast

In this second part of Jane and Fin’s look at Estyn recommendations, they discuss the inspectorate’s interim letters to schools. These letters give more information about what schools are doing and ho...

18 Jun 20251h 1min

In this first of two episodes, Fin and Jane look at some of Estyn’s recent recommendations to schools. What are inspectors telling schools they must work on and what are schools doing as a result?Soci...

11 Jun 202549min

A quick message to explain why there’s no podcast this week. Fin and Jane will be back next week, but until then, why not delve into our back catalogue of episodes?Social media:* Facebook page: https:...

4 Jun 20251min

In this episode Fin and Jane return to the topic of the middle tier and look at how schools are being supported to improve. Social media:* Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/impactwales123* Priva...

21 Mai 202547min

With a year to go until the Senedd elections, Fin and Jane set out the five key education issues in Wales and look at what each of the main political parties has said about them. Social media:* Facebo...

14 Mai 20251h 12min

Having a wide vocabulary at a young age is an early indicator of later academic success. In this episode, Jane and Fin discuss how broadening pupils’ vocabulary can have an impact in the classroom, an...

7 Mai 202546min

For five years, the Impact podcast has been saying things about education in Wales that others won’t, or can’t - truths that others can’t admit and opinions that others wouldn’t dare to share.In this ...

30 Apr 20251h

The expertise reversal effect suggests that teaching methods that work with pupils with little prior knowledge may be less effective for those with more knowledge. In this episode, Jane and Finola dis...

9 Apr 202541min