What I wish I knew as an NQT/ECT

Clare still believes that teaching is the best job in the world, even though it is tiring and demanding. When you listen to Clare speak about teaching you will recognise why she loves it so much and a...

17 Nov 202132min

We've already had education royalty on the podcast (aka Maria Rumsey). Well now we have an icon of the online education world, Andy Taylor. And why is he a star? It's not just because he has more than...

10 Nov 202135min

Did Amy always want to be a teacher? No. She did a degree in Fine Art with Art History and thought about going into museum and gallery education. But after university she volunteered in a school, the ...

3 Nov 202132min

In this podcast I am talking to 2 SENCOs. Nicky Vangalis qualified in 2008, teaching first of all in Basildon and then returning home to Southend in 2012. While EAL lead she took every opportunity to ...

27 Okt 202135min

Kerry Tokley has a degree in Musical Theatre, performed at the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games and in 2017 became the freestyle dance national champion, which was the year before she...

20 Okt 202123min

Sara Trickey is a highly successful secondary teacher who writes a terrific blog called Teach with Mrs T, which is full of great advice on pedagogy and practice for trainee and newly qualified teacher...

13 Okt 202134min

This podcast discusses the vital teaching and learning strategy known as dual coding. Although the term has only been used quite recently, good teachers have used the approach for decades. Even Confuc...

6 Okt 202123min

Louise Howlett has not been teaching long, but she is already an Assistant Headteacher in an outstanding school. What has made her so good, so fast? Probably it's her forensic attention to detail, bec...

29 Sep 202125min