Episode 175: Making learning effortless
How can you make learning effortless? In this episode, Jane and Fin discuss the research and some of the techniques teachers can use in the classroom. LINKSFollow us on BlueSky:@impactwales.bsky.socia...
27 Nov 202458min
Episode 174: Generative learning
Generative learning is the process of making connections between new and existing learning. It is how learners become active participants in their own learning, rather than passively receiving informa...
20 Nov 202451min
Episode 173: In the news #7
In this episode, Jane and Fin bring you up to date with the latest educational news and announcements from the Welsh Government and elsewhere. LINKSFollow us on BlueSky:@impactwales.bsky.socialWelsh M...
13 Nov 202452min
Episode 172: Reading, with Rhys Williams
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
Episode 171: Reading update & retrieval practice
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
Episode 170: Getting writing right
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
Episode 169: The three-legged stool of learning
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
Episode 168: Almost an interview with Lynne Neagle
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
