The Impact Podcast

In this episode Fin and Jane are joined by Ian Timbrell, deputy headteacher at Cwmbach Community Primary School in Aberdare and self-confessed “grammar geek”. They discuss what the research says abou...

2 Mars 202246min

In this episode Fin and Jane are joined by Ceri Richmond, deputy headteacher at Morriston Comprehensive School in Swansea. They discuss how Impact Wales worked on a professional learning project with...

16 Feb 202227min

Do teachers feel ready for September 2022? The implementation of Curriculum for Wales represents a fundamental change for the education system in Wales, but with 20 weeks to go there are still serious...

9 Feb 202256min

In the classroom, questioning is used to elicit answers, to find out how much learning has taken place. But what is the purpose of questioning in professional learning for teachers? In this episode F...

2 Feb 202235min

A Guardian report on a study into phonics has reignited the debate about approaches to reading in the early years. Jane and Fin welcome back special guest Rob Randel to discuss the controversy - is th...

26 Jan 202232min

The Welsh Government has published a new document setting out changes to assessment in Curriculum for Wales. In this episode Jane and Fin break down the changes and explain what they will mean for tea...

19 Jan 202254min

Whether it is the best of times or the worst of times (to quote Charles Dickens) will depend on how you are experiencing the pandemic. For many teachers in Wales, facing an uncertain few weeks and the...

12 Jan 202239min

The spring term is about to start, amid much uncertainty around the impact of the Omicron variant on schools, teachers and pupils. With big decisions to be made about how this situation is managed, Fi...

5 Jan 202227min