Episode 63: New Year, new statistics
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
Episode 62: Extending the school day
In the final podcast of 2021, Fin and Jane discuss a range of topics, from extending the school day to the risks posed by the Omicron variant of coronavirus to the difficulties of being female in educ...
15 Dec 202135min
Episode 61: Children’s habits, with Harry Fletcher-Wood
Motivating students and getting them to pay attention in class is a struggle known to every teacher. In this episode, Fin and Jane speak to Harry Fletcher-Wood, a teacher, researcher and teacher educa...
8 Dec 202131min
Episode 60: Accountability
The Welsh Government has published a new national resource for evaluation and improvement. Jane and Fin take an in-depth look at the resource and how it will change the culture around accountability. ...
1 Dec 202137min
Episode 59: Pedagogy in CfW, with Jamie Tennant
This week Jane and Fin are joined by Jamie Tennant, head of Hawarden Village Church School. They discuss how the school has empowered its teachers to make effective decisions for themselves and why i...
24 Nov 202126min
Special episode: The plan for reading, with Rob Randel
In this special episode, Fin and Jane welcome back special guest Rob Randel to the podcast to discuss the latest developments in reading in Wales. Last week, Wales’ education minister Jeremy Miles ann...
22 Nov 202128min
Episode 58: Curriculum for Excellence, with James McEnaney
Investigative journalist and former secondary school teacher James McEnaney wrote the book on Scottish education - literally. In this episode he joins Fin and Jane to discuss the truth about Scottish ...
17 Nov 202151min
Episode 57: Making an impact during Covid
This week Fin and Jane discuss their work over the last year, focusing on four of the schools they have worked with during the Covid-19 pandemic and how they have made an impact. If your school has ...
10 Nov 202150min
