Becoming Educated
Becoming Educated explores the secrets to great teaching in our classrooms with the aim of helping all teachers to get better at their craft. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, February 24, 2025
Do I Have Your Attention with Blake Harvard
In this episode of The Becoming Educated Podcast , Blake Harvard discusses the concept of attention contagion in classrooms, emphasising how inattentive behaviours can spread among students. He explores the importance of classroom design, the limitations of working memory, and the significance of cognitive load theory in instructional design. Harvard introduces the SAR method (Sense, Attend, Rehearse) as a strategy for students to enhance their learning process and emphasises the role of retrieval practice in effective studying. In this conversation, Blake Harvard also discusses the importance of retrieval practice in education, emphasising its role in enhancing memory retention and reducing test anxiety. He shares practical strategies for teachers to incorporate retrieval and spaced practice into their classrooms, highlighting the significance of creating habits around retrieval. The discussion also touches on the psychological aspects of learning, including how stress affects memory formation and the importance of understanding the context of learning. Harvard concludes with advice for new teachers, encouraging them to focus on key teaching principles and allow themselves time to grow in their profession. Get involved and share widely. Please join our Facebook Group . I would love for you to join and share your takeaways from this episode and engage in discussion with fellow listeners. Keep the conversation going using #becomingeducated and tagging me @dnleslie If you have time, I would love for you to review Becoming Educated and share what you love about the podcast. You can support the ongoing production of the podcast by buying me a coffee Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Thu, February 20, 2025
Just Tell Them with Zach Groshell
In this episode of The Becoming Educated Podcast , Zach Groshell discusses the importance of effective explanations in teaching, emphasising the value of direct instruction and cognitive science principles. He reflects on his own teaching experiences, critiques traditional discovery-based learning, and advocates for explicit teaching methods that enhance student understanding and engagement. The discussion covers practical strategies for teachers, the role of storytelling, and the significance of pacing and active learning. Groshell also highlights the need for coaching and self-development in education, asserting that these methods are beneficial for all students, especially those who struggle with learning. Get involved and share widely. Please join our Facebook Group . I would love for you to join and share your takeaways from this episode and engage in discussion with fellow listeners. Keep the conversation going using #becomingeducated and tagging me @dnleslie If you have time, I would love for you to review Becoming Educated and share what you love about the podcast. You can support the ongoing production of the podcast by buying me a coffee Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Tue, February 18, 2025
Primary Reading Simplified with Christopher Such
In this episode of The Becoming Educated Podcast , Chris Such discusses his philosophy on teaching reading, emphasising the need for a balanced approach that supports both novice and experienced teachers. He explores the intertwined nature of word recognition and language comprehension, the importance of phonics instruction, and the necessity of accurate decoding practice. Chris also outlines effective reading lesson structures that promote independent reading and addresses the significance of assessing and overcoming barriers to reading development. His insights provide a comprehensive framework for educators looking to enhance their reading instruction practices. Get involved and share widely. Please join our Facebook Group . I would love for you to join and share your takeaways from this episode and engage in discussion with fellow listeners. Keep the conversation going using #becomingeducated and tagging me @dnleslie If you have time, I would love for you to review Becoming Educated and share what you love about the podcast. You can support the ongoing production of the podcast by buying me a coffee Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, November 28, 2022
Homework with Dr Jo Castelino
This week I am joined Dr Jo Castelino who is a secondary Science teacher based in Yorkshire. Jo has a TLR for leading homework in her school and has recently shared her knowledge of how homework can become a successful part of schooling at ResearchEd. Jo writes about her work on her blog which can be found here . I would recommend this article Jo wrote for Impact where she discusses how homework, done well, can become a ‘significant motivator for learning.’ In this episode we discuss the following and so much more: How we get it right so that homework becomes a ‘significant motivator for learning.’ How we get students to do their homework. What makes for effective homework. How important it is that homework becomes a habit and embedded within the routine of schooling. How we ensure homework doesn’t further disadvantage disadvantaged students. I learned so much from Jo in this conversation. She highlights some key things we should all consider and demonstrates the importance of thinking deeply about what we do with regards to homework. Get involved and share widely. Please join our Facebook Group. I would love for you to join and share your takeaways from this episode and engage in discussion with fellow listeners. <p style= "margin-top: 0cm; background: #F8F8F8; box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1rem; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoratio
Mon, November 07, 2022
Guide to Memory with Ross Morrison McGill
This week I am joined by Ross McGill, founder of Teacher Toolkit , his alter ego you might say. Ross is the bestselling author of ‘Mark.Plan.Teach’, Teacher Toolkit and Just Great Teaching and has also co-authored brilliant books including ‘The Revision Revolution’. Recently, Ross released 'The Teacher Toolkit Guide to Memory' and it really is a fantastic addition to the cogsci discussion. Ross describes it as a beginners guide to memory, but it is so much more than that and we unpick some of the key themes in today’s episode. In this episode we discuss the following and so much more: Why memory is the number one thing to know about Some basic parts of the human brain and why we should know about them How memory is shaped in the brain How we can use Direct Instruction and Dual Coding to deliver content clearly and efficiently The different types of memory including short term memory and long-term memory The connection between emotions and learning This is a far-ranging conversation and Ross speaks with honesty and clarity when explaining complex concepts. Get involved and share widely. Please join our Facebook Group. I would love for you to join and share your takeaways from this episode and engage in discussion with fellow listeners. Keep the conversation going using #becomingeducated and tagging me @dnleslie If you have time, I would love for you to review Becoming Educated and share what you love about the podcast. You can support the ongoing production of the podcast by buying me a coffee This episode is sponsored by UpLearn : Up Learn is an online, curriculum-learning resource for A Levels that helps teachers improve educational outcomes amongst students, whilst reducing their own workloads. Developed by an experienced team of educators, Up Learn courses contain high-quality videos, quizzes, and exam preparation material. Teachers’ direct students to certain sections of Up Learn as homework, facilitating flipped learning, consolidation of classroom material and independent learning. 97% of students who complete an Up Learn course achieve A*/A, with many starting from D's and U's. What could yours achieve? Find out by booking a demo today at uplearn.co.uk and be sure to quote Becoming Educated for a 10% discount Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener nore
Mon, October 31, 2022
Teaching Secondary Science with Adam Boxer
This week I am joined by Adam Boxer . Adam is the head of science at Totteridge Academy, co-founder of Carousel Learning and author of the brilliant book ‘Teaching Secondary Science’. In the book Adam distils years of hard-won experience and outlines his approach to teaching and it goes well beyond just science. The huge 100 plus pages on explanations are worth the purchase of the book alone and his outline on how to build a culture of retrieval. In this episode we discuss the following and so much more: Why our teaching should be content-led and not resource-led What is meant by the term 'Ratio' Why a good explanation is the 'beating heart of an effective learning sequence' The features of an effective explanation How Adam is building a culture of retrieval ‘to ensure students conduct lots of retrieval practice in their own time’ This conversation has so many takeaways so I would advise that you listen twice and make sure that you have a pen and paper handy, Adam's thinking really is brilliant. Get involved and share widely. Please join our Facebook Group. I would love for you to join and share your takeaways from this episode and engage in discussion with fellow listeners. Keep the conversation going using #becomingeducated and tagging me @dnleslie If you have time, I would love for you to review Becoming Educated and share what you love about the podcast. You can support the ongoing production of the podcast by buying me a coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dnleslie This episode is sponsored by UpLearn : Up Learn is an online, curriculum-learning resource for A Levels that helps teachers improve educational outcomes amongst students, whilst reducing their own workloads. Developed by an experienced team of educators, Up Learn courses contain high-quality videos, quizzes, and exam preparation material. Teachers’ direct students to certain sections of Up Learn as homework, facilitating flipped learning, consolidation of classroom material and independent learning. 97% of students who complete an Up Learn course achieve A*/A, with many starting from D's and U's. What could yours achieve? Find out by booking a demo today at uplearn.co.uk and be sure to quote Becoming Educated for a 10% discount. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, October 24, 2022
Dunlosky's Strengthening the Student Toolbox with Amarbeer Singh Gill
This week I am joined by Amarbeer Singh Gill. Singh is a lead practitioner of secondary maths and a teacher educator. He blogs at unpackingeducation.wixsite.com and you can find him on twitter @InspiredLearn_ Recently, Singh wrote a brilliant book as part of the In Action series, 'Dunlosky's Strengthening the Student Toolbox in Action' and we discuss the contents in todays episode. Dunlosky's research focussed on study strategies that are regularly employed by our students during their independent study and he ranked them from most to least effective. In this episode we discuss the following and so much more: How Dunlosky's paper impacted on Singh's classroom practice What we need to know and understand about Dunlosky's research The strategies that are most effective including practice testing and distributed practice otherwise known as retrieval practice and spacing The strategies that are least effective including highlighting and re-reading What we should be teaching our students to do during independent study This is an enriching conversation Singh and I got so much out of it. Especially, the words of caution that Singh provides near the end. Get involved and share widely. Ive just formed a Facebook Group and I would love for you to join and share your takeaways from this episode and engage in discussion with fellow listeners. Keep the conversation going using #becomingeducated and tagging me @dnleslie If you have time I would love for you to review Becoming Educated and share what you love about the podcast. You can support the ongoing production of the podcast by buying me a coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dnleslie This episode is sponsored by UpLearn : Up Learn is an online, curriculum-learning resource for A Levels that helps teachers improve educational outcomes amongst students, whilst reducing their own workloads. Developed by an experienced team of educators, Up Learn courses contain high-quality videos, quizzes and exam preparation material. Teachers direct students to certain sections of Up Learn as homework, facilitating flipped learning, consolidation of classroom material and independent learning. 97% of students who complete an Up Learn course achieve A*/A, with many starting from D's and U's. What could yours achieve? Find out by booking a demo today at uplearn.co.uk, and be sure to quote Becoming Educated for a 10% discount. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com
Mon, June 27, 2022
Ready to Teach: A Christmas Carol with Amy Staniforth & Stuart Pryke
Subject Specific: English This week welcomes the first subject specific episode of Becoming Educated and I am joined on the interviewing side by Nikki Waite, an Assistant Principal for Teaching & Learning, and an English Teacher. We explore Ready to Teach: A Christmas Carol with the authors Amy Staniforth & Stuart Pryke. Stuart Pryke is an English teacher and Teaching and Learning lead in a secondary school just outside of Ipswich, Suffolk. He is a LitDrive regional advocate and has worked with Oak National Academy. He tweets @SPryke2 and blogs at englishteachersnotebook.blogspot.com Amy Staniforth is an English teacher and Vice Principal for Quality of Education at a rural secondary school in Norfolk. She is also the Research Lead for teaching and curriculum in a multi-academy trust. She tweets @teachals and blogs at thingsshetaught.wordpress.com In the episode we discuss the following: How Amy & Stuart navigate the vast hinterland of A Christmas Carol Is it possible to truly understand the powerful message of The Carol without understanding Dickens himself? What English can learn from History with regards to Big Questions The strategy of Read, Re-read and Read Again Amy & Stuart also shared these links with us from our discussion: https://www.jstor.org/ https://www.bl.uk/romantics-and-victorians You can buy Ready to Teach: A Christmas Carol from: John Catt: https://www.johncattbookshop.com/ready-to-teach-a-christmas-carol Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ready-Teach-Christmas-compendium-knowledge/dp/191526121X Waterstones: https://www.waterstones.com/book/ready-to-teach-a-christmas-carol/stuart-pryke/amy-staniforth/9781915261212 Get involved and share widely. Keep the conversation going using #becomingeducated and tagging me @dnleslie If you have time, I would love for you to review Becoming Educated and share what you love about the podcast. You can support the podcast by buying me a coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dnleslie This episode is sponsored by UpLearn: Up Learn is an online, curriculum-learning resource for A Levels that helps teachers improve educational outcomes amongst students, whilst reducing their own workloads. Developed by an experienced team of educators, Up Learn courses contain high-quality videos, quizzes, and exam prepa
Mon, June 13, 2022
An Evidence Informed Journey with Alex Gordon
This week I am joined by Alex Gordon. Alex is Assistant Principal of Teaching & learning at Chingford Foundation School. In this episode Alex and I discuss his schools evidence informed journey including: What this has involved since September 2020 How Alex went about refreshing his schools pedagogical principles The five strand interconnected model for professional development How Alex shares best practice in the school This was a great conversation and there is so much gold for Teaching & Learning leads. You can follow Alex on twitter @MrAWGordon_ Get involved and share widely. Keep the conversation going using #becomingeducated and tagging me @dnleslie If you have time I would love for you to review Becoming Educated and share what you love about the podcast. You can support the podcast by buying me a coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dnleslie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, May 30, 2022
Leading Evidence-Informed Teaching with Rachel Ball
This week I am joined for the first of the Teaching and Learning Lead Series by Rachel Ball. Rachel is Assistant Principal at Co-op Academy Walkden and we discuss how she is leading evidence informed teaching across her school. In this episode we explore the following: Why it is important for the teaching and learning lead to be evidence-informed Why it is important that there is a vision for teaching and learning in a school How Rachel has helped create a shared language around teaching and learning How Rachel has made engaging with evidence accessible How Rachel has optimised performance management to show that staying evidence-informed is important at her school. I loved exploring Rachel's role as a teaching and learning lead and was particularly impressed by the resource she is creating using Google Classroom, i'm certainly going to borrow that idea. You can follow Rachel on twitter @MrsBallAP Get involved and share widely. Keep the conversation going using #becomingeducated and tagging me @dnleslie If you have time I would love for you to review Becoming Educated and share what you love about the podcast. You can support the podcast by buying me a coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dnleslie Finally, If you would like to sponsor an episode of #becomingeducated then please contact me via email using darren@becomingeducated.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, April 25, 2022
Six Things We Have Learned From Our Podcasts with Arthur Moore and Mike Harrowell
This week's podcast is a little different as I am joined by my friends Arthur and Mike from the T and Teaching podcast for a brilliant crossover episode. In this episode we share six things that we have learned from our respective podcasts which are: Understanding how students learn needs to form a greater part of teacher training and CPD The teaching profession needs supervision as much as coaching Teaching well is relationship building A focus on improving teaching improves almost everything in schools Teachers don't need a deep understanding of cognitive science in order to effectively embed it in their practices Schools need to do more to support parent teachers This was a great discussion with Arthur and Mike and I we would love for you to get involved and keep the conversation going with your thoughts. Get involved and share widely. Keep the conversation going using #becomingeducated and tagging me @dnleslie If you have time I would love for you to review Becoming Educated and share what you love about the podcast. You can support the podcast by buying me a coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dnleslie Finally, If you would like to sponsor an episode of #becomingeducated then please contact me via email using darren@becomingeducated.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, March 28, 2022
Must Do Better with Harry Hudson
This week I am joined by Harry Hudson, Harry is a History teacher at the West London Free School in Hammersmith, West London. He’s also a freelance writer and has written for a range of publications including The Times, The Telegraph and The Spectator. In this weeks episode Harry and I discuss the following and so much more: Why teaching has an image problem Why money could be an issue in getting good people into teaching Why the fact that everyone has been to school contributes to the image problem How the explosion of awareness of cognitive science has enhanced the profession What the many positives of being a teacher are How we can change the image of teaching through opening our doors and sharing our bright spots with the public This was a fascinating discussion with Harry and believe he has kickstarted a discussion into how we can really change the image of our most wonderful profession. Get involved and share widely. Keep the conversation going using #becomingeducated and tagging me @dnleslie If you have time I would love for you to review Becoming Educated and share what you love about the podcast. You can support the podcast by buying me a coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dnleslie Finally, If you would like to sponsor an episode of #becomingeducated then please contact me via email using darren@becomingeducated.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, March 21, 2022
Excellent Textbooks and Teacher-Led Lessons with Abby Hughes
This week I am joined by Abby Hughes. Abby is the Assistant Headteacher: Teaching & Learning and Head of Divinity at the West London Free School. In this episode I follow up on Abby's excellent talk for the We Are in Beta Curriculum Thinkers group and we explore the following and so much more: The 7 principles of a West London Free School Lesson Divinity, the divinity curriculum and why as ED Hirsch notes ‘No person in the modern world can be considered educated without a basic knowledge of all the great religions of the world’ How Abby and her team teach their Divinity Curriculum using an excellent set of principles Why Abby teaches using Textbooks and why myths about using Textbooks are wrong How Abby prepares for a lesson This was an excellent insight into an incredibly well thought out curriculum and I was blown away by the preparation and level of thinking that Abby undertakes to ensure that each lesson is high energy and has maximum return on learning. You can find Abby on twitter @abbyjhughes Get involved and share widely. Keep the conversation going using #becomingeducated and tagging me @dnleslie If you have time I would love for you to review Becoming Educated and share what you love about the podcast. You can support the podcast by buying me a coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dnleslie Finally, if you would like to sponsor an episode of the podcast and reach thousands of listeners please contact me using darren@becomingeducated.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, March 14, 2022
The Revision Revolution with Helen Howell
This week I am Joined by Helen Howell. Helen is director of English at the Blue Coat School in Oldham. She previously worked at the Radclyffe School as English AST and lead teacher for literacy, where she was instrumental in developing a knowledge-rich KS3 curriculum and a culture of reading for pleasure. Helen recently published a great book, alongside Ross Morrision McGill of Teacher Toolkit, 'The Revision Revolution, How to build a culture of effective study in your school' and we explore this in depth in todays episode. We discuss the following and so much more: Why students dont revise? Why creating a rich curriculum is the first step towards a revision revolution? Why we should start with staff training? How to kick the revolution off by sharing key revision strategies with year seven or s1 for us in Scotland What teachers can do in lessons to support students learn the content How to train students to support themselves How to engage adults in supporting the revision revolution. I loved this interview with Helen and the book is fantastic. A must have if you want to supercharge your students learning. You can find Helen on twitter @cura_dora Get involved and share widely. Keep the conversation going using #becomingeducated and tagging me @dnleslie If you have time I would love for you to review Becoming Educated and share what you love about the podcast. You can support the podcast by buying me a coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dnleslie Finally, if you would like to sponsor an episode of the podcast and reach thousands of listeners please contact me using darren@becomingeducated.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, March 07, 2022
The Sweet Spot with Michael Chiles
Michael Chiles began as a geography teacher, head of department and senior leader with responsiblity for teaching and learning. Michael is now a head of department at a school in the north west of England. Michael is the author of three books including 'The Sweet Spot: Explaining and Modelling with Precision' We discuss the following and much much more: What teachers should consider when planning their classroom layout What we should consider when planning our wall displays as 'paying attention is a critical cog to enable learning' Why our PowerPoints, the staple of our lessons, create cognitive overload The importance of classroom culture Why it is important to prepare for and be precise with our explanations You can follow Michael on twitter @m_chiles Get involved and share widely. Keep the conversation going using #becomingeducated and tagging me @dnleslie If you have time I would love for you to review Becoming Educated and share what you love about the podcast. You can support the podcast by buying me a coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dnleslie This episode is sponsored by UpLearn: Up Learn is an online, curriculum-learning resource for A Levels that helps teachers improve educational outcomes amongst students, whilst reducing their own workloads. Developed by an experienced team of educators, Up Learn courses contain high-quality videos, quizzes and exam preparation material. Teachers direct students to certain sections of Up Learn as homework, facilitating flipped learning, consolidation of classroom material and independent learning. 97% of students who complete an Up Learn course achieve A*/A, with many starting from D's and U's. What could yours achieve? Find out by booking a demo today at uplearn.co.uk, and be sure to quote Becoming Educated for a 10% discount. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, February 28, 2022
The Great Teaching Toolkit with Professor Rob Coe & Jamie Scott
This week I speak with Professor Rob Coe and Jamie Scott from Evidence Based Education and we explore the Great Teaching Toolkit Project, their online professional development platform which follows on from the Great Teaching Toolkit Evidence Review, published in June 2020. In this episode we discuss the following and much more: The Great Teaching Toolkit Evidence Review What the team have been working on since the review How schools can use the Toolkit to focus a teachers professional learning How Student Surveys were designed and how they are used to give valuable insides into the work of a teacher Why teacher learning should be focussed on one thing for 6 months or more You can find the Evidence Review, sample materials from the Toolkit and make contact with Rob & Jamie at evidencebased.education Get involved and share widely. Keep the conversation going using #becomingeducated and tagging me @dnleslie If you have time I would love for you to review Becoming Educated and share what you love about the podcast. You can support the podcast by buying me a coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dnleslie This episode is sponsored by UpLearn: Up Learn is an online, curriculum-learning resource for A Levels that helps teachers improve educational outcomes amongst students, whilst reducing their own workloads. Developed by an experienced team of educators, Up Learn courses contain high-quality videos, quizzes and exam preparation material. Teachers direct students to certain sections of Up Learn as homework, facilitating flipped learning, consolidation of classroom material and independent learning. 97% of students who complete an Up Learn course achieve A*/A, with many starting from D's and U's. What could yours achieve? Find out by booking a demo today at uplearn.co.uk, and be sure to quote Becoming Educated for a 10% discount. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, February 14, 2022
Closing the Reading Gap with Alex Quigley
This week I am joined by Alex Quigley. Alex is a former English teacher and school leader, of over 15 years standing, who now works for the Education Endowment Foundation, supporting teachers to access research evidence. He can be found on twitter @AlexJQuigley and blogs at www.theconfidentteacher.com He is the author of ‘The Confident Teacher’, ‘Closing the Vocabulary Gap’ and ‘Closing the Reading Gap’. In this episode Alex & I explore the vital importance of reading in our schools and Alex clearly articulates why it should be the number one school improvement priority. In this episode we discuss the following and so much more: The history of reading and writing systems and why they are important for us to know about. What the science of reading tells us on how we should teach reading. How teachers can develop reading comprehension in their classrooms. Academic and disciplinary reading and how they are different within each subject discipline. Discussing the topic of reading with Alex has served to sharpen my own thinking and I came away with so many notes to unpick. Get involved and share widely. Keep the conversation going using #becomingeducated and tagging me @dnleslie If you have time I would love for you to review Becoming Educated and share what you love about the podcast. You can support the podcast by buying me a coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dnleslie This episode is sponsored by UpLearn: Up Learn is an online, curriculum-learning resource for A Levels that helps teachers improve educational outcomes amongst students, whilst reducing their own workloads. Developed by an experienced team of educators, Up Learn courses contain high-quality videos, quizzes and exam preparation material. Teachers direct students to certain sections of Up Learn as homework, facilitating flipped learning, consolidation of classroom material and independent learning. 97% of students who complete an Up Learn course achieve A*/A, with many starting from D's and U's. What could yours achieve? Find out by booking a demo today at uplearn.co.uk, and be sure to quote Becoming Educated for a 10% discount. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, February 07, 2022
Five Best Bets for Teaching & Learning with Jon Hutchinson
In this episode I speak with Jon Hutchinson, Director of Training and Development at the Reach Foundation. Jon is also a Visiting Fellow at Ambition Institute for their Masters in Expert Teaching programme. Jon has spoken at ResearchEd events and has contributed a superb chapter on Instructional Coaching for the 'ResearchEd Guide to Leadership'. Jon blogs at www.pedfed.wordpress.com We explore in depth Jon's thinking behind his 'Five Best Bets for Teaching & Learning' which are: 1. Low Stakes Quizzing 2. Instructional Coaching 3. Sequencing Curriculum 4. Improving Ratio 5. Learning about Cognitive Load Theory You can read the original post Jon wrote on this here: https://www.teachfirst.org.uk/blog/five-best-bets-improve-teaching-and-learning-year-ahead You can follow Jon on twitter @jon_hutchinson_ Get involved and share widely. Keep the conversation going using #becomingeducated and tagging me @dnleslie If you have time I would love for you to review Becoming Educated and share what you love about the podcast. You can support the podcast by buying me a coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dnleslie This episode is sponsored by UpLearn: Up Learn is an online, curriculum-learning resource for A Levels that helps teachers improve educational outcomes amongst students, whilst reducing their own workloads. Developed by an experienced team of educators, Up Learn courses contain high-quality videos, quizzes and exam preparation material. Teachers direct students to certain sections of Up Learn as homework, facilitating flipped learning, consolidation of classroom material and independent learning. 97% of students who complete an Up Learn course achieve A*/A, with many starting from D's and U's. What could yours achieve? Find out by booking a demo today at uplearn.co.uk, and be sure to quote Becoming Educated for a 10% discount. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, January 31, 2022
A Strong Mental Model of How Students Learn with Doug Lemov
In this episode I speak with Doug Lemov, author of Teach Like A Champion 3.0 & The Coach's Guide to Teaching. Co-Author of Teaching in the Online Classroom, Reading Reconsidered and Practice Perfect. Doug is the Managing Director of Uncommon School and leads its Teach Like a Champion team, designing and implementing teacher training based on the study of high-performing teachers. We explore in depth his thinking behind Chapter 1 of Teach Like A Champion 3.0 and the five principles Doug shares. The five principles are: Principle 1: Understanding Human Cognitive Structure means building Long Term Memory and managing Working Memory Principle 2: Habits Accelerate Learning Principle 3: What Students Attend to Is What They Will Learn About Principle 4: Motivation is Social Principle 5: Teaching Well Is relationship Building You can find Doug on twitter @DougLemov and you can read his excellent blog here: https://teachlikeachampion.com/blog/?s=video Get involved and share widely. Keep the conversation going using #becomingeducated and tagging me @dnleslie If you have time I would love for you to review Becoming Educated and share what you love about the podcast. You can support the podcast by buying me a coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dnleslie This episode is sponsored by UpLearn: Up Learn is an online, curriculum-learning resource for A Levels that helps teachers improve educational outcomes amongst students, whilst reducing their own workloads. Developed by an experienced team of educators, Up Learn courses contain high-quality videos, quizzes and exam preparation material. Teachers direct students to certain sections of Up Learn as homework, facilitating flipped learning, consolidation of classroom material and independent learning. 97% of students who complete an Up Learn course achieve A*/A, with many starting from D's and U's. What could yours achieve? Find out by booking a demo today at uplearn.co.uk, and be sure to quote Becoming Educated for a 10% discount. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, January 24, 2022
Motivating, School Based Professional Development with Dr Liam Printer
In this episode I chat with Dr Liam Printer of The Motivated Classroom podcast in a unique collaboration. We talk about our roles as 'teaching and learning research leads' at our respective schools, how we got into these positions, why we feel its important to have internal, evidence based, professional development on-going throughout the year and how we got started on this podcast journey! A brilliant conversation that we could have continued all day! You can find Liam on twitter @motclasspodcast & @liamprinter Get involved and share widely. Keep the conversation going by using #becomingeducated and tagging me @dnleslie If you have time I would love for you to review Becoming Educated and share what you love about the podcast. Finally, if you want to support the podcats in a small way why not buy me a coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dnleslie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, January 17, 2022
Using ICT to Enhance Classroom Learning with Joe Dale
Joe Dale is an independent languages consultant who works with a range of organisations such as Network for Languages, ALL, The British Council, the BBC, Skype, Microsoft and The Guardian. He was host of the TES MFL forum for 6 years, former SSAT Languages Lead Practitioner, a regular conference speaker and recognised expert on technology and language learning. He was recently described in a Guardian article as an ‘MFL Guru’ and ‘the man behind the #mfltwitterati'. You can follow Joe on twitter using the handle @JoeDale. You can find Joe on Youtube using the following address: https://www.youtube.com/user/joedale100 Below is a Google Doc Joe has created which showcases 18 example sessions he can provide on remote, hyrbid and face-to-face teaching ideas: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LmIkLZdT3YVpvsG4I8o6gUcahtvPBE1mQEmKI0lt7T8/mobilebasic?usp=gmail Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, January 10, 2022
Power Up Your Pedagogy with Bruce Robertson
Bruce Robertson is the Rector of Berwickshire High School in the Scottish Borders. Bruce is the author of the brilliant ‘The Teaching Delusion:why teaching in our schools isn't good enough (and how we can make it better)’. ‘The Teaching Delusion 2: Teaching Strikes Back’ and ‘The Teaching Delusion 3: Power Up Your Pedagogy’. You can purchase the book here: https://www.johncattbookshop.com/the-teaching-delusion-3-power-up-your-pedagogy You can read Bruce's blogs and other material here: https://theteachingdelusion.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, December 06, 2021
What Every Teacher Needs to Know About Reading with Neil Almond
Neil Almond is a Deputy Head at a South London School leading on Curriculum, evidence informed practice and assessment. Neil writes a blog which can we found at www.nutsaboutteaching.wordpress.com Neil can be found on twitter @Mr_AlmondED The talk that Neil gave on this topic can be watched here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FAYG7sQHnQ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, November 29, 2021
What Are The Best Ways to Revise with Bradley Busch
Bradley Busch is a Chartered Psychologist with extensive experience working in schools, he is a leading expert at helping schools utilise psychological research through his work at InnerDrive. Outside of education, Bradley works with elite athletes including professional footballers and Team GB. Bradley is a co-author alongside Edward Watson of ‘The Science of Learning:99 studies that every teacher needs to know’. Please visit the InnerDrive website which cna be found here: https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/ Check out their 'How to Revise' blog here: https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/what-are-the-best-ways-to-revise/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, November 08, 2021
Discussing Professional Learning with Anne Glennie & Stuart Farmer
This week I am in discussion with Anne Glennie & Stuart Farmer on the topic of Professional Learning. We discuss the following and much much more: How we currently take part in Professional Learning? Is it working? What would great Professional Learning look like? How do we create a system that allows us to realise this dream of meaningful Professional Learning for all? You can support the ongoing work of #becomingeducated by following this link: www.buymeacoffee.com/dnleslie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, November 01, 2021
Towards Responsive Coaching with Josh Goodrich
Josh Goodrich is the founder of Steplab, an English teacher, former MAT Professional Development lead and a coaching geek. In this episode we explore Instructional Coaching and unpick Josh's series of blogs on this topic. https://notes.steplab.co/post/BPav00-5/When-we-talk-about-Instructional-Coaching-what-do-we-mean You can follow Josh on twitter using the handle @Josh_CPD. You can support the podcast using the following link to buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dnleslie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, October 25, 2021
Feel Free to Smile with Nikki Cunningham-Smith
Nikki Cunningham-Smith has experience as an assistant headteacher, SENCO and centre lead in a pupil referral unit. She coaches teachers to support them with behaviour management in the classroom and writes a behaviour blog for TES. Nikki is also the author of 'Feel Free to Smile: The Behaviour Management Survival Guide for New Teachers'. If you want to support the podcast please do so at buymeacoffee.com/dnleslie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, October 18, 2021
Teaching Strikes Back with Bruce Robertson
Bruce Robertson is the Rector of Berwickshire High School in the Scottish Borders. Bruce is the author of the brilliant ‘The Teaching Delusion:why teaching in our schools isn't good enough (and how we can make it better)’. ‘The Teaching Delusion 2: Teaching Strikes Back’ and ‘The Teaching Delusion 3: Power Up Your Pedagogy’. You can get the trilogy now from John Catt Educational. Want to support the ongoing work of the podcast: buymeacoffee.com/dnleslie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, October 11, 2021
The CPD Curriculum with Mark & Zoe Enser
Zoe Enser was a classroom English teacher for over 20 years as well as head of department and school leader in charge of improving teaching and learning. She is now lead English specialist advisor for Kent with The Education People. Mark Enser has been a geography teacher for the best part of two decades as well as a head of department and research lead. He is the author of Making Every Geography Lesson Count and Teach Like Nobody’s Watching and is a TES columnist. Their latest book 'The CPD Curriculum' is out now. Want to support the podcast? buymeacoffee.com/dnleslie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, October 04, 2021
Five Formative Assessment Strategies in Action with Kate Jones
Kate Jones is currently Head of History at The British School Al Khubairat (BSAK) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates but will soon be returning to UK shores to take up a post at Innerdrive as Teaching & Learning Lead. Author of Love To Teach: Research and Resources for Every Classroom and Retrieval Practice: Research and resources for Every Classroom, Retrieval Practice 2: Implementing, Embedding and Reflecting and Retrieval Practice: Resource Guide. Kate's most recent book is Wiliam & Leahy’s Five Formative Assessment Strategies in Action. Want to support the podcast? why not Buy Me a Coffee at www.buymeacoffee.com/dnleslie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, June 21, 2021
Thinking About Curriculum with Josh Vallance
Joshua Vallance is the National Lead of History for Oasis Academies and leads on Curriculum at Oasis Academy Shirley Park. https://mrvallanceteach.wordpress.com/blog/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, May 24, 2021
Make Education Irresistible with Dan Edwards
Dan Edwards is a principal of a large primary school. Prior to this Dan taught in a secondary school teaching a full timetable of GCSE and A-Levels. Dan has held leadership roles in both primary and secondary sectors and has also spent considerable time working in various education units in adolescent residential social care. Dan also had a brief sojourn teaching post-graduates as a visiting lecturer at universities. Dan is a regular columnist for Teach Primary, The Headteacher magazine and SSAT. Dan hosts a regular education forum on twitter called #SaturdayEdChat and is a host on Teachers Talk Radio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, May 17, 2021
The Science of Learning with Bradley Busch & Edward Watson
Bradley Busch is a chartered psychologist. With extensive experience working in schools, he is a leading expert at helping schools utilise psychological research. Outside of education, Bradley works with elite athletes including professional footballers and Team GB. Edward Watson is a graduate of Oxford University who served seven years in the Army. After receiving an MBA at The London Business school, he worked as a strategic management consultant for Marakon Associates before running businesses in the computer games market. They are co-authors of The Science of Learning:99 studies that every teacher needs to know. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, May 10, 2021
Knowledge Fuels Creativity with Tamsin Bellaby
Tamsin Bellaby is a Lincolnshire based secondary teacher of Art Photography and recently Business Studies. Tamsin is obsessed with the power of transformative culture within schools. Until January she was the HoY11 and led on inclusion. Tamsin has recently started at a new school where she leads Pupil Premium and drives KS4 and KS5 achievement. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, May 03, 2021
Teaching Is My Sport with Samuel Elliott
Samuel Elliott has been a classroom teacher since 2016. Having grown up, lived in and taught in deprived areas, Samuel possesses key insights into misbehaviour that many teachers lack. These experiences informed his approaches in his trainee and NQT years, which, combined with his research into behaviour psychology, have since given rise to a pedagogy that borrows from both traditional and progressive philosophies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, April 26, 2021
Teach Every Child to Read with Anne Glennie
Anne Glennie is a literacy consultant and trainer, author of Reflective Reading and owner of The Learning Zoo. To date, she has trained over 10,000 teachers in all aspects of literacy and assessment in Scotland. Anne has a particular interest in the teaching of reading through synthetic phonics, she sits on the Reading Reform Foundation committee and is also a founding committee member of IFERI - the International Foundation for Effective Reading Instruction. She is passionate about reading for pleasure and is an indie publisher of children’s and YA fiction at Cranachan - who were recently highly commended in The British Book Awards Small Press of the Year 2021. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, April 19, 2021
Mentoring in Schools with Haili Hughes
Haili Hughes is an English teacher and a former head of department and senior leader who has mentored new teachers and ITT students for over ten years. A former journalist Haili has been teaching for the best part of 15 years and has enjoyed developing teachers at many stages of their career. Haili writes regularly for TES and other education publications and she is the author of Preserving Positivity and Mentoring in Schools. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, April 12, 2021
Stepping Into Senior Leadership with Jon Tait
Jon Tait is the Director of School Improvement and Deputy CEO at Arete Learning Trust in North Yorkshire. Jon started teaching in 2001 as a qualified PE teacher and more recently has taught Computer Science. Jon has been a senior leader for 13 of his 19 years in teaching. Jon is the author of five books, 100 ideas for engaging learners, Bloomsbury CPD Library: Senior Leadership, Succeeding as a Head of Year, Teaching Rebooted & Stepping Into Senior Leadership Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, April 05, 2021
Transforming School Culture with Barry Smith
Barry Smith is a founding senior leader of Michaela Community School, former Headteacher of Great Yarmouth Charter Academy and Regional Director of Community Schools Trust in London. Barry and I discuss how to improve teaching and pupil buy in, what really good behaviour looks like, how to get staff buy in and how to build a culture of genuine mutual respect. Barry also shares his aim to have the 'most relaxed school in the country'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, March 29, 2021
Deliberate Practice with Sarah Cottingham & Kathryn Morgan
Sarah Cottingham is Associate Dean of Learning Design at Ambition Institute and is studying for a MA in Educational Neuroscience. Kathryn Morgan is Expert Adviser at the Teacher Development Programme, Research Associate at the University of Gloucester and is studying for a MA in Education Leadership. We discuss Deliberate Practice beginning with what it is and why we need it in education. We explore if it is all about changing teacher habits, the difference between purposeful practice and deliberate practice and its role in Instructional Coaching. Both Kathryn & Sarah also offer up a reading list for listeners to tuck into after listening to the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, March 22, 2021
Returning to the Classroom with Mark Jesnick
Mark Jesnick is the Assistant Principal for Teaching and Learning at Ark John Keats Academy in Enfield. Mark blogs at https://markmywords1989.wordpress.com/ and you can find him on twitter @JesnickMark. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, March 15, 2021
Improving Whole School Teaching & Learning with Louis Everett
Louis Everett is an Assistant Headteacher for Teaching & Learning at the West London Free School. Louis is a History Teacher, former Head of History and Head of Year. Louis completed a Master in Education at the University of Cambridge and during that time has a Research Lead & Whole School teaching & Learning Coach. Louis joined the West London Free School in 2016 as Head of History and oversaw a drastic improvement in results across GCSE & A-Level, created the WLFS History Teaching Conference and was part of the Department for Education Curriculum Project implementing our Key Stage Three curriculum into 7 partner schools around the country. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, March 08, 2021
Achieving an Evidence Informed Approach to Teaching with Jade Pearce
Jade Pearce is an Assistant Headteacher with responsibility for Teaching & Learning. She is a subject expert for initial teacher education, an evidence lead in education and passionate about research, pedagogy and continuing professional development. You can follow Jade on twitter @pearcemrs and her wonderful blog can be found at https://mrspearce865924391.wordpress.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, March 01, 2021
Tutor Reading Programme with Josie Mingay
Josie Mingay is School Improvement Leader for Greenshaw Learning Trust. She has significant experience of driving standards across primary and secondary phases, with a particular focus on literacy and language. She has designed phonics programmes with national success and has spoken at various educational conferences, including PiXL, ResearchEd, Reading Reform Foundation. Josie regularly delivers bespoke CPD on key themes around the development of language, the impact of literacy on the wider curriculum, the crucial importance of reading, metacognition and motivation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, February 22, 2021
The Teaching Triangle with Patrice Bain
Patrice Bain is an educator, speaker and author. Finalist for Illinois Teacher of the Year and a Fulbright Scholar in Russia. She spent 15 of her 25+ year teaching career working with cognitive scientists turning research into learning strategies. She was asked by the Department of Education to work with cognitive scientists to co-author Organising Instruction and Study to Improve Student Learning. In addition, Patrice co-authored Powerful Teaching: Unleash the Science of Learning and most recently Powerful Teaching: A Guide for Parents Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, February 15, 2021
Engelmann's Direct Instruction with Sam Hall
Sam Hall trained as a geography teacher in the North East of England. He now works at the online education company Up Learn, where he spends each day writing scripts for instructional videos. Sam writes and talks about Siegfried Engelmann’s model of Direct Instruction. You can read his blog which is shallteach.wordpress.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, February 08, 2021
The Learning Skills Curriculum with James Mannion
James worked as a science teacher for 12 years. He has an MA in person-Centred Education from the University of Sussex and a PhD in Learning to Learn from the University of Cambridge. James’s doctoral thesis is an 8-year evaluation of the Learning Skills Curriculum, the focus of ‘Fear is the Mind Killer’ co-authored with Kate McAllister. James works as a Bespoke programme leader at the Centre of Educational Leadership in the UCL Institute of Education. He is an Associate of Oracy Cambridge and a Founding Fellow of the Chartered College of Teaching. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, February 01, 2021
Our Teacher Deliberate Practice Culture with Dan Hudson
Dan Hudson is the Assistant Vice Principal including Teaching & Learning at Oasis Academy John Williams in Principal. He started teaching in 2009 and spent a decade at St Peter's Catholic High School in Gloucester. He was a Head of Year for 4 years before moving into SLT as an Associate Vice Principal moving to his role at Oasis Academy John Williams in 2019. In this episode we unpick his schools Teacher Development Curriculum included their focus on Deliberate Practice. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, January 25, 2021
Implementing, Embedding & Reflecting on Retrieval Practice with Kate Jones
Kate Jones is Head of History at The British School Al Khubairat (BSAK) in Abu Dhabi,United Arab Emirates. Originally from Wrexham in North Wales, Kate taught in the UK for six years at Elfed High School before relocating to the UAE in 2016. Kate is also a Lead Practitioner specialising in teaching and learning. Kate provides regular training for educators and leaders both in the UK and internationally. Kate has spoken at various educational conferences around the world. Author of Love To Teach: Research and Resources for Every Classroom (2018) and Retrieval Practice: Research and Resources for every classroom (2019). In February 2020 Kate was awarded the GESS Education Mark Duncan Award for Educational Influencer of the Year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, January 18, 2021
In Pursuit of the Halcyon Dream with Sam Strickland
I am joined by Sam Strickland aka the Strickomaster. Sam is a former History teacher who now works as the Principal of the Duston School in Northampton. Sam has overseen his Schools GCSE results from the bottom 20% to the top 20% Nationally. Sam's first book Education Exposed published by John Catt in 2020 was a feature of Podcast 12 back in April 2020. Sam’s punchy follow up Education Exposed 2 was published in November 2020. Twitter - @dnleslie Email - darren@becomingeducated.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, January 11, 2021
Psychology in the Classroom with Jonathan Firth
Jonathan Firth is an author, PGDE tutor & school psychology teacher. His research interests focus on memory and on teacher research engagement, and he has authored several books relating to the psychology of education, as well as school psychology textbooks including Psychology in the Classroom, How to Learn and Teacher’s Guide to Research Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, December 14, 2020
Verbal Feedback with Sarah Larsen
Sarah Larsen has been a Geography Teacher in and around Greater London for 22 years. Prior to having her first child, she led the Geography Department in her current school. She is passionate about being research-informed and in 2018 , she was one of 13 teachers who carried out research for UCL and Ross McGill’s ‘Verbal Feedback Project’. She has spoken at several educational events about the merits of verbal feedback including ResearchEd Surrey and TMGeogIcons. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, December 07, 2020
Effective Teacher-Led Lessons with Pritesh Raichura
Pritesh Raichura is Head of Science at Michaela Community School. He blogs at bunsenblue.wordpress.com about school values, pedagogy & #CogSciSci. He has recently contributed two chapters in the new book 'The Power of Culture' written by Michaela teachers. Pritesh has given talks at a number of ResearchEd events on topics such as Quality Teacher Talk, Effective Planning of Teacher Led Lessons and Effective Questioning, which we will look into in today's podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, November 30, 2020
Making Classroom Practice More Effective with Jack Tavassoly-Marsh
Jack is a geography teacher and was head of geography for four years, prior to taking up the role of assistant headteacher, with the primary responsibility of ITT and NQT to NQT+3 teacher development. Jack now leads teaching and learning across the school and the school’s aim is to become research-informed in all that they do, as teachers, in the classroom. Jack is also an ELE - Evidence Lead in Education with Durrington Research School Jack is also the organiser of ResearchED Surrey, which was only a few weeks ago and is all available online, i’d highly recommend viewing some of those videos. Jack’s main aim is to ensure that all classrooms are truly inclusive and that teachers understand how they can be more effective than they already are, whilst always improving his own teaching too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, November 23, 2020
Teach Smarter with Adam Riches
Adam Riches is a full time English teacher in the UK. He is a senior leader for teaching and learning and a specialist leader in education. Adam contributes writing to Teach Secondary, Teach Primary, SecEd and TES. Adam is the author of the brilliant ‘Teach Smarter: Efficient and Effective Strategies for Early Career Teachers’. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, November 16, 2020
Generative Learning in Action with Zoe & Mark Enser
Zoe Enser was a classroom English teacher for over 20 years as well as head of department and school leader in charge of improving teaching and learning. She is now lead English specialist advisor for Kent with The Education People. Mark Enser has been a geography teacher for the best part of two decades as well as a head of department and research lead. He is the author of Making Every Geography Lesson Count and Teach Like Nobody’s Watching and is a TES columnist. Together they have written the excellent ‘Fiorella & Mayer’s Generative Learning in Action’ as part of the In Action series from John Catt Educational. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, November 09, 2020
Running the Room with Tom Bennett
Tom Bennett was a teacher in the East End of London for thirteen years. Currently he is the Director and founder of researchED, a grass-roots, teacher-led project that aims to make teachers research-literate and pseudo-science proof. Since 2013 researchED has grown from a tweet to an international conference movement that so far has spanned three continents and six countries. In 2009 he was made a Teacher Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge University. From 2008-2016 he wrote a weekly column for the TES and TES online, and is the author of four books on teacher-training, behaviour management and educational research including his latest book, the outstanding ‘Running the Room’. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, November 02, 2020
CRAFT of Assessment with Michael Chiles
Michael Chiles began as a geography teacher in a secondary school in the West Midlands. There he became head of department and then a senior leader with responsibility for teaching and learning. Michael then relocated to the North West, stepping out of the classroom to develop and deliver teacher training both nationally and internationally. He is now head of department in a secondary school in the north west and is the author of ‘The CRAFT of Assessment’. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, October 26, 2020
It Takes 5 Years to Become a Teacher with Ros Wilson
Ros Wilson entered the teaching profession in 1965 and has served continuously since. She has wide experience in education, including: working with pupils with SEND; working with pupils with EAL; senior leadership; head of a large primary department overseas; local authority advisor; primary strategy manager; independent consultant; advanced skills teacher assessor; Ofsted inspector; creator and published author of Big Writing and associated texts. Most recently she has published ‘It Takes 5 Years to Become a Teacher’ co-authored with some great names including Dame Alison Peacock and Professor Sam Twiselton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, October 19, 2020
The Fascist Painting with Phil Beadle
Phil Beadle is a sometimes well thought of British educator who has authored ten books on teaching and learning including the 10/10 How to Teach. He is the editor of the How to Teach series, and has written for the Times, the Guardian, The Independent on Sunday and the Telegraph (though he is ashamed of this last one). His series of columns for Education Guardian ran for nine years before being cancelled due to bad behaviour. He is a former UK teacher of the year with 20 years experience of achieving transformational results with students from challenging areas. You may recognise him from the outstanding Channel 4 programme The Unteachables or from his many appearances on Teachers TV. More recently he has authored and published The Fascist Painting: What is Cultural Capital? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, October 05, 2020
Putting Staff First with Jonny Uttley
Jonny Uttley is the CEO of The Education Alliance Multi-Academy Trust in East Yorkshire and Hull and was previously head teacher at South Hunsley School. As a National Leader of Education, he has worked with schools in many different contexts and is committed to a school improvement approach that puts ethical leadership at the heart of our system so schools create cultures in which staff genuinely thrive. Jonny writes a blog called “Trust Leadership” and speaks on leadership and school culture. Jonny is also a co-author of the wonderful Putting Staff First alongside John Tomsett. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, September 28, 2020
60 Second CPD with Hanna Beech
Hanna Beech is a deputy headteacher at a recently opened primary school in Kent, where she leads on embedding effective teaching and learning and building the school curriculum. Before becoming a senior leader, she was a key stage 2 phase leader at a large primary school. A keen writer and passionate educator, Hanna has contributed articles to Teacher Toolkit, Kent Teach and Tes. She is the author of the wonderful new book 60 Second CPD: 239 ideas for busy teachers with Ross Morrison McGill. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, September 21, 2020
Getting Professional Learning Right with Stuart Farmer
Stuart Farmer is a teacher and teacher educator. He worked as a physics teacher and a Principal Teacher of physics for 35 years. During this time he has been very active in supporting teachers’ professional learning. Stuart has an MBA in Educational Management and an MSc in Teacher Education and is currently studying for a PhD in Teacher Education with a focus on Career-long Professional Learning. Stuart now works as the Education Manager for the Institute of Physics in Scotland Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, September 14, 2020
Unleashing Great Teaching with David Weston
David Weston is a former maths and science teacher with over 10 years experience. He is the founder and chief executive of the Teacher Development Trust. In March, 2015 he was appointed by the Department for Education as Chair of the Teacher’s professional Development Expert Group. He was a founding Director of the Chartered College of Teaching. David has written and spoken extensively in the media about teaching and teacher development and has had a number of radio and TV appearances discussing teaching and LGBT issues. David also co-authored with Bridget Clay ‘Unleashing Great Teaching: The Secrets to Effective Teacher Development”. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, September 07, 2020
Just Great Teaching with Ross Morrison McGill
Ross Morrison McGill founded @TeacherToolkit from a simple Twitter account through which he rapidly became the 'most followed teacher on social media in the UK '. In 2015, he was nominated as one of the '500 Most Influential People in Britain' by The Sunday Times as a result of being most influential in the field of education. He remains the only classroom teacher to feature to this day ... Sharing resources and ideas online as @TeacherToolkit, he has built his website (c2008) which has been described as one of the 'most influential blogs on education in the UK', winning the UK Blog Awards (2018). Ross is also a best selling author of ‘100 Ideas for Secondary Teachers’, ‘Teacher Toolkit: Helping you Survive your First Five Years’, ‘Mark.Plan.Teach’ and ‘Just Great Teaching’ We discussed the following blogs during the episode and i'd highly recommend delving deeper into Ross' blog: https://www.teachertoolkit.co.uk/2020/04/14/teaching-memory/ https://www.teachertoolkit.co.uk/2019/09/28/verbal-feedback-report/ We also discussed Effective Teacher Development which can be found on the following blog from Ross: https://www.teachertoolkit.co.uk/2019/05/05/effective-cpd/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, August 31, 2020
Courageous Leadership with Iain White
Iain White was a headteacher for over 25 years in Glasgow. First at Govan High, where he had 100% positive destinations for his leavers despite some dire socioeconomic backgrounds and 60% of his school roll entitled to free school meals. Secondly at Newlands Junior College where Iain provided alternative provision for young people who were at risk in S3 and S4 of leaving education with nothing to show for it. Iain is a fine example of the empowerment agenda in action and now works as a consultant for education. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, August 24, 2020
Great Teaching in Real Classrooms with Tom Sherrington
Tom Sherrington is a former teacher and school leader with over 30 years experience. Tom has worked in a wide range of schools in the UK and as far afield as Jakarta, Indonesia. Tom works as an educational consultant supporting schools with curriculum, assessment and improving the quality of teaching. Tom speaks regularly at conferences and education festivals. Tom is a prolific blogger sharing his ideas through teacherhead.com and is a prominent twitter educationalist. He has written some brilliant books including ‘Rosenshines Principles in Action’ and the outstanding ‘The Learning Rainforest, Great Teaching in Real Classrooms’. Most recently he co-authored the brilliant ‘Teaching Walkthru’s’ which really is an amazing contribution to education. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, August 17, 2020
Teaching Rebooted with Jon Tait
Jon Tait is the Director of School Improvement and Deputy CEO at Arete Learning Trust in North Yorkshire. Jon started teaching in 2001 as a qualified PE teacher and more recently has taught Computer Science. Jon has been a senior leader for 13 of his 19 years in teaching. At school Jon was a free school meals student and was what we now class as disadvantaged and went to university on a full grant. Outside of education Jon carried the Olympic Torch in 2012, has coached American Football for Great Britain and has played in the FA Cup. Jon is the author of four books, 100 ideas for engaging learners, Bloomsbury CPD Library: Senior Leadership, Succeeding as a Head of Year and his latest publication Teaching Rebooted. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, August 10, 2020
Ego Development and its Influence on Leadership with Neil Gilbride
Neil Gilbride is a Lecturer in Education at the University of Gloucestershire, where he works on Educational Leadership and Teacher Development. As an Adult Developmental Psychologist, his cutting edge research looks at the role adult development plays in how leaders respond to their organisations and those within them. He regularly works across Education and beyond., supporting organisations in Leadership, Management and Education: He is an academic advisor to Ambition School Leadership, the Chartered College of Teaching, St Georges Widening participation programme and several other organisations within Education and beyond the sphere of Education Neil’s career over the past 14 years has spanned across a range of areas in Education as a practitioner, academic and researcher. As a teacher and Teach First Ambassador, he taught secondary science for 5 years. He has researched across a range of areas in Education as a social social worker, carer and specialist in Special Educational Needs, counsellor, widening participation mentor and School Governor. His academic background is diverse and he has worked across Biomedical Science Special Educational Needs, Adult Developmental Psychology and Educational Leadership and Policy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, July 27, 2020
The Ethical Leader with Hannah Wilson
Hannah Wilson is a dynamic educational leader who is a passionate diversity, inclusion & equality advocate: an ethical leader who is vision and values led. She has spent 18 years as a teacher including as the executive headteacher of Aureus school and primary school. The school received national recognition for their work including Values-Based Education Schools Award. She is now a teacher trainer at the University of Buckingham. Amongst all of this she created an annual event called Diverse Educators and is the co-founder of #WomenEd, a grassroots organisation that connects, develops & empowers aspiring & existing female leaders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, July 20, 2020
A Natter with Naylor with Phil Naylor
Phil Naylor, is a depute headteacher and has worked in education for over 20 years. Phil is an expert in research and evidence based practice with CPD. Phil has written for TES, Schools Week and the Royal Society of Chemistry. He presents regularly at conferences around the topics of behaviour and CPD. Phil created the outstanding Naylor’s Natters over 18 months ago by starting conversations with teachers on all areas of education. Naylor’s Natter is sponsored by John Catt Education and is one of my favourite weekly listens! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, July 13, 2020
Making Kids Cleverer with David Didau
David Didau is a freelance writer, blogger, speaker, trainer and author. he started his award winning blog, The Learning Spy, in 2011 to express the constraints and irritations of ordinary teachers, detail the successes and failures within his own classroom, and synthesise his years of teaching experience through the lens of educational research and cognitive psychology. Since then he has spoken at various national conferences, has directly influenced Ofsted and has worked with the Department for Education to consider ways in which teacher’s workload could be reduced. David is the author of some truly outstanding books including, The Secret of Literacy, What if everything you knew about education was wrong and Making kids cleverer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, July 06, 2020
What Makes Beautiful with Mark Burns
My guest today is Mark Burns. Over the last ten years, Mark has developed a proven track record in improving teaching and leadership in education. He’s co-authored two best-selling books in this field in “Engaging Learners” & “Teaching Backwards”. More recently, he has worked with FTSE100 retailers and third sector organisations, to develop the quality and impact of their learning and development programmes. Through his work, he has developed a deep understanding of learning design and how to overcome the barriers to learning in organisations which he led to him co-authoring a third book - “The Learning Imperative” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, June 29, 2020
How to Survive in Teaching with Emma Kell
Dr Emma Kell has 20 years experience as a teacher and currently works at a Pupil Referral Unit and trains teachers with the Institute of Education. She is also a former Head of MFL and English. She has written several articles and blog posts on school leadership and the pressures of teaching, and has recently completed a doctorate on teacher well-being and work-life balance at Middlesex University. Emma is also a co-host on the brilliant ‘Clem and Em; podcast and the author ‘How to survive in teaching without imploding, exploding or walking away’ which is a thought provoking book looking at the crisis in recruitment and retention in schools today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, June 22, 2020
Dual Coding with Oliver Caviglioli
Oliver Caviglioli (Oli Cav) is a former headteacher of a special school. Oli is also an author, designer and illustrator who is widely known for his work on dual coding which led to him writing the brilliant and beautiful Dual Coding with Teachers. Oli has collaborated with many educators, often providing excellent illustrations for their books most notably Tom Sherrington’s Rosenshine Principles in Action and the recent How Learning Happens by Paul Kirschner and Carl Hendrick. Oli is also a co-author of the excellent Teaching Walkthrus alongside Tom Sherrington Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, June 15, 2020
A Manifesto for Change with Richard Gerver
Richard Gerver has been described as one of the most inspirational leaders of his generation. He is an award-winning speaker, bestselling author and world-renowned thinker. Richard began his career in education, most notably as headmaster of the failing Grange Primary School. In just two years, he famously transformed the school into one of the most acclaimed learning environments in the world. He was celebrated by UNESCO and the UK Government for its incredible turnaround. Richards' books include the outstanding ‘Creating Tomorrow's Schools Today’, ‘Change’ and ‘Simple Thinking’. Richard's latest book, ‘Education: A Manifesto for Change’, explores how our school system can be made fit for purpose in our turbulent 21st-century world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, June 08, 2020
How Teaching in our Schools can get Better and Better with Bruce Robertson
Bruce Robertson is a senior leader of teaching and learning in the Scottish Borders. Bruce has taught Chemistry in schools since 2003. He has 7 years experience as a deputy headteacher in two schools. His leadership of teaching and learning improvement in Eyemouth High School led to the school being awarded the General Teaching Council for Scotland ’Excellence in Professional Learning Award’ in June 2019. Bruce is in high demand as a consultant and conference presenter and is the author of the brilliant ‘The Teaching Delusion:why teaching in our schools isn't good enough (and how we can make it better)’. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, June 01, 2020
Leadership Lessons from our Little Ones with Emma Turner
Emma Turner is a teacher, leader, parent and writer. She taught in primary school for 13 years first as a classroom teacher, then assistant head, then deputy head and then going on to form one of the UKs first all female co-headships. After 20 years in primary Emma joined the Discovery Schools Academy Trust where she is now their research and CPD lead. Emma is also a columnist for the TES, an ambassador for The Gender Equality Collective and a member of the WomenEd community.Emma is an advocate for balance in leadership and family life and speaks regularly on how part-time leadership and flexible working can be hugely successful. Amongst all of this she is the self titled ‘Chaos Coordinator’ at home and author of the refreshing and informative ‘Be More Toddler’ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, May 25, 2020
Being Your Teacher Self with Tom Rogers
Tom Rogers is an experienced teacher and middle leader, having worked at schools in the UK for 9 years and internationally for 4 as a history teacher, head of history and latterly assistant headteacher. Tom’s passion is in making schools better places for teachers to work in. This passion has inspired him to write more than 100 blogs for the TES and share with the profession through his own twitter account; @rogershistory. Tom has also produced videos for his youtube channel, has his own podcast and more than 20,000 students use his online courses. In 2015, Tom set up the teachmeet network “teachmeet icons” which now hosts free annual events for teachers across the UK. Teachmeeticons has expanded significantly and has become a notable force for teacher CPD in the UK. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, May 18, 2020
Developing a Dynamic Learning Community with Dr Kulvarn Atwal
Dr Kulvarn Atwal is currently the Executive Headteacher of two large primary schools in London having spent his entire career teaching in East London schools. Dr Atwal specialises in teacher professional learning and his doctoral thesis highlighted the factors which impact upon teacher professional learning activities. He has applied his learning to enhance the learning experience for young people in his schools and he has written about them in his book ‘The Thinking School: Developing a dynamic learning community’ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, May 11, 2020
Making Teaching Simple with Jo Facer
Jo Facer has worked in education since 2010. She is an English Teacher and has worked as a classroom teacher, head of department, assistant head and deputy head in five schools. She is currently the principal designate of Ark Soane Academy, a new school opening in Ealing in September 2020. Jo writes an excellent blog at readingallthebooks.com and has published a brilliant book ‘Simplicity Rules: How simplifying what we do in the classroom can benefit children”. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, May 04, 2020
Being a Transformative Teacher with Hywel Roberts
Hywel Roberts has been a teacher for over twenty five years teaching secondary Drama and English in schools. Hywel is an expert in showing us how to bring learning to life which is evident in his brilliant book ‘Oops! Helping Children Learn Accidentally’ which we will explore in this podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, April 27, 2020
Research-Informed Practice with Jennifer Ludgate
Jennifer Ludgate is the Head of English and Head of Research at The Mountbatten School, Organiser of the Teaching and Learning Takeover conference, which has provided free CPD for thousands of teachers and author of the Bloomsbury CPD book Research-Informed Practice. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, April 20, 2020
Making it Better for Boys with Graham Goulden
Graham Goulden is a former Chief Inspector and Policeman with over 30 years experience. A committed violence prevention trainer and an advocate of the bystander approach. Graham is determined to embed violence prevention programmes and recently has advocated for us to have more honest conversations with how we support our boys in society which he spoke passionately about at TEDxClackmannanshire. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, April 13, 2020
Education Exposed with Sam Strickland
For this podcast I am joined by Sam Strickland aka the Strickomaster. Sam is a former History teacher who now works as the principal of the Duston School in Northampton. Sam has overseen his Schools GCSE results rise from the bottom 20% to the top 20% Nationally. Sam recently published the outstanding book Education Exposed - Leading a School in a Time of Uncertainty. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, April 06, 2020
Stop Talking About Wellbeing with Kat Howard
In this episode of Becoming Educated I am joined by Kat Howard. Kat is a former senior leader at a leading high street bank who decided to switch career to teaching. Kat is now a senior leader in a school in Northamptonshire and the founder of LitDrive, an international not for profit organisation that supports English teachers. Amongst all this she is also a teacher of english and the author of the excellent ‘Stop Talking About Wellbeing: A Pragmatic Approach to Teacher Workload’ We discuss the many topics raised by the book and speak about isolation as a teacher which is very relevant for this time in our lives. Stay safe, stay at home and listen to this podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, March 30, 2020
Teach Like Nobody's Watching with Mark Enser
Mark Enser has been a geography teacher for over a decade and is a head of department of Heathfield Community College. Mark writes regularly for the TES and contributes to the Guardian Teacher Network. Mark is also the author of Make Every Geography Lesson Count and Teach Like Nobody's Watching. Mark & I discuss his book Teach Like Nobody's Watching. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, March 23, 2020
Visible Leadership with Drew Povey
Drew Povey is one of the UK’s most influential leadership authorities. He is a sought-after speaker on leadership, an innovative Leadership coach and author of two books ‘Educating Drew’ & ‘The Leadership Factor’. You may know him as the engaging Headteacher of Harrop Fold from Channel 4’s ‘Educating Greater Manchester’ Drew & I discuss the power of teams, why it is important to be visible as a leader and what we, in education, can learn from other sectors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, March 16, 2020
Being the Best For the Team with Gavin Oattes
Gavin Oattes is a former primary school teacher, stand up comedian and is now one of the worlds most sought after keynote speakers. He is also the Managing Director of the Tree of Knowledge and and the co-author of Shine and Zest. His first solo new Life Will See You Now is out now and I would highly recommend that you grab a copy. Gavin & I discuss a wide range of topics including Mary Poppins, the New Zealand All Blacks and why we are what we think. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, March 02, 2020
Being Brilliant in the Classroom with Andy Cope
Andy Cope is a qualified teacher, best selling author, happiness expert and recovering academic. Andy is the UKs first ever Dr of Happiness after studying Positive Psychology for his PhD. We discuss Destination Addiction, Pronoia, the 4 minute rule and much much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, February 24, 2020
Relearning to Teach with David Fawcett
David Fawcett has taught for oven ten years in English Secondary Schools. He is a speaker, trainer and organiser of multiple teaching conferences including the Teaching & Learning Takeover. His goal is to make teachers more aware of what might work in the classroom by bridging the gap between research and practice and he is also the author of the excellent ‘Relearning to Teach’. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Wed, February 19, 2020
A Refreshing Narrative with David Cameron
David Cameron is a man who has done and seen it all in Scottish education. A former teacher until the early 90’s, he has been the Director of Children's Services for Stirling Council, Head of Education in East Lothian, an Area Manager for a large group of Schools in Fife, among many other roles. He is now a speaker, trainer, mentor, coach and adviser who has delivered at conferences as far afield as TEDx Buenos Aires. I met David at TedX Clackmannanshire where he spoke passionately about demanding clarity in Education to help teachers cut through the noise and do what they do best, teach. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, January 20, 2020
Slow Teaching with Jamie Thom
Jamie Thom is a full time English Teacher, host of the TES English Teaching Podcast and author of 'Slow Teaching: finding calm, clarity and impact in the classroom’. Jamie is also set to release his new book 'A Quiet Education: Challenging the extrovert ideal in our schools'. Jamie joins me to discuss 'Slow Teaching', teacher wellbeing and provides so insights into his upcoming book. Show notes can be found at https://becomingeducated.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, January 06, 2020
Every Teacher Needs to be a Leader with Stephanie Peat
Stephanie Peat is a Primary School Teacher who now works as a Lead Specialist of Professional Learning & Leadership at Education Scotland. We discuss what Teacher Leadership means to Stephanie and its importance for all teachers. We look in depth at the Teacher Leadership programme provided by Education Scotland and what participants of the programme can bring back to their classrooms and schools. Show notes available at https://becomingeducated.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, January 06, 2020
Our Ability to Learn is Our Greatest Weapon with Bradley Busch
Bradley Busch is a Chartered Psychologist and a Director at InnerDrive. He co-authored 'The Science of Learning, 77 Studies Every Teacher Needs to Know'. Bradley and I discuss his recent TedX talk, the book and its content and also some of his work on the Guardian Teacher Network. Bradley shares his top 3 studies from the book and offers some practical strategies for helping our young people learn effectively. Show notes available at https://becomingeducated.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, January 06, 2020
What Works in Education with Lee Elliot-Major
In this podcast I am joined by the UK's first Professor in Social Mobility, co-creator of the EEF's Toolkit for Learning & Teaching and co-author of What Works? in Secondary Education, Dr Lee Elliot-Major. We discuss his career to date, social mobility and what schools can do to tackle this and his new book which he co-authored with Professor Steve Higgins What Works? Lee also shares his experiences to date and also his wishes for the future of Education. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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