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Wolf Precision's Long Range Shooting and Custom Rifle Building PodcastEpisode 243 – Inside BAT Machine: The Craft Behind Ultra-Premium Actions with Bruce ThomIn this special episode, Jamie sits down with Bruce Thom, founder of BAT Machine, to dive deep into the history, philosophy, and uncompromising craftsmanship that have made BAT actions legendary. From the company's benchrest roots to dominating tactical, hunting, and ELR applications, Bruce shares how precision, tolerances, and attention to detail shape every receiver they produce. We cover the difference between tolerances and clearances, what defines an "ultra-premium" action, how BAT approaches machining and heat treating, and why smoothness and consistency matter more than shortcuts. With over 100 world records set on BAT actions, this conversation highlights not...
2025-09-0448 minWolf Precision's Long Range Shooting and Custom Rifle Building PodcastEpisode 243 – Inside BAT Machine: The Craft Behind Ultra-Premium Actions with Bruce ThomIn this special episode, Jamie sits down with Bruce Thom, founder of BAT Machine, to dive deep into the history, philosophy, and uncompromising craftsmanship that have made BAT actions legendary. From the company's benchrest roots to dominating tactical, hunting, and ELR applications, Bruce shares how precision, tolerances, and attention to detail shape every receiver they produce. We cover the difference between tolerances and clearances, what defines an "ultra-premium" action, how BAT approaches machining and heat treating, and why smoothness and consistency matter more than shortcuts. With over 100 world records set on BAT actions, this conversation highlights not...
2025-09-0448 min
Beyond Survival: The New Teacher PodcastHow to thrive in the early years of your careerIn this episode, Colin talks to Kirsty Hair of the University of Strathclyde about her fantastic contribution to The Essentials in Learning to Teach by Jamie Thom and Colin McGill.Kirsty gives excellent answers to the following questions:What do you think are the biggest challenges facing early career teachers?In your contribution to Essentials in Learning to Teach you talk about resilience - can you tell us a bit more about why resilience is important?You've written about the importance of professional dialogue. Why is it important that early career teachers get involved in professional d...
2025-06-2637 minBeyond Survival: The New Teacher PodcastBook release day: The Essentials in Learning to TeachToday is the publication of Colin and Jamie's new book 'The Essentials in learning to Teach'. The book is all about how you can thrive and succeed in your year of learning to teach. In this episode they discuss what motivated them to write the book, and begin to share some practical strategies from the ten essentials that the book is made up of. If you would like to order a copy of the book it is available here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Essentials-Learning-Teach-Thriving-secondary/dp/1398387479.
2025-02-2826 minBeyond Survival: The New Teacher PodcastHow to make a good impression in a new school.The podcast returns this week after a bit of break. Colin and Jamie have been busy finishing off their new book 'The Essentials in Learning to Teach', which you can pre-order here and which will be out in February. This episode explores how you can make a really positive impression in schools. It breaks this down into how you can manage the stress of starting in a school, how you can build positive relationships with staff members, and how you can start to form really positive relationships with students. We hope you find it really us...
2024-10-3036 min
The Entrepreneurs' Guild PodcastThe Entrepreneurs' Guild EP 192: With Jamie MeyerJamie is the designer and builder of a highly specialized portfolio of projects and ventures that respectively contribute to developing social, institutional and economic systems. These initiatives address complex societal challenges, invest in humanity, and build a fair, equitable and sustainable future. She has worked with clients across 13 countries, spanning various sectors, sizes, shapes, scopes and stages. She has traversed continents, cultures, languages and industries, volunteering for programs in medical research, education, abuse support, startups and mentorships. Jamie Meyer Enterprises takes ownership of its role in shaping the future for People, Communities and Nations, working to define what is...
2024-10-2927 min
Sentientism"That system will be history... Our job is just to speed that up" - Thom Norman of FarmKind.giving - Sentientism 215Thom Norman is the co-founder of FarmKind, a new non-profit focused on raising money for some of the best farmed animal charities. FarmKind is designed to help donors both have a big impact for animals and donate to the organisations they care about most. It allows users to split donations between an expert-recommended super-effective charity and their favourite charity, then provides a bonus on both.
In Sentientist Conversations we talk about the most important questions: “what’s real?”, “who matters?” and "how can we make a better world?"
Sentientism answers those questions with "evidence, reason & compassion...
2024-10-051h 12Beyond Survival: The New Teacher PodcastThe A-Z of teacher skills: AssertivenessThis is the first in a new series, which explores the A-Z of teacher essential skills. Each short, ten minute episode will be recorded by Colin or Jamie, and give an overview of the particular skill that coincides with that letter in the alphabet. Today's episode is about assertiveness. It unpicks what exactly assertiveness means in the classroom, and how it needs to be balanced with respectfulness. It then gives some practical strategies on how you can be more assertive, looking at both non-verbal and verbal tips. We hope you find it useful in your pr...
2024-08-2810 minBeyond Survival: The New Teacher PodcastNew startsWelcome back to Beyond Survival: the new teacher podcast! Colin McGill, my wonderful new co-host and I, are delighted to welcome you to season three. This episode looks at new starts, exploring the following:1. What are some of the aims of the podcast in series 3?2. How can teachers make the best start to a new academic year? 3. What are some important routines to introduce at the start of the academic year? 4. What are some of the intentions you can set at the start of the year to support your well-being and work-life bal...
2024-08-2833 minBeyond Survival: The New Teacher PodcastAn Online Teaching and Learning Masterclass for Charity.This talk gives a brief overview of an online event on Thursday May 23rd from 4 o'clock to 5 o'clock 'A Teaching and Learning Masterclass'. All the money raised from this event will go directly to charity. For just five pounds you can support the brilliant charity 'Health in Mind' and have an hour of practical guidance no how to improve your teaching from one of the UK's best authors, education consultants and Headteachers Bruce Robertson. You can see all of Bruce's brilliant books here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Bruce-Robertson/author/B0CK2MJ2RV?r...
2024-05-1706 minBeyond Survival: The New Teacher PodcastWhat feedback will really help my learners?Today's episode of 'Beyond Survival: The New Teacher podcast' is the monthly episode with Colin McGill. Colin is my colleague in the PGDE at Edinburgh Napier University, and is the programme leader. You can follow him on Twitter @colinmcgill.Today we are answering the question: what feedback will really help my learners? In answering that question we also answer:What is the purpose of feedback? What are some mistakes teachers make in giving feedback?What makes verbal feedback effective? What makes written feedback effective? How does whole class fee...
2024-05-0942 minBeyond Survival: The New Teacher PodcastWhat can student teachers do to make a positive start with a new class?Today's episode of 'Beyond Survival: The New Teacher podcast' is the monthly episode with Colin McGill. Colin is my colleague in the PGDE at Edinburgh Napier University, and is the programme leader. You can follow him on Twitter @colinmcgill.This episode will be most useful for those who are in their first year of learning to be a teacher, and those who mentor student-teachers. It answers the central question: what can student teachers do to make a positive start with a new class? In answering that central question we also explore:What are s...
2024-02-1940 minBeyond Survival: The New Teacher PodcastHow can new teachers form positive relationships in the classroom?Today's episode of 'Beyond Survival: The New Teacher podcast' is the monthly episode with Colin McGill. Colin is my colleague in the PGDE at Edinburgh Napier University, and is the programme leader. You can follow him on Twitter @colinmcgill. This episode explore how new teachers can build positive relationships. Colin answers the following questions:1. What are some of the common mistakes new teachers make with forming relationships? 2. How can a teacher's lesson content help in building positive relationships in a class? 3. How can a teacher's communication help in building positive relationships?
2023-09-1342 minBeyond Survival: The New Teacher PodcastTeacher Talks: The power of curiosity in teachingThis episode is this week's 'Teacher Talk': a fifteen minute talk that explores an important aspect of classroom practice, with practical strategies for implementing it in your classroom.This talk explores the power of curiosity in teaching. It explores practical strategies for how you can build more curiosity into your lessons and how you can take a curiosity mindset into your improvement as a teacher. It also gives an overview at the end of the talk of 'The Curious Teacher' conference that we are hosting at Edinburgh Napier University on Saturday the 30th of September...
2023-09-1015 minBeyond Survival: The New Teacher PodcastHow to thrive as a student-teacherThe guest on this week's episode of 'Beyond Survival: the new teacher podcast' is Shannon Docherty. Shannon completed her PGDE (post graduate diploma in education) last year. This is the teacher-training year in Scotland.In this interview she shares some brilliant tips on how you can thrive and succeed in this challenging year learning to be a teacher.She answers the following questions:1. What do you enjoy most about your PGDE?2. What did you find most challenging? 3. What tips would you give to someone about to start their PGDE in August/Se...
2023-09-0639 minBeyond Survival: The New Teacher PodcastTeacher Talks: The power of names and how to learn them.This episode is this week's 'Teacher Talk': a fifteen minute talk that explores an important aspect of classroom practice, with practical strategies for implementing it in your classroom.This talk explores the importance of names for young people, and how we can aim to create a classroom that is 'name rich' and building positive relationships. It also gives some practical tools for how we can learn names. I hope you find it helpful and supportive in your classroom. Any feedback on how to improve these talks, or areas you would like me to explore, is a...
2023-09-0315 minBeyond Survival: The New Teacher PodcastHow should newer teachers manage behaviour at the start of the year?The guest on this week's episode of 'Beyond Survival: the new teacher podcast' is Sam Strickland. Sam is a headteacher, behavioural specialist and author of a range of brilliant books on education. His latest book is the excellent 'They Don't Behave for Me: Fifty classroom scenarios to support teachers'. You can follow Sam on Twitter @strickomaster.In this interview, Sam answers the central question: How should newer teachers manage behaviour at the start of the year?In answering this central question, we also explore the following:1. What are some mistakes new tea...
2023-08-3044 minBeyond Survival: The New Teacher PodcastTakeaways from Sam Strickland's book ‘They Don’t Behave for Me’This episode is the first of the new monthly education book of the month series. Each month I pick one education book that I feel listeners would really benefit from, and give some takeaways for listeners to implement. In this fifteen minute talk, I give some key takeaways from Sam Strickland's excellent ‘They Don’t Behave for Me’ 50 classroom behaviour scenarios to support secondary phase teachers.' I explore three of the scenarios that Sam writes about in the book, summarising some of Sam's ideas about what you can do to improve the situation: 1. Ho...
2023-08-2716 minBeyond Survival: The New Teacher PodcastWhat 'Teach Like a Champion' techniques should teachers prioritise?The guest on this week's episode of 'Beyond Survival: the new teacher podcast' is Doug Lemov. Doug is an American educator and author. He is currently Managing Director of Uncommon Schools, a non-profit charter management organisation that manages 42 charter schools across New York, New Jersey and Boston. He is the author of a range of books, including 'Teach like a Champion' which has had a significant impact in the quality of teaching across the world. The latest version, 'Teach like a Champion 3.0' is out now. You can follow Doug on Twitter @Doug_lemov. In thi...
2023-08-2344 minBeyond Survival: The New Teacher PodcastTeacher Talks: The first lesson with a new classWelcome to season two of 'Beyond Survival: The New Teacher Podcast!' This episode is this week's 'Teacher Talk': a fifteen minute talk that explores an important aspect of classroom practice, with practical strategies for implementing it in your classroom.This talk explores how we can make a really positive first impression with a new class. It explores how we can prepare and manage any nerves we might be experiencing, student behaviour, and the kind of content that might help to enthuse and inspire a new class. I hope you find it helpful an...
2023-08-2115 minBeyond Survival: The New Teacher PodcastTeacher Talks: Takeaways from Season OneThis episode is this week's 'Teacher Talk': a fifteen minute talk that explores an important aspect of classroom practice, with practical strategies for implementing it in your classroom.In this final episode of season one, I explore some of the key themes and messages from the 48 episodes that have made up season one. I break that down into three key themes about teachings, and three key themes about well-being. If you have time I would be hugely grateful if you would take five minutes to fill out some reflections on the first series of this...
2023-05-1116 minBeyond Survival: The New Teacher PodcastWhat can new teachers do to find balance in their work?The guest on the final interview episode of the first series of 'Beyond Survival: the new teacher podcast' is Sarah Philip. Sarah is a psychologist, coach and host of the Curious Conversations podcast. She also does a huge amount of work supporting schools and teachers. In this interview Sarah answers the central question: How can new teachers find balance in their work? In answering that central question, we also explore the following:1. What do you think makes it challenging for teachers to switch off? 2. Why is balance so important for new teachers?3. What do...
2023-05-1045 minBeyond Survival: The New Teacher PodcastA Masterclass on ExplanationsToday's episode of 'Beyond Survival: The New Teacher podcast' is the monthly masterclass with Colin McGill. Colin is my colleague in the PGDE at Edinburgh Napier University, and is the programme leader. This episode is a masterclass in explanations. Colin answers the following questions:1. In your work with new teachers, what mistakes are often made when delivering explanations? 2. What is the curse of knowledge and how does it impact explanations? 3. How can new teachers simplify explanations and avoid overloading students? 4. What helps to make explanations more memorable?5. Any other tips for impro...
2023-05-0343 minBeyond Survival: The New Teacher PodcastTeacher Talks: How to manage challenging classroom behaviour online trainingThis episode is this week's 'Teacher Talk': a fifteen minute talk that explores an important aspect of classroom practice, with practical strategies for implementing it in your classroom.Today I am using this episode to talk about an online behaviour management training fundraising event I am running. This month a group of staff and students from Edinburgh Napier University are running various distances at the Edinburgh Marathon to raise money for Health in Mind. The online training is on Thursday 18th of May, which Sam Strickland, from 4 o'clock until 5 o'clock. It will explore how we can use...
2023-05-0108 minBeyond Survival: The New Teacher PodcastWhat can new teachers do to support their resilience and optimism levels?I am away next week, so today is a bonus interview episode. The guest on today's episode of 'Beyond Survival: the new teacher podcast' is Dr Emma Kell. Emma is the founder and director of Those Who Can. She is a teacher, coach and wellbeing expert. She is also the author of a range of excellent education books, including 'How to Survive in Teaching.' In this interview, Emma answers the central question: What can new teachers do to support their resilience and optimism levels? In answering that central question we also explore the following:...
2023-04-1947 minBeyond Survival: The New Teacher PodcastWhat do new teachers need to know about cognitive science?The guest on this week's episode of 'Beyond Survival: the new teacher podcast' is Peter Foster. Peter leads secondary teacher development across a large multi-academy trust. He is also the author of a superb new book called 'What do new teachers need to know?', which is out on Wednesday 19th of April. In this interview, Peter answers the central question: What do new teachers need to know about cognitive science. In answering that central question we also explore the following: 1. What does the evidence say about what learning is and what impact shou...
2023-04-1745 min
Three ThingsThree Things with Thom Elliot (Co-Founder of Pizza Pilgrims)The latest episode of our Three Things podcast sees our host Jamie Mitchell sit down with Thom Elliot, the Co-Founder of Pizza Pilgrims, to explore the incredible story behind the birth, growth, and success of his popular pizza brand. Listen in for a deeply entertaining conversation, including why focusing on your team trumps obsessing over your customers, the unique strategies Pizza Pilgrims employs to keep their teams engaged and motivated, and valuable insights into Thom's thoughts on sustainable growth. As always, Thom rounds off the podcast with his Three Things - three pieces of actionable advice you c...
2023-04-1749 minBeyond Survival: The New Teacher PodcastTeacher Talks: An autistic student's perspective.This episode is this week's 'Teacher Talk': a fifteen minute talk that explores an important aspect of classroom practice, with practical strategies for implementing it in your classroom.This talk is a departure for the usual format. In it, I share a piece of writing from a former student of mine. It is anonymous and shared with permission, and is entitled: 'My experience of school undiagnosed with ASD'. It provides an honest and brave account of her experiences in the classroom. I hope you find it helpful and supportive in your classroom. Any fe...
2023-04-0615 minBeyond Survival: The New Teacher PodcastHow can teachers best support autistic students?The guest on this week's episode of 'Beyond Survival: the new teacher podcast' is Karen Watson. Karen Watson is an Additional Support Needs (ASN) educator, inclusion champion and teacher. She is also the author of the excellent book 'Good Autism Practice for Teachers'. In this interview, Karen answers the central question: how can teachers best support autistic students? In answering that central question we explore the following questions:1. How would you define autism for listeners? 2. What mistakes do you think teachers often make it supporting autistic students?3.What role does language have...
2023-04-0450 minBeyond Survival: The New Teacher PodcastHow can new teachers power up their pedagogy?The guest on this week's episode of 'Beyond Survival: the new teacher podcast' is Bruce Robertson. Bruce is a headteacher, consultant and author of the excellent 'Teaching Delusion' trilogy. His new book 'Power up your Pedagogy,' is a brilliant visual guide to how to develop your teaching. In this interview, Bruce answers the central question: how can new teachers power up their pedagogy? In answering that central question we explore two main themes: how to improve the management of behaviour and attitudes in your class, and how to improve how you present new information.
2023-03-2945 minBeyond Survival: The New Teacher PodcastTeacher Talks: Part one of powerful explanationsThis episode is this week's 'Teacher Talk': a fifteen minute talk that explores an important aspect of classroom practice, with practical strategies for implementing it in your classroom.This talk explores what we can do to improve the quality of explanations in our classrooms. It explores why delivering powerful explanations is such a nuanced skill, before going on to look at three areas to focus on to improve how you deliver explanations:1. The physicality of how you communicate2. The confidence you have in your subject knowledge3. Your understanding of the curse of knowledge.
2023-03-2716 min
Changing ConversationsE75 Slow Down with Jamie ThomIn this episode we chat with Jamie Thom, author of three books, podcaster and lecturer at Napier University. We journey through different elements of Jamie’s interests such as slow teaching, teacher resilience and supporting new teachers.
Connect with Jamie on twitter @teachgratitude1
Listen to Jamie’s podcast on all platforms: Beyond Survival: The New Teacher Podcast
Read more from Jamie:
Slow Teaching: On finding clam, clarity and impact in the classroom
Teacher Resilience: Managing stress and anxiety to thrive in the classroom
A Quiet Education: Challenging the...
2023-03-2450 minBeyond Survival: The New Teacher PodcastHow can teachers be more aware of their unconscious bias in the classroom?The guest on this week's episode of 'Beyond Survival: the new teacher podcast' is Dr Heather Earnshaw. Heather is my wonderful colleague at Edinburgh Napier University, where she leads the Physics PGDE. She also has a huge amount of experience in working with schools and organisations in tacking inequalities, and lead Education Scotland's Improving Gender Balance and Equalities programme.In today's episode we answer the question: How can teachers be more aware of their unconscious bias in the classroom? In answering that central question, we also explore the following:1. What is unconscious bias? 2. How ca...
2023-03-2244 minBeyond Survival: The New Teacher PodcastTeacher Talks: How to improve the quality of listening in your classroomThis episode is this week's 'Teacher Talk': a fifteen minute talk that explores an important aspect of classroom practice, with practical strategies for implementing it in your classroom.This talk explores what we can do to improve the quality of listening in classrooms. It explores why it is important that we focus on listening skills, before looking at ways in which we can develop it. That improvement of listening is broken down into two parts: how we role model curiosity and effective listening, and how we proactively teach our students to listen intently. My book...
2023-03-2015 minBeyond Survival: The New Teacher PodcastA Focus on BehaviourToday's episode of 'Beyond Survival: The New Teacher podcast' is a new monthly themed episode with Colin McGill. Colin is my colleague in the PGDE at Edinburgh Napier University, and is the programme leader. Each month Colin will be answering listeners' questions on a particular theme. This episode focusses on behaviour. Colin answers the following questions:1. What was the most challenging class you taught and what did you do? 2. What can you do to manage the behaviour of a very chatty class? 3. How can you manage the behaviour of a v...
2023-03-1645 minBeyond Survival: The New Teacher PodcastTeacher Talks: How to become more resilient.This episode is this week's 'Teacher Talk': a fifteen minute talk that explores an important aspect of classroom practice, with practical strategies for implementing it in your classroom. This talk explores resilience and how we can train ourselves to develop a resilient mindset. After exploring what resilience is, and how it manifests in teachers, the talk goes on to explore four ways we can learn how to take a resilient mindset forward in the work we do in education. My book 'Teacher Resilience: Managing stress and anxiety to thrive in the classroom', explores the ideas in...
2023-03-1315 minBeyond Survival: The New Teacher PodcastTeacher Talk: The benefits of being coachedThis week I have started studying for a diploma in coaching to qualify as an International Coach Federation registered professional coach. I'm looking for individuals who might be interested in doing some coaching with me, all for free. This will be hopefully supportive and useful for the potential coach, and help me to develop my coaching skills. This brief ten minute episode gives an overview of the following: What is my previous coaching experience?Why can being coached be such a powerful and useful experience?What are some potential areas you could use co...
2023-03-1010 minBeyond Survival: The New Teacher PodcastWhy is the diary the secret to teacher well-being and improved reflection?The guest on this week's episode of 'Beyond Survival: the new teacher podcast' is Dr Lucy Kelly. Lucy is an Associate Professor of Education at Bristol University and runs their English PGDE. She is also the author of a wonderful new book 'Reimagining the Diary: Reflective practice as a positive tool for educator wellbeing'. You can follow Lucy on Twitter at @drlucykelly. In today's episode we answer the question: Why is the diary the secret to teacher well-being and improved reflection? In answering that central question, we also explore the following:1. When did your interest in the d...
2023-03-0945 minBeyond Survival: The New Teacher PodcastTeacher Talks: Effective revision strategiesThis episode is this week's 'Teacher Talk': a fifteen minute talk that explores an important aspect of classroom practice, with practical strategies for implementing it in your classroom. This talk explores effective revision strategies that you can share with your students as we approach examinations. The first part of the talk looks at some of the revision traps that young people fall into, that don't support them with effective retention of knowledge. The second part looks at some practical, evidence-based strategies that will help them to make the most of their revision time and prepare well for t...
2023-03-0615 minBeyond Survival: The New Teacher PodcastHow can new teachers best prepare for interviews?The guest on this week's episode of 'Beyond Survival: the new teacher podcast' is Andrew Taylor. Andrew worked in schools for 16 years as a class teacher and senior leader. He now works for the University of Worcester, supporting trainee teachers and helping to improve the provision for ECTs. You can follow Andrew’s popular ECT Twitter account @MrTs_NQTs for advice, support and daily tips for new teachers. His excellent new book is called 'You Got This: Thriving as an Early Career Teacher with Mr T'. In today's episode we answer the question: how can new teachers best pre...
2023-03-0143 minBeyond Survival: The New Teacher PodcastTeacher Talks: How to manage behaviour at the start of a lesson.This episode is this week's 'Teacher Talk': a fifteen minute talk that explores an important aspect of classroom practice, with practical strategies for implementing it in your classroom. This talk explores how to manage behaviour at the start of a lesson. It gives some advice on what you can do before the lesson starts in order to secure the conditions for positive behaviour, followed by what you can then do once the students have arrived at the lesson. It also gives some phrases and tools you can use if there is misbehaviour as students enter the lesson a...
2023-02-2715 min
Lace Out AFL: It's How You Want Your Footy!Gold Coast 2023 Season Preview with Thom Roker from The RoarWill the Suns shine brightly this September? Only Thom Roker knows and he joins Peps again for the 2023 Gold Coast season preview. From Ben King's return to Izak Rankine's departure, Thom and Peps discuss what needs to go right for the Suns to make finals for the first time in the club's history.Read Thom's work on The RoarHosted By Christopher Pepper and Jamie WallisCheck out Lace Out's Facebook page and subscribe to our YouTube channel!Broadcasting LIVE every Monday night @ 8pm (AEST)Look out for our...
2023-02-2758 minBeyond Survival: The New Teacher PodcastTeacher Talks: On my new book 'Talking to Teenagers'.Today's episode is a bonus Teacher Talk. My new book 'Talking To Teenagers: A Guide to Skilful Classroom Communication' is out today (24th February). In this talk, I give a fifteen minute overview of the purpose and motivation for writing 'Talking to Teenagers', and an introduction to the five communication principles that are the basis of the book:1. Understand the complexity of the teenage audience2. Master the non-verbal3. Script and teach behaviour 4. LEAP in classroom discussion. 5. Drive motivation, build habits. I hope you enjoy the episode! If you are inte...
2023-02-2315 minBeyond Survival: The New Teacher PodcastWhat does evidence informed teaching look like?The guest on this week's episode of 'Beyond Survival: the new teacher podcast' is Jade Pearce. Jade is a former senior leader who is now Director of Programmes at GAT Institute. She is also the author of the excellent book 'What Every Teacher Needs to Know'. You can follow Jade on Twitter @PearceMrs.Today we will be answering the question: what does evidence-informed teaching look like? In exploring that central question, we also answer the following:1. What does evidence informed explicit instruction look like? 2. What does evidence informed questioning look like? 3. What does eviden...
2023-02-2146 minBeyond Survival: The New Teacher PodcastTeacher Talks: Effective Questioning StrategiesThis episode is this week's 'Teacher Talk': a fifteen minute talk that explores an important aspect of classroom practice, with practical strategies for implementing it in your classroom. This talk is part two of a focus on questioning. Last week's talk focussed on five questioning traps, this week looks at five effective questioning strategies. 1. Validate participation2. Wait time 3. Sensitive Cold Call 4. Encourage mass participation 5. Probing I hope you find it helpful and supportive in your classroom. Any feedback on how to improve these talks, or areas you would like me to...
2023-02-2016 minBeyond Survival: The New Teacher PodcastTeacher Talks: Questioning Traps to AvoidThis episode is this week's 'Teacher Talk': a fifteen minute talk that explores an important aspect of classroom practice, with practical strategies for implementing it in your classroom. This talk explores the value of questioning and some of the common classroom questioning traps to avoid. It explores five potential questioning pitfalls:1. Guess what is in the head2. Closed questions dominating3. Not leaving sufficient thinking time4. Checking for understanding through 'any questions?'5. Acceptance and over-praise. I hope you find it helpful and supportive in your classroom. Any feedback on how to...
2023-02-1315 minBeyond Survival: The New Teacher PodcastWhat do new teachers need to know about cognitive load theory?The guest on this week's episode of 'Beyond Survival: the new teacher podcast' is Fiona Leadbeter. Fiona is a Principle Teacher of Expressive Arts in Scotland and runs the excellent teaching and learning blog 'The Perfectly Imperfect Educator at https://fleadbeater.wordpress.com. Today we will be answering the question: what do new teachers need to know about cognitive load theory? In exploring that central question, we also answer the following:1. What is cognitive load theory and where did it come from? 2. What are some of the misunderstandings about cognitive load theory? 3...
2023-02-1344 minBeyond Survival: The New Teacher PodcastWhat routines should new teachers use in their lessons?The guest on this week's episode of 'Beyond Survival: the new teacher podcast' is Ben Karlin. Ben is a former English teacher and senior leader, who now works at Ambition Institute, where he designs programmes to support teachers and school leaders to keep getting better. He is also the co-author of 'The Teaching and Learning Playbook', which has over 100 techniques for teachers to improve their practice. Today we will be answering the question: what routines should new teachers use in their lessons? In exploring that central question, we also answer the following:1. Why do you thin...
2023-02-0848 minBeyond Survival: The New Teacher PodcastTeacher Talks: How to Teach Quiet Students.This episode is this week's 'Teacher Talk': a fifteen minute talk that explores an important aspect of classroom practice, with practical strategies for implementing it in your classroom. This talk explores how to best teach and support quieter students. It explores three key areas:1. Noticing and building relationships 2. Scaffolding verbal contributions 3. Celebrating quiet strengths. I hope you find it helpful and supportive in your classroom. My book, 'A Quiet Education, which I mention in the talk, is available here. Any feedback on how to improve these talks, or areas you would...
2023-02-0615 minBeyond Survival: The New Teacher PodcastWhat will help boys to succeed in school?The guest on this week's episode of 'Beyond Survival: the new teacher podcast' is Mark Roberts. Mark is an English teacher and Director of Research in a school in Northern Ireland. He is also the author of a range of brilliant books on education. His latest book is the excellent 'The Boy Question: How to Teach Boys to Succeed in School'. You can follow Mark on Twitter at @mr_englishteach. Today we will be answering the question: what will help boys to succeed in school? In exploring that central question, we also answer the following:1. What are...
2023-02-0142 min
Mr Barton Maths Podcast#162 Beyond survival - a conversation with Jamie ThomJamie Thom interviewed me for his excellent Beyond Survival podcast - a show aimed at supporting new teachers. Jamie asked me to share five tips that I thought would benefit those teachers new to the classroom. Here is what I came up with:
The importance of boosting the participation ratio
Respecting both types of wait time
Improving paired discussion
Embracing Learner-generated examples
Asking students to assign confidence scores to their work
You can listen to more episodes of Beyond Survival here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/beyond-survival-the-new-teacher-podcast/id1643514835
My own Tips for Teachers podcast i...
2023-01-3055 minBeyond Survival: The New Teacher PodcastTeacher Talks: The Benefits of Becoming a Slow TeacherThis episode is this week's 'Teacher Talk': a fifteen minute talk that explores an important aspect of classroom practice, with practical strategies for implementing it in your classroom. This talk explores the benefits of becoming a slow teacher. It looks at three benefits of applying a slower approach to teaching:1. Improving perspective and planning 2. Improving teacher presence and explanations 3. Enabling real teacher improvement I hope you find it helpful and supportive in your classroom. My book, 'Slow Teaching', which I mention in the talk, is available here. Any feedback on how to...
2023-01-3015 minBeyond Survival: The New Teacher PodcastWhat are five top teaching tips for new teachers?The guest on this week's episode of 'Beyond Survival: the new teacher podcast' is Craig Barton. Craig hosts the brilliant podcast 'Tips for Teachers', which you can find at https://tipsforteachers.co.uk. He is the author of three excellent books on teaching, including 'Tips for Teachers' which has just come out this month and has over four hundred tips for teachers. You can follow Craig on Twitter at @mrbartonmaths. In this interview, Craig picks out five tips from his book and interviews with teachers that he feels are most essential for new teachers. In short, the fiv...
2023-01-2551 minBeyond Survival: The New Teacher PodcastTeacher Talks: Language to Influence Classroom Behaviour.This episode is the first of a weekly 'Teacher Talk': a fifteen minute talk that explores an important aspect of classroom practice, with practical strategies for implementing it in your classroom. This talk explores the language choices we can make as teachers to influence classroom behaviour. It explores three key areas:1. Civility and manners 2. Naming specific behaviours 3. Depersonalising behaviour feedback. I hope you find it helpful and supportive in securing positive behaviour in your classroom.
2023-01-2315 minBeyond Survival: The New Teacher PodcastWhy choose a career in teaching?The guest on this week's episode of 'Beyond Survival: the new teacher podcast' is my brilliant colleague at Napier University, Colin McGill - back for his second appearance. After a successful career as a Chemistry Teacher and Curriculum Leader, Colin is now the PGDE programme leader for Teacher Education at Napier University. You can follow Colin on Twitter @colinmcgill In this interview, Colin answers the central question: Why chose a career in teaching?In answering that central question, we also explore the following in the interview:What made you go into tea...
2023-01-1835 min
Mind the Gap: Making Education Work Across the GlobeSlow Teaching Strategies With Jamie Thom, Mind the Gap, Ep. 51 (S3E7)Special guest Jamie Thom joins hosts Tom Sherrington and Emma Turner to discuss slow teaching strategies, supporting teachers and the profession of teaching, and bringing joy to the classroom. The conversation begins by exploring supporting teachers and how to attract extremely talented individuals into the profession. Jamie’s focus on joy in the classroom brings out some key insights into the roles of the teacher and how to best support the expansion of the teaching profession.
About the participants:
Jamie Thom has taught English and worked in leadership positions in schools across the UK. He is...
2022-12-0750 minBeyond Survival: The New Teacher PodcastWhat will help new teachers to improve their teaching?The guest on this week's episode of 'Beyond Survival: the new teacher podcast' is Kat Howard. Kat is a former senior leader, who is now the director for a large Multi-Academy Trust Teaching School Hub. She is also the author of 'Stop Talking About Wellbeing: a Pragmatic Approach to Teacher Workload' and co-author of 'Symbiosis: the Curriculum and the Classroom.' In this interview, Kat answers the central question: What will help new teachers to improve their teaching?In answering that central question, we also explore the following in the interview:1. Teac...
2022-12-0543 minBeyond Survival: The New Teacher PodcastHow can new teachers set boundaries and find a work-life balance?The guest on this week's episode of 'Beyond Survival: the new teacher podcast' is Emma Turner. Emma is a former Primary school teacher and headteacher, who now is the CPD lead for the Discovery Trust. She is also the author of four brilliant education books, that cover a range of topics from curriculum to flexible working. You can follow her on Twitter @Emma_Turner75. In this interview, Emma answers the central question: How can new teachers set boundaries and find a work-life balance? In answering that central question, we also explore the following in...
2022-11-2742 minBeyond Survival: The New Teacher PodcastWhat teaching skills should student teachers priortise?This week's episode is the monthly live coaching episode. This involves a teacher at the start of their career coming on the podcast to explore an issue or question they have. This week's episode is with Anna Green. Anna is doing her PGDE (teacher education year) and wanted to explore how she can continue to develop her teaching, and what aspects of her teaching skills she should priortise. I hope you find the episode useful. As always, any feedback is gratefully received, and I would love to hear from you if you would like to be...
2022-11-2044 minBeyond Survival: The New Teacher PodcastWhat can new teachers do to support their wellbeing in the build up to Christmas?The guest on this week's episode of 'Beyond Survival: the new teacher podcast' is with Dr Hazel Harrison. Hazel is a Clinical Psychologist and founder of Think Avellana. She does a huge amount of work supporting schools across the UK, alongside working with a diverse range of clients from the BBC to the Premier League. You can follow her on Twitter at @thinkavellana. In this interview, Hazel answers the central question: What can new teachers do to support their wellbeing in the build up to Christmas? In answering this central question, we also exp...
2022-11-1443 minBeyond Survival: The New Teacher PodcastWhat can new teachers do when behaviour starts to slip in their lessons?The guest on this week's episode of 'Beyond Survival: the new teacher podcast' is Sam Strickland. Sam is a headteacher, behavioural specialist and author of three brilliant books on education. His latest book is 'The Behaviour Manual'. You can follow Sam on Twitter @strickomaster. In this interview, Sam answers the central question: What can new teachers do when behaviour starts to slip in their lessons?In answering this central question, we also explore the following:What general actions or routines might a new teacher introduce to manage behaviour standards? Scenario 1: the class as...
2022-11-0949 minBeyond Survival: The New Teacher PodcastHow can new teachers improve their differentiation in the classroom?The guest on this week's episode of 'Beyond Survival: the new teacher podcast' is Bruce Robertson. Bruce is a headteacher, consultant and author of the excellent 'Teaching Delusion' trilogy. In this interview, Bruce answers the central question:How can new teachers improve their differentiation in the classroom?In answering this central question, we also explore the following:1. What is the purpose of differentiation in the classroom?2. From your observations of new teachers, where do they tend to make mistakes with differentiation? 3. What are the differentiation techniques you fee...
2022-10-3145 minBeyond Survival: The New Teacher PodcastWhat do new teachers need to know about teenagers?This week's guest on 'Beyond Survival: The New Teacher Podcast' is Dr John Coleman. John Coleman is a psychologist with a long-standing interest in adolescence. He has written a number of books on the teenage years, and has an international reputation for his work on adolescence. In 2001 he was awarded the OBE by the Queen for his work on youth. His latest book is 'The Teacher and the Teenage Brain'. In this interview, John answers the central question: What do new teachers need to know about teenagers? In answering this central question, we also explore...
2022-10-2447 minBeyond Survival: The New Teacher PodcastHow can student teachers succeed in their first teaching placements?This special bonus episode is for student teachers who are about to go on their first teaching placement. The guest is my brilliant colleague at Napier University in Edinburgh, Colin McGill. After a successful career as a Chemistry Teacher and Curriculum Leader, Colin is now the PGDE programme leader for Teacher Education at Napier University. You can follow Colin on Twitter @colinmcgill In this episode we answer the question: How can student teachers succeed in their first teaching placements? In exploring that central question we also explore:1. What are some of the mistakes student teachers ofte...
2022-10-1243 minBeyond Survival: The New Teacher PodcastHow can new teachers simplify their teaching for impact?The guest on this week's show is Aidan Severs. Aidan is a former primary school teacher and senior leader, who now runs a very successful consultancy business that provides support for schools across the UK. In this episode we explore the question: How can new teachers simplify their teaching for impact? In answering that central question we also explore:1. How do teachers often over-complicate teaching? 2. What steps can new teachers take in planning to streamline lessons? 3. What can new teachers aim to simplify during the lesson itself? 4. How might this simplify philosophy appl...
2022-10-1041 minBeyond Survival: The New Teacher PodcastHow can new teachers develop confidence in a new school?This week's episode is the first of a monthly new teacher voice episode. This involves a new teacher coming on to the podcast for a coaching conversation about a particular issue they are facing in their careers. Rosa Albashir is the guest on this episode. She asks the question: How can I develop confidence in a new school setting? In exploring this topic, we discuss how: new teachers can be honest and vulnerable with their mentors; how to orchestrate assimilating themselves in new school contexts; how to build positive relationships with other staff members; and how...
2022-10-0344 minBeyond Survival: The New Teacher PodcastHow can new teachers overcome imposter syndrome?This week Rachel Ball is the guest on the podcast. Rachel is an Assistant headteacher in charge of Teaching and Learning. She also writes an excellent blog at https://theeducationalimposters.wordpress.com. In this episode we explore the question: how can new teachers overcome impostor syndrome? In answering that central question we also explore:1. What is impostor syndrome and what impact can it have?2. What strategies might new teachers employ to tackle that negative inner narrative? 3. What role does CPD and learning play in helping you develop inner confidence? 4. What role does a me...
2022-09-2644 minBeyond Survival: The New Teacher PodcastWhat are the well-being essentials for teachers in their first five years?This week Adrian Bethune is the guest on the podcast. Adrian is a primary teacher, author of ‘Well Being in the Primary Classroom’, co-author of ‘Teacher Wellbeing and Self Care’ with Emma Kell and founder of Teach Happy. In this episode we explore the question: what are the wellbeing essentials for teachers in the first five years of their careers? In answering that question we also explore: 1. Why do you think well-being should be a priority for teachers at the start of their career? 2. How can new teachers maintain a sense of perspecti...
2022-09-1943 minBeyond Survival: The New Teacher PodcastHow can new teachers improve their questioning skills in the classroom?This week Tom Sherrington is the guest on the podcast. Tom is a former headteacher with an extensive influence and reach in education. He is the author of a number of brilliant education books, including the excellent 'WalkThru' series. He is now an educational consultant, running training in schools across the UK. In this episode we explore the question: how can new teachers improve their questioning skills in the classroom? In answering that central question we also explore:1. What is the purpose of questioning in the classroom?2. From your observations of teachers, where do th...
2022-09-1241 minBeyond Survival: The New Teacher PodcastHow can new teachers stay positive throughout the year?This week's guest is Professor Christian Van Nieuwerburgh. Christian is a leading academic in the field of coaching and positive psychology. He is a passionate about the application of coaching and positive psychology in education, and is the global director of Growth Coaching International. In this episode we answer the question: How can new teachers stay positive throughout the year? To answer this central question we explore the following:1. What do you know now that you wish you had known at the start of your career? 2. Can you give listeners a brief overview of wh...
2022-09-0542 minBeyond Survival: The New Teacher PodcastHow can new teachers appear confident in the classroom?This week's episode of 'Beyond Survival: The New Teacher podcast' is with Cath Baxter. Cath is a professional Voice Coach and Public Speaking expert. She is one of the leading Voice Coaches in the UK with 20 years experience.Cath is answering the question: How can new teachers appear confident in the classroom? In our conversation we also explore the following:1. What can new teachers do to help with feelings of anxiety and nervousness? 2. How can new teachers use their body language for maximum impact? 3. How can new teachers use their voice to...
2022-08-2143 minBeyond Survival: The New Teacher PodcastHow can new teachers work best with their mentors?This week's guest is Haili Hughes, who will be answering the question: how can new teachers work best with their mentors? Haili is Head of Education at IRIS Connect and Senior Lecturer and Teacher Development Mentor Lead at the University of Sunderland. She is also a former English teacher, Head of Department and Senior Leader who has mentored new teachers and ITT students for over fifteen years. She has written a range of excellent books, including 'Mentoring in Schools'. In this episode we also explore the following questions: Why is a new teachers relationship with a m...
2022-08-0142 min
Beyond Survival: The New Teacher PodcastHow can new teachers establish good behaviour at the start of the year?The first episode of 'Beyond Survival: The New Teacher Podcast' is a brilliant conversation about behaviour with Tom Bennett. Tom is the UK government's advisor on school behaviour, and author of a range of excellent books. His most recent is the superb 'Running the Room'. This week Tom answers the central question: How can new teachers establish good behaviour at the start of the year? To answer this, Tom talks about the following:1. The causes of misbehaviour in classrooms. 2. The mistakes new teachers often make. 3. The planning for positive behaviour new teac...
2022-07-2541 min
Lace Out AFL: It's How You Want Your Footy!2022 Gold Coast Suns Season Preview with Thom RokerIt's episode thirteen in our Season Preview series and Peps is very lucky to be chatting to the all-knowing Thom Roker, who predicts the Suns making the eight, Stuart Dew keeping his job, and how the Suns will be hotter than a sunrise...@N3v3rSayDie on Twitter Hosted By Christopher Pepper and Jamie WallisCheck out Lace Out's Facebook page and subscribe to our YouTube channel!Broadcasting LIVE every Monday night @ 8pm (AEST)Look out for our Tipped Out episodes: Our Tips, Every Week!#itshowiwantmyfooty #laceout...
2022-03-091h 05
The StaffroomEpisode 8 Slow Teaching, High Impact with Jamie Thom & James RamseyIn this episode of ‘The Staffroom’, we chatted with English Teacher and author Jamie Thom (@teachgratitude1 ) about the way slowing-down and taking-stock can lead to better teacher well-being and student outcomes. We also talked to Humanities teacher, James Ramsey about the way low-stakes, high-impact formative assessment strategies are making a difference in his learning area.
In our first interview, Jamie Thom speaks about his book, ‘Slow Teaching: Finding Calm, Clarity and Impact in the Classroom’ and refocusing practice so that teachers only do things for the right reasons. Here’s a break-down of Jamie’s ideas:
What inspire...
2021-07-3046 min
The Happiness QuotientJamie McGuinness, On Being a Sherpa and the David Sharp Story on EverestEpisode #83 is an amazing story of Mount Everest with six time summiter and the climber leader of our 2019 expedition to search for the body of Sandy Irvine, New Zealand's Jamie McGuinness. The original intent of my interview with Jamie was to talk about the expedition of ours in 2019, which has since become a National Geographic film called Lost on Everest and is the subject of a book by NY times bestselling author Mark Synnott called THE THIRD POLE, MYSTERY OBSESSION AND DEATH ON MOUNT EVEREST….which we did talk about.However, in starting our interview I a...
2021-06-0254 min
360 Yourself! With Jamie NealeEp 91: Finding Your Community - Thom Kerr - (Director / Photographer)In 2005 Thom Kerr graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts specialising in writing and directing. He initially freelanced as a stylist, set designer, and writer for numerous publications - collaborating with an eclectic set of photographers & directors whilst developing his own direction. In 2007 he decided to step behind the camera officially and developed a successful photographic career taking him around the globe. 2017 saw him relocate to Los Angeles, translating his stylistic imagery into eye catching visuals for dynamic artists including Iggy Azalea, Kim Petras, Kehlani, Brooke Candy, Jason Derulo and Kimbra.
His dynamic folio has attracted an international audience with...
2021-02-2853 min
The Well TeacherMary Myatt: Fewer things in greater depthIf you are anything like me, I’m sure you would agree that the past half term has been a challenging one. As wonderful as it is being back doing our core purpose in classrooms with young people, we are stretched both emotionally and in the extensive new demands on our time. It is why this interview with Mary Myatt will, I hope, prove particularly helpful. Mary is a towering and inspiring figure in education, a former teacher and inspector, she now works with leaders and teachers to improve what happens in our schools. She is th...
2020-10-1900 min
From Page to PracticeSeries Two Episode Four - A Quiet Education by Jamie ThomIf you’re enjoying From Page to Practice, please consider showing your appreciation by buying me a coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/fptppod it means a lot to know my time and effort is well received!However, the most important thing is that you download, listen and subscribe to the podcast. Make sure you share with friends and colleagues and if you feel able to, please post a quick review wherever you download your podcasts....
2020-10-1850 min
Principal Center RadioJamie Thom—A Quiet Education: Challenging the Extrovert Ideal in our Schools
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Jamie Thom is an English teacher in Scotland and the host of the Well Teacher podcast. He's author of two books, including A Quiet Education, which we're here to talk about today.
2020-06-3025 minThe Well TeacherWhat will improve teaching and learning in our schools?I’m really pleased that the final espiode of this series of the podcast is an absolute cracker. Bruce Robertson is a Deputy Headteacher and author of ‘The Teaching Delusion’. He also has an infectious enthusiasm for all things teaching and learning – believing it should be central to everything we do in schools.In this episode we look at what really constitutes great teaching, and how schools can generate a culture of continuous improvement. We also examine the kind of professional learning that will really help develop teaching. Finally, we explore Bruce’s terrific lesson evaluation toolkit, which has...
2020-06-1848 minThe Well TeacherHow can we keep teachers in the profession?How can we keep teachers in the profession? It is a question that many are wrestling with, and the retention rates suggest that in many ways, we are struggling to find the answers.Haili Hughes, has invested a significant amount of time exploring this issue. She is the author of the excellent new book ‘Preserving Positivity’: Choosing to stay in the classroom and banishing a negative mindset’.As you will hear, she interviewed hundreds of teachers in preparation for the book, hoping to unpick practical ways in which teachers can overcome some of the challenges we fac...
2020-06-1640 minThe Well TeacherThe benefits of mindfulness for teachers and young peopleIn both of my books there has been chapters on the nature and benefits of a meditation habit. It is something I am hugely passionate about, and has had a real impact on my own stress levels over the past five years. In this chapter from 'A Quiet Education', Tackling Teacher Burn Out, I argued that it is one way in which we can prevent ourselves from becoming overwhelmed by the various demands that teaching places on us. For me, it has become an essential way to manage feelings of stress and anxiety, something that sets...
2020-06-1051 minThe Well TeacherConversations about the curriculumThe nature of our curriculum is a hugely topical and vital conversation for educators at the moment. In terms of our capacity to thrive and develop confidence as teachers, our understanding of the nuances of the curriculum, and how best to deliver it, is a vital exploration.Do we know how best to sequence our curriculum, are we confident pracititioners of our subjects – and what should we be teaching our young people?These are questions at the heart of the fantastic new Research Ed guide to Curriculum edited by Claire Sealy and published by John Ca...
2020-06-061h 20The Well TeacherThe compassionate approach to managing stress and anxietyIt was a real privilege to have the opportunity to talk to today’s guest on 'The Well Teacher Podcast': Professor Paul Gilbert. Paul Gilbert is a professor of clinical psychology, and the author of over twenty books, including the bestsellers ‘The Compassionate Mind’ and ‘Overcoming Depression.’ He was recently awarded an OBE for his services to psychology, after a forty year career. He established the Compassionate Mind Foundation in 2006 as an international charity with the mission statement: "To promote wellbeing through the scientific understanding and application of compassion.”In our conversation we explore what that co...
2020-05-2845 minThe Well TeacherCan reflective diary entries be the key to solving teacher retention and wellbeing?What if there was a way to take back control and ownership of our wellbeing as teachers? What if we could pause from the busy world of teaching, slow down and take deliberate steps to become more effective and efficient?Dr Lucy Kelly, who is a senior lecture in education at Bristol University, has been wrestling with these questions and has been conducting some exciting research into the potential of reflection for teachers.In this episode we explore the exciting potential of her research on diary writing for teacher wellbeing. We examine the benefits of...
2020-05-2359 minThe Well TeacherSleep: the secret of teacher wellbeingThis week is mental health awareness week, and I have two brilliant episodes of 'The Well Teacher Podcast' to share – both of which explore areas central to our mental health.The first is with psychology teacher and deputy head Mark Healy. Mark has developed a career long fascination with exploring the role of sleep in education, and has shared his findings in conferences across the UK.As we explore in our conversation: sleep is absolutely vital to not only our ability to perform in the classroom, but also to our mental health. I confess early in...
2020-05-2257 min
The Base Line With Thom SheaThe best starting over story with Jamie Mocrazy Skier Jamie Crane Mocrazy suffered a fall so brutal that it left her in a coma for eight days with doctors fearing for her life. Now, the first woman ever to complete a double backflip on skis in competition is back to the sport for the first time since her crash and slowly trying to get back to living a normal life after suffering a massive traumatic brain injury.
2020-05-1455 minThe Well TeacherHow to take control of your work-life balanceOne thing I know I have been notoriously bad at in my teaching career has been finding a balance. I have always struggled with switching off from the all-consuming nature of teaching, and in proactively managing work demands. This week’s episode is for anyone else who has struggled with this perfectionism strand that haunts so many teachers. Aidan Severs, who writes the very popular thatboycanteach.co.uk blog has made teacher wellbeing one of his major focusses as a deputy head, his work with other schools, and in his writing. In this episode we...
2020-05-1152 minThe Well TeacherHow to best support young people during lockdownLife is challenging for everyone at the moment. The impact of Coronavirus and the lockdown on young people, however, has been particularly transformative. They can no longer attend school, see their friends, and can only leave their homes once a day. Many have had the opportunity to prove themselves academically removed, and face an unpredictable future.Dr Hazel Harrison (@thinkavellana), a clinical psychologist, has been doing some amazing work to try and support young people through this challenging and unpredictable process. She runs the wellbeing lesson content on bbc bitesize and has written a range of excellent...
2020-05-0442 minThe Well TeacherHow to thrive in the first five years of teaching.There is no denying that the first few years of a teacher’s career are hugely challenging: the retention statistics in the UK speak for themselves.Last year I completed an educational masters, and the dissertation looked at ways to improve the experience of teachers in their first five years. I interviewed a wide range of teachers for this – and one of the things that resonated was teachers feeling overwhelmed with expectations and struggling to create a meaningful work life balance. You can read about the findings here. That is why the interview with toda...
2020-04-2750 minThe Well TeacherLockdown CPD: Mark Enser on 'Making Every Lesson Count'This is the first of a series of interviews on 'The Well Teacher podcast' called ‘Lockdown CPD.’ It will explore with teachers the piece of research or book that has had the most impact on their teaching practice. Each interview will look at the practical implications of that learning in their classroom: what has changed, what has improved as a result of the reading they have engaged with?Mark Enser, Geography teacher, author of two superb books and TES contributor makes a brilliant first contributor. He talks about the impact of one of his favourite books about educ...
2020-04-0344 minThe Well TeacherWhat running across America taught me about facing a challengeThis episode of 'The Well Teacher Podcast' is pure escapism, a chance to take forty five minutes away from the walls that might be closing in on us, to step away from the endless news stories and to have a furtive espace from family members!Instead, I am really excited to take you on Jennifer Bradley’s journey. The only British woman to have ever run across America on foot, she covered over 3000 miles, an amazing 43 miles a day over 80 days without a rest day.You know you are about the meet a very determined in...
2020-03-3153 minThe Well TeacherThe Essential Guide to Lockdown Teacher Improvement with Tom SherringtonIt has definitely been a very strange week. My wife is working at home, so like many people out there I’m sure, I have my two year old boy full time, alongside trying to wrestle with our new online teaching world.As joyful as it is getting to spend some time with the wee lad, I’m sure I’m not the only one who is a bit concerned about the sudden void of more intellectual stimulation that this new isolated existence is presenting. I'm sure I'm asking the same question as a number of teachers: what c...
2020-03-2755 min