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SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: The Greatest HitsTo celebrate the 100th edition of the SecEd Podcast this episode counts down our top 10 most popular podcasts of all time. Have you listened to them all? Launched in early 2020, the SecEd Podcast has been on air for five years and to mark episode 100 podcast co-hosts Pete Henshaw and Matt Bromley reveal our top 10 most listened to episodes – interspersed with clips and highlights from each one. Without giving the game away, themes include oracy education, senior and middle leadership, quality first teaching, classroom management, Pupil Premium, inclusion and SEN, and much, much more. Ma...
2025-03-0553 min
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: Ideas & examples for reducing workload in schoolsThe SecEd Podcast: Ideas & examples for reducing workload in schoolsIn this episode, we discuss practical actions that secondary school leaders and teachers can take to reduce workload and working hours. The Department for Education's Working Lives of Teachers and Leaders research shows that secondary teachers are working almost 50 hours a week on average while secondary leaders work more than 58 hours a week. This episode features two experienced school leaders who have both undertaken a range of initiatives in their schools to bring workload down for all staff. We discuss some of the most common workload challenges before hearing about some of their...
2024-10-231h 05
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: Safeguarding in schools: Advice and tips for teachersThis episode looks at the role of the classroom teacher and teaching staff when it comes to effective safeguarding practice, offering insights, tips and practical dos and don'ts. Classroom teachers and teaching staff are on the frontline when it comes to spotting students who are at risk or struggling due to safeguarding issues. In the episode, three experts consider how we can spot the signs of safeguarding issues, what to do if we're worried, and how to support and handle disclosures from students – including what to say and what not to say. We dis...
2024-01-101h 18
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: Subject reviews & deep divesThis episode focuses on subject reviews or "deep dives" in the secondary school, asking what they are, how we can conduct them effectively without burdening staff, and what information we can and cannot expect to gather accurately. Our expert panel asks what a subject review or deep dive is and looks like and why we need to carry them out – ultimately, what is their purpose? We discuss how we can best conduct reviews/deep dives in order to ensure that we gather reliable and valid information that helps to inform our improvement planning. An...
2023-12-061h 09
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: Curiosity and motivation in the classroomIn this episode, three experienced teachers discuss ideas, tips and advice for fostering student curiosity and motivation in the secondary school classroom. We ask what curiosity and motivation look like in a classroom and discuss the key elements of the classroom environment and our teaching and pedagogy that can help to create curious and motivated students. Not least, we ask how we can create a "culture of curiosity" that students buy into in our classrooms, including inclusive practice, building strong relationships with our students as well as the importance of effective classroom routines and teacher...
2023-11-151h 05
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: Flexible working in the secondary schoolThis episode looks at how secondary schools can plan and implement flexible working practices to help boost teacher recruitment and retention. Our panel of experts include headteachers who have placed flexible working at the heart of their recruitment and retention strategies as well as teachers who work flexibly themselves. We discuss why schools should consider flexible working, the impact it can have, and the benefits for staff and students. How can we be strategic about our approach to flexible working? What do we need to consider when designing flexible working roles? How can...
2023-10-251h 08
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: How to be a calm school leaderWhat is "calm leadership" and how can this philosophy help middle and senior leaders in schools to be effective and inspiring in their roles? In this podcast, we chat to Patrick Cozier, the long-serving headteacher of Highgate Wood School in London, about his philosophy of calm leadership. In a nine-article SecEd series last year, Patrick described his calm leadership approach, discussing what being a calm leader looks like in practice and the many elements involved, including empathy, listening, honesty, integrity, humility, trust, and so much more. The series is now being turned into...
2023-10-041h 06
Two Grumpy Bastards PodcastSECED hates parents, Border Crisis, Biden is racist, Russ is an Asshole, Rep Debate, Neal DeGrasse Tyson sucks, Real Beer CommercialWe cover a whole lot of ground on our video rewind. Hear the Secretary of Education talk about hating parents, Biden's racism, The denial of border issues by the Biden Administration, Neal DeGrasse Tyson, glorified museum curator needs to STFU, and a classic light beer commercial we need more of. Oh, and Russ is an asshole.Thank you for listening and subscribing and liking the hell out of us! Politics. Culture. Society. Science. Comedy (both intentional and unintentional). General ranting from two self-righteous and overly-educated ex-Army guys. You could call them relics. You could call the...
2023-09-301h 37
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: Building connection and strong relationships with your studentsThis episode discusses how we can build strong connections and relationships with our students – especially those who are vulnerable – in order that they have the best chance of overcoming barriers and making progress in our classrooms. Two experienced colleagues discuss why this is important and some key principles to building these relationships. We ask how we can begin building connections with a new class of students and how we can foster strong relationships even when we might see hundreds of students every week. We talk about building a culture of trust and respect in ou...
2023-09-131h 01
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: Safeguarding & disclosure: A survivor's storyIn this episode we speak with Rachel W – an abuse survivor who disclosed to staff at school when aged 14 after suffering years of abuse. Rachel talks powerfully about her story and the lessons schools and school staff can learn from it in order to improve safeguarding practice. Interviewed by pastoral specialist and teacher Adele Bates, Rachel discusses the impact of the abuse, including on her education and behaviour in school. She talks about her attempts to disclose and how she was finally rescued from her abuser. She discusses spotting the signs of abuse, the...
2023-06-281h 10
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: How to teach oracy skillsThis episode focuses on how we can teach oracy and speaking skills in the secondary school classroom, with lots of practical tips, ideas, resources and advice. We discuss what oracy is – including the four strands of oracy skills – why oracy matters, the benefits of good oracy skills, what the national curriculum says about spoken language and student talk, and the impact we have seen on students' speaking skills since Covid (spoiler: 44% of secondary teachers say the pandemic has hit oracy skills negatively). We look at how we can teach oracy in the classroom and via the c...
2023-06-141h 13
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: Managing EHCPs & SEND in schoolsThis episode of the SecEd Podcast offers best practice and tips for effectively managing Education, Health, and Care Plans (EHCPs) and supporting students with SEND in the mainstream secondary school. Our expert panel offer advice and tips for teachers, SENCOs, and school leaders across a number of areas. We discuss the main things that mainstream secondary schools need to bear in mind when a student has an EHCP. What do teachers need to be aware of when reading EHCPs and how should teaching staff and SENCOs work together (and with parents/carers) to ensure SEND...
2023-05-311h 10
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: Pension planning for teachers (of all ages)This episode cuts through the jargon and offers simple advice and tips relating to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme and general financial planning for teachers and school leaders – no matter what age or stage of your career you're at. We chat with two financial experts to discuss the Teachers’ Pension Scheme including the basics of how it works, how it pays out, and what you need to know and prepare for. We talk retirement – including early retirement, phased retirement, delayed retirement – and what the various options mean for your pension and how your benefits are calculated, as well as...
2023-05-171h 22
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: Developing students' literacy skillsThis episode looks at how we can best develop the literacy skills of our students, offering whole-school, cross-curricular and classroom-specific ideas, interventions and tips. The podcast defines literacy as the ability to speak, read and write and to understand and use language in order to communicate effectively. We welcome four guests from four schools who discuss the range of approaches, programmes, and interventions they use to support students' literacy. We ask why literacy skills are so important, what form these skills take in practice, and how we can help students to develop these...
2023-05-031h 15
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: How to be an effective form tutorThis episode discusses the role of the secondary school form tutor – what the role entails, how teachers can become effective form tutors, key expectations and obligations, ideas for running your form day-to-day, and general dos & don'ts. Two experienced pastoral leaders offer their insights, including the key obligations of the form tutor and legal duties in terms of safeguarding and attendance. What is the purpose of a form tutor and how does this change with the age of the students? How can we create an effective form tutor environment? Our guests offer a number of...
2023-04-191h 15
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: Career progression options for teachersThis episode looks at career progression pathways in the secondary school, advising teachers on the range of options and how to develop specialisms and experience. Our expert panel beings with key things to consider when planning where you want to take your teaching career. We discuss the different options and why all teachers – including early career teachers – should be thinking about career progression. How can you hone your plans and develop your skills? How should teachers go about choosing a specialism? What kinds of opportunities should you look for? Who can you approach for advice/mento...
2023-03-221h 01
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: Aspiring to school leadershipThis episode offers advice, practical tips and inspiration for teachers who are thinking about taking on leadership roles within schools and for those already climbing the leadership ladder. Three experts discuss why teaching staff should aspire to leadership and the different pathways and roles within middle and senior leadership. What kind of skills are needed for leadership? How can teaching staff – including early career teachers – develop these skills and wider leadership experience? How can they dip their toe in the water and "have a go"? What kind of leadership opportunities can teachers look out for?
2023-03-081h 02
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: High-impact classroom routinesThis episode looks at how to embed high-impact routines into your classroom and your teaching. We ask which routines or learning habits are the most successful and how can they be established in order to make teaching and learning more efficient and effective. We ask three key questions of our experts: Why are classroom routines so important? How can we establish classroom routines? What routines do we want to establish – which ones matter the most and will help to ensure that our classroom is an effective learning environment? What are the most useful habits and ro...
2023-02-221h 04
The RE PodcastS8 E6: The One About PovertyPlease send The RE Podcast a Text Message!As we are facing a cost of living crisis, and as many public sector workers are striking to secure urgent funding to these essential services, it feels timely to do an episode on Poverty. What is it?What causes it?What are the effects of it?What are the solutions?How do we best teach it in our classrooms and how do we deal with it in our schools?I think this episode will relate to any educator, not just RE teachers so please share it far a...
2023-02-101h 03
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: How to plan great lessons This episode considers effective lesson-planning in the secondary school, offering practical tips, advice and ideas for teachers and subject/curriculum leaders. Our experts discuss the difference between a planned lesson and a lesson plan. We ask what should be included in medium and short-term lesson planning. What are the non-negotiables, including key knowledge, skills, and the big questions? Which end-points should we include? What do we want pupils to think about, know and do? What are your success criteria? How does lesson-planning link to curriculum sequencing? How do we incorporate our school's learning values? What...
2023-02-081h 09
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: School inspection & OfstedThis episode tackles Ofsted school inspections, offering practical insights and tips – large and small – for secondary schools to help you thrive when the inspectors call. Three experts offer a wealth of advice including some simple tenets of best practice for preparing for and handling Ofsted. Our advice covers the 90-minute phone call, what needs to be in place pre-inspection, being 'Ofsted-ready' without burdening staff, and what data you need to have in place. We offer tips for hosting the inspection team and managing the two days, including the emotional stress. We discuss protecting staf...
2023-01-251h 14
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: Mental health in schoolsThis episode offers practical advice and ideas for how secondary schools can support and protect the mental health of their students. NHS data shows that almost one in five students aged 7 to 16 have a probable mental disorder. Our experts discuss the most pressing issues they are seeing and offer advice for how schools can respond. We discuss creating a mentally healthy school culture, whole-school strategies, the role of the mental health lead, tips for things we can do to make a difference, building resilience after Covid, and staff CPD. We advise teachers on...
2023-01-111h 13
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: Effective school governanceThis episode considers what effective governance looks like in the secondary school and how school leaders and governors can work together successfully and productively. We speak with three school leadership experts about: The distinction between the strategic and the operational and to what extent should governors be operational? How can we support governors who have little or no experience of schools? What makes for an effective chair and vice-chair of governors? What does an effective link governor role look like? How does governance change between individual schools and chains of schools within MATs? Which governance structures work best? What...
2022-12-071h 05
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: Diversity in School LeadershipThis episode looks at leadership diversity in schools, offering a practical discussion about what diverse leadership looks like, how we can develop diverse leadership culture, and the benefits this can bring. We discuss how we "practise" diverse leadership – what should be in place to do it well and what are the crucial factors? How can we be vulnerable and admit mistakes – embracing the fear that this work can generate? What should we avoid when trying to achieve diverse leadership? We tackle the implications for recruitment processes, considering dos and don'ts. How do we create an inclus...
2022-11-2359 min
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: Teacher wellbeing: Avoiding burn-outIn 2016, teacher and school leader Peter Radford finally quit the chalkface after burning-out and breaking down due to untenable workload and wellbeing pressures. In this episode – the second of two staff wellbeing podcasts – we hear his story and seek advice for other teachers battling poor wellbeing, high workload, and poor work/life balance. Peter talks about his own experience and how others can spot the signs before it is too late. For schools, we discuss the tenets of creating a mentally healthy working culture, including six basic psychological needs for staff. For teachers, we discuss prot...
2022-11-0956 min
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: Protecting teacher wellbeing: Part 1Tens of thousands of teachers quit every year due to poor wellbeing and work/life balance. Across two episodes, we look at how schools can support the wellbeing of teaching staff and what teachers can do to protect their wellbeing. In part one, we discuss how to create a whole-school culture of wellbeing, including mentally-healthy working environments, the pillars of psychological safety, and everyday wellbeing. We consider how line managers can support colleagues and spot problems, how schools should respond if staff are struggling, and what teachers can do – including how to say no, sleeping pr...
2022-10-261h 10
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: Boosting school attendanceOne in four children are persistently absent from school and new government guidance means attendance is a priority this term. In this episode, we discuss why students struggle to attend school, the barriers they face, and effective approaches/strategies to help raise attendance. We seek tips from children's commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza and the Education Endowment Foundation, discussing the findings and recommendations from two school attendance research reviews. We ask what secondary schools can do to support students who struggle to attend, including how to engage with families, with a range of...
2022-10-121h 18
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: School budgets and financeWith soaring costs and real-terms school funding cuts, balancing the books has become a huge challenge. This episode offers practical advice for effective school financial planning and management. We consider the funding situation on the ground and contemplate some worst-case scenarios for the year ahead. We discuss how we can approach the challenges we face, touching upon generating efficiencies, managing cashflow, benchmarking, financial planning metrics, costing development plans, and more. We consider how business managers can work effectively with the headteacher and governors/trustees – including offering robust challenge – and the process of setting budgets for both...
2022-09-281h 13
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: Closing the writing gapIn this episode, Alex Quigley offers tips and ideas for the explicit teaching of writing skills in the secondary classroom. Drawing on his book, Closing the Writing Gap, Alex explains how secondary teachers of all subjects can improve their students' writing skills – and why this is important. We discuss general principles, the Simple View of Writing, explicitly teaching and modelling the stages of writing, using talk and rhetoric, disciplinary literacy, teaching grammar, sentence composition, handwriting, and spelling. Alex offers us some easy exercises/techniques including tips for improving sentence construction, editing-revising-rewriting, checking work ba...
2022-09-1447 min
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: Back to school – A leadership checklistThe SecEd Podcast: Back to school – A leadership checklistAre you ready for the new school year? This podcast offers a checklist for senior leaders in secondary schools to help you prepare for the autumn term and beyond. Our experts discuss common 'new year' tasks for school leaders as well as common problems at this time of year. We focus on the school improvement cycle and self-evaluation – what should be in place and what lies ahead for the School Improvement Plan? We talk staffing, including CPD, succession planning, induction of new staff, staffing shortfalls, and communicating priorities. We talk parental en...
2022-08-311h 18
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: Supporting students with Long CovidAt least 250,000 children and young people are living with Long Covid including an estimated 4.8% of secondary-age students. This episode looks at the implications for secondary schools and what we can do to support these students academically and pastorally. We discuss the many and varied symptoms of Long Covid and the impact they can have on learning, education, and wellbeing. We offer ideas and interventions – big and small – to address these issues and support pupils suffering from this often-debilitating illness in the classroom and beyond. The advice is relevant to anyone working with young peop...
2022-06-291h 02
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: A teacher's guide to memoryThis podcast tackles memory – asking what teachers need to know about how students learn, forget and remember information. Our experts offer a wealth of tangible teaching strategies as they discuss short-term, working and long-term memory, how they work and interact, and the implications for how we teach. We discuss how we can direct pupils' attention, the limitations of short-term memory, and how to help students manage the cognitive load. We discuss how to present information effectively so that students pay attention to it, how to build knowledge or schema, prior learning, pre-testing, and we...
2022-06-151h 15
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: Year 6 to 7 transitionThis episode looks at supporting pupils as they make the transition from primary to secondary school. We chat with two secondary schools and two feeder primaries about common transition challenges and solutions. We look at when transition work should begin, what the process looks like, engaging with parents, identifying pupils who may struggle, and supporting vulnerable pupils. We discuss tried and tested ideas for transition interventions, activities and taster days. Other topics include curriculum consistency, academic support, year 7 transition activities, open evenings, year 7 pupil ambassadors working with year 6 pupils, and the...
2022-06-011h 18
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: Extra-curricular activities in schoolsThis episode considers extra-curricular activities and what effective provision looks like in the secondary school. What are the common challenges when delivering extra-curricular provision? What kind of activities work best? How do we schedule these activities – when and where? How do we ensure equitable access and do we 'target' students? We also discuss how we can staff extra-curricular provision and encourage staff to take-on activities. And how do we encourage student take-up? How can our provision support a 'broad and balanced' curriculum offer? What role do external partnerships have to play? And should we quality-assure an...
2022-05-181h 14
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: Appraisal & performance managementHow can school leaders ensure that teacher appraisal and performance management processes are fair and effective. Our experts discuss what an effective appraisal and PM policy looks like and what kind of evidence the process should require. We discuss how to set objectives to enhance mastery and protect teacher autonomy, what happens to those objectives once set, and how they should be monitored and measured. We explain why we should avoid data-driven objectives and how to manage the process to ensure "no surprises". We discuss lesson observations, how to have challenging...
2022-05-041h 13
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: Making homework effectiveAll homework should have a clear purpose – but what? This podcast asks what secondary teachers should consider when planning homework. We discuss the purposes of homework, different types of tasks, and which are most effective. We agree some golden rules for setting homework, ask how much we should be setting, and what teachers should avoid doing. We discuss what we should do with the results of homework. Should there always be feedback? What about checks or whole-class feedback? Should homework always be 'marked'? How can we tackle misconceptions? How can we use peer-marking an...
2022-04-2056 min
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: A teacher's guide to retrieval practiceThis episode considers how teachers can use test-enhanced learning – commonly known as retrieval practice – as well as spaced learning and interleaving techniques to help students remember/recall the information they are taught. Our experts discuss what these approaches look like in the classroom and the evidence and reasoning behind them. We consider activities that work best, what to avoid, test difficulty, feedback, addressing misconceptions, how memory works, how to create the gaps for spaced learning, how many times we should 'retrieve', and offer tips for getting started. The podcast coincides with a SecEd seri...
2022-03-301h 12
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: Beating exam anxiety: Preparing your students for their examsThis episode looks at how we can help students to prepare for their GCSE and A-level exams, including handling the anxiety and stress that exam season can bring. Our experts discuss supporting students academically and pastorally, including tackling the impact of Covid on exam preparation. We look at preparing students so they know what to expect, building techniques to use on the day, spotting the signs that students may be struggling, and revision support, including teaching ideas and revision tips. We talk sleep, handling the distraction of social media, and how students can...
2022-03-231h 14
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: Trauma & adverse childhood experiencesThis episode looks at how secondary schools can support students living with trauma & adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). We ask what form trauma/ACEs can take and what impact they can have on young people and their education. We discuss signs to look-out, the key tenets of effective support, how to build strong relationships and trust, and creating safe spaces. We discuss behaviour as a form of communication, how to handle incidents/meltdowns, how to be curious about the causes of behaviour, "fight-flight-freeze-fawn", and why "connection before correction" is crucial. We discuss...
2022-03-161h 08
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: Preparing students for post-16 educationThis episode considers how we can work with key stage 4 students, both academically and pastorally, to prepare them for the step-up to post-16 study. Our experts discuss why this transition point is so vital and the key challenges post-16 students often face. We consider: How we can help students to handle the increased independence of post-16 study, including study and research skills, time-management, self-organisation, and the increased difficulty of the curriculum? When should this preparatory work begin? What is role of FE/sixth form colleges in supporting schools? What does good careers guidance look like?
2022-03-021h 09
The Lib39 February 16, 2022SecEd and a really stupid tweet, Canada and their PM wannabe dictator. COVID and an election tale from Texas
2022-02-1727 min
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: Edtech 2.0: Making the most of technology in schoolsAfter 2021 – the year of experimentation – this episode talks all things #edtech, looking at examples of recent best practice and the elements that are crucial to successful technology-use in schools. We offer tips to teachers on risk-taking with edtech as well as making a success of hybrid learning. We also discuss: Confidence-building, edtech trends, CPD/training, good edtech leadership, supporting parent engagement with and via technology, and online assessment. We ask what edtech developments our panelists are looking forward to seeing in 2022 and what edtech skills and CPD teachers should be prioritising. You...
2022-02-161h 06
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: How to be a great SENCOThis episode looks at how to be an effective SENCO – considering best practice in the role, key duties, and how we can carry these out to a high standard. Our experts discuss what a SENCO can and should do in order to be effective, and how we can overcome common challenges – including insufficient time for the role and high workload. We offer advice for someone who is new to the role and we discuss tips for engaging with (supporting & empowering) teaching staff, as well as handling difficult colleagues who expect too much. We also discuss parental engagement.
2022-02-021h 13
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: School Leadership – The First 100 DaysThis episode looks at how middle and senior leaders should approach the first 100 days in any school leadership role with lots of advice and tips for school leaders new in post. We discuss: How to prepare for a new leadership role and identify early priorities; what a new leader should do and avoid doing in their first week; how we can engage effectively with new colleagues, including 'difficult' colleagues; how to build a culture of trust and bring colleagues with us; levels of leadership; what to do when something goes wrong; the traits of effective leadership and...
2022-01-191h 19
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: Parental Engagement in Schools: How to build effective relationshipsThis episode discusses effective parent/carer engagement work for schools, offering advice and ideas. We discuss a parental engagement timeline (when this work should begin and how it can be sustained), handling conflict with parents, how to engage with "hard-to-reach" parents, community out-reach, and protecting staff workload. We discuss best practice for your school website and how parental engagement has changed during the pandemic, including the future of parents' evenings (online and face-to-face). We discuss the importance of positive communication and how this can be done effectively, including proactive communication plans and online...
2022-01-051h 16
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: Preventing challenging behaviour in schoolsIn this episode, we catch up with Adele Bates, a behaviour specialist, ex-teacher and author of Miss I Don't Give a Sh*t: Engaging with challenging behaviour in schools. Our practical discussion looks at how we can deal with and prevent challenging behaviour, what challenging behaviour looks like, when it occurs and handling incidents. We ask how we can create safety, boundaries and routines, including seating plans, how we can "see the child, not the behaviour", including issues of punishment and shame, how to "check-in" with students, communication of unmet needs, "teaching" self-regulation, and building...
2021-12-081h 14
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: The Future of Digital Learning in Schools & How Edtech is Evolving Post-CovidThis episode looks at how digital learning in schools is evolving in the wake of the pandemic and what it will look like in the months to come. We discuss lessons learnt from Covid, how the pandemic experience has changed practice and use of technology – and where we go next. We offer ideas for edtech practices that free-up teachers to teach, including pedagogy, homework, assessment, blended learning, flexible working and CPD. We look at what we can do to close the digital divide. This podcast has been produced with Pearson and comes with a...
2021-12-011h 24
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: Diversity and inclusion in the classroomHost Adele Bates leads a reflective and practical discussion on diversity and inclusion in the classroom – how we can achieve this and what it looks like. We touch upon representation, avoiding tokenism, evaluating the resources we use to deliver our curriculum, and ask how we can include all students and ensure everyone feels they belong. We discuss how we can connect with pupils from diverse backgrounds. Other themes include advocacy & allyship for diverse colleagues, BAME & LGBT+ representation, and the experiences of children in care in our classrooms. Adele's previous podcast considered diversity across sc...
2021-11-241h 11
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: Anti-bullying work in schoolsThis episode is published ahead of #AntiBullyingWeek 2021 (November 15-19) and looks at how schools can prevent and respond to bullying behaviours and incidents. We discuss core principles of anti-bullying work, including school structures, policies & culture, what whole-school approaches look like, effective anti-bullying policies, using student voice, effective school culture, LGBT+ inclusion & more. We look at the role of education, including making children aware of what bullying behaviours are and supporting them to manage disagreements. We consider how to respond to incidents of bullying, including breaking down barriers to reporting and how to engage with perpetrators o...
2021-11-101h 07
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: Early Career Teachers: Thriving and SurvivingThis episode offers advice to early career teachers (ECTs) to help you thrive during your first year/s of teaching. The discussion features two ECTs (one first year & one second year) as well as an experienced mentor. We discuss common challenges for new teachers and offer advice for ECTs across key areas including SEND, work/life balance, workload, lesson-planning, differentiation, self-care and wellbeing. We look at coaching and mentoring – what are the essentials to make this support effective and how can ECTs to get the most from their mentors? We end the podcast with recommendations for further reading/support.
2021-10-2748 min
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: Curriculum Design – Implementation & ImpactOfsted's inspection framework requires schools in England to focus on the intent, implementation and impact of their curriculum. Last year, Matt Bromley, author of School and College Curriculum Design, discussed his six-step process for curriculum intent (https://bit.ly/3cl68fY). Now we invite Matt back to focus on curriculum implementation and impact. Implementation: Translating curriculum into teaching and long-term learning; acquiring and applying learning; how pupils' memory works; effective learning environments; the right culture and systems; workload; collaboration; CPD... Impact: What is assessment? What are we assessing? How can we ensure assessment...
2021-10-131h 09
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: Coaching and mentoring in schoolsThis episode looks at coaching and mentoring as part of effective CPD practice in schools. Our experts define coaching and mentoring, how one differs from the other, and how coaching and mentoring practices in schools have changed over the years, including different models and how to measure impact. We discuss the essentials that need to be in place in order to make coaching and mentoring effective, including managing expectations, questioning skills, listening skills, switching between coaching and mentoring, and accountability. We also discuss the challenges: What doesn't work well and why? What lessons...
2021-09-2943 min
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: School ImprovementThis episode offers practical advice, ideas and reflection for effective school improvement practices and processes. Four school leaders discuss the core elements and philosophy of effective school improvement, including vision, values & strategic priorities. We consider how to get everyone on board, communication and change-management, consistency, collaboration, distributed leadership, succession planning, CPD, building trust and social capital, middle leadership, supporting high-quality teaching & learning, the EEF Implementation Cycle, and how to stop chasing outcomes and focus on processes. We discuss common priorities and areas of focus and ask where our panellists would begin if they...
2021-09-151h 19
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: Sexual harassment & safeguarding: Creating a culture of safety in schoolsThis podcast looks at the Everyone's Invited testimonies and Ofsted's review into sexual harassment, abuse and violence in schools – and the implications for safeguarding practice. We look at how schools can respond effectively to Ofsted's recommendations, not least the requirement that we "assume that sexual harassment and online sexual abuse are happening". How can we encourage victims to report incidents, change school culture, ensure pupil voice is at the heart of our response, and review RSHE provision? What kind of staff training is required? How do we review school policies and respond to different 'levels' of...
2021-09-011h 18
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: Reducing carbon emissions in schoolsThis episode looks at student-led eco-work in schools as well as how schools can reduce their carbon emissions. Our panel includes both teachers and students and offers a range of ideas large and small for projects and cost-saving initiatives. The podcast is inspired by the Let's Go Zero schools campaign. We look at practical carbon reduction ideas, wider eco-work including single-use plastics and food waste, how student eco-teams can work, using the free En-ROADS simulator resource, and the Youth Climate Action Network. We consider how schools can save money by prioritising carbon reduction, including energy...
2021-08-181h 17
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: Effective marking and feedback for teachersFollowing our popular podcast on quality first teaching (https://bit.ly/2R5PIT8), this episode looks specifically at effective marking and feedback practice for teachers. Our experts offer ideas and tips to ensure your marking and feedback is effective. Themes include: the purposes of teacher assessment, school assessment policies, consistency across the school, using assessment to inform curriculum-planning, target-setting, tracking progress, using assessment data, assessment points, and addressing misconceptions. We offer tips to reduce workload, including how to "live mark" during lessons, verbal mark schemes, self & peer-assessment, code-marking, hinge questions, exit tickets etc...
2021-06-301h 19
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: What do our students need from schools post-pandemic?There is much talk about catch-up, lost learning and a Covid generation. Many politicians and commentators have adopted this deficit model to discuss schooling post-pandemic. But have we stopped to ask what our children actually need? Or what school should look like from September for those of us who reject this deficit mindset? This podcast sets out to do just that. Our guests, who include two headteachers and two students, discuss issues ranging from mental health & wellbeing to curriculum and mentoring. We also consider the Covid innovations we want to hang on to.
2021-06-161h 15
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: How schools can tackle the consequences of povertyThis episode considers the impact of poverty on children, families and education – and what schools can do to address these consequences. We look at the national picture of increasing child poverty (4.3 million children and rising), the causes of poverty, the barriers it creates to education, and the impact of Covid. We discuss why free school meals is a poor proxy for poverty and how schools can understand the (often hidden) poverty in their families and communities. We focus on a range of practical ideas for supporting pupils/families and consider how we can break the ba...
2021-06-021h 19
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: Effective secondary school transition for year 7 pupilsIn this episode, Matt Bromley interviews colleagues from four secondary schools to find out how we can ensure an effective transition of pupils from year 6 to 7. The panel shares perennial good practice advice for transition and ensuring a smooth start in September, but also touches on the particulars of transition in 2021 as pupils recover from the impact of Covid-19. We discuss issues relating to teaching & learning, pedagogy, pastoral and wellbeing issues, administration & management, liaising with feeder primary schools and families, and more. The podcast offers lots of quick, practical and useful ideas.
2021-05-191h 19
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: Diversity & equality in schools – culture, curriculum, workforceHost Adele Bates leads a reflective and practical discussion on equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in the school, especially within the curriculum, school culture and workforce. Adele and guests, including #DiverseEd's Bennie Kara, author of A Little Guide for Teachers: Diversity in Schools, discuss how far we have come and what needs to happen next. Topics include decolonising/diversifying the curriculum, LGBT, whole-school approaches, workforce training and changing school cultures. We consider EDI within school policies, recruitment and school values/culture. Where should schools start with this work? How do we get past...
2021-05-051h 12
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: Effective safeguarding practice in schoolsThis episode offers a wealth of practical insights, advice & ideas for effective safeguarding practice in schools. We look at general good practice as well as safeguarding during Covid-19. Our experts tackle issues including the key principles of effective safeguarding, safer working practice, making effective referrals/working with children's social care & the 'trends' to be aware of in 2021 (sexual harassment/abuse, self-harm, online abuse, esafety). We look at safeguarding considerations for September, how safeguarding practice has evolved during Covid-19, what changes are here to stay, the issues we are on the look-out for & what our response...
2021-04-211h 27
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: The Secrets to Quality First TeachingIn this episode, three guests – who have more than 34 years' teaching experience between them – dissect what exactly Quality First Teaching looks like in the classroom, offering practical ideas, guidance, tips and reflection. We tackle issues such as teacher CPD, subject knowledge, and research-led teaching. We look at the environment for learning, some key principles of effective pedagogy, stretch, challenge and high expectations as well as explanations and modelling. We also tackle questioning techniques, how to tackle misconceptions, practice and revision, as well as feedback and assessment.
2021-04-071h 18
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: Inclusion & SEND in schools during Covid-19This episode focuses on issues of SEND, inclusion and diversity in the school environment in the context of the Covid pandemic, our students returning following national lockdown, and how we might build back better. Host Adele Bates leads a wide-ranging discussion which offers practical reflections, empathy and advice across areas including students' lockdown experiences, issues around the current transition back into school, supporting students who struggled or disappeared during lockdown, anxiety, advice for parents, advice for SENCOs, and more. The discussion also touches upon issues of diversity and equity, building back better after Covid, and...
2021-03-2454 min
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: Teaching students who use English as an additional language (EAL)This episode looks at how we can effectively teach and support students who use English as an additional language (EAL) in the classroom. With advice from three experienced teaching experts, we consider who our EAL students are, the five bands of language proficiency, the tenets of good classroom practice, learning materials, translanguaging, high expectations, assessing learners' progress, effective resources, and more. We also look at family/parental engagement, how to support students when they first arrive in your school, whole-school approaches and supporting EAL students during Covid-19.
2021-03-101h 18
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: Vulnerable Learners & Covid-19This episode looks at the plight of our vulnerable learners as schools re-open once again to all students after the third Covid-19 national lockdown. We consider barriers to learning and wellbeing that vulnerable learners face and what our priorities must be coming out of Lockdown 3.0. We discuss: what we have learnt about effective remote education, teaching & lessons, the cancelled Summer 2021 exams, student progression, working with families, SEND, questions to ask ahead of full school re-opening & more. We also talk wellbeing & mental health, including attendance, anxiety, county lines, safeguarding issues, pastoral care and more.
2021-02-241h 28
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: Effective Middle Leadership in SchoolsThis episode looks at the skills, traits and approaches that effective middle leaders need to employ in the secondary school environment and offers practical advice, tips and reflections from three practising middle leaders. We discuss how to work with and lead your teaching colleagues, how to manage tricky colleagues, how to work with those who are more experienced than you, and how we can best support struggling colleagues. We also look at communication, maintaining professional boundaries, workload and team morale, career progression, CPD, developing your team, and developing a culture of mutual trust – among other ar...
2021-02-101h 16
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: Effective teaching for SEN studentsIn this episode, we consider what effective teaching for SEN students looks like in the mainstream school classroom. The discussion considers the principles of good teaching for SEN students, common barriers to success, and the implications for pedagogy. We touch upon the use of teaching assistants, models of intervention, and how we should work with families. Other themes include the SEND in Mainstream Schools Guidance, implementing the graduated approach (Assess, Plan, Do, Review), and adaptive teaching (dispelling the myths of differentiation). And we consider Cognitive Load Theory, masking, sensory overload, and making the curriculum and...
2021-01-271h 19
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: Teaching metacognition – developing independent learnersIn this episode, we interview former headteacher and author Jackie Beere and former teacher and school leader Kevin Piper about metacognition and self-regulation. The panel define their terms and discuss ways to help students develop metacognitive skills in order to support their wellbeing, their learning and progress. They debate whether metacognition can be taught as a transferable skill or if it is domain-specific, and discuss the importance of a teacher modelling different learning strategies. The podcast offers a number of teaching ideas and strategies.
2021-01-131h 05
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: Covid-19 & SchoolsThis episode looks at Covid-19. We discuss how schools have coped during the autumn term. Their biggest successes and the biggest challenges. What lessons have we learned? What good practice advice can we give? We also touch upon how we are planning for the spring and summer terms 2021. We are joined by three headteachers from schools in Tier 2 and 3 areas and Geoff Barton, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders. Topics: Leadership, remote education, staff wellbeing & fatigue, workload, government guidance, school budgets, risk assessment, catch-up funding, exam preparation, parental engagement, mental health...
2020-12-161h 27
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: Effective Pupil Premium practice in schoolsThis episode looks at the impact the Pupil Premium has had over the last 10 years on closing the attainment gap. The panel discuss the causes of academic disadvantage and explore some solutions for schools, including tackling the vocabulary gap, improving quality first teaching, and putting in place targeted interventions and support. It features Debi Bailey, CEO of Newcastle East mixed MAT, Charlotte Bowyer, Pupil Premium Coordinator and Assistant Headteacher at King Ecgbert School in Sheffield, and Marc Rowland, Deputy Director of the National Education Trust & author of A Practical Guide to the Pupil Premium.
2020-12-021h 15
Becoming EducatedTeach Smarter with Adam RichesAdam 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.
2020-11-2346 min
Naylor's Natter Podcast- an education podcast .Motivated Teaching with Peps McCreaMotivated Teaching’ with Peps Mccrea.
In this podcast Abby Bayford, Director of Institute at the Academy Transformation Trust, interviews Peps and asks him why motivation is important. Peps discusses the big levers we can pull to build motivation in our classrooms. Via Twitter listeners can also get involved in a conversation about motivation with Peps and colleagues by commenting what they find challenging about motivation beneath the Naylor’s Natter post.
About Peps Mccrea
You can follow Peps on Twitter. His Twitter handle is @PepsMccrea. You can find out more about Pep’s career...
2020-11-201h 51
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: Relationships, Sex & Health Education in SchoolsThis episode offers practical advice, guidance and tips for schools delivering the relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) curriculum, which has been a statutory requirement since September. Our experts, including from the Sex Education Forum, discuss how things are going so far, specific challenges schools have faced in delivering effective RSHE, the impact of Covid-19, the role of RSHE in supporting students post-lockdown, the right to withdrawal, delivering LGBT+ elements & more. We offer advice for schools delaying delivery until the summer and we also feature a case study of one school's approaches.
2020-11-181h 10
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: Reducing teacher workload in schoolsMatt Bromley talks to headteacher Phil Denton, head of English Chloe Testa, and education trainer Peter Radford about teacher workload. They discuss the impact burn-out can have on teachers' wellbeing, as well as the consequences of low teacher retention and explore possible solutions. They discuss the importance of school culture, explaining that often it's the nature of the work teachers are asked to do that causes anxiety. They argue that teachers should be afforded autonomy when it comes to planning and assessment. They discuss the impact Covid-19 has had on workload and what schools might learn about flexible working.
2020-11-041h 00Naylor's Natter Podcast- an education podcast .Success in Education: My Life as an Autistic Student’ with John Simpson and #Teacher5aday with Patrick Otley-O'Connor and Martyn Reah.‘Success in Education: My Life as an Autistic Student’ with John Simpson
In this podcast Abby Bayford, Director of Institute at the Academy Transformation Trust, interviews John Simpson: trainer and founder of ‘Inspirational Autism.’ John draws on his experience of having Asperger’s and the impact that being undiagnosed at school had, offering our listeners a really rich insight into what we can do practically to support children and young people with autism. He also shares with the Naylor’s Natter listeners some of his proudest achievements to date.
About John
You can follow John...
2020-10-231h 41
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: Managing Student Behaviour in SchoolsThis episode of the SecEd Podcast offers a practical discussion about behaviour management across the school and in the classroom, with advice from three school leaders. Themes: Effective whole-school approaches; sanctions & consequences; behaviour as communication; King Ecgbert School's Consistent Behaviour Model Policy; exclusion; internal exclusion; parental engagement; low-level behaviour; classroom management & teaching tips; reasonable adjustments; behaviour & Covid-19. Featuring Paul Haigh, headteacher of King Ecgbert School in Sheffield; Sarah Birch, regional standards leader at the River Tees MAT in the North East; Steve Baker, executive headteacher, Kilgarth and Gilbrook Schools in Birkenhead and author of A...
2020-10-211h 08
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: Supporting SEN & Looked After ChildrenThis episode of the SecEd Podcast focuses on how schools can best support both SEN students and looked after children as we continue our recovery from the coronavirus lockdown. We discuss what barriers to education and wellbeing these children are facing so far this term and offer practical suggestions for how schools and teachers can support them. Topics include interventions, whole-school approaches, parental engagement, curriculum design and examination preparation. Featuring Paddy Smith, Head of Student Welfare at Bede Academy in Northumberland; Garry Freeman, an experienced SENCO and National SEND System Leader; Clare Brokenshire...
2020-10-141h 10
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: Remote education, edtech & Covid-19This episode is the final of four Back to School podcasts offering advice to schools this autumn term and beyond. In this episode, we consider the technological legacy of Covid-19, effective remote education, and the role of edtech in supporting teaching and learning. With Bukky Yusuf, Al Kingsley & Paul Haigh, we discuss lockdown (what worked, what didn't), the digital divide, remote teaching pedagogy, safeguarding, parental engagement, CPD, lesson-planning, flipped learning & more. These podcasts complement SecEd's recent series of 12-page Back to School Guides, which can be downloaded for free at https://bit.ly/SecEd-Back2School
2020-10-071h 11Naylor's Natter Podcast- an education podcast .Supporting Staff Mental Health in Your School- Amy Sayer with Jo JukesAbout Amy
Amy Sayer has been a secondary school teacher for the past 12
years. She has completed her NPQSL qualification on supporting
disadvantaged students in her school.
She is a trained Mental
Health First Aider and has previously been her school’s mental health and wellbeing lead, helping them to achieve the prestigious Carnegie Centre of Excellence in Mental Health Award in 2019.
She has also led a roundtable discussion at the Annual Mental Health Conference run by Leeds Beckett University.
Amy has recently had articles published in Teach Se...
2020-10-0226 min
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: Back to School – Teaching & Learning Post-LockdownThis episode is the third in a four-part Back to School Series offering advice to schools as the autumn term begins. This time, we consider what teaching & learning should look like in schools after the Covid-19 lockdown, this term and beyond. With Dr Niki Kaiser & Dr Robin Bevan, topics include teaching & learning approaches & interventions, effective pedagogy, assessment, curriculum, exam preparation, remote learning & more. These podcasts complement SecEd's recent series of 12-page Back to School Guides, which can be downloaded for free at https://bit.ly/SecEd-Back2School
2020-09-231h 16
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: Digital and employability skillsIn this episode of The SecEd Podcast – produced in partnership with Pearson – we explore the role schools can play in teaching the digital and employability skills that students will need in the future. We discuss the importance of teaching key skills and developing core knowledge and understanding as part of a broad and balanced curriculum, as well as through the discrete IT qualifications. We also take a look at the new Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Computer Science, why it has been introduced, and what students studying computer science will be able to use the qualification for...
2020-09-1659 min
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: Back to School – Teacher & Staff WellbeingThis episode is the second in a four-part Back to School series offering advice to schools as the autumn term begins. In this episode, we consider how schools can support the good mental health and wellbeing of their teachers who are returning after the Covid-19 lockdown. We also offer tips to school staff themselves on keeping mentally healthy. Topics include bereavement, talking about mental health, spotting the signs, NQTs, anxiety, tips to help, whole-school advice & more. The podcast complements SecEd's recent series of 12-page Back to School Guides, which can be downloaded for free at...
2020-09-091h 08
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: Back to School after Covid – Student Wellbeing and Mental HealthThis episode is the first in a four-part Back to School series offering advice to schools as the autumn term begins. In this episode we consider how to support the good wellbeing and mental health of students returning to school after the Covid-19 lockdown. Experts including Dr Pooky Knightsmith consider some of the issues that school staff can expect to see in the coming weeks. We also offer advice on spotting the signs of any wellbeing problems and what we might be able to do to support students. The podcast complements SecEd's recent...
2020-08-261h 06
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: Teacher retention & recruitment – strategies for schoolsOne in 10 secondary teachers leave the profession every year. In this SecEd Podcast, we look at the latest research into the school workforce and we discuss practical strategies to support teacher retention and recruitment in secondary schools. On retention, we tackle issues including workload, flexible and part-time working, supporting early career teachers, CPD & autonomy, and pay & conditions. We also consider the state of teacher recruitment and what schools can do to attract the best candidates. Guests include Phil Denton, headteacher at St Bede's Catholic High School in Ormskirk; Chris Parkinson, executive headteacher of Bosworth Academy...
2020-07-1559 min
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: Technology & digital strategy in schoolsIn this episode, we look at what makes an effective digital strategy in schools. What does a digital strategy look like? Why is it important? What purpose does it serve? Who creates it? What form does it take? Lots of practical advice and reflections with themes including whole-school technology strategy, deployment, procurement, budgets and planning, issues relating to teaching and pedagogy, the challenges when deploying technology, edtech evidence, blended learning, the impact of Covid-19, and more. Featuring Al Kingsley, chair of the Hampton Academies Trust & MD of edtech company NetSupport; Paul Haigh, head of King...
2020-07-011h 09
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: Coronavirus & vulnerable students: Post-lockdown supportIn this SecEd Podcast we speak to three experts about how we can support vulnerable students post-lockdown as they return to our schools. Our focus includes looked after children, previously looked after children, those with mental health challenges, disadvantaged pupils, and those with SEND. The podcast offers a range of practical advice, with themes including the challenges at-risk students may present with, spotting the signs, potential interventions and pastoral support, safeguarding implications and more. In conversation with SecEd editor Pete Henshaw are Darren Martindale, service manager, vulnerable learners & virtual school head at City of Wolverhampton...
2020-06-241h 19
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: Teaching skills & knowledge in the secondary schoolMany educators see a role for both skills and knowledge in the curriculum – but the national debate continues to pitch one against the other. In this podcast, Pete Henshaw chats with Jez Bennett and Chris Holmwood from the 5 Dimensions Trust in Milton Keynes about how schools can embrace both skills and knowledge education and what this might look like. We look at what Ofsted has to say on the matter, how we can promote skills within a system of terminal examinations, and hear about the innovative ASK (Academic Skills and Knowledge) framework in place at Shenley Brook En...
2020-06-1759 min
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: Embedding literacy, numeracy & digital skills across the curriculumIn this SecEd Podcast, Matt Bromley interviews assistant headteacher, Zoe Evans, about her work on embedding literacy, numeracy and digital competency skills across the curriculum at her school in Colwyn Bay, North Wales. Zoes takes us through the process she followed including the creation of a 'skills team' and the identification of the common skills that students need to use in most subject disciplines. Zoe also talks about establishing a common language for learning across her school, and of the importance of consistency in the key words and definitions teachers use, in order to aid...
2020-06-0339 min
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: Creating confident teachersIn this SecEd Podcast, produced in partnership with Access 1st, producers of the SEN-HUB CPD service, we discuss practical ideas and approaches to support teachers to be confident and effective in their practice. We consider what a confident teacher looks like, themes of CPD and wider school support, school culture and collegiate working, school leadership, staff wellbeing and mental health among other issues. Pete Henshaw, editor of SecEd, gets ideas and tips from Mark Grimmett, a lead practitioner and teacher of mathematics at Guildford County School, David Higginbottom, an assistant headteacher at the Gosport and F...
2020-05-271h 10
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: GCSEs – The Forgotten ThirdIn this SecEd Podcast, Matt Bromley interviews former headteacher, David Birch, about his work as part of the Forgotten Third Commission, which looked into how to improve the prospects of students who do not achieve at least a Grade 4 pass in GCSE English and maths. The fact that this represents about a third of 16-year-olds year-in, year-out is not an accident but the product of the system of comparable outcomes whereby the spread of GCSE grades is pegged to what cohorts of similar ability achieved in the past. The Commission points out that young people wh...
2020-05-2043 min
SecEd PodcastOvercoming barriers to effective CPD in schoolsThis SecEd Podcast offers a range of practical, research-based advice on what an effective CPD programme in schools might look like and how we can evaluate our CPD to ensure it is effective and has impact for our students. We also consider support staff, subject-specific CPD vs pedagogy-led CPD, and teacher autonomy when it comes to leading their own CPD. SecEd editor Pete Henshaw speaks with Maria Cunningham, head of education at the Teacher Development Trust, a national charity supporting evidence-led CPD practice in school, and Ben Solly, principal of Uppingham Community College in Rutland...
2020-05-0648 minSecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: Curriculum Design: Part 2In this two-part SecEd Podcast, we speak with expert Matt Bromley, a former teacher and school leader, SecEd editorial board member, and author, about curriculum design. Based on his new book, School and College Curriculum Design, Matt takes us through his six steps for effective and coherent curriculum design, focusing on Ofsted's new inspection requirements as well as general best practice principles. These six steps are to: Agree the vision, Set the destination, Assess the starting points, Identify the way-points, Define excellence, and Diminish disadvantage. The first podcast in this series covered steps...
2020-04-2228 min
SecEd PodcastThe SecEd Podcast: Curriculum Design in the Secondary School: Part 1In this two-part SecEd Podcast, we speak with expert Matt Bromley, a former teacher and school leader, SecEd editorial board member, and author, about curriculum design. Based on his new book, School and College Curriculum Design, Matt takes us through his six steps for effective and coherent curriculum design, focusing on Ofsted's new inspection requirements as well as general best practice principles. In conversation with SecEd editor Pete Henshaw, Matt offers a range of practical advice and reflection, as well as some key questions to help schools evaluate their own curriculum design work.
2020-04-1527 min
NetSupport RadioSecEd Magazine editor, Pete Henshaw, discusses the trends and hot topics coming from his readershipPete Henshaw, Editor of SecEd magazine, chats to NetSupport Radio about schools’ increased focus on evidence, the benefit of a digital strategy, not being swept away by the latest technology, VR and AI – and more.
2020-01-2410 min
NetSupport RadioLive from Bett 2020 - Day Two (23/01/20)Listen back to NetSupport Radio’s live broadcast from Day 2 of Bett 2020! NetSupport Radio’s host, Russell Prue, talks to more superb guests on the live broadcast from Day 2 of Bett 2020! With contributions from Chris Castelle from E2BN; Deb Lyons from Bolton Local Authority SICT; Martin Bayley talking about EduFooty Aid; Paul Topping, a headteacher from a school in the Netherlands; Pete Henshaw, Editor of SecEd Magazine – and more!
2020-01-242h 46
Eco Logico#LaGranEstafa de la #democracia en #España - Felipe González, la #OTAN y la #CEE #UELa gran estafa de la democracia. Felipe González, la OTAN y la Comunidad Economica Europea.
Después de La revolución de los claveles, los norteamericanos se asustaron bastante cuando en 1974 se les va de las manos el proceso que tenían comenzado en Portugal.
Por eso se centraron desesperadamente en España para amarrar bien su posición en la península Ibérica.
La CIA quiere que España sea su base militar garantizando su entrada en la OTAN por lo tanto, la transición no podía salir mal, y de ello se encargó entre otros Vernon Walte...
2016-10-1832 min
CsiJuanEl Regreso De El Lobo Entrevista Con Con El Escritor & Periodista Fernando Rueda 4x30Hola a todos y bienvenidos a Csijuan, en este nuevo Programa hablaremos del tema El Lobo, conocido como Mikel Lejarza alias Gorka que se infiltro en la banda terrorista Eta Como Agente Del Seced. Durante La Década De los 1970s. Contaremos con un invitado especial, que es el autor del libro, El Regreso Del Lobo
llamado Fernando Rueda Que nos hablara de toda la trama acerca El Lobo. Os esperamos Saludos.
Medios de contacto del invitado & libro.
https://www.facebook.com/fernando.rueda.585?fref=ts
Para comprar el libro el link: http://www.elcorteingles.es/libros/libro/el-regreso-del-lobo-9788499188447
2015-02-1941 min
Boom Bap RadioYou Can't Seced - Boom Bap Radio - November 17, 2012The Boom Bap crew: J-Crush, The CO, Masta Talka and Angry Engineer reflect on the re-election of U.S. President Barack H. Obama and all of the backlash from the sore losers and haters who voted for Mittens. Hateful tweets from Twitter, secession threats, fresh talk from losing ass Mitt – it’s all here and of course there’s Hip-Hop. We remember the genius that was the Ol’ Dirty Bastard and prepare for Thanksgiving. We brought along Slick Rick, Tupac, Masta Ace, Dr. Dre and more it’s your fix of Hip-Hop – Boom Bap Radio.
2012-11-183h 19
El Vórtice¿Transición española o Traición de los ideales?Iniciamos una serie de programas sobre la Transición española que nos ayudarán a entender la situación actual que vive la sociedad española, la política y la economía. Todo tiene un principio y el de nuestra situación comienza en los años 70 con la Transición.
Tenemos dos invitados increíbles, Diego Camacho y Alfredo Grimaldos. Testigos directos de los eventos del 23-F y actores de excepción.
Según su definición La "Transición española" constituye la toma de posiciones de un montón de interesados desde las cuales intentarán alcanzar el pode...
2012-07-261h 36El Vórtice¿Transición española o Traición de los ideales?Iniciamos una serie de programas sobre la Transición española que nos ayudarán a entender la situación actual que vive la sociedad española, la política y la economía. Todo tiene un principio y el de nuestra situación comienza en los años 70 con la Transición.
Tenemos dos invitados increíbles, Diego Camacho y Alfredo Grimaldos. Testigos directos de los eventos del 23-F y actores de excepción.
Según su definición La "Transición española" constituye la toma de posiciones de un montón de interesados desde las cuales intentarán alcanzar el pode...
2012-07-261h 36