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Emma & Tom Talk TeachingEaster Special 2025!For teachers it's the Easter break, and so we like to bring you another of our selections of the interesting, humorous and strange things we have been reading or otherwise consuming lately. This time around, Tom's taking a look at what it's like to be a 'progressive activist', while also musing on the power of the legally-enforced lunch break. Meanwhile, Emma has a book recommendation and a bit of a rant about the dusty old tropes wheeled out every time a TV drama is set in a school. Many la...2025-04-1856 minEmma & Tom Talk TeachingChristmas Special 2024!It’s that festive time of year again, and hopefully anyone involved in the world of education is relaxing after a very long Autumn term.We’re back with our usual Christmas offering - though we’re out of our normal studio as our friends in the Sport Broadcast and Media programmes are having a busy last week of term up on the second floor. In a partially successful attempt to cut the duration of our epic Christmas special, we’ve limited ourselves to four items each, and as ever, nei...2024-12-271h 26Emma & Tom Talk TeachingOctober Half Term Special 2024!It’s October half term, and therefore time for one of our ‘light’ episodes! To entertain you with something a little different, we’ve gone a bit rogue and found three interesting things each. As ever, we don’t tell one another what’s coming in advance (though if you listened to the last episode with Emma, it’s fair to say that Tom had a good idea that an epistemology quiz was in his immediate future…). We also quietly drop our usual 60 minute limit on episode length in order to chew things over a bit more expansively. To...2024-11-011h 33Emma & Tom Talk TeachingPGCE Research Bites 24 - Learning through Play with Megan ColeTom is joined in studio B2.15 today by Megan Cole from PGCE Primary, who talks us through her research into how learning through play can enhance the experience of older primary school pupils. ---------------------Recorded in studio B2.15 at Cardiff Metropolitan University's Cyncoed Campus on 29th April 20242024-10-2514 minEmma & Tom Talk TeachingEpistemology, Ontology and Axiology with EmmaFor this episode, we welcome a very special guest to the studio… Emma! She’s still working away at her EdD and has been concentrating on the research design. This includes not only piloting her project on a small scale, but also getting to grips with tricky things such as her worldview, paradigm, ontology, epistemology and axiology - all long words to strike fear into researchers. In discussing her work in progress with Tom, she ended up providing enough content for two episodes! In this first one we concentrate on ontology, epistemology and axiology, and h...2024-10-0444 minEmma & Tom Talk TeachingReading standards in Wales: What's going on, and what does it mean for curriculum reform?ITV National News* have just dropped a hard-hitting report about standards of literacy in Welsh schools. I you haven’t seen it, you can get the text and video here. We wanted to put together a reaction piece to unpack the issues around phonics and reading (without getting embroiled in any reading wars!), but also zoom out a bit and see whether this first really prominent news investigation into the Welsh education reforms might be pointing to wider questions or concerns with the Curriculum for Wales. Thanks to Rhys Will...2024-09-2742 minEmma & Tom Talk TeachingPGCE Research Bites 23 - Assessment for Learning with Ella ClearyFor today's snippet of student teacher research Tom is joined by Ella Cleary from PGCE Secondary Biology. Ella was interested in how to use assessment for learning strategies to create an equitable biology classroom.-----------------------------------------------------Recorded in studio B2.15 at Cardiff Metropolitan University's Cyncoed Campus on 29th April 20242024-09-2723 minEmma & Tom Talk TeachingLooking back, looking ahead: Summer Bonus chat 2024Hello to all our listeners, and we hope you're enjoying the tail end of a well deserved summer break!We recently popped in to the studio to have a brief look back at season 6 and discuss some of our favourite moments that you might want to listen to if you missed them. Then it was time to lift the lid on a few things you can look forward to in season 7, which kicks off on the 6th September. If you've stuck with us for th...2024-08-2306 minEmma & Tom Talk TeachingLive Panel Q&A with Lucy Crehan, Dr Gareth Evans and Matthew MaughanWe've reached the end of season 6 of the podcast, and thanks to all our listeners for coming along for the ride!Today we bring you a live recording of a panel discussion we put on for our PGCE Secondary student teachers. The panellists were the international curriculum consultant and bestselling author Lucy Crehan, former educational journalist Dr Gareth Evans who's now director of education policy at Yr Athrofa, UWTSD, and Matthew Maughan who's deputy headteacher at Bassaleg School in Newport. We asked them to tell our student teachers where...2024-06-1458 minEmma & Tom Talk TeachingCurrere with Dr Kevin SmithStrap in and prepare yourselves for another roller-coaster ride as regular guest Dr Kevin Smith from Cardiff University is back in the studio, and this time he's brought sweets!Kev is here to talk about Currere, an approach to considering curriculum which might be refreshing to those of us who work in the world of education. We'll leave it to Kev to explain all about it, but you can also find a list of resources and links below. Dr Kev says:https://www.currereexchange...2024-05-3154 min
Perpetual TrafficWhy you're doing YouTube Ads wrong with Tom BreezeRalph and Lauren chat with Tom Breeze, CEO of Viewability, about the changing world of YouTube ads. Tom explains how user behavior and ad strategies have shifted, thanks to new tools and trends. He breaks down a three-act storytelling approach for crafting engaging, effective ads that convert. If you’re aiming to up your YouTube game, this episode is a must-listen!Chapters:00:00:00 – Welcome to the Perpetual Traffic Podcast!00:00:39 – Join Our Telegram Group: Get the Inside Scoop00:01:09 – Meet Tom Breeze: The YouTube Ad Maestro00:04:42 – Tom's Unconventional Agency Model: Viewability Unleashed00:09:12 – The Birth of Viewability: Tom's Origin Story00:11:34 – High-Risk, Hig...2024-05-281h 01Emma & Tom Talk TeachingEquity and Diversity in the ClassroomFor today’s episode, we’re bringing you a panel discussion about equity and diversity in the classroom, which was originally broadcast live on YouTube as part of our PGCE programme. Our panel of experts, Dean Pymble from Show Racism the Red Card, Marc Lewis from Ysgol Gyfun Cymraeg Plasmawr, and Mark Williams from Cardiff Met, joined Tom and our colleague Lisa Fenn in the studio to answer questions from our student teachers. We hope you find the discussion interesting and useful!Huge thanks to our...2024-05-0344 minEmma & Tom Talk TeachingTeacher Recruitment with Dr Emily MacLeodThose of you who listened to our epic Christmas special in December will remember Tom reading out a stream of tweets from Dr Emily MacLeod, who had just completed her doctorate about teacher recruitment. Well, now we have Dr Emily in person, speaking to us down the line, to delve deeper into the fascinating study she undertook which seeks to understand what motivates (and demotivates) people to become teachers. Using a massive treasure trove of longitudinal data from the ASPIRES project at the Institute of Education, Emily takes us through some of the really i...2024-04-1951 minEmma & Tom Talk TeachingEaster Holiday Special 2024!Welcome to our not-very-light Easter holiday special! As ever, we bring you some random things to liven up your school holiday, and as usual for our Easter special we’ve ended up with something a bit less than fluffy…Nevertheless, we hope you find it interesting, useful or just a break from our usual service!Emma’s three things:Getting Started with Key ConceptsTaking a stand against the pedagogy of professional declineThings fell apart: the most mysterious deathsTom’s three things:2024-04-051h 12Emma & Tom Talk TeachingDialogue for Professional Development with Sarah Cason and Sioned DafyddWe always like a good collaboration here on Cardiff Met's initial teacher education (ITE) programmes! Today we welcome to the studio our colleague Sioned Dafydd, and podcast veteran (from all the way back in season 1, no less) Sarah Cason from Palmerston Primary School. Since she joined us last time, Sarah has been upgraded to headteacher, and has a key role in partnership with Cardiff Met, creating the best possible experiences for our student teachers. The project, funded by two regional school improvement consortia (CSC and EAS), aimed to improve people's understanding of Wales's very...2024-01-2656 minEmma & Tom Talk TeachingAll About Dance with National Dance Company WalesHappy new year! Despite Emma and Tom both being performing arts specialists, we've never had an episode on the podcast about dance. Having recently met and collaborated with National Dance Company Wales, we didn't want to miss an opportunity to invite them to our studio to talk all about this very special art form. Paul Kaynes and Maris Lyons from NDCW talk to us about what makes dance unique, the challenges and opportunities of incorporating dance into the curriculum, and how NDCW support schools with exciting events and resources to dip their toe into...2024-01-1248 minEmma & Tom Talk TeachingChristmas Special 2023!Merry Christmas one and all! Yet again we find ourselves between Christmas and New Year, hopefully enjoying a well-earned break. And for the sixth time we have entered the studio with a total of twelve (one for each day of Christmas) weird and wonderful gifts for our listeners. This year we have everything from poetry to scary sounds, from the joys of solitude to a nostalgic unsung hero of music, to join you while you recharge the batteries or set out on some nice long walks to blow away the cobwebs. We hope you e...2023-12-2900 minEmma & Tom Talk TeachingMentoring Early Career Teachers with Lucy Donovan and Sharne WatkinsAs an initial teacher education (ITE) institution, we spend a lot of our time thinking about mentoring student teachers, especially how to support our school-based colleagues who undertake this vital role. Our colleagues in the regional school improvement consortia think about it too, especially with their responsibility for mentoring newly-qualified teachers (NQTs). One consortium, Central South Consortium, carried out an appreciative enquiry to try and get hold of the very best mentoring practice out there in South Wales, and that's what we're talking about in today's episode. Joining us in the studio are Lucy...2023-12-1545 minEmma & Tom Talk TeachingTameidiau o Ymchwil TAR 11 - Herio ac ymestyn dysgwyr MATh mewn ieithoedd gyda Martha Morse a Dr Gina Morgan Mae Tameidiau o Ymchwil TAR yn cyflwyno ymchwil gorau myfyrwyr ar gyrsiau Addysg Gychwynnol i Athrawon gyda Phartneriaeth Caerdydd. Yn y bennod hon mae Martha Morse (TAR Uwchradd Cymraeg) yn trafod sut yr aeth ati i ddysgu mwy am strategaethau cefnogi ac ymestyn disgyblion Mwy Abl a Thalentog mewn Ieithoedd. Gallwch hefyd wrando ar Tameidiau o Ymchwil TAR ar ffurf glywedol drwy danysgrifio i bodlediadau Emma and Tom Talk Teaching, ar gael ar blatfformau cyffredin podlediadau.Gallwch wylio'r bennod hon ar YouTube - youtube.com/@cardiffpartnership2023-11-2418 minEmma & Tom Talk TeachingClinical Reasoning in Teacher EducationWe're back from half term with a few changes - Emma's got married and now has a shiny new surname, and we've moved in to our very swish podcast studio. That means you can watch us making the podcast by going to youtube.com/@talkteachingpod and also means that we owe some grateful thanks to our new friends at Cardiff Met's BSc and MSc Sports Broadcast programmes for their support in designing and equipping the studio we now share with them and their students.Today, we're talking about an important article for those of...2023-11-1738 minEmma & Tom Talk TeachingPGCE Research Bites 22 - Challenging more able pupils using oracy with Bethany MaundersFor our final English-language research bite of this block, Tom is joined by PGCE Secondary RE student (and now NQT teaching four different subjects!) Bethany Maunders. For her second assignment, Bethany looked into how to challenge her more able pupils without just piling more and more work onto them. She settled on the idea of oracy as a skill to stretch her strongest pupils, and found that concentrating on this as an intervention had benefits for all her pupils. Thanks to Bethany for joining us for this episode, and...2023-11-1018 minEmma & Tom Talk TeachingTameidiau o Ymchwil TAR 10 - Strategaethau ‘Llais 21’ i annog cyfraniadau llafar yn y dosbarth uwchradd gyda Mari Price a Dr Gina MorganMae Tameidiau o Ymchwil TAR yn cyflwyno ymchwil gorau myfyrwyr ar gyrsiau Addysg Gychwynnol i Athrawon gyda Phartneriaeth Caerdydd. Yn y bennod hon mae Mari Price (TAR Uwchradd Cymraeg) yn trafod sut yr aeth ati i ddysgu mwy am strategaethau cefnogi ac ymestyn sgiliau llafar disgyblion, gan ffocysu ar egwyddorion Llais 21 / Ein Llais ni yn y sector uwchradd cyfrwng Cymraeg. Gallwch hefyd wrando ar Tameidiau o Ymchwil TAR ar ffurf glywedol drwy danysgrifio i bodlediadau Emma and Tom Talk Teaching, ar gael ar blatfformau cyffredin podlediadau.Gallwch wylio'r bennod hon ar YouTube - youtube.com/@cardiffpartnership2023-10-2719 minEmma & Tom Talk TeachingPersonal Philosophies of Education with Dr Kevin SmithIt's a welcome return to the podcast for Dr Kevin Smith from Cardiff University this week. Dr Kev has done sterling work on our live panel discussions, as well as previously joining us from the depths of coronavirus lockdown, when it emerged that Dr Kev was keeping busy formulating a curriculum of salsa (you had to be there) as Tom battled to keep the lines working from his shed to Emma and Dr Kev's respective houses while leaning on the inside of the door to stop his children from breaking in during the recording. Ah, lockdown... we don't miss...2023-10-2045 minEmma & Tom Talk TeachingTameidiau o Ymchwil TAR 9 - Arlunio er Mwyn Lleddfu Pryder Plant Gyda ASD gyda Eloise Bennett a Sioned DafyddMae Tameidiau o Ymchwil TAR yn cyflwyno ymchwil gorau myfyrwyr ar gyrsiau Addysg Gychwynnol i Athrawon gyda Phartneriaeth Caerdydd. Yn y bennod hon mae Eloise Bennett yn trafod sut yr aeth ati i ddysgu mwy am rôl y Celfyddydau Mynegiannol, yn arbennig celf, wrth helpu plant ag anhwylder ar y sbectrwm awtistiaeth i ddelio gyda symptomau gorbryder. Gallwch hefyd wrando ar Tameidiau o Ymchwil TAR ar ffurf glywedol drwy danysgrifio i bodlediadau Emma and Tom Talk Teaching, ar gael ar blatfformau cyffredin podlediadau.Gallwch wylio'r bennod hon ar YouTube - youtube.com/@cardiffpartnership2023-09-2914 min
INspired INsider Podcast[Top Agency Series] Creating Effective YouTube Ads To Achieve Marketing Goals With Tom BreezeTom Breeze is the Founder and CEO of Viewability, a world-leading YouTube ad agency that partners with companies selling digital products to get reliable, profitable customers at scale. He has had multiple successful ventures in presentation skills training, video marketing, and online marketing — but has now focused his expertise on video advertising. With over a decade of experience in the industry, Tom is a leading authority in YouTube advertising. He obtained a bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of Leeds and a master's in Psychology from the University of Surrey. In this episode… If...2023-09-2659 minEmma & Tom Talk TeachingUsing Research to Improve Schools with Gareth ReinWelcome back to Emma and Tom Talk Teaching, and our sixth season of podcasting!In this first episode of the new academic year, we've got an interview with Gareth Rein, headteacher of St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School in Cardiff. Gareth is a long-time friend of the podcast, but hasn't had his own episode - until now! When he took over the reins of his current school, Gareth was presented with a challenging situation: it was the middle of the Covid lockdown, the school was in special measures, and he was the sixth headteacher...2023-09-0853 minEmma & Tom Talk TeachingLive from the PGCE Research Conference 2023!We've reached the end of our fifth year of podcasting, so a huge thank you to everyone who's been along for the ride so far!Our final episode this year was recorded in front of a live (and very quiet!) audience of PGCE primary and PGCE secondary student teachers at the Cardiff Met PGCE Research Conference 2023. The theme of the session was how we can use research to help us make the new Curriculum for Wales a success. Our panel of experts in this episode is:2023-06-1647 minEmma & Tom Talk TeachingUnderstanding the Professional Standards for Teaching and LeadershipWe welcome Sioned Dafydd back to our studio today. Welsh-speaking listeners to the podcast will be very familiar with Sioned, and she has been working with Emma and Tom on a project to develop an understanding of how to support new members of the profession as they learn and develop.There's some discussion of the Professional Standards for Teaching and Leadership in Wales, but even for listeners outside the country, there's plenty to think about in terms of the processes and ways thinking that characterise new teachers as they learn.2023-05-1940 minEmma & Tom Talk TeachingPGCE Research Bites 18 - Classroom Spaces for Reading with Christy ScottFor today's PGCE Research Bite, Tom is joined by Christy Scott from PGCE Primary. Christy has carried out some research for her school about how to create classroom spaces which motivate pupils to read. In this episode, Christy explains to Tom what she found out from her research, and the recommendations she made for her school. You can also watch this discussion on our youtube channel at youtube.com/@cardiffpartnershipThanks to Christy for sharing her work! You can download her infographic here. 2023-05-1225 minEmma & Tom Talk TeachingPedagogical Content Knowledge and Student Teachers with EmmaIt's time to turn the tables on Emma and find out about her doctoral research in progress! Emma is investigating pedagogical content knowledge, a seminal concept in teaching, and specifically how we support student teachers to develop it.She's been working hard on her literature review, and Tom's here to ask all the questions about what it might mean for those who support new members of the profession.If you want to read Shulman's seminal 1986 paper, Those who understand, you can find it here....2023-05-0557 minEmma & Tom Talk TeachingTameidiau o Ymchwil TAR 8 - Chwarae Ar-Lein a Sgiliau Rhifedd gyda Nia Jefferies a Sioned DafyddMae Tameidiau o Ymchwil TAR yn cyflwyno ymchwil gorau myfyrwyr ar gyrsiau Addysg Gychwynnol i Athrawon gyda Phartneriaeth Caerdydd. Yn y bennod hon mae Nia Jefferies yn trafod sut yr aeth ati i ddysgu mwy am sut mae gemau cyfrifiadurol yn gallu datblygu sgiliau rhif plant oed cynradd. Gallwch hefyd wrando ar Tameidiau o Ymchwil TAR ar ffurf glywedol drwy danysgrifio i bodlediadau Emma and Tom Talk Teaching, ar gael ar blatfformau cyffredin podlediadau.Gallwch wylio'r bennod hon ar YouTube - youtube.com/@cardiffpartnership2023-04-2816 minEmma & Tom Talk TeachingLive from ResearchED Cymru 2023It's been a very long time since we did a live podcast recording - in fact it was just before Covid locked us all down and Tom's car became the podcast recording studio. And it's been almost exactly the same amount of time since the very first ResearchED Cymru conference was held at Cardiff High School. Now both of these things have made a triumphant return at the same time: we were delighted to be asked to present a live panel discussion for the podcast from the second ResearchED Cymru conference. Featuring Lucy Crehan and Gareth Rein - both...2023-03-2436 min
Traffic Tube Secrets PodcastE116: Traffic Talk With Tom Breeze: Everything You Knew About YouTube Ads Is Wrong!Why everyone is getting YouTube ads wrong, and how to fix this today with Tom Breeze.Tom Breeze is a well-known video marketing expert, entrepreneur, and speaker. He is the founder and CEO of Viewability, a video advertising agency that helps businesses create and distribute effective video content.Tom Breeze has over a decade of experience in video marketing and has worked with a wide range of clients, from small startups to large corporations. He is particularly known for his expertise in YouTube advertising, and has been a featured speaker at numerous industry events and...2023-03-101h 34Emma & Tom Talk TeachingA Study of Classroom Music Teachers with TomIt's time for another look at doctoral research in progress, and Tom's hoping his won't be in progress for much longer! Recorded the day after submitting his viva corrections, this episode looks at Tom's PhD thesis, A Study of Key Stage 3 Music Teachers' Pedagogic Beliefs in the Context of a New Curriculum for Wales. The study aimed to create a model of the beliefs of classroom music teachers about what the subject is for, what they are trying to achieve and what goes on in their classrooms, all at a time of major education reform.2023-02-2453 minEmma & Tom Talk TeachingPoverty in Education with Professor David EganToday, we welcome Professor David Egan to our podcast studio for an extended discussion about poverty in education in Wales. David has had a long and distinguished career in education, starting as a history teacher in the Welsh valleys in 1976 and ending up as a professor, so he has plenty to tell us about the education landscape.In this episode, David tells us about the causes and consequences of child poverty in Wales, how education reform might have an impact, and how we can do the very best we can for the least advantaged pupils in our...2023-01-271h 08Emma & Tom Talk TeachingMentoring Student Teachers with Dr Sally BethellHappy new year! Friend of the podcast Sally Bethell is back once again, with an upgrade to Doctor Sally after successfully achieving her EdD professional doctorate a few months ago.Having spoken to us several times in the past about her work on mentoring, Dr Sally is now in a position to outline how she's been working to support mentors in generating a self-reflection tool to help them reflect on the complexities of the role. If you'd like to get in touch with Sally with a view to making use of her research, drop...2023-01-1332 minEmma & Tom Talk TeachingChristmas Special 2022Well, here we are again - in the gap between Christmas and New Year, and it's time for our annual tradition of giving each other six Christmas presents consisting of interesting things we've begged, borrowed and stolen.This year, Emma's finally succumbed to Covid after a glorious three-year run of immunity, and is therefore forced to dial in down-the-line from home. Tom, meanwhile, is all alone in an apparently deserted university after teaching has finished on the last Friday of term. All in all, then, a not so festive start to an episode which...2022-12-301h 32
The Content CapitalistsPresentation Skills Trainer to Master of YouTube Ads - Tom BreezeEducated at the University of Leeds (UK), Tom Breeze achieved a Bachelor of Psychology degree and then continued his education at University of Surrey (UK) where he was awarded his Master of Psychology degree, and has since run several successful companies in the fields of presentation skills training, video marketing and online marketing. Tom now specializes in the field of video advertising, and specifically running YouTube ads. In this episode of the Content Capitalists, Ken Okazaki interviews Tom Breeze, founder and CEO of Viewability, an agency dedicated to running successful YouTube ad campaigns, and h...2022-12-1952 minEmma & Tom Talk TeachingTameidiau o Ymchwil TAR 7 - Esponiadau Ychwanegol Gweledol mewn Mathemateg gyda Tomos Wood a Dr Gina MorganDyma damaid arall o ymchwil TAR i chi ac mae’r myfyriwr TAR Uwchradd Mathemateg, Tomos Woods, yn siarad gyda Dr Gina Morgan am ei waith ymchwil. Mae’n trafod ei ail Aseiniad, sef ymyrraeth sydd yn ffocysu ar sut mae Esboniadau Ychwanegol Gweledol yn Cynyddu Dealltwriaeth Gysyniadol Disgyblion mewn Gwersi Mathemateg. Mae’r ystyried effaith gadarnhaol y defnydd o luniau, diagramau, siapiau a lliw ar sgiliau Mathemateg a Rhifedd ei ddysgwyr. Yn y sgwrs hon mae Tom yn esbonio beth wnaeth e ddarganfod ac effaith hynny ar ei ymarfer proffesiynol.2022-11-2529 minEmma & Tom Talk TeachingPGCE Research Bites 14 - An intervention for Pupil Academic Self-Esteem with Phoebe ReesIn this episode, Phoebe Rees (who has just graduated from our PGCE primary programme) speaks to Tom Breeze about an intervention she created to tackle her concerns about low academic self-esteem in her pupils. Before embarking on the PGCE, Phoebe did a degree in psychology, and she brought her knowledge of research-informed approaches to bear on the practical issues she wanted to address in her classroom.----------------------------Recorded in studio B0.17 at Cardiff Metropolitan University's Cyncoed Campus on 21st June 20222022-10-2814 minEmma & Tom Talk TeachingPGCE Research Bites 12 - An Intervention for Engagement in Primary Welsh with Peter RussellFor the latest instalment in our PGCE Research Bites strand, Tom talks for PGCE primary student teacher Peter Russell about his intervention to increase pupil engagement in Welsh in his placement primary school.Located in Torfaen, Peter's school presented something of a challenge when it came to enthusing pupils about wanting to learn Welsh: not only is Torfaen one of the most socio-economically deprived parts of the country, it also has a very low proportion of Welsh speakers.As part of his final PGCE assignment, Peter worked with pupils...2022-09-1618 minEmma & Tom Talk TeachingThe Curriculum for Wales Journey So Far with Gareth EvansHere we are at the end of another series - four long years in front of the microphone! Meanwhile, in the wider world of education, Wales is heading for an important staging post on the curriculum reform journey: by the time we come back into your ears in September, the new Curriculum for Wales will be happening in schools all over the country. It seems a good opportunity to fire up the line to our friends in Yr Athrofa at the University of Wales, Trinity Saint David Carmarthen, and chew things over with their d...2022-06-2454 minEmma & Tom Talk TeachingThe Skills Builder Partnership with Bethan JeffersWe welcome an alumna of the (sadly departed) Teach First Cymru programme today. Bethan Jeffers has now moved sideways into a job working for the Skills Builder Partnership. Set up by Tom Ravenscroft (not, as Tom initially thought, the music broadcaster and son of the late Radio 1 DJ John Peel, but an educator, strangely enough), Skills Builder aims to provide businesses and education institutions with a framework to recognise those all-important basic skills that are so vital for getting on in the world of work. In providing a framework for skills, the partnership aims to give an incentive for...2022-06-1035 minEmma & Tom Talk TeachingEaster Special 2022It's the Easter break in schools - and who knows, we might even take a few days of annual leave ourselves!It's become a tradition at holiday times for us to break into our normal service with a chat about some interesting, weird and wonderful things we've found online, so here's our Easter offering for you.Tom's on best behaviour this time around and has promised not to drop some nightmarish bombshell on Emma to respond to, and all three of his contributions are actually linked to teaching. Meanwhile...2022-04-1535 min
SMART Businesses Do This...Using Youtube Ads To Boost Your Business With Tom BreezeHave you ever wanted to explore the use of YouTube ads in your business but worry that you don’t have a large (or any!) subscriber base or channel? Well, today’s guest is here to share that not having a presence, yet isn’t a problem and shouldn’t deter you from thinking about using ads in your business.Tom Breeze is a close personal friend of mine but also an expert when it comes to YouTube ads. He is the CEO of a YouTube ad agency and has made a name for himself with his unique m...2022-03-0130 minEmma & Tom Talk TeachingResearch and Enquiry in Action with our Student TeachersIt's been a little while since we last heard from our student teachers, and today you can hear from several of them! The concept of research and enquiry is central to Cardiff Met's research-informed clinical practice model of initial teacher education, and it's a joy to hear student teachers outlining their early research and enquiry activities from their first school placements so articulately.We set up our 'research and enquiry photo booth' project in which our student teachers sent 2-3 minute 'selfie' videos telling us what they'd taken away from a piece of research...2022-02-1844 minEmma & Tom Talk TeachingCreativity and Music Teaching with Dr. Viv JohnDr. Viv John, recently awarded her doctorate after completing the Cardiff Met EdD programme with flying colours, has been in our sights for a while! After hearing the rave reviews of her viva, we had to get her in front of a microphone to find out what she's been researching.And the answer is that Dr. Viv has been bravely tackling several of the trickier areas relating to music education, taking on so many challenges that even her supervisors wondered if it was wise!In a nutshell, Viv was...2022-02-0442 minEmma & Tom Talk TeachingChristmas Special 2021It's Christmas Eve! We're here to supply our traditional festive ramble through a variety of random things we've gathered together for your enjoyment and diversion as you recover from a long, long autumn term. As usual, it's a mixture of the heavy and the insubstantial, the academic and the completely left-field. Hopefully there's something in the present pile for everyone, whether you're looking for something to think about or just some entertainment. After exhausting the selection of articles, podcasts and party games, our final offering is Emma's idea to sh...2021-12-241h 20Emma & Tom Talk TeachingYour Subject in the Curriculum with Emma and TomIt's never been more important to have a clear vision and justification for your own subject and where it fits into the curriculum, whether you're in Wales or further afield.In this episode, Emma and Tom go back to basics to model the kind of material that can help you start thinking and talking about where you stand on the big questions about your subject. It goes without saying that this model uses the specific contexts of secondary music and drama that Emma and Tom know and love, so if you're not from that world you'll need...2021-11-2648 minEmma & Tom Talk TeachingPGCE Research Bites 7 - GCSE Music: an Integrated Approach with Ben PeplerFor the final PGCE Research Bites of this block, we welcome Ben Pepler, who's here to discuss with Tom his research into how we can get more consistent results in the different components of GCSE music through an integrated approach.
We hope you've found this set of Research Bites interesting, and maybe it's inspired you to carry out your own classroom research or enquiry!
You can watch this episode on YouTube - https://smarturl.it/cardiffpartnership
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Badeley, A., (2006). Working Memory: An Overview. In: S. Pickering, ed., Wor...2021-11-0518 minEmma & Tom Talk TeachingOctober Half Term Special!It's time for our traditional October light episode, where we scour the weirdest corners of the Internet to find some interesting things to share. As usual, we have no idea what the other is bringing to the mic, and the result is an episode that takes in statistics, impostor syndrome, social media and wellbeing cheese (you'll have to listen to find out what that's all about).Our episode rounds off with a rant from Tom and a feelgood tweet from Emma that leaves Tom muttering into the mic as the credits roll. Enjoy and...2021-10-2948 minEmma & Tom Talk TeachingTameidiau o Ymchwil TAR 4 - Archwilio Dulliau a Strategaethau Hybu Llafaredd gyda Nia DaviesMae Tameidiau o Ymchwil TAR yn cyflwyno ymchwil gorau myfyrwyr ar gyrsiau Addysg Gychwynnol i Athrawon gyda Phartneriaeth Caerdydd. Yn y bennod hon mae Nia Davies yn trafod sut yr aeth ati i ddysgu mwy am hyrwyddo llafaredd mewn dosbarth cynradd, drwy ymchwil ac ymholi. Gallwch hefyd wrando ar Tameidiau o Ymchwil TAR ar ffurf glywedol drwy danysgrifio i bodlediadau Emma and Tom Talk Teaching, ar gael ar blatfformau cyffredin podlediadau.Gallwch wylio'r bennod hon ar YouTube - https://smarturl.it/cardiffpartnership CyfeirnodauAl...2021-10-2214 minEmma & Tom Talk TeachingReturn to Reflection with EmmaNot being podcasters who like to put all the work onto our lovely guests, occasionally we front up and present some goodies of our own! And Emma's back with some more interesting things she's dug up as part of her doctoral research. Returning to the hot topic of reflection, Emma presents a new reflective model that she found, and we discuss some of the important considerations when trying to improve our own reflective practice.If you're new to the subject of reflection in teaching, you might like to get up to speed by listening...2021-10-1539 minEmma & Tom Talk TeachingTameidiau o Ymchwil TAR 3 - Cyd-destun Dilys gyda Daniel RobertsMae Tameidiau o Ymchwil TAR yn cyflwyno ymchwil gorau myfyrwyr ar gyrsiau Addysg Gychwynnol i Athrawon gyda Phartneriaeth Caerdydd. Yn y bennod hon mae Daniel Roberts yn trafod sut yr aeth ati i ddysgu mwy am ddefnyddio cyd-destun dilys wrth addysgu mewn ysgol gynradd, drwy ymchwil ac ymholi. Gallwch hefyd wrando ar Tameidiau o Ymchwil TAR ar ffurf glywedol drwy gofrestru i wrando ar bodlediadau Emma and Tom Talk Teaching, ar gael ar blatfformau cyffredin podlediadau.Gallwch wylio'r bennod hon ar YouTube - https://smarturl.it/cardiffpartnership CyfeirnodauA...2021-09-2415 minEmma & Tom Talk TeachingSummer Bonus 2021Hello from Emma and Tom! Hopefully you're all having a well-deserved summer break after the last academic year. We're off on our holidays too, but wanted to pop by and round up the year of podcasting that's just gone. Plus we look forward to our return for season 4 on the 3rd September!
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Recorded at Cardiff Metropolitan University's Cyncoed campus on 2nd August 20212021-08-1317 minEmma & Tom Talk TeachingAll About Inspection with Julia LongvilleThere's a bonus episode 22 this year because we started our PGCE late, so we're finishing later than usual. And that means we've reached the final episode of season 3! In another pandemic-disrupted year, we've still managed to have a great time interviewing the great, the good and the knowledgable in the education world about their specialist subjects. Today we've managed to get the boss herself, Dean of Cardiff School of Education and Social Policy Julia Longville, to talk about a subject that can strike fear into the hearts of teachers up and down the land: inspection.Julia worked...2021-06-251h 03Emma & Tom Talk TeachingDoctoral Research in Progress with TomIn the second episode of this doctoral double-bill, it's Tom's turn in the hot-seat to discuss his progress so far. Tom's gone for the more traditional PhD option because he likes being left alone to get on with things. The story so far includes Welsh mining communities, National Curriculum fights, the oddities of music teachers and plenty more.We hope you've enjoyed hearing about two doctoral research experiences. If you're interested in applying for an MA or doctoral programme here at Cardiff Met, please do search for the relevant web pages online and you'll be able to...2021-06-1157 minEmma & Tom Talk TeachingDoctoral Research in Progress! With EmmaFor the next two episodes, we're going to talk about our own doctoral research, and what it's like studying for a doctorate while working in education.Emma's drawn the short straw and agreed to go first, and her research is set to weave together a number of really important themes including curriculum reform, reform of initial teacher education and her beloved subject of drama.It's also a chance to hear about the EdD - a doctorate that may not be as widely known as the PhD, but potentially provides a great format for doctoral study...2021-05-2837 minEmma & Tom Talk TeachingLeadership in Education with Lisa TaylorIt's time for us to turn our gaze up to the dizzy heights of educational leadership! Whether you're a student teacher or a hard-bitten old cynic like Tom, let's pause and consider the challenges and delights of being in charge. Lisa is Director of Initial Teacher Education at our friends the University of South Wales, another teacher education institution from just down the road. She's been a listener to the podcast for quite a while, and has answered the call we put out in our Easter special 2020 for anyone from senior leadership in education to come and tell us...2021-04-1644 minEmma & Tom Talk TeachingEaster Special 2021!Welcome to our 2021 Easter light episode! Last Easter, Tom was recording furtively in his car in the dark, so things have improved a little - he's back in the office. And Emma remains at home, so it's another remote recording in which we bring a selection of random goodies for your enjoyment.
Actually, enjoyment might be a bit optimistic, as both of our presenters seem to have arrived with some slightly heavier material than usual. Stick with us, though, as we ruminate over freedom of speech, inclusion, decolonisation and impostor syndrome. Eventually we'll arrive at the sunlit...2021-04-021h 00Emma & Tom Talk TeachingPGCE Research Bites 1: Supporting pupils with ADHD in the blended learning environment with Ellis SeddonWelcome to the first in a new podcast venture! From the team behind Emma and Tom Talk Teaching we present PGCE Research Bites!
Every year our PGCE students produce high-quality research work that informs their own philosophy and practice, and benefits the schools they work with. We've decided to make use of the 'in between' Fridays to share some of the very best of that work with you.
We've got one PGCE student each time, who has 30 minutes to talk through their work and what they found. You'll hear details about the academic literature they di...2021-03-1228 min
Rich Ad Poor AdHow YouTube Guru Tom Breeze Blows Thru $100K/Day on Performance Based AdsGUEST BIO:Founder, CEO and Director of Video Results at Viewability, Tom Breeze is a YouTube video ad expert as well as an author, consultant, and investor. After earning a BS in Psychology and Communication at Eastbourne College he went on to earn another BS as well as a MS in Psychology at the University of Leeds, Post graduation, Breeze began consulting for Inside Performance and started TomBreeze.com a company that focused on helping people become confident and competent at public speaking.TAKEAWAYSWhy what works on FaceBook rarely works on YouTube...2021-01-0843 minEmma & Tom Talk TeachingSupporting Quiet, Shy and Anxious Children with Dr Susan Davis and Dr Rhiannon PackerSo here we are, the newly regenerated version of the PGCE Podcast!
We're now known as Emma and Tom Talk Teaching, and hope this will encourage more serving teachers to listen to us and realise that we're here for educators of all types! Hope you enjoy the snazzy new artwork and remixed podcast theme music too.
For this first episode of 2021, we're talking to two colleagues from Cardiff Met who specialise in supporting quiet, shy and anxious children in the classroom. Dr Susan Davis and Dr Rhiannon Packer tell us about a gloriously simple intervention...2021-01-0835 minEmma & Tom Talk TeachingChristmas Special!Merry Christmas! In a quirk of the release schedule, this one's coming out on the big day itself, so we hope you enjoy the traditional spectacle of two lecturers in the last stages of complete exhaustion, wittering on about some random things that seemed interesting or amusing at the time.We've got it all this year: from a pair of academic papers to a humorous twitter account; from book quotes to music. There are plenty of nods to the big story of 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic that changed the course of all our lives. But there are some...2020-12-251h 17Emma & Tom Talk TeachingDaisy Christodoulou's Teachers vs. Tech: A Book ReviewIt's high time for another book review, and our podcast pair have reached for the latest work by Daisy Christodoulou. Tom still lives in a safe house under an assumed identity after being less than effusive about the famous Seven Myths About Education a while back, so here's hoping he can redeem himself with some much happier thoughts about Teachers vs. Tech, an amazingly timely book given the global pandemic that ensued shortly after its publication.With help from some audio extracts from the famous Cardiff Met ITE staff book club, Emma and Tom explore some of...2020-12-1153 minEmma & Tom Talk TeachingOctober Half Term Special!Congratulations, fellow education specialists - we've made it to October half term! We're doing our bit for the Welsh lockdown and have fired up the remote recording gear to bring you our latest offering from our houses (so please accept our apologies for the odd glitch in the sound quality). Since we're at the half-time break in a very long and very strange term, we thought this would be another good time to model excellent practice by letting our hair down and putting something out that's a little lighter and looser than usual. As ever, Emma brings the substance...2020-10-3049 minEmma & Tom Talk TeachingCurriculum, Criticality and Classroom-based Research: an Interview with Elizabeth MacGregorDo not adjust your set: there are some sound quality issues in the first half of this episode, as were recording in three different locations over the Internet. Sorry!
This episode was recorded while we were in full-on coronavirus lockdown, and on the line linking Emma and Tom we also have Elizabeth MacGregor. Currently a doctoral student at the University of Sheffield, Elizabeth was described by Cambridge University's John Finney as 'a British philosopher of music education' in the wake of the publication of her article Justifying Music in the National Curriculum. The article is certainly a g...2020-10-0245 minEmma & Tom Talk TeachingSeason 3 TrailerJust a week to go until Emma & Tom's PGCE Podcast returns for its third season! Here's a little trailer to whet your appetite. Tune in on Friday 4th September for our first episode, in which we discuss philosophies of teaching and teacher education. See you soon!2020-08-2802 minEmma & Tom Talk TeachingTeacher Agency in the New Curriculum with Dr Judith KneenIt's the final episode for this season of the PGCE podcast, and we've got a fascinating discussion that gives our listeners plenty to chew over, whether you're a brand-new member of the profession or a high-powered senior leader.We're joined again by Dr Judith Kneen to discuss an article she has lead-authored, entitled Pioneer teachers: how far can individual teachers achieve agency within curriculum development?We hear a lot about the need for teachers to have more agency - the power to do things, essentially - and this is a major change in direction after d...2020-06-1242 min
Are UFO Real?The Gulf Breeze SightingsUse code “UFOPOD” at checkout for 15% off:https://www.etsy.com/shop/cbgdub Alien Base Entrance Found On Google Earth Map, UFO Sighting News:https://www.etdatabase.com/2020/05/alien-base-entrance-found-on-google.html The Truth Behind The Malibu Underwater ‘Alien Base’:https://www.huffpost.com/entry/malibu-underwater-alien-base_n_5493186 Gulf Breeze, Florida UFO:https://www.history.com/topics/paranormal/gulf-breeze-florida-video Gulf Breeze UFO:https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Gulf_Breeze_UFO Gulf Breeze UFO phenomeno...2020-06-1000 minEmma & Tom Talk TeachingEaster SpecialWith the nation still in lockdown, and no prospect of normal life resuming, our intrepid podcasting pair have used all the ingenuity and bloody-mindedness that comes as standard with classroom teachers everywhere to bring you some light relief, despite our enforced separation now well into its third week (or fifth, by the time this hits your devices).
With Emma still speaking down the line from her house, and Tom’s car parked in his street doing sterling work as a recording studio (picking up the all-important WiFi signal through the front room window), we’ve scoured the inte...2020-04-1700 minEmma & Tom Talk TeachingLockdown!In an unfortunate quirk of the episode schedule, we were originally going to put out a lovely episode about our community of international students who travel to Wales to train as teachers here. But that just seemed like adding insult to injury when we’re all confined to our homes by the global Covid-19 pandemic, so we’ve postponed the release of that episode and cobbled together a lockdown special for you to enjoy, if enjoy is the right word.
With Tom sitting in a deserted university campus and Emma speaking down-the-line from her house, we discuss the...2020-04-0300 minEmma & Tom Talk TeachingChristmas Special 2019!Merry Christmas from us both! For your festive pleasure, we present the 12 days of Christmas in the form of 12 items drawn from our regular topics of 'wellbeing', 'something interesting' and 'something to try' - four of each.It's a slightly more wholesome Christmas special than last year, but hopefully there's something in here for everyone, from substantial academic text recommendations to wellbeing tips and a vintage Tom item in the form of 'the bus factor'.Please do rate and review us if you have a moment. We'll be back on January 10th, when we'll be...2019-12-2700 minEmma & Tom Talk TeachingHalf Term SpecialTeachers should always practise what they preach, and we firmly believe that the holidays are a great opportunity to do just that! So we want everyone to make time for a break from whatever they do in the hard-working world of education. In true teacher style, we've provided you with a resource to assist!It's a small but perfectly-formed episode following the 'blogs, tweets and stories' format that was so successful in the Easter break last year, and we'd like you to listen while doing something restorative - whether that's a walk, a bit of sofa time...2019-11-0100 minEmma & Tom Talk TeachingApproaches to Cross-Curricular Teaching and LearningIt's episode 2, and Dr Judith Kneen is still with us for the second half of this double-bill. We're discussing our ongoing research into how to combine subject disciplines in the expressive arts (though plenty of this will be relevant for those working in other subject areas too). In season 1 episode 5 we described how we jumped in with both feet, trying out some bright ideas with our students with mixed success, and came away with the strong impression that we needed to do some reading.Fast-forward to this year, and we've done a systematic literature review of all...2019-09-2000 minEmma & Tom Talk TeachingSeason 2 TrailerWe're coming back to your podcast feed very soon! Emma and Tom's PGCE Podcast will return for Season 2 on Friday 6th September. We'll have all the deep discussions about teaching that you need to see you through your Friday commute or the weekend, plus regular tips for wellbeing, things to try and pointers to interesting things we've read, heard or watched.
If you haven't subscribed already, you can catch us wherever you get your podcasts. Please rate, review and tell your friends. See you soon!2019-08-2300 minEmma & Tom Talk TeachingSummer Bonus Episode!Emma and Tom are here to interrupt your summer holiday downtime with a public service announcement: there will definitely be a season 2 of Emma and Tom's PGCE Podcast! In the meantime, they've dusted off the microphones to bring you a quick reflection on season 1, some favourite moments from the series, and to look forward to what's coming up in season 2.
We'll be back with episode 1 of the new season on Friday 6th September, so make a date to download, listen and enjoy. And if you haven't subscribed yet, don't forget we're available in all the good podcast...2019-08-0200 minEmma & Tom Talk TeachingTackling Teacher Workload with Katy Edwards and Sarah CasonIt's the end of the road for the 2018-19 PGCE cohort here at Cardiff Met, and that means it's time to put our last PGCE podcast episode out into the world. It's episode 21 and we've somehow managed to send our ramblings out into the world every fortnight since the start of September!
For our final episode we're back out on the road, visiting Katy Edwards and Sarah Cason, Headteacher and Deputy Head of Palmerston Primary School in Barry. Their passion is tackling the thorny problem of teacher workload, and they've spent years building up a culture in...2019-06-1400 minEmma & Tom Talk TeachingMinister for Education Kirsty Williams Discusses the Education Reforms in WalesWell, this isn’t quite what we expected when we set up the podcast in summer 2018... shortly after the release of episode 16, in which our lovely students discussed a talk by the education minister, we received a message from the minister’s office suggesting that we might be able to get an interview with Kirsty Williams herself!
It’s a big moment for Welsh education, as the draft curriculum has been published and opened up for feedback from the education world at large. As part of launching the new draft curriculum into the world, the minister visited Cardif...2019-05-1700 minEmma & Tom Talk TeachingFive Principles for High Performing Equitable Education Systems: Lucy Crehan's 'Cleverlands'Emma and Tom are joined by Sally Bethell, Senior Lecturer in PGCE Secondary PE, to discuss the five recommendations at the end of Lucy Crehan's book Cleverlands, in which the intrepid author gets on a plane to find out what lessons can be learned from five countries whose education systems are routinely held up as examples of excellent practice. The final chapter of the book distils everything Crehan learned on her travels into five principles that she feels underly excellent and equitable systems for the education of young people, and Emma, Tom and Sally have plenty to say about...2019-05-0300 minEmma & Tom Talk TeachingEaster Holiday Special: Blogs, Tweets and StoriesIt's the middle of the Easter holidays, and Emma and Tom enjoyed recording the last holiday special for Christmas so much that they've decided to do another one!
This time there's a bit more of an educational theme, but a change to the format: Emma and Tom both bring a blog post, a tweet and a story about a teacher into the studio, and neither of them is letting the other have any advance warning of the content...
Emma has an uplifting blog post, a tweet that's a perfect summation of an accountability culture gone...2019-04-1900 min
Emma & Tom Talk TeachingThe Flipped ClassroomEmma and Tom return to their roots with a podcast episode featuring just the two of them - it's been a while! Tom's also relieved to be back in the land of the living after recording the last three episodes back-to-back while suffering from terrible man-flu. With a two-weekly release cycle, that's over a month he's been missing in action on the podcast, occasionally croaking an intervention and then subsiding behind the controls and quaffing Lemsip... now he's sounding much perkier and ready to make a proper contribution!Episode 15 is another episode discussing a learning strategy that...2019-03-2200 min
Emma & Tom Talk TeachingAdditional Learning Needs And The Expressive ArtsIn this small but perfectly formed episode, Emma and Tom are joined by two guests: Rachel George and Rhodri Jones from Ysgol Maes y Coed, a school for pupils with additional learning needs. Fresh from delivering a session with the PGCE students, Rachel and Rhodri talk about how the expressive arts form a central part of the learning experience for their pupils, whose additional learning needs (ALN) range from autism to physical health issues requiring specialist care and equipment. Rachel and Rhodri are experts at not taking no for an answer, and have pressed industry professionals and celebrities from...2019-03-0800 minEmma & Tom Talk TeachingThe Learning Rainforest: A Book ReviewIt's time for another book review! Emma and Tom are joined again by Dr Judith Kneen to look at Tom Sherrington's 'The Learning Rainforest', a book that Judith rightly describes as 'a thing' in the education community right now. What will Emma, Tom and Judith make of this book which promises to tell us about 'great teaching in real classrooms'?After that. Judith brings her wellbeing tip, shoutout and idea to try - we hope you find them useful.If you want to read more from Tom Sherrington, his blog is teacherhead.com - and...2019-02-2236 min
Emma & Tom Talk TeachingPhysical Literacy With Fiona Heath-DiffeyFor episode 12 of the podcast, we're joined by Fiona Heath-Diffey, Programme Leader for PGCE Secondary PE at Cardiff Met. Fiona is doing her PhD research on the concept of physical literacy, and has come in to talk to us about how we can transform the way people think about being physically active, their motivation and the way they view the interface between mind and body through physical literacy. This has big implications for the way subjects such as PE are delivered in school in order to have the most positive effect, and we take a deep dive into what...2019-02-0843 min
Emma & Tom Talk TeachingSo You Want To Become A TeacherIt's episode 11 of the podcast, and Emma and Tom are joined by June Hurcom, senior lecturer in early years education, for her first podcasting experience!This episode is for anyone who's ever felt that they might like to embark on the journey to becoming a teacher, and is full of great advice for things to do (and not to do!) when preparing to apply for a programme that will get you that all-important teaching qualification. From the different routes into the profession to what to do when you get an interview, our podcasters have everything you need...2019-01-2547 minEmma & Tom Talk TeachingSeven Myths About Education: A Book ReviewHappy new year! The podcast is back with an extended episode featuring not one, but two special guests. Emma and Tom are joined by Dr Judith Kneen who runs the PGCE Secondary English course, and Sharne Watkins, Deputy Head of Initial Teacher Education, PGCE Primary literacy specialist... and Tom's line manager - gulp!Emma, Tom, Judith and Sharne bring us a meaty 57 minutes in which they review a fairly controversial publication: Daisy Christodoulou's 'Seven Myths about Education' - a book that ruffled a fair few feathers on its publication in 2014, propelled its author to instant fame as...2019-01-1157 min
Emma & Tom Talk TeachingChristmas SpecialIt’s that weird bit between Christmas and New Year, and it’s time for a bumper PGCE podcast special! Emma and Tom are here with a 68-minute epic that contains the absolute bare minimum of wholesome educational content, and an enormous number of self-indulgent treats.
In place of the usual slots, we recommend a few of our favourite podcasts, and Tom tells the story of how the PGCE Podcast came to be. We welcome our special guests, Becky and Amy from ‘And Then What? - the podcast all about stories’, and they bring us the hilarious tale of w...2018-12-281h 08Emma & Tom Talk TeachingBeing A PioneerEmma and Tom have taken the PGCE Podcast on the road again (and are hankering after their own PGCE tour bus) - this time to the brand new Ysgol Nantgwyn in Tonypandy. Nantgwyn is a 3-16 school that's a hotbed of innovation for the new curriculum in Wales. Its Head of Expressive Arts is Kath Lewis, a curriculum pioneer who's spent the last few years co-developing the new expressive arts Area of Learning and Experience (AoLE) for the new curriculum here in Wales.
Kath talks to Emma and Tom about what it's been like co-constructing a whole...2018-12-1440 minEmma & Tom Talk TeachingCreative Writing with Kate NorthEmma and Tom are joined by Dr. Kate North to discuss creative writing: its place as a creative art, its interdisciplinary nature, and the fact that everyone has the right to write!
Kate tells us how creative writing can be used as an innovative way of collecting research data, and how in the process of doing so it can gently break down language barriers, throw light on competing priorities and level the playing field between powerful professions and the public they serve.
In the wellbeing slot, Kate tells us how she keeps motivated to write...2018-11-3041 minEmma & Tom Talk TeachingHattieIn their longest episode yet (a massive 51 minutes, so settle in!) Emma and Tom discuss the work of Australian educationalist John Hattie, and look into his famous 'visible learning' ranking of factors affecting pupils' learning and progress. The main focus of the discussion is 'jigsaw technique' - a highly-ranked strategy for pupil-led learning of content.
The wellbeing slot takes a turn for the slightly bizarre, with an excellent tip from the world of outdoor survival that involves hot beverages. Our shoutout this time around goes to everyone at Teach First Cymru, and Tom gives us some ideas...2018-11-1651 minEmma & Tom Talk TeachingCross-Curricular Learning And TeachingEpisode 5 is all about the joys of working in a cross-curricular (or interdisciplinary) way. Tom makes his way upstairs from his decidedly humble ground-floor room to Emma's glorious penthouse corner office, and proceeds to be rude about the view from the window...
With that small misunderstanding ironed out, Emma and Tom describe a project they have been working on to bring drama and music together, and discuss how the proposed new education system in Wales encourages a breaking-down of the traditional dividing lines between subjects. What does effective cross-curricular teaching and learning look like?
The...2018-11-0243 minEmma & Tom Talk TeachingDigital CompetenceEmma and Tom tackle all things digital in episode 4! The introduction of the Digital Competence Framework in Wales, and the rise of digital technology in general, means that teachers need to be able to use a variety of techie tools with confidence and panache. Where do we stand on the debate about technology in the classroom, and how should we approach the arguments on both sides?
The wellbeing slot takes a look at using social media to build a support community while on placement (though it works for serving teachers too!), Tom gives a shoutout to the...2018-10-1934 min
Hustle & Flowchart: Mastering Business & Enjoying the JourneyTom Breeze — A Step-By-Step Guide To Profitable YouTube AdsA Step-By-Step Guide To Profitable YouTube Advertising - Tom Breeze Looking to make a video for his psychology practice’s website, Tom Breeze borrowed his parent’s camcorder. Over a hundred takes later he nailed it. Tom started out helping his clients manage their nerves while public speaking, then they were also asking him to produce their videos. He decided to form his own ad agency to promote clients with his videos. That quickly turned into his full-time career. Six years ago SEO changed and Tom started to see all his client’s revenue drop, so he...2018-10-161h 14
Marketing Speak155. Profitable YouTube Advertising with Tom BreezeYouTube is the second most popular search engine after Google. If you’re advertising anywhere online and you’re not advertising on YouTube, you are missing the boat. This episode number 155 is a deep dive into YouTube Advertising best practices. Our guest on this episode is Tom Breeze. We’ve covered this topic before. All the way back in Episode 32, we had Tommie Powers also known as Tommie Traffic talking about how he built an eight-figure empire off of YouTube advertising. It’s a great episode. In this episode with Tom Breeze, who is an agency owner that spe...2018-10-101h 04Emma & Tom Talk TeachingGetting The Most From the Mentor-Student RelationshipEmma and Tom are joined this week by guest contributor Sally Bethell, Senior Lecturer in PGCE PE at Cardiff Met.
Sally's research specialism is the relationships between student teachers and their mentors on placement, so she has plenty of good advice for student teachers about how to make the best impression, as well as tips for school mentors about how to ensure the student/mentor relationship is a productive and happy one.
One of Sally's many claims to fame is that she teaches an enormous cohort of around 40 student PE teachers each year, and rarely...2018-10-0537 minEmma & Tom Talk TeachingCoaching vs MentoringEmma and Tom try to get to the bottom of the difference between coaching and mentoring, and what's best for student teachers at different times in their course. The regular wellbeing slot explores an idea from David Allen's famous book 'Getting Things Done', we shout out to a multi-talented drama PGCE student from the 2017-18 cohort, and Tom finds a good use for an hour-long countdown timer in his lessons.
Join us again in a fortnight, when we'll have a guest with us to put the theory into practice and discuss with us how student teachers can...2018-09-2135 minEmma & Tom Talk TeachingFrom The BESA 2018 ConferenceIn their first attempt at a podcast all about the wonderful world of the PGCE, Emma and Tom sit in a boiling hot hotel room in Bolton musing on the BESA2018 conference we have attended. There were talks on everything from equity in international education to school improvement strategies. The wellbeing slot is all about taking the time to do something to enhance your own work life, we shout out to a performance poet from the 2016-17 PGCE drama cohort, and Emma's calorie-free takeout (!) is called 'power walk'.
Spontaneous decisions to record using only the equipment you've...2018-09-0734 minEmma & Tom Talk TeachingComing soon: Emma & Tom's PGCE PodcastThe second trailer for Emma & Tom's PGCE Podcast. Join us on September 7th for the very first episode.2018-08-3100 minEmma & Tom Talk TeachingIntroducing Emma & Tom's PGCE PodcastEmma and Tom are coming soon with their brand-new podcast! Subscribe on iTunes or anywhere else you get your podcast fix.
We're on twitter - @ethayer_cmu and @thomasbreeze2018-08-0803 min