Teachers Talk Radio

School exclusions and behaviour: The Late Show with Tom Rogers

In a bumper 2.5 hour wide ranging conversation, Tom discusses the thorny issue of exclusions in schools with special guests Andrew Old and David Urwin. Andrew is a renowned teacher and blogger, David is an experienced teacher in AP settings. Both sha…

Erasmus: What Have We Lost? The Sunday Late Show with Christopher Vowles.

Christopher talks with Dr Charlotte Goddard, Daniela Leahy, Sára Gilíková and Christine Lester about the Erasmus experience for teachers, students and educational institutions.

Perspectives on SEND from a neurodivergent SENCO: The Twilight Show with Claire Cannon

SEND needs continue to rise - both numbers of students and complexity of need bringing huge challenges to schools. But what about when your SENCO is neurodivergent themselves? Anita Hempenius shares her lived experiences and suggests strategies that …

Uphill Battle, S&E Learning, Pessimistic Narratives: The Weekly Review

On The Weekly Review, panellists, Lucy Neuburger, John Gibbs and Brent Poland discuss hot topics in the week's news with host, Paul Hazzard.  Show production by Lianne Lax. This week's stories: Investigation: Disadvantaged school leaders’ uphill batt…

Reading for Pleasure 2 : The Saturday Breakfast Show with Darren Lester

Darren picks up where he left off last time and talks about how we can encourage children to read for pleasure.

OFSTED A History 1976-2018: The Late Show with David Brown

Dave is joined by Dr Ian Luff in a fascinating conversation about the history of OFSTED. Learn where it originated from, when and why it came into existence and the controversial impact it had on education in its first 25 years. 

Genuine Engagement with SEN Interventions: The Friday Late Show with Morgan Whitfield and Tod Brennan

In this wide-ranging and frank conversation, Director of AEN Ian Young shares strategies to foster authentic engagement among students with special educational needs. We discuss how best to support students, families, and communities to thrive—and th…

Empty schools, falling rolls and bullying in teaching: Education Tonight

This week, Brent Poland (@BrentPoland1) is joined by Paul Hazzard (@Arkle123) deputising as host for Adam Spence (@aspence81). In part 1 they explore the implications of falling rolls and how schools and individuals will cope with the predicted decli…

The power of Teacher Expectations: The Late Show with Hannah Wilson

This week Hannah explores Teacher Expectations. It's a fascinating discussion about the Pygmalion effect, growth mindset and how unconscious bias can affect your students. Don't miss the section about involving that vital group - parents.

Research in ELT: The Sunday Lunchtime Show with Graham Stanley

My guests on today's show were Dr. Priscilla Riffo-Salgado and Neil Arias of the Network of Chilean Research in ELT (RICELT), and we spoke about the role of research in the teaching and learning of English, and how it connects to practice.