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Teach Sleep Repeat

Teach Sleep Repeat is the podcast for teachers who need a laugh, a rant, and a reminder they are not alone. Dylan and Hayden dive into the real highs and lows of school life from classroom chaos to staffroom gossip.

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Recent Episodes

Ep 179: Q&A: Subject Leader Pressure, Constructive Criticism & Politics In School
March 1, 2026

Ep 179: Q&A: Subject Leader Pressure, Constructive Criticism & Politics In School

We are back with another listener Q+A episode and we cover quite the range of topics this week! Should politics ever enter the classroom? What lesson would we teach at Hogwarts? Should I lead a subject for no pay or time? Boo...
Ep 178: The Most Insane Red Flag School Stories Ever (Part 3!)
Feb. 24, 2026

Ep 178: The Most Insane Red Flag School Stories Ever (Part 3!)

Book a free demo for MathsZoo now and see how we can help your school smash maths! www.mathszoo.orgJoin our free WhatsApp community for Q&A submissions, polls on future episodes & links to the podcast first: https://chat.what...
Ep 177: SATs Pressure, Grouping By Ability & Are Displays Ever Useful..? (Q&A)
Feb. 22, 2026

Ep 177: SATs Pressure, Grouping By Ability & Are Displays Ever Useful..? (Q&A)

Book a free demo for MathsZoo now and see how we can help your school smash maths! www.mathszoo.org Join our free WhatsApp community for Q&A submissions, polls on future episodes & links to the podcast first: https://chat.wha...
Ep 176: Teacher Guilt, Tricky Parents & When AI Is Pointless
Feb. 15, 2026

Ep 176: Teacher Guilt, Tricky Parents & When AI Is Pointless

Enjoy your half-term Q&A episode lovely people! Come and join us for a live webinar on primary maths fluency on Tuesday 24th February at 3:45 and see what Maths Zoo can do for your school! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/teach-s...
Exciting Announcement!
Feb. 12, 2026

Exciting Announcement!

Come and join us at our Maths fluency webinar on Tuesday 24th February at 3:45 pm, hosted by Dylan and Hayden with a Maths Zoo live demonstration and time for a Q+A at the end: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/teach-sleep-repeat-...
Ep 175: Why Behaviour Is Getting Worse & How We Can Fix It
Feb. 10, 2026

Ep 175: Why Behaviour Is Getting Worse & How We Can Fix It

Book a free demo for MathsZoo now and see how we can help your school smash maths! www.mathszoo.org Join our free WhatsApp community for Q&A submissions, polls on future episodes & links to the podcast first: https://chat.wha...

Recent Blog Posts

The Power of Play: Why Continuous Provision Matters for Every Child
Oct. 6, 2025

The Power of Play: Why Continuous Provision Matters for Every Child

If you spend any time in an Early Years classroom you will quickly see that learning does not always happen at a desk. It happens in the role play corner where children negotiate who is the shopkeeper. It happens in the sand tray where pouring and m…

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The Biggest Time-Wasting Teacher Jobs and Why They Should Be Scrapped
Oct. 1, 2025

The Biggest Time-Wasting Teacher Jobs and Why They Should Be Scrapped

Every teacher knows the feeling of spending hours on something that makes no difference to the children in front of them. In Episode 138 of Teach Sleep Repeat we dived into the biggest time-wasting jobs in schools and asked why they still exist.Th…

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We Are Quitting Teaching – Here’s Why
Sept. 17, 2025

We Are Quitting Teaching – Here’s Why

The UK education system is at a crossroads. Across staffrooms and social media feeds, conversations about teacher burnout, Ofsted pressure and impossible workloads are louder than ever. In Episode 117 of Teach Sleep Repeat we shared openly and hones…

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Reviews

Wonderful!

"I listen to this podcast every morning on my way to work and it never fails to make me laugh and genuinely ponder and reflect on my own practice! As a teacher of 7 years, it has helped me to identify…"

Jade-AMP | March 17, 2025

The shocking facts and truth

"This podcast is a true insight to all the fun and difficulties a teacher goes through. I’ve been teaching unqualified for 10 years but will finally be an ECT this September. Every episode is like li…"

Oafishcub | March 21, 2025

What we are all thinking!

"I LOVE listening to Hayden and Dylan on the way into work in the mornings - it has become my new morning routine! Open, honest, funny podcast that is brave enough to say what we are all thinking as t…"

Rgarg89 | March 28, 2025

Just brilliant.

"I have very recently discovered this podcast and as someone who has worked in different roles in education over 25 years there is so much I can relate to! Dylan and Hayden are refreshing, honest and …"

Jessica Jay Corvidae | March 29, 2025

The best guys

"Dylan and Hayden are down to earth and no nonsense. Not only do they talk about the world of teaching they are just lovely humans! 🩶"

Flowerpower11-2 | June 17, 2025