Episodes
June 15, 2025
Ep 117: We Are Quitting Teaching - Here's Why
BIG NEWS - We are stepping away from teaching. This has been a long-time coming & is a huge, difficult decision. You can't do a weekly education podcast without being passionate about it, but as you've seen form previous epis...
June 8, 2025
Ep 116: Term-Time Holiday Absences, Toxic School Stories & Online Teacher Trolling!
Hello Teach Sleep Repeaters! This episode is an eclectic mix of laughs, rants and putting the world of education to rights. We talk about why term-time holidays are so appealing for so many reasons, discuss some toxic story w...
June 1, 2025
Ep 115: The Writing Moderation Mess & Using AI Speed Up Report Writing!
In this episode, we dive into two hot topics every primary teacher is thinking about right now: ✏️ Writing Moderation Is it fair? Is it consistent? Or is it the biggest postcode lottery in primary education? We share our own ...
May 25, 2025
Ep 114: 2025 SATs Deep Dive With Sophie B: Great Questions, Ridiculous Mark Schemes & Key Findings
This week, we’re joined by teacher, education writer and Learning by Questions legend Sophie Bartlett for a full-on SATs debrief! We take a deep dive into the 2025 Year 6 SATs papers – English, GPS, and Maths – and break down...
May 18, 2025
Ep 113: Accidental Swearing, Spelling Nightmare & The Summer Behaviour Dip!
In this episode of Teach Sleep Repeat , we dive headfirst into the absolute state of spelling in schools right now – and why teaching it (and English in general) feels harder than ever. We chat about the importance of reading...
May 11, 2025
Ep 112: Top SATs Advice For Teachers & Should Faith Schools Still Exist?
It’s SATs week – and we’ve got thoughts . In this episode, Dylan and Hayden share their top tips for teachers to survive the chaos, keep kids calm, and not lose their minds during one of the busiest weeks of the primary calen...
May 4, 2025
Ep 111: Breaking Down The Broken UK Education System & Why Teachers Might Strike Again!
In this episode of Teach Sleep Repeat , Dylan and Hayden delve into the pressing issues facing the UK education system. They explore six critical areas where the system is faltering: Autonomy and Agency : Examining the dimin...
April 27, 2025
Ep 110: 10 Tips For Every Teacher To SMASH The Summer Term! Reports, Behaviour & Forward Planning
The summer term is here — but are you surviving or thriving ? In this episode of Teach Sleep Repeat , Dylan and Hayden share 10 practical tips to help teachers and school staff smash the summer term with less stress and more ...
April 20, 2025
Ep 109: Teacher Behaviour Hacks & Do We Teach Reading BADLY In School?
Welcome back valued education customer teacher school staff friends! We asked online for your best behaviour hacks and you didn't disappoint, so we go through our favourites that you can implement right away. Before that, we ...
April 13, 2025
Ep 108: The Most TOXIC School Stories Ever: Hidden Cameras, Grading Displays & Public Shaming
Flash back to episode 5 of this teacher podcast and the first episode that really struck a chord with many was our toxic schools podcast. We asked listeners for their most TOXIC school stories ever and we received nearly 1000...
April 6, 2025
Ep 107: 6 Ways Teachers Can Immediately Reduce Workload & Take Back Control
This week, we go back to our straight-talking roots in helping teachers gain back time. After talking about parents' evening and our experiences with it, we move onto our 6 actionable immediate ways teachers can claim back so...
March 30, 2025
Ep 106: How Can Teachers Eat Well Easily & Overcome Bad Food Habits? Top Tips With Charlie Burley (The Teachers' Health Coach)
Ever since our first chat with Charlie Burley (The Teachers' Health Coach), we've been itching to get back for another conversation about food. Teachers know how tricky improving our relationship with food is when working in ...
March 23, 2025
Ep 105: Managing Imposter Syndrome, Tips For ECTs & Spotting Workplace Bullying
In this episode, we chat about looooads of different teacher topics. The impact of striking. Tips for ECTs and trainees. Managing workload. Identifying workplace bullying. Getting over imposter syndrome & MUCH MORE! Get in to...
March 16, 2025
Ep 104: How Much Of An Issue Is Behaviour In School? Teacher Tapp Insights with Gráinne Hallahan
This week, we chat about the apparent disconnect between what class teachers and leadership believe should be a school's top priority - behaviour or adaptive teaching...? Joining us with heaps of data is the brilliant Gráinne...
March 9, 2025
Ep 103: How To Inspire Children Through Science: A Chat With Maddie Moate
This week, we are delighted to be joined by the wonderful Maddie Moate. Maddie is a children's TV presenter, YouTuber, Author and West End star who has just released her latest book "How Does It Work?" which inspires curious ...
March 2, 2025
Ep 102: Deep Diving The 'School Teachers Pay and Conditions Document': Know Your Rights!
It's not the most interesting or riveting read, but many teachers simply are not aware what is in the School Teachers Pay and Conditions Document and this leads to many teachers not knowing their rights. Whether it's directed...
Feb. 23, 2025
Ep 101: Why Do So Many People Hate Teachers?
This episode was inspired by a recent string of not-so-nice comments on social media from people who clearly have something against teachers... So we wondered... Why?! Who are the main groups? Where do they get their ideas fr...
Feb. 16, 2025
Ep 100: How We Would Lead A School: Planning, Marking, Play & Wellbeing
We have reached 100 episodes! We look back at our favourite parts of the podcast (including one of the most genuinely funny moments of our lives...), talk about some key shocking figures from teaching and then dive into how w...
Feb. 9, 2025
Ep 99: Have Ofsted Completely Lost Their Minds?
Have you seen the recent announcements from Ofsted and the government that explain how schools will be judged in the future? The general consensus is in...... It's not good. Join us as we chat about it and much more in this w...
Feb. 2, 2025
Ep 98: Have We Overcomplicated Teaching? Why Simplicity Is Key
This week, we dive into why teaching has become SO much more complicated, the role has evolved, and we are asking more than ever from out children.... But is it for a good reason? Are we prioritising the right things? We woul...
Jan. 26, 2025
Ep 97: The Harsh Realities of Teaching: 7 Things We Need To Talk About
This week, we reflect on our trip to BETT! We met loads of amazing people & companies, but also felt a bit overwhelmed by the choise and size of the event. So, it inspired this week's episode. Yes, there are SO many cool edte...
Jan. 19, 2025
Ep 96: 15 Amazing Classroom Tools Every Teacher Should Try Out!
In this episode, we breakdown some of the best tools / schemes we use in the classroom. With about 20 years teaching experience between us, we talk about what works for us, as well as how they could be implemented in a classr...
Jan. 12, 2025
Ep 95: Why Do So Many Teachers Feel Trapped In The Job?
We've all either felt this way or had a conversation with a teacher that goes like this... "I would leave but I just feel like I can't" It's a widespread thought and this week we dive into WHY it is the case. What are the pro...
Jan. 5, 2025
Ep 94: The Ultimate New Year Teacher Guide: 7 Things You Need To Do In 2025!
Happy 2025! What better way to start off the year than with a brand new episode of Teach Sleep Repeat. This week, we talk through 7 things that will help teachers smash the new year. Let us know what you think & follow us on....