Episodes

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April 26, 2026

Ep 194: Q&A: Reading For Pleasure Gimmicks, Flimsy Behaviour Policies & Wellbeing Fads

A wellbeing lead has introduced a shout-out wall and free fruit in the staffroom. The teacher who wrote in knows exactly why staff morale is low, and it has nothing to do with bananas. Dylan and Hayden are firmly on their side. Then a Year 8 student tells a teacher to f*** off and is back in their classroom grinning thirty minutes later. Every other kid in that room clocked exactly what just happened. Dylan and Hayden get into why pretending that is an acceptable behaviour response is damaging ...
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April 21, 2026

Ep 193: School Dinner Menu Overhaul: What's Changing & Why?

The government just announced the biggest shake-up of school food standards in over a decade. Ice cream is gone. Fruit juice is gone. Deep-frying is banned outright. And every single main meal now has to come with vegetables. Dylan and Hayden get into what has actually changed, what the old rules really said versus what people think they said, and whether any of this will make a blind bit of difference if schools do not have the kitchens, the funding or the enforcement to back it up. The free ...
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April 19, 2026

192. Cost Of Living Nightmare, Sick Day Pressure & Using A.I. Safely [Listener Q&A]

A teacher writes in saying she had to be talked out of going into work while ill by her own partner. Not because she wanted to be there, but because calling in sick felt worse than just turning up. Dylan and Hayden know exactly what that feels like, and this one opens a conversation about why sick days in teaching are genuinely broken. Then a headteacher has announced that all staff are being moved to different year groups in September, nobody wants it, nobody was consulted, and the latest anyo...
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April 14, 2026

Ep 191: The Insanity Of SATs Prep In Primary Schools

It's the summer term in school and that means one thing if you're working in primary... The SATs take over! Teachers forced to do booster sessions, afternoon lessons ruined, cheating galore... It all goes on. Join us for a chat about it! Sign up for a completely FREE trial of Maths Zoo in your school to help smash arithmetic fluency! www.mathszoo.org
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April 12, 2026

Ep 190: Q&A: Teacher Hypocrites, Delaying School Admissions & Independent Writing

It's a new term (for most of you!) and we are back with another Q&A! Join our free WhatsApp community for Q&A submissions, polls on future episodes & links to the podcast first: https://chat.whatsapp.com/HB7n1PNGdGL5STACssEH1s Leave us a review and share this episode with someone you think might enjoy it! It really helps us out. Book a free demo for MathsZoo now and see how we can help your school smash maths! www.mathszoo.org Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast...
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April 5, 2026

Ep 189: Q&A: ECTs Leading Subjects, Best Teacher Moments & Phones In The Classroom

Join our free WhatsApp community for Q&A submissions,polls on future episodes & links to the podcast first: ⁠https://chat.whatsapp.com/HB7n1PNGdGL5STACssEH1s Leave us a review and share this episode with someone youthink might enjoy it! It really helps us out. Book a free demo for MathsZoo now and see how we can helpyour school smash maths! www.mathszoo.org Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast Follow us on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast
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March 31, 2026

Ep 188: The Most Common Teacher HATE Comments! (& Why They're Nonsense)

You've probably heard all of the most common teacher hate comments out there... Let's dive into them and why they are complete nonsense! Join our free WhatsApp community for Q&A submissions, polls on future episodes & links to the podcast first: https://chat.whatsapp.com/HB7n1PNGdGL5STACssEH1s Leave us a review and share this episode with someone you think might enjoy it! It really helps us out. Book a free demo for MathsZoo now and see how we can help your school smash maths! www.mathszoo.or...
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March 29, 2026

Ep 187: Q&A - Ridiculous TA Expectations, Spotting Red Flags & Times Table Advice!

Another unhinged Q&A with your teacher / education / school questions for us to dive into! 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: Leave us a review and share this episode with someone you think might enjoy it! It really helps us out. Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast Follow us on TikTok: www....
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March 24, 2026

Ep 186: Positive Masculinity, Secondary School Teaching & Battling Social Media [w/ Mr Hobbs]

This week, we chat to Mr Hobbs, an English teacher in secondary school based in Cardiff. We talk about secondary teaching, decline in reading, positive masculinity and much more! Follow Mr Hobbs here: https://www.instagram.com/mrhobbsteacher/ 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: Leave us a review and share this episode wit...
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March 22, 2026

Ep 185: Q&A: Supporting Your Whole Class, Recognising Burnout & Ridiculous Teacher Tasks To Reject!

We are back answering listener questions on all things teaching! Book a free demo for MathsZoo now and see how we can help your school smash maths! https://mathszoo.org/ Join our free WhatsApp community for Q&A submissions, polls on future episodes & links to the podcast first: https://chat.whatsapp.com/HB7n1PNGdGL5STACssEH1s Leave us a review and share this episode with someone you think might enjoy it! It really helps us out. Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcas...
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March 17, 2026

Levi Colwill On His Reading Campaign, Love Of Books & Helping The Next Generation

Levi is on a mission to get kids reading. If you are a teacher or school leader, you can get hundreds of free ebooks for your students right now. 👉 Sign up today at www.storyzoo.org In this episode, we sit down with Chelsea and England star Levi Colwill to discuss a passion project that goes far beyond the pitch. While Levi is known for his composure in defense, he’s currently tackling a different challenge: the decline of reading among children. We dive into his new partnership with Story Zoo...
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March 15, 2026

Ep 183: Q&A: Behaviour Charts, Residential Trips & Exploiting TAs

We are back answering listener questions on all things teaching! This week we cover residentials, TA exploitation and behaviour charts, amongs lots of other things! 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.whatsapp.com/HB7n1PNGdGL5STACssEH1s Leave us a review and share this episode with someone you think might enjo...
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March 10, 2026

Ep 182: Are Schools Finally At Financial Breaking Point?

With another unfunded pay rise on the horizon and school leaders saying they are running out of things to cut back on, are schools actually at breaking point now? 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.whatsapp.com/HB7n1PNGdGL5STACssEH1s Leave us a review and share this episode with someone you think might enjoy ...
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March 8, 2026

Ep 181: Q&A: Filming In The Classroom, Government and Influencers & Delivering CPD!

We are back answering listener questions. Influencers working with government, filming in school, favourite teachers and delivering CPD! Enjoy it! 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.whatsapp.com/HB7n1PNGdGL5STACssEH1sLeave us a review and share this episode with someone you think might enjoy it! It really helps ...
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March 3, 2026

Ep 180: Teacher Training, Middle Leadership & Finding The Right School: Our Teaching Journey

This week, we dive into our journey through teaching. From training, being newly qualified, taking on extra responsibilties, leading subjects, moving school and eventually deciding to leave the classroom, we discuss it all! Wherever you are in your teaching journey, this one is for you, as we draw back the curtain on a wild career. 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 ...
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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? 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.whatsapp.com/HB7n1PNGdGL5STACssEH1s Leave us a rev...
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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.whatsapp.com/HB7n1PNGdGL5STACssEH1sLeave us a review and share this episode with someone you think might enjoy it! It really helps us out.Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcastFollow us on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast
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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.whatsapp.com/HB7n1PNGdGL5STACssEH1s Leave us a review and share this episode with someone you think might enjoy it! It really helps us out. Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast Follow us on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast
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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-sleep-repeat-foundations-and-fluency-maths-zoo-demo-qa-tickets-1981704787365?aff=oddtdtcreator
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-foundations-and-fluency-maths-zoo-demo-qa-tickets-1981704787365?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl And also come along to the Story Zoo World Book Day webinar on Thursday 26th February at 3:45...
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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.whatsapp.com/HB7n1PNGdGL5STACssEH1s Leave us a review and share this episode with someone you think might enjoy it! It really helps us out. Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast Follow us on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast
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Feb. 8, 2026

Ep 174: Q&A: Favourite Books, 00s School Trends & Maths Pedantry

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.whatsapp.com/HB7n1PNGdGL5STACssEH1s Leave us a review and share this episode with someone you think might enjoy it! It really helps us out. Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast Follow us on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast
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Feb. 3, 2026

Ep 173: The Vital Role Of A Parent: Getting Children School Ready & Supporting Their Journey Through Education

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.whatsapp.com/HB7n1PNGdGL5STACssEH1s Leave us a review and share this episode with someone you think might enjoy it! It really helps us out. Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast Follow us on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast
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Feb. 1, 2026

Ep 172: Q+A: Student Loan Debt, Declining Literacy Levels & A Maths Debate!

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.whatsapp.com/HB7n1PNGdGL5STACssEH1sLeave us a review and share this episode with someone you think might enjoy it! It really helps us out.Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcastFollow us on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast