Episodes
Dec. 29, 2024
Ep 93: Reading for Pleasure, Fining Bad Behaviour & 2025 Goals
Our LAST episode of 2024 is packed! We reflect on the best things from the last year, talk about the recent suggestion parents should be FINED for their children's bad behaviour & set some goals for 2025. We hope you enjoy an...
Dec. 22, 2024
Ep 92: Teacher This or That: Rows or Groups? iPads or Sheets? Pupil Gifts or Not?
Yes... We are releasing an episode on Christmas week! This episode covers a whole medley of teacher topics, so there's bound to be something here for anyone. Should year 6 abandon maths and English after SATs? Would you rathe...
Dec. 15, 2024
Ep 91: The Ultimate Guide To Teaching Maths: Conceptual Understanding, Problem Solving & Manipulatives
In this episode, we spill everything we know about teaching maths. Having qualified as primary maths experts and lead maths in school for many years, we hope this episode is something all teachers new and old can get somethin...
Dec. 8, 2024
Ep 90: 9 Things We Would Implement In Every School Immediately: Marking, Dress Codes & Play
We aren't afraid of talking about the big issues in education, which means we also like to think of as many solutions as possible. Here are 9 policies we think every school should immediately introduce. What do you think? Fol...
Dec. 1, 2024
Ep 89: Beating Burnout, Boosting Health & Putting Yourself First: Top Tips with Charlie Burley (The Teachers' Health Coach)
Teaching, especially in the manic term before Christmas, can cause your health and looking after yourself to take a backseat. Charlie, the teachers' health coach, joins us this week to explain why that doesn't have to be the ...
Nov. 24, 2024
Ep 88: The New Proposed OFSTED Reform: Will It Finally 'Raise Standards In Education'?
Ofsted have been back in the news and they've caused quite a bit of controversy in the education / teaching world! New frameworks for how inspections will be carried out and how schools will be judged have been release to.......
Nov. 17, 2024
Ep 87: What Is A Teacher Martyr & Why Are They So Harmful To Education?
Prepare yourselves for this one... Join us as we discuss 'teacher martyrs' - a modern term that we define early on in the episode. It's a pretty wild ride as Hayden gets rather angry at the state of education. Is there anythi...
Nov. 10, 2024
Ep 86: Workplace Bullying, Toxic SLT & Teacher Martyrs: Omar Akbar (The Unofficial Teacher's Manual)
We had the pleasure of sitting down with Omar, author and secondary school teacher, for an honest and open chat about his experience of workplace bullying in a toxic school. Omar candidly talks about his experience as a young...
Nov. 3, 2024
Ep 85: How To Survive The Christmas Term (8 Top Tips)
Half-term is over & we are back for CHRISTMAS TERM! This term is a lot of teachers' favourite, but it also extremely busy and jam-packed with things to get done. Here are our top 8 tips for teachers to survive the Christmas t...
Oct. 27, 2024
Ep 84: Did The Teacher Strikes Change Anything? (Why Education Is STILL Broken)
Nearly 2 years ago, thousands of teachers went on strike because of the broken, underfunded education system. So, has education been fixed? Did the strikes achieve anything? The short answer is, no. Education Is still broken....
Oct. 22, 2024
Q&A Special: Our Teaching 'Philosophy', Inclusive Classrooms & Parental Communication
This week we have a bonus episode for you all! We asked our lovely Instagram followers and listeners for questions and you filled our inbox. We ran out of time in the main pod, so here's the bonus one! Should teachers' emails...
Oct. 20, 2024
Ep 83: A Teacher's Guide To Prioritising: Which Tasks Can We Bin Off?
Prioritising tasks as a teacher is essential to avoiding burn out. A teacher's list is NEVER-ENDING and you will always find something else to do. So what actually needs doing? What can we bin off, and still not affect your c...
Oct. 13, 2024
Ep 82: The Best Parts of Teaching: Fulfillment, Fun & Making a Difference
Full positive mode this week! Quite simply, we reflect on all of the best bits of the job. What keeps so many teachers going, despite the issues in the profession? Let us know what your favourite parts are 🙌🏻 Instagram: @teac...
Oct. 6, 2024
Ep 81: Why Is Education So Obsessed With 'Reinventing The Wheel'?
You've probably heard someone not in teaching say it before.... "Why can't you use what you've already planned?" So teachers REALLY need to re-plan things for every single new class? To what extent does buying into a scheme a...
Sept. 29, 2024
Ep 80: Is Teaching A Job For Life Anymore?
When we were at school, it felt like teaching was a job for life. Teachers were a broad range of ages, even being older more often than not. What changed? Why are so many teachers saying they can't see themselves doing the jo...
Sept. 22, 2024
Ep 79: Is Becoming A Middle Leader In School Ever Worth It?
Is being a classroom teacher enough? Should we always strive to work our way up the ladder in school? What is the boost in money like? Is it *really* a stepping-stone? Is your time just exploited? We look at the pros and cons...
Sept. 15, 2024
Ep 78: How Toxic Schools Use "Accountability" To Bully & Intimidate Teachers
Join us on the Teach Sleep Repeat podcast as we dive into the toxic ways schools use observations, book looks, and display policies to control and intimidate teachers. We'll share shocking stories sent in by listeners and dis...
Sept. 8, 2024
Ep 77: 23 Things That Should NOT Be Expected From Teachers: Displays, Organising Trips & Orders
Are you an experienced teacher thinking of doing online tutoring? Come and join our team! https://forms.gle/EYg5npWk8bVGZo177 This week, we discuss the 23 point list that the teacher workload reduction taskforce suggested and...
Sept. 1, 2024
Ep 76: Controversial Teacher Opinions: Ditch Languages, Keep SATs & 4-Day School Weeks?
This week, we discuss YOUR controversial teacher opinions! Blaming parents, keeping SATs, ditching languages?!? We read out your submissions and give say what we think on hot talking points in teaching. We even have a disagre...
Aug. 25, 2024
Ep 75: The Ultimate Back-To-School Guide For Teachers: Routines, Behaviour & Self-Care
The summer holidays are about to end & that means one thing.... The new school year is upon us! In this episode, we dive into how to start off September with a bang & hit the ground running. We talk about pretty much everythi...
Aug. 4, 2024
Ep 74: How To Smash Your Teacher Training: 12 Tips To Success
This week we speak directly to our upcoming teacher fanbase with 12 top tips to get the most out of your ITT (initial teacher training) whether it's the 3-year B Ed, the 1-year PGCE or anything in between. Let us know what yo...
July 28, 2024
Ep 73: 5 Mistakes Every Teacher Makes (& How To Overcome Them)
Welcome to the brains of two teachers as we reflect on some absolute classic mistakes we've made in the classroom over the years. More importantly, we talk about how we've overcome them and grown as teachers. Follow us on Ins...
July 21, 2024
Ep 72: How To Build A Successful Teacher Side Hustle
Welcome to this week's episode where we talk all things side hustles! We feel like we're always reading posts from teachers looking to earn some extra cash with a side hustle. Usually tutoring... but there are plenty of other...
July 14, 2024
Ep 71: What Makes An 'Amazing' Teacher?
Welcome back! This week, we discuss what makes an “amazing” teacher. What things are always needed… Is there anything that is a bit of a gimmick? Building relationships, subject knowledge, fancy classrooms…. What really matte...