Episodes

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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.......

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...