Episodes
Nov. 16, 2023
Bitesize #2: Top 5 Tips To Boost Teacher Wellbeing (Parody)
Join us on our second BITESIZE episode where we talk through
the completely serious and real TOP 5 ways to boost teacher wellbeing in
school! Each of these 5 steps have been meticulously crafted and
thought through. This defi...
Nov. 12, 2023
Bitesize #1: Q&A Special: Leaving The Profession, Favourite Subjects & Our Worst Day Ever!
Welcome to the first in our new side-series - "Teach Sleep Repeat: Bitesize!" Most Mondays, we will top up your feed with a short episode. It could be anything... but it won't be long! We kick off with a Q&A special. There's ...
Nov. 9, 2023
Ep 37: How Can We Fix Toxic Schools? (Problems And Solutions)
Toxic schools. If you don't work in one, then you've definitely at least heard the horror stories.
Teaching is a job full of stress. Poor leadership, micro-managing and embedded expectations to sink massive amount of your ow...
Nov. 2, 2023
Ep 36: Why Are SO Many Teachers Quitting? (Top 5 Reasons)
It's time for the OFFICIAL* top 5 reasons that teacher recruitment and retention is in a dire state in England. *not actually official and just our opinion In this episode, we speculate on five particular elements of the care...
Oct. 26, 2023
Ep 35: Our Ofsted Experience
Every single teacher in the country knows the impact of *that call*. We reflect on our recent Ofsted inspection in detail & give valuable insight to the procedure and what we experienced as maths leads involved in a maths dee...
Oct. 19, 2023
Ep 34: Becoming A Parent - Sleep Deprivation, Projectile Vomiting & Celebrating Farts!
Welcome back! It's been an extremely eventful couple of weeks. Dylan became a dad! And Hayden is not far behind... We also had OFSTED in this week, and they deep dived our subject: maths. We'll be going into a lot more detail...
Oct. 5, 2023
Ep 33: Big Announcements!! (...And Some Other Stuff)
Join us for a particularly special episode in which we share some awesome news with you: our much-loved customers! I mean audience... Besides our BIG ANNOUNCEMENTS, we get weirdly deep and discuss self-diagnoses, religion and...
Sept. 28, 2023
Ep 32: Teaching Assistants - The Unsung Heroes of Education
We all remember our favourite teaching assistants from when we went to school. They are the glue that holds things together and are an amazing support system not only for students, but teachers too. We talk about the role, ho...
Sept. 21, 2023
Ep 31: What Is The Point Of Marking?
Helllllloooooooo again and welcome back to another episode of Teach, Sleep, Repeat! We are keeping the face-to-face podcasts AND we genuinely think this is one of our funniest episodes yet. Get ready for a whirlwind tour of H...
Sept. 14, 2023
Ep 30: Is Behaviour Getting Worse?
Join sweaty messes Dylan and Hayden for the second instalment of 'recording a podcast together in a tiny room'
We discuss how we're banned from working in the same year group, our general classroom banter and our opinions on...
Sept. 7, 2023
Ep 29: New Year, Crumbling Schools & Geordie Accents
New school year = New season!
We are back after a week off and we are actually together in person!
We talk about the start to the school year, moving house on the last day of the summer holidays, and discuss an email from ...
Aug. 24, 2023
Ep 28: Top Tips For The New School Year - Self-care, High Expectations & Building Relationships
The start of the new school year is just around the corner and we are super excited to get back teaching! We talk about all of our favourite top tips for stepping back onto the crazy rollercoaster ride that is Term 1 as a tea...
Aug. 17, 2023
Ep 27: The Toxicity of Teacher TikTok
The indisputable rise of teachers posting content on TikTok is causing heated online debate. From setting unrealistic expectations, to sometimes being an outright safeguarding issue, we discuss the topic in depth. - Does it e...
Aug. 10, 2023
Ep 26: Why Do Some Teachers Struggle With The Summer Holidays?
Every teacher has heard it all before when it comes to the 13 weeks 'off' a year that we get. It's used as a stick to beat us with, to justify tonnes of extra work and (even though we are in a retention crisis) a reason as to...
Aug. 3, 2023
Ep 25: Mr P on Ofsted, AI & Growing His Online Brand
Lee Parkinson (A.K.A. Mr P) is a hugely popular primary school teacher who has grown a huge online following through offering training courses to school staff, creating funny education related memes & hosting an award-winning...
July 27, 2023
Ep 24: What's It Like To WIN On A TV Quiz Show?
The summer holidays are in full swing and we are carrying on with weekly episodes of the podcast! This week, Hayden takes the lead and is in complete control... And he wants to probe and find our more about Dylan's appearance...
July 20, 2023
Ep 23: Rob Smith: The Literacy Shed Founder On Building A Successful Education Business
Hello everyone and welcome back to another episode! This week, we had the pleasure of sitting down to chat with Rob Smith (the founder of Literacy Shed). Rob's insight into his career path and what led him to building one of ...
July 13, 2023
Ep 22: The End Of The School Year - Productions, 'Winding Down' & Saying Goodbye
The school year is (basically) over (for most people...)! This week, we have a chat about the end of the school year, and all of the mayhem that comes with Summer 2 (the last half-term before the summer holidays). We talk abo...
July 6, 2023
Ep 21: Emily Weston: Whole Class Reading, Mixed Year Group Classes & Transition To Secondary School
The longest EVER episode of Teach Sleep Repeat is here and ready for you to devour! We speak to Emily Weston (primaryteachew on Twitter) about a LOT of different topics. Emily has a passion for reading, teaches a mixed year 5...
June 29, 2023
Ep 20: Why Are Teachers STILL Striking?
Our first ever podcast episode was called "Why Are Teachers Striking?" and we released it back in February. Fast forward almost half a year and teachers are STILL striking. Why? Is it justified? Should strikes affect things l...
June 22, 2023
Ep 19: Gareth Metcalfe: Making Resources, Teaching Problem Solving & Maths 'Anxiety'
Another week, another episode, another guest! We are with the brilliant Gareth Metcalfe and chat about all things maths. Gareth is highly influential in the primary maths world and his resources (such as I See Reasoning and I...
June 15, 2023
Ep 18: Should Teachers Use AI When Writing Reports?
Welcome back to another episode... Yes... It's just us two this week! We dive into the hot topic of using Artificial Intelligence as a teacher, especially in helping to write end of year reports. We did a BIG poll to find our...
June 8, 2023
Ep 17: Sophie Bartlett: Staying Positive, Making Mistakes & Shared Parental Leave
Our first ever guest, Sophie Bartlett (better known as @_MissieBee on Twitter), joins us for a fascinating chat about all things teaching. Sophie has built up an impressive following online through sharing extremely helpful r...
May 25, 2023
Ep 16: The Truth About School Residential Trips
Hayden is BACK from a residential trip last week which has inspired this week's topic. His ego is now as big as ever after an encounter he explains in this episode.... He's going to be unbearable for weeks! The boys also refl...