Episodes

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...

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...

Dylan and Hayden reflect on working in a sector dominated by the opposite gender and the effects of this on their job. They reflect on the wider question of if it is a benefit or a hindrance and share anecdotes from their yea...

The boys are back with a discussion on the Key Stage Two SATs which are currently underway. They talk about everything from why they were implemented in the first place to the effects they can have on school staff and childre...

Welcome back! This week we talk about a lot . We touch on wellbeing, the curriculum, bad online influences, the power dynamic in the classroom and how other countries see education as a whole. As always, we round it off with ...

We dive into our experiences of teacher training! We both took a route into teaching through university, so talk about how that worked as well as the best and worst parts of our training. We also have a couple of stories from...

We asked you on Instagram what you wanted this week's topic to be... and you decided homework! It's a hot topic and even Dylan and Hayden don't agree on this one. We also catch up on what we have been up to over the Easter br...

In this episode, the lads celebrate reaching double-digits in podcast epsidoes. They look back on their own memories as children from their days in primary school and share a couple of stories from you, our listeners. If you'...

This week's episode is something of a roller coaster ride. From the lows of taking in the pathetic government pay offer to the highs of our favourite teaching feel-good stories, all the emotions are on show! We finish with, a...

Dylan and Hayden are back with another jam packed ‘ extended ’ episode. We break down how much time teachers actually work across the year totry and dispel any myths that suggest teachers have it easy! We also get an update ...

In another week of teacher strikes, we discuss everything from WHY teachers are still walking out of the classroom to a list of lookalikes the children has for Dylan. Hayden feels like he's getting on a bit and picked up an i...

It seems like the extended episodes are here to stay! This week, we chat about what formed our teaching practice when we started off in the profession, why losing is an important thing for children to experience, and we also ...

This truly is a bumper episode. We dive in to some of the leaked WhatsApp conversations that have surfaced from Matt Hancock's message leak, have a discussion about how some school's leadership foster a toxic work environment...

Another packed episode this week! Hayden brings "2 truths 1 lie" to the table, both discuss the current uproar and controversy surrounding the editing of Roald Dahl's books, and we bring you a couple more stories from the cla...

This week, Dylan and Hayden have a good old catch-up after enjoying various half-term adventures, discuss wellbeing and the shocking state of the teaching profession when it comes to mental health, and share our first ever st...

We're back with another podcast! This week, we delve into our memory banks to unearth our favourite stories from years as teachers. Hayden talks about the time his age was put into question, whilst Dylan explains the time cel...

On our first ever podcast, we dive straight into the heavy subject of teacher strikes. Dylan role-plays as several unhappy anti-strike members of the public (with dodgy accents), and Hayden tries to explain the reasons why bo...