Season 1
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...
May 18, 2023
Ep 15: Being A Male Primary School Teacher
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...
May 11, 2023
Ep 14: Should We Scrap The KS2 SATs?
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...
April 27, 2023
Ep 13: The Problem With The Primary Curriculum
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 ...
April 20, 2023
Ep 12: What Is Teacher Training Really Like?
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...
April 13, 2023
Ep 11: Should Homework Be Scrapped?
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...
April 6, 2023
Ep 10: Why We Loved Primary School
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'...
March 30, 2023
Ep 9: The Highs, Lows and Hilarities of Teaching
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...
March 23, 2023
Ep 8: How Much Work Do Teachers Actually Do?
Dylan and Hayden are back with another jam packed ‘ extended ’ episode. We break down how much time teachers actually work across the year to
try and dispel any myths that suggest teachers have it easy! We also get an update ...
March 16, 2023
7: Shampoo, Strikes and Stories From The Classroom
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...
March 9, 2023
6: How Tutoring Helped Us Go Part-Time
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 ...
March 2, 2023
5: When Schools Become Toxic (Extended Episode)
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...