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You can tell we've been away on holiday for a week because this episode is particularly scatty!We reflected on taking our babies away for a week, how many Kripsy Kremes we consumed in a week & the importance of sports day all within one episode......The bulk of the episode was a reflection …

Join us this week as we dive into a hypothetical situation in which the next government SCRAP the current national curriculum and start again.Would this be a good idea?What would the pros and cons be?Is it even likely to happen?Follow us on Instagram and let us know what you think:…

Well... here we go. It's general election time which means Dylan becomes insufferable! (Can you guess who wrote this description?)Join two teachers talk about all things politics and education!We also reflect on the 2024 SATs paper, highlighting some of the trickier / WRONG questions that a…

Join us as we chat with Kate about all things modern foreign languages (MFL) and her story of starting a successful education business.We also touch on the Hutchinson school outrage after being contacted by an angry parent.Oh, and skip the first ten minutes unless you'd like to hear Hayden …

In this week's episode, we (eventually) talk about what advice we would give brand new teachers if we had the chance.As experienced teachers, we have plenty of ideas that we wish we knew sooner, and understand how older staff can sometimes be a bit..... Negative about the job.Here's how to mould …

This week, we welcome back Lee (better known as Mr. P) who chats to us about all things AI. Lee chats about exactly what AI is, including language models and how to train them, as well as how his platform (TeachMateAI) has been specifically designed to help teachers tackle workload and be as reliab…

You've heard it all before...School is useless! It doesn't prepare you for real life! Why don't we learn about taxes?We dive into this topic in detail. What do we teach that is pointless? What's the role of a school? What does life preparation even look like?Join us for a laid-back chat sprin…

Welcome back to another episode! Firstly, we catch up about our week & the importance of enrichment to children. Dylan discusses his class taking part in a drama workshop & Hayden ponders the difference between knowledge-based and skill-based learning.We then dive into the topic of tattoos & wheth…

In our weekly catch-up, we discuss the difference between self-care and self-soothing, the fact Hayden is always ill & why McDonalds chicken nuggets taste like cardboard.Then, we welcome the awesome Mrs Smith to the podcast to chat about her stand-up tour, politics in education & her famous classr…

Join us as we have a wide-ranging chat around making the most of your time off.As teachers, we get a LOT of time off. We know this isn't as straight forward as it sounds. We work HARD & have a lot to do.So, why do some teachers thrive in their time off, but others feel so bogged down.Toxic schoo…

Our chat with Sophie morphed into a marathon conversation, so we are back with week with part 2 that is all about the Key Stage 2 SATs.Sophie is a SATs data guru and talks us through past patterns and what we are likely to see this year. She shares some super insight into what's needed to pass the…

Sophie B joins us as our first ever return guest on the podcast. Last time we spoke, Sophie was on maternity leave. Now, she has returned to work and is navigating parenthood whilst also getting back into the swing of things at school.We chat about how tricky it is returning to work, how you HAVE …

Over the years, the narrative has changed as more and more research became available.The overarching thought now is that setting in primary schools is not the way forward and that instead we should teach mixed-ability classes across the board.But does this work in reality?What are the d…

Following on from the discussion what exactly the role of a teacher is in last week's episode, we flip the narrative this time and discuss exactly what learning children should be doing at home.Times tables?Complex problem solving?Grammar and punctuation?Endless projects?What's actually usef…

This week, we saw a study where half of parents felt it wasn't solely their responsibility to toilet train their children.Labour want to introduce teeth brushing to primary schools.What exactly is too much to ask for teachers?We discuss it all in this week's episode, and more!Join us on Instagr…

Doing a podcast about education during the most turbulent year in memory (strikes, funding crisis, retention and recruitment issues) is bound to throw up some negativity.This week, we thought we'd focus solely on what keeps us coming back to the job.Why do we still love it?Why haven't we quit, i…

Teaching is consistently placed in the top 5 most stressful jobs there are.Burnout feels inevitable.With the wrong school & policy in place, it's practically impossible to avoid.However....We do have control of enough in our job to help. Even just a bit.Here we talk about our top 6 actionable …

Writing assessment is broken.Ridiculously high bar for children to reach; a moderation procedure open to fudging; increasing pressure to meet certain end goals.Should we go back to formal tests?Is there a way to fix teacher assessment?Why are 'Published' pieces of a work a complete waste of tim…

Join us for a chat about the current state of OFSTED in schools and the committee report into what needs to happen to change the horrific narrative around school inspections.What are the main problems currently?What are the most important and urgent changes we need?Is the new chief inspector ser…

School absence is at crisis-level post-pandemic and doesn't seem to be budging much.We chat about the underlying causes, why playing the blame game won't help & what are the actionable steps that need to be taken to solve it.We look at a cross-party committee report from the House of Commons and …

The initial findings of the Teacher Workload Reduction Taskforce have been published and make for interesting viewing.The government have already responded to two suggestions, ruling out an extra INSET day but promising to rapidly review performance related pay.How many of the recommendations are…

How do primary schools timetable an over crammed curriculum? Are some subjects given too much time compared to others? Can a more flexible timetable have more pros than a fixed one, or is the change too disruptive?Over 50% of people we polled on Instagram said they would change their school's time…

The boys see in the new year with the usual light-hearted look at the last week & the 12 months ahead.Both set a daily target for 2024 and set up a competition to see who will last the longest.Silly games are played, government 'leaks' and the usual shenanigans.Thank you so much for all of your …

Join us for a festive hour of laughs, quizzes, games and anecdotes! It's Christmas and boy are we ready to celebrate.Hayden tries to ruin Christmas for Dylan.Dylan serves up the hardest quiz round you'll ever see.They both rant about how rubbish turkey is.It's not to be missed!M…