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We trawl through the most unhinged, red flag teacher rules our listeners sent into us... Some of these are not just ridiculous - they are probably illegal! Leave us a review and share this episode with someone you think might enjoy it! It really helps us out. Join our free WhatsApp community for Q&A submissions, polls on future episodes & links to the podcast first: https://chat.whatsapp.com/HB7n1PNGdGL5STACssEH1s Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast Follow us on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast

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This clip is taken from Teach Sleep Repeat episode 135 where we answer listener questions. Subscribe, like and check out the full podcast wehrever you get them! Leave us a review and share this episode with someone you think might enjoy it! It really helps us out. Join our free WhatsApp community for Q&A submissions, polls on future episodes & links to the podcast first: https://chat.whatsapp.com/HB7n1PNGdGL5STACssEH1s Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast Follow us on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast

Join our WhatsApp community for episode links, future episode polls & priority question submission: https://chat.whatsapp.com/HB7n1PNGdGL5STACssEH1s We are back answering our lovely listeners' questions! From teachers recognising toxic red flags, to life after teaching, we cover loads in this one. Join our WhatsApp community to submit questions and get messages directly from us! https://chat.whatsapp.com/HB7n1PNGdGL5STACssEH1s Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast Follow us on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast

Join our podcast WhatsApp community for direct messages from us, links to new episodes, polls on future epsiodes & priority question submissions. https://chat.whatsapp.com/HB7n1PNGdGL5STACssEH1s We dive into the confirmed Ofsted changes & discuss the impact that these changes will have on schools... If any... Check out Schools Week for the most up-to-date education journalism: https://schoolsweek.co.uk/ Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast Follow us on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast

We answer your questions on the best thing we learned as teachers, feeling guilty about taking sick leave, how to stand out for promotion without giving up your life, breaktime snacks & what jobs we'd have if it wasn't teaching! Join our WhatsApp community for free to get episode links, Q&A submission priority, polls on future episodes & sneak peaks! https://chat.whatsapp.com/HB7n1PNGdGL5STACssEH1s Follow us on: Instagram: www.instagram.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast TikTok: www.tiktok.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast

We answer your questions on the best thing we learned as teachers, feeling guilty about taking sick leave, how to stand out for promotion without giving up your life, breaktime snacks & what jobs we'd have if it wasn't teaching! Join our WhatsApp community for free to get episode links, Q&A submission priority, polls on future episodes & sneak peaks! https://chat.whatsapp.com/HB7n1PNGdGL5STACssEH1s Follow us on: Instagram: www.instagram.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast TikTok: www.tiktok.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast

We sit down with Greg Jenner, historian, bestselling author and the resident historian on Horrible Histories. He tells us what it was really like working on the iconic show, why history should be about more than memorising facts, and the one thing he thinks every child should learn about the past. Greg also talks about his amazing, funny series of children's books, Totally Chaotic History, which cover key eras of history in the national curriculum! Find the latest book, The Stone Age Runs Wild, here: https://www.walker.co.uk/9781529522495/totally-chaotic-history-the-stone-age-runs-wild/ Follow us on: Instagram: www.instagram.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast TikTok: www.tiktok.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast

We sit down with Greg Jenner, historian, bestselling author and the resident historian on Horrible Histories. He tells us what it was really like working on the iconic show, why history should be about more than memorising facts, and the one thing he thinks every child should learn about the past. Greg also talks about his amazing, funny series of children's books, Totally Chaotic History, which cover key eras of history in the national curriculum! Find the latest book, The Stone Age Runs Wild, here: https://www.walker.co.uk/9781529522495/totally-chaotic-history-the-stone-age-runs-wild/ Follow us on: Instagram: www.instagram.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast TikTok: www.tiktok.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast

Another episode where we go through your listener questions! We chat about loads, including: private school ethics, climbing the teacher payscale, the UPS debacle, becoming a school leader, and a whole mix of extremely random hypothetical questions! Send us your questions for future episodes here: Instagram: www.instagram.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast TikTok: www.tiktok.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast

September is upon us & the new school year has arrived (unless you're in a place that has already gone back...) Here, we lay out our top tips from 20 years of experience teaching in primary schools that will help you smash September! Sit back, relax, and let us know if we have missed anything out. Instagram: www.instagram.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast TikTok: www.tiktok.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast

We answer your submissions on all things teaching and education. From teaching abroad, to after-school clubs... We cover loads. Get in touch if you have a question you'd like us to answer in the future! Instagram: www.teachsleeprepeatpodcast.com TikTok: www.teachsleeprepeatpodcast.com

Join us for a dive into the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill that is currently making its way into law in the UK. We discuss school uniform, teacher pay and a stripping back of academy freedoms. Is it a good thing? A bad thing? A mix? Let's find out together! We will be covering homeschooling in the future, btw.... Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast Tiktok: www.tiktok.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast

In this episode, we answer your teacher questions - from our most controversial opinions about education, to how a TA should really be used in the classroom, our top tips for moving up with your class, and how pointless assessment can be. Expect a mix of honest takes, practical advice, and a few spicy confessions along the way. Instagram: www.instagram.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast TikTok: www.tiktok.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast

In this episode, we answer your teacher questions - from our most controversial opinions about education, to how a TA should really be used in the classroom, our top tips for moving up with your class, and how pointless assessment can be. Expect a mix of honest takes, practical advice, and a few spicy confessions along the way. Instagram: www.instagram.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast TikTok: www.tiktok.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast

Starting your first year as a new teacher? It can feel exciting, overwhelming, and just a little bit terrifying. In this episode, we share our top tips for new teachers to help you survive (and actually enjoy) your first year in the classroom. Plus, we share some honest stories from our own early years in teaching: the wins, the fails, and what we wish we’d known sooner. Whether you’re about to start teaching or are in the thick of your first year, this is your practical, no-jargon guide to surviving and thriving as a new teacher. Instagram: www.instagram.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast TikTok: www.tiktok.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast

Starting your first year as a new teacher? It can feel exciting, overwhelming, and just a little bit terrifying. In this episode, we share our top tips for new teachers to help you survive (and actually enjoy) your first year in the classroom. Plus, we share some honest stories from our own early years in teaching: the wins, the fails, and what we wish we’d known sooner. Whether you’re about to start teaching or are in the thick of your first year, this is your practical, no-jargon guide to surviving and thriving as a new teacher. Instagram: www.instagram.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast TikTok: www.tiktok.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast

Why Aren’t Children Reading for Pleasure Anymore? 📚 Reading for fun is at an all-time low and the stats are sobering. In 2025, just one in three children said they enjoyed reading in their free time. That is a 36% drop since 2005. What is going on? In this episode, we talk about what we have seen across our teaching careers, the barriers stopping children from picking up a book, and the cultural shift that is turning reading into “work” instead of leisure. From the fact that one in seven primary schools have no library (rising to one in four in disadvantaged areas) to the impact of screens, testing culture and a lack of representation in books, we explore the roots of the problem. We also share what actually works, from free choice and shared reading to building a reading culture at home, and ask the big question: What will it take to turn this around? Instagram: www.instagram.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast TikTok: www.tiktok.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast

Yes. Hayden has an auto-focus square on his head. Enjoy it! As always, like clockwork, when the summer holidays roll around, we are bombarded with opinions on how they are TOO LONG! We talk about it. Are they too long? Is the cost of childcare too much? Is there a solution? Who is to blame? Is being bored bad? We'd love to hear from you. www.instagram.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast www.tiktok.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast

This week, we chat about how in so many schools, creativity is disappearing in two major ways. Firstly, the arts themselves are languishing. Huge drops in children taking subejcts at GCSE like drama and music. Why is this happening and why is it bad? Secondly, in the classroom itself. Top-down strict rules for every lesson to look the same and fidelity to boring schemes is building a recpie for misery. Get in touch with us through our socials. www.instagram.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast www.tiktok.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast