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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 the most successful and widely used educational website subscription…

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 about how 'winding down' is a massive myth, reflect on transition day w…

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 5/6 class and worked in a secondary school as a transition teacher, h…

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 like sports day, transition days, end of school performances?…

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 See Problem Solving) are incredibly popular and well-respected acro…

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 teachers' opinions across the board and we look at both sides of th…

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 resources for teachers and standing up for what is right in education.…

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 reflect on some training they recently had around the mental h…

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 years of teaching.Just 15% of primary school teachers are male, but …

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 children.As always, there's a 'stories from the classroom' segment to enjoy and…

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 a couple of stories from the classroom.If …

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 teacher training and even dive in to how we secured our first jobs.Tha…

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 break and share some HILARIOUS answers from kids on their wo…

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're reading this, get in touch with us and say hi! We love chatting to o…

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, as ever, some of your funny stories from the classroom.Get in touch with…

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 on Hayden’s neck injury, give our FIRST EVER shout out to one of our dedi…

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 injury and we also discuss leading maths and preparing for a visit from the…

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 dive into our career journey and how we ended up being able to drop to …

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 for their staff, and round it off with some more stories from the clas…

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 classroom!This controversial topic is bound to split opinion! Why not let us…

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 story from one of our listeners (it's already destined to be an instant clas…

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 celebration assembly went very wrong. Both then discuss the benefits of build…

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 both still decided to take action on Wednesday 1st February. Oh, and watch o…