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![The Most UNHINGED Toxic School Policies Ever! Huge Red Flags! [Ep 136]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/MoXHYPoQcVg/maxresdefault.jpg "The Most UNHINGED Toxic School Policies Ever! Huge Red Flags! [Ep 136]")
Sept. 21, 2025
The Most UNHINGED Toxic School Policies Ever! Huge Red Flags! [Ep 136]
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!
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Sept. 18, 2025
Should Children Ever Be Suspended From School?
This clip is taken from Teach Sleep Repeat episode 135 where we answer listener questions.
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![Answering Your Questions: School Suspensions, Recognising Red Flags & Life After Teaching [Ep 135]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/BLU8LpouhU4/maxresdefault.jpg "Answering Your Questions: School Suspensions, Recognising Red Flags & Life After Teaching [Ep 135]")
Sept. 16, 2025
Answering Your Questions: School Suspensions, Recognising Red Flags & Life After Teaching [Ep 135]
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We are back answering our lovely listeners' questions! From teachers recognising toxic red flags, to life after teaching, we cover loads in this one. …
![Will Ofsted Ever Get It Right? Report Cards, New Gradings & Wellbeing Controversy [Ep 134]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/5hkOVfpFfzk/maxresdefault.jpg "Will Ofsted Ever Get It Right? Report Cards, New Gradings & Wellbeing Controversy [Ep 134]")
Sept. 14, 2025
Will Ofsted Ever Get It Right? Report Cards, New Gradings & Wellbeing Controversy [Ep 134]
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We dive into the confirmed Ofsted changes & discuss the impact that these changes will have on schools..…
![Answering Your Questions: Teacher Sickness Guilt, Scrapping One Subject & Promotion Tips! [Ep 133]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/2OEVi5eNmq4/maxresdefault.jpg "Answering Your Questions: Teacher Sickness Guilt, Scrapping One Subject & Promotion Tips! [Ep 133]")
Sept. 9, 2025
Answering Your Questions: Teacher Sickness Guilt, Scrapping One Subject & Promotion Tips! [Ep 133]
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!
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Sept. 9, 2025
Ep 133: Answering Your Questions: Teacher Sickness Guilt, Scrapping One Subject & Promotion Witho...
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!
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Sept. 7, 2025
Making History Fun & Inspiring with Greg Jenner (Horrible Histories & Podcast Host!)
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. …
Sept. 7, 2025
Ep 132: Making History Fun, Inspiring & Interesting with Greg Jenner (Public Historian, Horrible ...
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. …
![Answering Your Questions: Private School Ethics, Pay Scales & Becoming a Leader [Ep 131]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/gJ9JJQL4SQo/maxresdefault.jpg "Answering Your Questions: Private School Ethics, Pay Scales & Becoming a Leader [Ep 131]")
Sept. 2, 2025
Answering Your Questions: Private School Ethics, Pay Scales & Becoming a Leader [Ep 131]
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!
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![How Teachers Can SMASH The New School Year! [Ep 130]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/vgt_PEQpp2Y/maxresdefault.jpg "How Teachers Can SMASH The New School Year! [Ep 130]")
Aug. 31, 2025
How Teachers Can SMASH The New School Year! [Ep 130]
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.
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Aug. 26, 2025
Answering Your Questions: Teaching Abroad, After-School Clubs & Working Through Summer
We answer your submissions on all things teaching and education.
From teaching abroad, to after-school clubs... We cover loads.
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![Unpicking The School's Bill: Uniforms, Pay & Academy Freedoms [Ep 128]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/WwubR6U2B5E/maxresdefault.jpg "Unpicking The School's Bill: Uniforms, Pay & Academy Freedoms [Ep 128]")
Aug. 24, 2025
Unpicking The School's Bill: Uniforms, Pay & Academy Freedoms [Ep 128]
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!
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![Answering Your Questions: Controversial Teacher Opinions, TA Roles & Pointless Assessment [Ep 127]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/vvymbiGDxFk/maxresdefault.jpg "Answering Your Questions: Controversial Teacher Opinions, TA Roles & Pointless Assessment [Ep 127]")
Aug. 19, 2025
Answering Your Questions: Controversial Teacher Opinions, TA Roles & Pointless Assessment [Ep 127]
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 sp…
Aug. 19, 2025
Ep 127: Answering Your Questions: Controversial Teacher Opinions, TA Roles & Pointless Assessment
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 sp…
![Top Tips For New Teachers: How To Thrive In The Classroom! [Ep 126]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/6YbyPPmr1lo/maxresdefault.jpg "Top Tips For New Teachers: How To Thrive In The Classroom! [Ep 126]")
Aug. 19, 2025
Top Tips For New Teachers: How To Thrive In The Classroom! [Ep 126]
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 y…
Aug. 17, 2025
Ep 126: Top Tips For New Teachers: How To Thrive In The Classroom
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…
![Why Aren't Children Reading For Pleasure? [Ep 125]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/q5azrD8Xcow/maxresdefault.jpg "Why Aren't Children Reading For Pleasure? [Ep 125]")
Aug. 10, 2025
Why Aren't Children Reading For Pleasure? [Ep 125]
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 a…
![Should We Shorten The School Summer Holidays? [Ep124]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/wA4b4VBUMSM/maxresdefault.jpg "Should We Shorten The School Summer Holidays? [Ep124]")
Aug. 3, 2025
Should We Shorten The School Summer Holidays? [Ep124]
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 b…