Videos
Nov. 3, 2024
Ep 85: How To Survive The Christmas Term (8 Top Tips)
Half-term is over & we are back for CHRISTMAS TERM!
This term is a lot of teachers' favourite, but it also extremely busy and jam-packed with things to get done.
Here are our top 8 tips for teachers to survive the Christmas term.
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Oct. 27, 2024
Ep 84: Did The Teacher Strikes Change Anything? (Why Education Is STILL Broken)
Nearly 2 years ago, thousands of teachers went on strike because of the broken, underfunded education system.
So, has education been fixed?
Did the strikes achieve anything?
The short answer is, no.
Education Is still broken.
Here, we discuss how.
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Oct. 22, 2024
Q&A Special: Our Teaching 'Philosophy', Inclusive Classrooms & Parental Communication
This week we have a bonus episode for you all!
We asked our lovely Instagram followers and listeners for questions and you filled our inbox.
We ran out of time in the main pod, so here's the bonus one!
Should teachers' emails be available to parents?
Did we consider other careers before…
Oct. 13, 2024
Ep 82: The Best Parts of Teaching: Fulfillment, Fun & Making a Difference
Full positive mode this week!
Quite simply, we reflect on all of the best bits of the job.
What keeps so many teachers going, despite the issues in the profession?
Let us know what your favourite parts are 🙌🏻
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Oct. 7, 2024
Ep 81: Why Is Education So Obsessed With 'Reinventing The Wheel'?
You've probably heard someone not in teaching say it before....
"Why can't you use what you've already planned?"
So teachers REALLY need to re-plan things for every single new class?
To what extent does buying into a scheme actually help?
If we are really serious about reducing workload…
Sept. 29, 2024
Ep 80: Is Teaching A Job For Life Anymore?
When we were at school, it felt like teaching was a job for life. Teachers were a broad range of ages, even being older more often than not.
What changed?
Why are so many teachers saying they can't see themselves doing the job long term?
Is teaching a job for life any more? Or is it someth…
Sept. 23, 2024
Ep 79: Is Becoming A Middle Leader In School Ever Worth It?
Is being a classroom teacher enough? Should we always strive to work our way up the ladder in school?
What is the boost in money like?
Is it *really* a stepping-stone?
Is your time just exploited?
We look at the pros and cons of becoming a middle leader.
We'd love to hear your though…
Sept. 15, 2024
Ep 78: How Toxic Schools Use "Accountability" To Bully & Intimidate Teachers
Join us on the Teach Sleep Repeat podcast as we dive into the toxic ways schools use observations, book looks, and display policies to control and intimidate teachers. We'll share shocking stories sent in by listeners and discuss the negative impact these practices have on educators' mental health …
Sept. 8, 2024
Ep 77: 23 Things That Should NOT Be Expected From Teachers: Displays, Organising Trips & Orders
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This week, we discuss the 23 point list that the teacher workload reduction taskforce suggested and that has not been written into the STPCD.
Some of the things on this list…
Sept. 1, 2024
Ep 76: Controversial Teacher Opinions: Ditch Languages, Keep SATs & 4-Day School Weeks?
This week, we discuss YOUR controversial teacher opinions!
Blaming parents, keeping SATs, ditching languages?!?
We read out your submissions and give say what we think on hot talking points in teaching.
We even have a disagreement!
Get in touch and let us know what you think. You can fi…
Aug. 26, 2024
Ep 75: The Ultimate Back-To-School Guide For Teachers: Routines, Behaviour & Self-Care
The summer holidays are about to end & that means one thing....
The new school year is upon us!
In this episode, we dive into how to start off September with a bang & hit the ground running.
We talk about pretty much everything in this ultimate guide to going back to school:
Setting up …
Aug. 4, 2024
Ep 74: How To Smash Your Teacher Training: 12 Tips To Success
This week we speak directly to our upcoming teacher fanbase with 12 top tips to get the most out of your ITT (initial teacher training) whether it's the 3-year B Ed, the 1-year PGCE or anything in between.
Let us know what you think of these tips and this episode!
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July 28, 2024
Ep 73: 5 Mistakes Every Teacher Makes (& How To Overcome Them)
Welcome to the brains of two teachers as we reflect on some absolute classic mistakes we've made in the classroom over the years.
More importantly, we talk about how we've overcome them and grown as teachers.
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July 22, 2024
Ep 72: How To Build A Successful Teacher Side Hustle
Welcome to this week's episode where we talk all things side hustles!
We feel like we're always reading posts from teachers looking to earn some extra cash with a side hustle. Usually tutoring... but there are plenty of other options!
In this episode we talk about our side hustle and how it's…
July 14, 2024
Ep 71: What Makes An 'Amazing' Teacher?
Welcome back!
This week, we discuss what makes an “amazing” teacher.
What things are always needed… Is there anything that is a bit of a gimmick?
Building relationships, subject knowledge, fancy classrooms…. What really matters?
Let us know if we missed anything… We probably did…
Dro…
July 7, 2024
Ep 70: Surviving The Summer Term, Being A "Fun" Teacher & Tory Collapse
The Tories have been decimated.
Gillian Keegan has been booted out.
Two lovely sentences!
We reflect on the election result, talk about the line between being a fun teacher but also doing the job effectively, and share general tips on how to survive gruelling term 6.
We were pretty unhi…
July 1, 2024
Ep 69: Alastair Campbell On Politics In School, Lowering The Voting Age & Being Optimistic
We are joined by Alastair Campbell, ex-advisor to Tony Blair in the New Labour government & host of the number 1 podcast in the UK "The Rest Is Politics".
Alastair has written two books aimed at school children with the aim of doing what sometimes seems impossible.... getting them interested in …
June 23, 2024
Ep 68: Should Private School Fees Include VAT?
Join us as we discuss the imminent plan to add VAT to private school fees.
Long overdue?
A bad idea?
What do you think?
We share our thoughts & ideas alongside a bunch of statistics about the current climate.
Do get in touch with us and let us know what you think.
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June 16, 2024
Ep 67: Can Flexible Working Save Education?
On the first day of Teach Sleep Repeat, my true love gave to me, an episode about flexible workingggg.
On the second day of Teach Sleep Repeat, my true love gave to me, a hypothetical question about Hayden becoming a dogggg.
On the third day of Teach Sleep Repeat, my true love gave to me, a M…
June 9, 2024
Ep 66: Does Becoming A Parent Negatively Affect Your Teaching?
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 …
June 2, 2024
Ep 65: Do We Need A New National Curriculum?
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?
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May 26, 2024
Ep 64: A SATs Reflection & The General Election
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…
May 19, 2024
Ep 63: A Leaving Teaching Success Story With Kate Languages
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 …
May 12, 2024
Ep 62: Top Tips For New Teachers: 8 Things We Wish We Knew Sooner
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 …