Videos
Feb. 22, 2024
Bitesize #2: Top 5 Tips To Boost Teacher Wellbeing (Parody)
Join us on our second BITESIZE episode where we talk through
the completely serious and real TOP 5 ways to boost teacher wellbeing in
school!
Each of these 5 steps have been meticulously crafted and
thought through. This definitive list is absolutely real and definitely not a
made up section to …
Feb. 22, 2024
Bitesize #1: Q&A Special: Leaving The Profession, Favourite Subjects & Our Worst Day Ever!
Welcome to the first in our new side-series - "Teach Sleep Repeat: Bitesize!"
Most Mondays, we will top up your feed with a short episode. It could be anything... but it won't be long!
We kick off with a Q&A special. There's not much we don't know about each other, but we found some bits!
Let us kn…
Feb. 22, 2024
Ep 37: How Can We Fix Toxic Schools? (Problems And Solutions)
Toxic schools. If you don't work in one, then you've definitely at least heard the horror stories.
Teaching is a job full of stress. Poor leadership, micro-managing and embedded expectations to sink massive amount of your own time just make things worse.
In this episode, we reflect on some real-l…
Feb. 22, 2024
Ep 36: Why Are SO Many Teachers Quitting? (Top 5 Reasons)
It's time for the OFFICIAL* top 5 reasons that teacher recruitment and retention is in a dire state in England.
*not actually official and just our opinion
In this episode, we speculate on five particular elements of the career which we think are contributing the most to teachers quitting at an ala…
Feb. 22, 2024
Ep 35: Our Ofsted Experience
Every single teacher in the country knows the impact of *that call*. We reflect on our recent Ofsted inspection in detail & give valuable insight to the procedure and what we experienced as maths leads involved in a maths deep dive.
Whether you work in a school who are due an inspection or just wa…
Feb. 22, 2024
Ep 34: Becoming A Parent - Sleep Deprivation, Projectile Vomiting & Celebrating Farts!
Welcome back!
It's been an extremely eventful couple of weeks. Dylan became a dad! And Hayden is not far behind...
We also had OFSTED in this week, and they deep dived our subject: maths. We'll be going into a lot more detail on this in a future episode, so stick around!
I think it's safe to say w…
Feb. 22, 2024
Ep 33: Big Announcements!! (...And Some Other Stuff)
Join us for a particularly special episode in which we share some awesome news with you: our much-loved customers! I mean audience...
Besides our BIG ANNOUNCEMENTS, we get weirdly deep and discuss self-diagnoses, religion and perform impressions of the Tasmanian Devil... I'm not sure what to say…
Feb. 22, 2024
Ep 32: Teaching Assistants - The Unsung Heroes of Education
We all remember our favourite teaching assistants from when we went to school. They are the glue that holds things together and are an amazing support system not only for students, but teachers too.
We talk about the role, how it’s being squeezed, and the slow transformation of the role into so…
Feb. 22, 2024
Ep 31: What Is The Point Of Marking?
Helllllloooooooo again and welcome back to another episode of Teach, Sleep, Repeat!
We are keeping the face-to-face podcasts AND we genuinely think this is one of our funniest episodes yet.
Get ready for a whirlwind tour of Hayden's latest stag do adventures, Dylan's Harvest Festival song gam…
Feb. 22, 2024
Ep 30: Is Behaviour Getting Worse?
Join sweaty messes Dylan and Hayden for the second instalment of 'recording a podcast together in a tiny room'
We discuss how we're banned from working in the same year group, our general classroom banter and our opinions on children's behaviour. How much impact does school really have on a child'…
Feb. 22, 2024
Ep 29: New Year, Crumbling Schools & Geordie Accents
New school year = New season!
We are back after a week off and we are actually together in person!
We talk about the start to the school year, moving house on the last day of the summer holidays, and discuss an email from a listener who is already disgruntled! Oh and the small matter of a whole …
Feb. 22, 2024
Ep 28: Top Tips For The New School Year - Self-care, High Expectations & Building Relationships
The start of the new school year is just around the corner and we are super excited to get back teaching!
We talk about all of our favourite top tips for stepping back onto the crazy rollercoaster ride that is Term 1 as a teacher.
This covers everything from how to build relationships with yo…
Feb. 22, 2024
Ep 27: The Toxicity of Teacher TikTok
The indisputable rise of teachers posting content on TikTok is causing heated online debate.
From setting unrealistic expectations, to sometimes being an outright safeguarding issue, we discuss the topic in depth.
- Does it encourage 'bad' teaching practice?
- Are inexperienced staff havin…
Feb. 22, 2024
Ep 26: Why Do Some Teachers Struggle With The Summer Holidays?
Every teacher has heard it all before when it comes to the 13 weeks 'off' a year that we get.
It's used as a stick to beat us with, to justify tonnes of extra work and (even though we are in a retention crisis) a reason as to why our job is 'easy'.
So why do so many teachers struggle with the…
Feb. 22, 2024
Ep 25: Mr P on Ofsted, AI & Growing His Online Brand
Lee Parkinson (A.K.A. Mr P) is a hugely popular primary school teacher who has grown a huge online following through offering training courses to school staff, creating funny education related memes & hosting an award-winning podcast with his brother (2 Mr Ps in a Podcast).
Lee sat down with us …
Feb. 22, 2024
Ep 24: What's It Like To WIN On A TV Quiz Show?
The summer holidays are in full swing and we are carrying on with weekly episodes of the podcast!
This week, Hayden takes the lead and is in complete control... And he wants to probe and find our more about Dylan's appearance (and win!) on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire a couple of years ago.
…
Feb. 22, 2024
Ep 23: Rob Smith: The Literacy Shed Founder On Building A Successful Education Business
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…
Feb. 22, 2024
Ep 22: The End Of The School Year - Productions, 'Winding Down' & Saying Goodbye
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…
Feb. 22, 2024
Ep 21: Emily Weston: Whole Class Reading, Mixed Year Group Classes & Transition To Secondary School
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…
Feb. 22, 2024
Ep 20: Why Are Teachers STILL Striking?
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?
…
Feb. 22, 2024
Ep 19: Gareth Metcalfe: Making Resources, Teaching Problem Solving & Maths 'Anxiety'
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…
Feb. 22, 2024
Ep 18: Should Teachers Use AI When Writing Reports?
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…
Feb. 22, 2024
Ep 17: Sophie Bartlett: Staying Positive, Making Mistakes & Shared Parental Leave
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.
…
Feb. 22, 2024
Ep 16: The Truth About School Residential Trips
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…