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Join our WhatsApp community for episode links, future episode polls & priority question submission:https://chat.whatsapp.com/HB7n1PNGdGL5STACssEH1sWe 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 podcast WhatsApp community for direct messages from us, links to new episodes, polls on future epsiodes & priority question submissions.https://chat.whatsapp.com/HB7n1PNGdGL5STACssEH1sWe dive into the confirmed Ofsted changes & discuss the impact that these changes will have on schools..…

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 submis…

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 submi…

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. …

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. …

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:…

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.…

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.comTikTok: 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 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…

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…

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…

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 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…

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…

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 stri…

This week, Dylan clears out his teacher cupboard and uncovers some absolute treasures: an inflatable flamingo, old class photos, and three brilliant books every classroom should have – The House with Chicken Legs, The Book with No Pictures, and One Is a Snail, Ten Is a Crab.But the big chat? That’…

It's our last week as teachers... and it's all starting to feel very real.In this episode, we look back on the moments that made us—the unforgettable classroom highs, the amazing people we met, and the exact point we knew we couldn’t keep going.We’re asking ourselves the question we’ve been avo…

It’s the end of the school year, which can only mean one thing: performance appraisal season. But with targets that feel random, policies that haven’t caught up, and a system still obsessed with spreadsheets… we’re asking:Do schools even value great teaching anymore – or just good data?In this e…