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The School of School

The School of School

Becoming an effective teacher takes years of experience. Lucky for you, our podcast hosts have seen enough ‘aha!’ moments throughout their education careers to know which ideas are useful (and which should be avoided). Join Andy, Robin and Adam as they unpack current pedagogical thinking, chat about their education obsessions and share invaluable teaching tips for the classroom and at home. From big questions like, where does the inspiration to learn come from? To smaller ones like, which writing

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00:20:33

Episode 71: Manipulatives - Aren't they outdated?

The School of School ·

2022/07/27

Rice and bean counters, Number crunches, and more. In this episode, Andy, Robin and Adam discuss all things manipulatives with special guest Emma Potter, Director of Maths at Leo Academies and Vice Principal and Teaching & Learning Lead at Cheam Park Farm in Sutton, England. Just how important are they? Is there a perception that you only use them if you don’t understand? Plus, discussion about whether manipulatives are needed at secondary level.

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00:20:00

Episode 70: Crisis in infrastructure: The impact of...

The School of School ·

2022/07/20

Elon Musk, Water-cooler conversations, and more. In this episode, Andy, Robin and Adam are lucky to be joined once again by Katriona Lord-Levins, Chief Success Officer at Bentley Systems to discuss the crisis in infrastructure. What are soft skills? How to people cope in the remote-working world without a manager over their shoulder? Plus, Kat discusses how the pandemic forced people to revaluate their positions.

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00:17:37

Episode 69: Classroom environment - How should a...

The School of School ·

2022/07/13

Table arrangements, Fluid movement, and more. In this episode, Robin and Adam are joined by Roger Hitchin - Singapore Maths Lead and Section Head of Year 5 and 6 at Wellington Prep School in Somerset, UK to discuss the classroom environment. How should pupils be placed? What has to be considered with arrangements? Plus, hear the differences of old-school seating arrangements versus the new.

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00:18:12

Episode 68: Homework - To be or not to be?

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2022/07/06

Child-parent conflicts, Self discipline, and more. In this episode, Andy, Robin and Adam take on the potentially touchy subject of homework. Can we define its purpose? Or is it an unnecessary obstacle? Plus, find out if our Podcasters avoided their homework back in the day.

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00:19:46

Episode 67: Looking at pre-number on children’s...

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2022/06/29

Bus numbers, Early language, and more. In this episode, Andy and Adam are joined again by Assistant Headteacher and Literacy Consultant, Katy Reeve, to discuss pre-number on children’s mathematical development. What impact will early number work have? Does a child’s later-year struggle trace back to reception? Plus, Andy explains why the types of numbers; Cardinal, Ordinal, Nominal will be so confusing to children at the early learning stage.

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00:18:36

Episode 66: How do I select the best teacher training?

The School of School ·

2022/06/22

Kitchen flooring, Poor training courses, and more. In this episode, Andy, Robin and Adam discuss the difficulty of selecting the best teacher training programme. Are there too many options? How does a teacher know where to start looking? Plus, what can we learn from Singapore’s teacher training model?

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00:20:07

Episode 65: Diversity of thought - Understanding and...

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2022/06/15

Historic conflicts, Job hirings, and more. In this episode, Andy, Robin and Adam are joined again by Katriona Lord-Levins, Chief Success Officer at Bentley Systems to discuss diversity of thoughts and our unconscious bias. What is diversity of thought? Can you undo an unconscious bias? Plus, Adam relates the unconscious bias to a maths skill that’s simply embedded in our nature.

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00:20:17

Episode 64: Grading - What works best? What is the...

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2022/06/08

Grade confusion, Booster groups, and more. In this episode, Andy, Robin and Adam discuss all things grading. Who are the grades for? Pupils or teachers? How can parents better understand what things mean? Plus, Andy explains how there’s no such thing as ‘average’.

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00:21:10

Episode 63: The importance of goal setting.

The School of School ·

2022/06/01

Moon-shots, The Industrial Revolution, and more. In this episode, Andy, Robin and Adam are joined by Katriona Lord-Levins, Chief Success Officer at Bentley Systems to discuss the importance of goal setting, both for adults and children. What do we need goal setting for? Purpose? Development? Plus, Andy shares a situation in which you can observe who are good and bad decision makers.

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00:18:50

Episode 62: The importance of setting boundaries in...

The School of School ·

2022/05/25

Restricting WiFi, Gangster Families, and more. In this episode, Andy, Robin and Adam discuss the importance of setting boundaries in the classroom and at home. How impactful can a chaotic home life be? What structures can be set at school that would benefit children? Plus, Andy and Adam share stories of pupils they’ve experienced that have had tough backgrounds.

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00:20:38

Episode 61: SOLO Taxonomy

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2022/05/18

Benjamin Bloom, Surface learning, and more. In this episode, Andy, Robin and Adam are joined by Craig Parkinson, a Maths — No Problem! Trainer, to discuss SOLO Taxonomy. What does SOLO stand for? Clue: It’s not Chewbacca’s best friend! Plus, how many theorists were mentioned? Were you counting?

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00:27:34

Episode 60: The impact of social media and bullying...

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2022/05/11

Radicalised elders, Influencers, and more. In this episode, Andy and Adam are joined again by Justin Bullard, Founder and CEO of MPath Productions, to talk about the impact of social media and bullying in schools. Is there a danger with children wanting to mirror celebrity lifestyles? Is it the government’s job to make school teach pupils more about social media dangers? Plus, find out who wanted to be ‘Superman’ and who wanted to be a ‘Rockstar’ growing up.

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00:22:31

Episode 59: Statutory requirements: are they...

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2022/05/04

Curriculum confusion, Unclear guidance, and more. In this episode, Andy and Adam discuss statutory requirements and misleading government documents. With lots of guidance out there, what’s helpful? What guidance is confusing for schools? Plus, hear why it’s important to be slightly sceptical when a new idea or approach is being presented.

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00:23:50

Episode 58: Starting the day with physical activity...

The School of School ·

2022/04/27

Twisting Tuesdays, Bare-foot Kiwis, and more. In this episode, Andy, Robin and Adam discuss the importance of helping students focus with physical activities. What activities can teachers do with their class? How beneficial can they be? Plus, hear about the strange objects Adam would ‘throw’ at his class to keep them alert and moving!

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00:29:29

Episode 57: Decodable books

The School of School ·

2022/04/20

Greek alphabet, White space, and more. In this episode, Andy and Adam are joined again by Assistant Headteacher and Literacy Consultant, Katy Reeve, to discuss decodable books. What are decodable books and phonics? Are they more important than other books that potentially present richer learning experiences? Plus, hear Adam writhe at his decodable book sentence attempt!

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00:28:25

Episode 56: The role of textbooks in classroom...

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2022/04/13

Upside down Fractions, The learning buzz, and more. In this episode, Andy, Emily and Adam are joined again by Researcher, Teacher and Cheshire and Wirral Maths Hub Lead, Andy Ash to discuss the role of the Maths textbook in the classroom. How does a textbook support both teacher and learner? How can schools tell the difference between a good or bad book?Plus, find out who gets frustrated when they hear of teachers downloading random content from a google search.

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00:20:50

Episode 55: How to improve communication between...

The School of School ·

2022/04/06

Perfect students, Hostile parents, and more. In this episode, Andy and Adam discuss ways the communication can be improved between parents and teachers. What’s the goal of parent-teacher meetings? What feedback is most valuable to hear? Plus, Adam shares what teachers shouldn’t say to parents at Parent’s Evening.

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00:20:47

Episode 54: When did students start getting re-take...

The School of School ·

2022/03/30

Entrance exams, Basketball abilities, and more. In this episode, Andy and Adam question all things tests. What are we testing for? What dangers can arise from exams and re-takes? Plus, listen to why a 100% score on a test wasn’t much use to Adam as a teacher.

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00:18:16

Episode 53: The impact of increasing use of...

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2022/03/23

Digital jewels, Interactive whiteboard haters, and more. In this episode, Andy, Emily and Adam are joined again by Researcher, Teacher and Cheshire and Wirral Maths Hub Lead, Andy Ash to continue the conversation about the impact the use of technology has on student’s mental health. What does this impact look like in school? Where will technology go in the future? Plus, find out which social media platform’s adverts know Adam down to a tee.

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00:22:32

Episode 52: The impact of Increasing use of...

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2022/03/16

Electronic cocaine, Instagram falseness, and more. In this episode, Andy, Emily and Adam are joined again by Researcher, Teacher and Cheshire and Wirral Maths Hub Lead, Andy Ash to discuss the impact the use of technology has on student’s mental health. Are attention spans shortening? Plus, talk on the shift of control - do the devices now control us?

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