Teachers Talk Radio

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From Judgement to Growth: When Teacher Coaching Is...

Teachers Talk Radio ·

2026/09/19

Join me, Famida Choudhary, on The Lunch Show in conversation with educational leader Jahida Janna as we explore how instructional coaching can move beyond evaluation to become a meaningful opportunity for teacher development.Drawing on Jahida’s action research, we unpack the relationship between trust, teacher self-efficacy and sustained classroom improvement. What makes feedback genuinely developmental? How can coaches challenge teachers without undermining their confidence? And what role do

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90:15

Does Teacher Motivation Lead to Student Motivation?:...

Teachers Talk Radio ·

2026/09/19

"If you're excited about your subject, your students will be excited too." We're often held responsbile for whether or not our students care about their learning, but is that fair? In this show, Darren interrogates the literature on the relationship between teacher and student motivation.

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68:08

The Reality Gap: What teacher training didn't tell...

Teachers Talk Radio ·

2026/09/19

Every teacher remembers the moment theory met the reality of 30 teenagers. This week on The Late Show with Sarah Wilkinson-Crute, a second-year ECT joins us for an honest look at behaviour, workload, and mentor support. Whether you're in Year 2 or Year 20, join the debate on how we could fix teacher training for good.

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64:01

Teachers: Liberated or State puppets?: The Late Late...

Teachers Talk Radio ·

2026/09/18

Lee is joined by Greg Bottrill to discuss the state of education. Greg has some very passionate and thoughtful views on education. Lee and Greg will be delving deep into the way power structures enter the classroom.

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111:16

Should every school sanction be open to parental...

Teachers Talk Radio ·

2026/09/18

A high-achieving student in the US was suspended after refusing to throw away a coffee she brought into class. Her mother challenged the punishment and questioned whether the school had introduced its new food and drink policy legally. School leaders subsequently allowed the student to return to class with her drink and agreed to hold a properly publicised hearing. Was this a sensible parental challenge to an excessive punishment or another example of schools being prevented from enforcing basic

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60:30

Phones Out - Can Schools Really Win the Battle for...

Teachers Talk Radio ·

2026/09/15

Are bans working or are they just for show? Is there a way to make them work or are we fighting a losing battle? Carl and his guest, Assistant Principal, Abi Hibbins find out: Friday Morning Break Show with Carl Smith.

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73:01

Top 5 Summer Spats - Our thoughts on July and...

Teachers Talk Radio ·

2026/09/15

Yannick and Tony look back at the big educational stories from the summer, and reflect on their own opinions of them. They reveal their top 5 most controversial educational news stories. Will you agree with their picks? Tune in live or watch and listen back to find out!

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62:50

Are trusts democratic?: The Late Show with Beejesh Deva

Teachers Talk Radio ·

2026/09/14

Beejesh and special guest co-host Michael Wright explore the ideas around how well trusts represent the needs of the communities they serve and the input that the people who belong within them have to the operation and the outcomes.

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11:28

Loneliness, QR Code Scams and Menstrual Health...

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2026/09/14

In this second episode the of PSHE Update, PSHE Educator Clare Price considers how to teach about and challenge loneliness, ways to spot QR Code scams and positive steps forward in understanding about menstrual health. Articles referenced are: Number of young people with no close friends has soared since 2014 in England | Young people | The Guardian Rowley Regis schoolboys shining light on male mental health - BBC News Les used a QR code to download a parking app - but it was a scam - BBC

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59:02

The Late Show with Konstantinos Pappas: AI in Higher...

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2026/09/13

In this episode, Konstantinos is joined by Dr Sercan Demiralay from Nottingham Trent University to explore how AI is reshaping higher education. They discuss teaching, assessment, student use of AI, employability, AI tutors and agents, and ask how universities can embrace innovation without losing sight of learning.

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70:41

What are they thinking? Checking for Understanding:...

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2026/09/13

Louise Marie is joined by David Goodwin to explore what effective checking for understanding really looks like in the classroom. Combining evidence from research with practical experience across different educational phases, David discusses how teachers can gain real-time insight into students' thinking and adapt their teaching to better meet learners' needs.

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66:19

A Choir In Every School

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2026/09/13

Join Michael Wright for the Sunday Lunch Show as he chats with Debbie Kent, Choir Director and Deputy Lead for Devon Music Hub about national campaigns to introduce choirs in every school in the UK.We will discuss the importance and relevance of choirs, what schools need to implement them as well as obstacles to this.

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68:32

Lucy Powell - Let's move away from 'dog eat dog'...

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2026/09/13

This week, the Education Secretary hosted a summit attended by heads, college principals, mayors, business leaders and a small number of representatives from the MAT sector, during which she discussed the government's plans to raise the profile of technical education. This follows a promise by Prime Minister Andy Burnham that new technical routes for those aged 14+ will be offered from September 2028, in a bid to tackle the rising NEET crisis Powell has said that she wants to see schools moving

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116:57

Michael Mosbacher - “We’re spending too much...

Teachers Talk Radio ·

2026/09/13

Michael Mosbacher in The Telegraph posed a controversial question: “Are we spending too much educating those who do not want to learn?” The question was linked to the ‘Highjacked High Streets’ study undertaken by the Centre for Social Justice, a think tank established by former Conservative leader Sir Iain Duncan-Smith. The study reported that a small minority of young people are demonstrating anti-social behaviour which terrorises local areas. This was then aligned with behaviour in classrooms,

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59:25

How does it feel to be back?: The Saturday Social...

Teachers Talk Radio ·

2026/09/12

We talk headspace and green places. Not to be missed.

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95:45

Depression and Anxiety in Teachers: The Saturday...

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2026/09/12

In this show, Darren shares his own experience with depression and anxiety (and how a school experience led to finally getting diagnosed) before looking at the wider research into depression, anxiety and burnout among teachers.

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69:18

Teaching Intensive English Courses: The Sunday Social

Teachers Talk Radio ·

2026/09/10

In this week's show, Claudia Tumba and Martin Sketchley talk about teaching intensive English courses.

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61:11

Are trusts democratic?: The Late show with Beejesh Deva

Teachers Talk Radio ·

2026/09/09

Beejesh Deva and special guest co host Michael Wright discuss the idea of trusts serving and representing their local communities and how well they do this. Is the academy system working better than local authorities? is the funding being used democratically and are stakeholders including teachers represented in the decision making?

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87:18

The 11+ Arms Race?: Points of View

Teachers Talk Radio ·

2026/09/09

The 11+ is supposed to identify academic potential. But what happens when success in the test increasingly depends on how much preparation a family can afford. Success based on parents ability to pay not the child’s abilities. A recent Schools Week investigation found families paying up to £600 for 11+ practice materials, highlighting a growing tutoring industry built around parents’ fear of their children missing out on limited Grammar School places (Schools Week⁠) In this episode, TTR will bring

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63:42

How Teachers Create Impact that Travels: The Lunch...

Teachers Talk Radio ·

2026/09/08

Famida Choudhary is in conversation with educator Crystal Frommert as we explore what it really means to be a teacher in an ever-changing educational landscape. From the unseen work of constantly learning and adapting to becoming connectors who bring authentic voices and real-world experiences into the classroom, we examine how teaching reaches far beyond curriculum and assessment. We reflect on the influence educators may never see, what students teach us in return, and how the teacher’s role is

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