The Hannah & Lucy Show | New Year New Start

The Hannah and Lucy Show is back for the new school year.Live conversation and super chat with JBL & Fozzie.This week they cover:The start of the school year, inset days and the case against filler CPD and icebreakersTeacher wellbeing, "working smarter not harder" (referencing Greg McKeown's Effortless) burnout and unfilled postsA new head teacher's strong introduction and staff buy-inChildren's Commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza and the erosion of after-school clubs and enrichmentThe academic value of extra-curricular activities and the widening advantage gap for less advantaged pupilsEnglish/maths dominance on the timetable versus other subjects, careers advice accessA new push on PSHE and community action, with a shout-out to the Superkind resource (16 UN Sustainable Development Goals framework)The case for more "analogue" and hands-on learning (art, drawing, fine motor skills) alongside digital literacy gaps in secondary schoolsUsing AI (including Claude) for lesson planning, staff meeting efficiency, and reading interventions, with a discussion of prompt-editing as an emerging skillReaction to Andy Burnham's plan for technical subjects from age 14A lighter closing segment on reading habits, audiobooks, and self-development versus escapist reading