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Diary of a Teacher, 74 episodes.

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4: Do later start times actually make a difference to student outcomes?

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3: Managing Cognitive Load in the Classroom

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2: Does Peer Instruction Actually Work?

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1: School to Uni Transition, and How to Make it Smooth

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20: Listener Questions Answered & Season 5 Sneak Peak

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19: How to Write Tailored Report Comments in Less Time

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18: Why Do Teachers Move Schools?

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17: Tips to Reduce Your Marking Workload

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16: Don't Get in Their Way

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15: Picnics in Parks with People

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14: A Successful Student Conference on Zoom

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13: I Hope This Email Finds You Sane

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12: When Busy is Your Middle Name (But it Shouldn't Be)

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11: Brain Drain and Zoom Doom

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10: Now We're Learning Remotely (Again)

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9: "I'd Rather Be Somewhere Else"

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8: No Attention Span? No Worries!

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7: A Horizontal Holiday

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6: Turning 30 & Camping in the Rain

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5: Helping School Counsellors Stay Afloat

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4: School Holiday Experiments

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3: Active Relaxation for Teachers

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2: What Don't They Teach You at University?

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1: When Students Teach Teachers

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20: My Biggest Failure

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19: Mentoring Junior Teachers

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18: Teaching Full Time and Studying Part Time - Smart Move or Death Wish?

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17: My New Project Outside of Teaching

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16: Teacher Burnout: The COVID Edition

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15: Are We Over-Surveying Our Students?

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14: The Social Dilemma - What Teachers Need to Know About Social Media

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13: Creating Positive Learning Experiences when Everything is Cancelled

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12: It Is Actually Possible to Enjoy PD

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11: School Holidays and Lonely Students

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10: Thank You Past Self, For Documenting Everything

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9: Should Students Even Have Career Goals at Age Fifteen?

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8: Should You Discuss Your Own Mental Health at School?

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7: Getting Back to Normal (Sort Of)

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6: Paperwork, Paperwork, Paperwork

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5: Putting on Your Own Oxygen Mask First, and Other Important Lessons

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4: Working from Home: It's Just Not the Same

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3: Rubbish Learner Becomes Teacher

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2: School Holidays & Questions from Parents

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1: End of Term; Catch of Breath!

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10: Technology Saves the Day

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9: Now We're Learning Remotely

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8: Preparing for Remote Learning

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7: Why Don't We Differentiate Professional Development?

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6: Keeping Stress in Check

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5: My Top Three Favourite Lessons

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4: Making Boring Lessons Fun

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3: Do You Adjust the Curriculum for Current Affairs?

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2: Getting Students to Complete the Work You Set

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1: The Extra Things

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20: Teacher Burnout: Why It's Real, and What To Do About It

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19: The Best Online Courses for New and Experienced Tutors

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18: How to Set Yourself Up For Success in a Course

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17: How to Deliver a New Course With a Bang!

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16: What Should Students Be Working On Over School Holidays?

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15: Three Important Lessons I Learned During My Teaching Degree

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14: Getting the Most Out of Technology

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13: My Favourite Things About Teaching

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12: Reflection on First Nine Months of Teaching

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11: How to Find Tutors to Replace You

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10: Teaching a Subject You Haven't Studied

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9: How to Plan Tutoring Sessions

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8: Every Student Needs a Cheerleader

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7: How to Get the Most Out of School Holidays

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6: Four Types of Students (and How to Help Them)

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5: What Should I Charge for Tutoring?

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4: Dealing With Pressure from Parents and Clients

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3: How to Start Private Tutoring

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2: Four Reasons Why People Don't Teach

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1: Why Private Tutoring?