All Episodes
The School of School — 244 episodes
Episode 244: How different types of constraints can influence student performance
Episode 243: The Post-AI Handwriting Renaissance
Episode 242: The ‘Aha’ moment
Episode 241: Sneaky strategies children use to avoid work. What’s the remedy?
Episode 240: Qualities of Effective Teachers and Learning Environments
Episode 239: Navigating the Challenges of Curriculum Implementation
Episode 238: The Importance of Community in Education
Episode 237: Differentiated Instruction
Episode 236: Is Mastery a buzz word? What does it actually mean?
Episode 235: Problem solving is essential in mathematics education
Episode 234: What is Metacognition?
Episode 233: Understanding Number Sense
Episode 232: Communication — Peer interaction is vital for learning
Episode 231: Generalisation — key for fostering adaptability, independence, and problem-solving abilities
Episode 230: Exploring the 5 Core Competencies - Visualisation
Episode 229: Teachers only get THIS many hours of maths training
Episode 228: Curriculum decisions — Who makes them and how impactful are they?
Episode 227: Can AI Replace Teachers?
Episode 226: Building trust and creating a culture of improvement — The impact of Professional Learning Communities
Episode 225: Culture responsive teaching
Episode 224: What skills do we need to teach young people to help prepare them for the future?
Episode 223: Navigating volunteer support in schools
Episode 222: Teach Less, Learn More
Episode 221: Do I HAVE to go out at playtime? Amazing maths attitudes!
Episode 220: What does a future teacher need to look like?
Episode 219: Analysing PISA Results and trends in Canada
Episode 218: Meaningful school assessment
Episode 217: Engaging girls in maths
Episode 216: Teacher-student relationships in education
Episode 215: Conceptual understanding is crucial for long-term learning
Episode 214: Transforming Maths Education at Star Primary
Episode 213: Music is what maths sounds like. Art is what maths looks like
Episode 212: What role does politics play in education?
Episode 211: New perspectives - Embracing travel and reflective time
Episode 210: Sport, Art and Music — Do we need to teach more joy?
Episode 209: The significance of curriculum in education
Episode 208: How maths mastery helped 100% of EAL students pass SATs
Episode 207: Professional learning communities
Episode 206: TIPS! What can you do in 10 minutes that'll make a real difference in your classroom?
Episode 205: Go slow to go fast. The importance of a varied toolkit in learning maths
Episode 204: Personalised Learning —Why it’s not the panacea people think it is
Episode 203: Maths was in EVERY child’s top 3 subject! Unbelievable!
Episode 202: How to save hours of time for teachers
Episode 201: Is the emphasis on learning added extras and jargon terms having a negative impact on learners?
Episode 200: We want a piece of this, this is too good to miss! — 10 Years on, this School shares their incredible journey
Episode 199: A look back at our Community Event
Episode 198: Kids that were behind caught up by TWO YEARS! - How to help strugglers to fly
Episode 197: What is the value of an open day?
Episode 196: Can educators leverage AI's mistakes as teaching moments?
Episode 195: Sometimes adding results in less — Is it time to cut vocabulary practice at the start of lessons?
Episode 194: Teachers should be encouraged to observe each other's lessons. Here’s what we learnt from recent observations…
Episode 193: Teach Less, Learn More
Episode 192: Why change something that is already working? Assistant head teacher and specialist education leader reveals all
Episode 191: Defining Mastery - What is it’s meaning?
Episode 190: The teacher moved from Year 6 to Early Years and shares this…
Episode 189: How Bar Modelling took over Bermuda
Episode 188: Teachers only get THIS many hours of maths training
Episode 187: Bad maths attitudes, correcting the curriculum, and looking at the current state of primary maths education
Episode 186: Long term planning and strategies in Schools
Episode 185: How has this School’s maths attainment consistently increased over 8 years?
Episode 184: Staff teamwork, changed attitudes, mindset shifts — this school’s success is PHENOMENAL
Episode 183: Expert practitioner shares findings from MBA dissertation on Maths Mastery
Episode 182: The secrets to Singapore’s success
Episode 181: A journey with journalling
Episode 180: Teachers get a 5.5% Pay increase! But where does all the other billions of pounds go in education??
Episode 179: Introducing our Qualification Programme
Episode 178: Maths mastery’s impact on Bermuda
Episode 177: Put the pen DOWN! Is it right to dish out homework over the summer break?
Episode 176: Passionate for primary school learning — A maths lead’s experience
Episode 175: How long should summer holidays be?
Episode 174: Using journals with Maths — No Problem!
Episode 173: Is this the most maths-loving guest we’ve ever had?
Episode 172: Spatial Reasoning
Episode 171: I didn’t sign up for THIS — 1 in 10 teachers are leaving in their first year…
Episode 170: Homeschooling on the rise? Parents are taking matters into their own hands!
Episode 169: UK Election Imminent - What is the story for schools and funding?
Episode 168: Nine years on, Langley Green’s story with Maths — No Problem!
Episode 167: Engaging girls in maths
Episode 166: Trusts, Models and Management
Episode 165: Comparing education systems - Should we take international results with a pinch of salt?
Episode 164: Should flexible working be more accepted in schools?
Episode 163: The school that successfully brings maths mastery to visually impaired pupils
Episode 162: Are we forgetting the importance of Arts and Sports?
Episode 161: Is gamification taking over?
Episode 160: SATs Data Revealed! Here’s how Maths — No Problem! schools performed in comparison to the national average
Episode 159: Executive Head’s advice - Managing the shift in Maths programme
Episode 158: Children throwing chairs! Dealing with bad behaviour in class
Episode 157: It takes a village - Exploring the blurry line between teacher and parent responsibilities
Episode 156: If writing is getting outdated, will the same happen to typing?
Episode 155: Incredible textbook impact - Louise's Masters thesis
Episode 154: Mobile phones at school
Episode 153: Invisible Children - Can some learners get forgotten?
Episode 152: Education policy makers – Who’s holding them accountable?
Episode 151: Secondary pupils reflect on their Primary Maths past
Episode 150: CPD as a mechanism for change
Episode 149: Inspiring Executive Head’s journey implementing maths
Episode 148: Assessment in Practice
Episode 147: The importance of Arts in school
Episode 146: Reacting to change
Episode 145: Community in education - What does it’s role look like?
Episode 144: Content Strands - Do we stress about calculation too much?
Episode 143: Preparing students for the future
Episode 142: Digital Technology - Time for caution?
Episode 141: Spiral Curriculum and School Cultures
Episode 140: Changing mindsets - International school shares implementation journey of Maths — No Problem!
Episode 139: Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
Episode 138: Financial Literacy - 5 Year olds learning mortgage rates?!
Episode 137: Teaching real world maths
Episode 136: Fitness in schools
Episode 135: Is knowing how technology works the same as knowing how to use it?
Episode 134: Creating a successful classroom culture
Episode 133: Cursive - Where did it go?
Episode 132: Textbook sceptic? How and why textbooks elevate learning
Episode 131: Tools and activities that can support maths learning
Episode 130: How important are Routines for children?
Episode 129: The screens are taking over! Are young people addicted?
Episode 128: What does a future teacher need to look like?
Episode 127: Attention span
Episode 126: Four-day work week? What about a four-day school week!
Episode 125: Early Years Impacts
Episode 124: Micro Learning
Episode 123: Dealing with parent complaints
Episode 122: Unavoidable AI - How can we best utilise it for positive learning outcomes?
Episode 121: Struggling students
Episode 120: Working with pupils with mixed attainment - How can we set them all up for success?
Episode 119: Applying research from neuroscience to improve teaching and learning
Episode 118: The impact of Lesson Structure
Episode 117: Student centred decision making in schools
Episode 116: Competency-based Learning
Episode 115: Lesson Study, Coaching, and Professional Development
Episode 114: How the Maths — No Problem! Primary Series builds towards Maths Mastery
Episode 113: Professional Development and Training - From a trainer's perspective
Episode 112: The power of journal writing
Episode 111: Professional Development and Training
Episode 110: What’s the attitude to not knowing things
Episode 109: Life-shaping experiences
Episode 108: Assessment and areas of leading and developing maths
Episode 107: Managing change in terms of developing a maths mastery curriculum
Episode 106: What are the different types of Assessment and how Insights can help teachers assess their classroom
Episode 105: The impact of STEM sentences and mathematical vocabulary on pupils’ understanding of mathematics
Episode 104: Coaching
Episode 103: Functions number and verbal problems, seeing the maths in things
Episode 102: Are there a set of ingredients that combine to make an effective lesson?
Episode 101: Collaborative Learning
Episode 100: The Primary to Secondary transition - Why is Key Stage 3 known as ‘The lost years’ in terms of progression?
Episode 99: The story of Maths — No Problem!
Episode 98: What is Maths Mastery and the Singapore Maths Methodology?
Episode 97: The importance of Early Years Maths and how Maths — No Problem! Foundations can set pupils on the right path
Episode 96: Just getting up and going outside
Episode 95: Is England getting better at Maths?
Episode 94: Should we avoid putting younger pupils through formal tests? The Japanese do!
Episode 93: Should we prioritise manners over grades in the first few years of primary school? The Japanese do!
Episode 92: Personalised Learning - Why it's not the panacea people think it is
Episode 91: Teacher development
Episode 90: Taking time to reflect
Episode 89: The pros and cons of developing mathematical understanding in mixed age settings
Episode 88: Streaming and ability groupings
Episode 87: From Ed-Tech to Ped-Tech
Episode 86: Scheme of Work
Episode 85: How important to learning is healthy food in cafeterias?
Episode 84: Where can teachers find more time with their students?
Episode 83: What makes a book beautiful: Behind the scenes of Editorial Production
Episode 82: Metacognition and Mastery
Episode 81: What constitutes as effective CPD in mathematics?
Episode 80: The power of collaborative planning
Episode 79: 2+2=5
Episode 78: School breaks: How long is too long?
Episode 77: Is technology changing the face of education?
Episode 76: Productivity: Tips and Tricks
Episode 75: The skills gap and how corporations can work with students to fill it
Episode 74: Doing less, better
Episode 73: Leadership in teaching: Tips from a good leader
Episode 72: The importance of extracurriculars for students and teachers
Episode 71: Manipulatives - Aren't they outdated?
Episode 70: Crisis in infrastructure: The impact of the great resignation and the great reshuffle
Episode 69: Classroom environment - How should a class be 'laid out'?
Episode 68: Homework - To be or not to be?
Episode 67: Looking at pre-number on children’s mathematical development
Episode 66: How do I select the best teacher training?
Episode 65: Diversity of thought - Understanding and leveraging unconscious bias
Episode 64: Grading - What works best? What is the purpose?
Episode 63: The importance of goal setting.
Episode 62: The importance of setting boundaries in the classroom and at home
Episode 61: SOLO Taxonomy
Episode 60: The impact of social media and bullying in schools.
Episode 59: Statutory requirements: are they guidelines? Or the new curriculum?
Episode 58: Starting the day with physical activity to help kids focus in the classroom
Episode 57: Decodable books
Episode 56: The role of textbooks in classroom discussions
Episode 55: How to improve communication between parents and teachers
Episode 54: When did students start getting re-take tests?
Episode 53: The impact of increasing use of technology on students mental health (Part 2)
Episode 52: The impact of Increasing use of technology on students mental health (Part 1)
Episode 51: The physical and emotional benefits of nature on children
Episode 50: Professional development for teachers. Is there a ceiling on learning?
Episode 49: Learning through storytelling
Episode 48: How schools can encourage parents to play a role in their child’s learning
Episode 47: False argument between cognitive load theory and teaching through problem solving
Episode 46: The connection between reading comprehension and maths
Episode 45: The value of developing empathy skills and emotional intelligence in children
Episode 44: Tools to build resilient confident kids (Part 2)
Episode 43: Tools to build resilient, confident kids (Part 1)
Episode 42: Getting started on the right track
Episode 41: Using Popular Media in Teaching
Episode 40: Beyond Early Learning Goals
Episode 39: Should we kill 'WOW' word of the week? (Part 2)
Episode 38: Should we kill 'WOW' word of the week? (Part 1)
Episode 37: Edutainment - The role of fun in education
Episode 36: Standard clocks
Episode 35: Carrots and Sticks
Episode 34: iPad or Paper?
Episode 33: What is the point of spelling tests?
Episode 32: Maths Visualisation
Episode 31: Maths confidence
Episode 30: Educational apps
Episode 29: Positive reading culture
Episode 28: The role of digital media in education
Episode 27: Supporting your child's reading at home
Episode 26: Representations in Maths
Episode 25: Classroom routines, important?
Episode 24: Early years reform
Episode 23: Agony Uncle Adam
Episode 22: Calculators - Man or Machine?
Episode 21: Delivering Mastery - Tips
Episode 20: Fluency
Episode 19: Interactive Whiteboard - Good or bad?
Episode 18: How many colours is enough when marking?
Episode 17: Play and early years
Episode 16: Pods, rows and columns - or who cares?
Episode 15: Funding - What should be the focus?
Episode 14: Do we do too much group work in schools?
Episode 13: Vocabulary
Episode 12: Testing - Good or bad?
Episode 11: The didactic nature of maths
Episode 10: Write your own novels, why not write your own maths lessons too?
Episode 9: Write your own maths lessons, why not write your own novels too?
Episode 8: Lined or Unlined Paper - The Great Debate
Episode 7: Working Memory
Episode 6: The Zone of Proximal Development
Episode 5: Back from Lockdown
Episode 4: Where Does the Inspiration for Learning Come From?
Episode 3: Maths in the Kitchen
Episode 2: Pens or Pencils. Who Cares?
Episode 1: Maths and Lockdown