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Thinking Deeply about Primary Education — 324 episodes
What Makes a Curriculum Coherent?
Five ways to promote positive behaviour for learning
When should teachers call for help?
Behaviour is taught, not managed
Why behaviour feels harder than ever
The Leadership Lessons You Learn the Hard Way
The Difficult Questions About Teaching Reading
CPA, Counting in Ones, the Problem with Quick Fixes and more...
Teaching, Mistakes and the Courage to Reflect with Baasit Siddiqui
Beyond Firefighting: Building Better SEND Provision
Bilingual education, effective teaching, meaningful PD and more...
The Shiny Solution Trap: AI Tutors, Social Media Bans and How to Actually Support Vulnerable Pupils
Genuinely meaningful professional development (the conditions and components)
Journaling, online platforms, formative assessment and more...May 2026 on TDaPE
The Principles of Effective Teaching and Learning with Matthew Best
Vision Into Practice: How Shaftesbury Park Built a Bilingual Curriculum
April 2026: What Emerged Across the Conversations
For Neil and Shannen: A TDaPE Wedding Special
Mathematical Journaling in Action: Helping Students Think, Struggle and Explain
Online Maths Platforms: Workload, Retrieval and the Limits of Technology
Four ways to get the most from formative assessment...
A Human Education for an Artificial World: Rachel Higginson on oracy, belonging and what schools must protect in the age of AI
AI Tutors in Schools: Breakthrough or Hype?
Illuminating Metacognition in Writing with Jen Sutherland and Donny Morrison
Beyond the Right Answer: Teaching for Deep Mathematical Understanding
Protecting the Human Work: AI in Schools, 15 Months On
Leadership, Belonging and the Power of Teams with Sam Crome
March 2026: What Emerged Across the Conversations
One to One Correspondence: The Hidden Challenge in Learning to Count
The Mechanics of Effective Professional Development with Scott Wells
That's the Good News: SEND Reform, Teacher Voice and the Future of School Leadership
Better Planning, Better Thinking, Better Teaching?
February 2026: What Emerged Across the Conversations
Primary English: How To Lead It
Thinking Deeply about AI for Schools: AI Music and The Death of Creativity?
Avoiding Snake Oil: Using the Hype Curve to Make Better Tech Decisions with Dominic Bristow
That's the Good News: Phones, Inclusion Bases, and a Quiet Crisis in Early Language
Teacher Voice, Credibility, and the Confidence Trap with Tom Rogers
Can an AI Tutor Reduce Maths Anxiety? Inside Third Space Learning’s “Skye”
January 2026: What Emerged Across the Conversations
Film, Review, Refine: A Practical Guide to Teacher Self-Coaching With Lesson Video
School Done Smarter: The Headteacher Blueprint for Sustainable Change
That's the Good News: Inclusion, belonging, autonomy and more...
The Hidden Barriers for Left-Handed Pupils (and what the Writing Framework means in practice)
Performance ≠ Learning: What recent research says about maths apps for struggling learners
TDaPE London: What Do You Go To When Everything Looks Good?
AI in Schools 2026: Predictions, Policy, and What Might Actually Scale
Behaviour, Trust, Transparency: Leading in challenging circumstances
The Honest DSL with Hannah Carter
A Model for Collaborative Planning with Lewis Sargent and Matthew Lee
Handwriting, the 2025 Writing Framework, and Reluctant Writers with Nicky Parr
Building a Whole School EAL System for Multilingual Learners with Dr Robert Sharples
Thinking Deeply about AI for Schools: Alpha School
It’s the Thought that Counts: Why Learning to Count Is More Complex Than You Think
Succeeding as Deputy Head with Chris Passey and Adam Kohlbeck
Play Time: Neurodivergence, psychological safety and creativity in the classroom
Iterative Lesson Design: A Practical Cycle for Teacher Growth with Stuart Welsh
What We Asked. What We Learned: TDaPE in Term One 2025
The Power of Maths Journaling with Dr Kirsten Fenton and Holly Drummond
Mathematical Talk: The Heartbeat of Classroom Thinking (with Amy How)
Teacher Writers with Andy McHugh
Accessible by Default: In Action
What the science of learning teaches us about arithmetic fluency with John Jackson
The Teach Like a Champion Guide to the Science of Reading
Curriculum Thinking: International Perspectives with Lucy Crehan
Implementing the Writing Framework with Care and Balance
Calm, Consistent, and Certain: Building Better Behaviour in Primary
Accessible by Default: An Inclusive Teaching Discussion
Reforming Lessons: Sir Nick Gibb on Evidence, Policy, and Change in Education
The Illustrated Guide to Pedagogy with Fin Wilson and Jane Miller
More Than Flags and Rainbows: Part Two – From Foundations to Implementation
More Than Flags and Rainbows: Meaningful LGBTQ+ Inclusion in Schools with Ian Timbrell
Inside the 2025 Writing Framework: Jane Considine on the Future of Writing Instruction
Time for Reflection: Disciplinary literacy, supporting new literacy leads and the role of coaching in the school-improvement eco-system
A Language Pedagogy Deep Dive: Teaching Welsh in English-Medium Schools
From Maths Anxiety to Maths Advocacy: Leading Sustainable Change in Schools
Conceptual Clarity: A Conversation with Pete Mattock
Curriculum Coherence or Curricular Chaos?
From the Classroom to Leadership: Building Cultures that Thrive
Beyond Sentence Stems: Deep Scaffolding for Inclusive Literacy
Three Lessons Learned from Three Years in Deputy Headship
Lessons learned from a classroom sabbatical with Lisa Coe
Thinking Deeply about Conceptual Understanding
School-wide maths improvement with Lisa Coe
Literacy Leadership, Testing and Disciplinary Reading with Chris Such
The One Paper Every Primary Teacher Should Read – with Lloyd Williams-Jones
From Planning to Practice: Mastering Professional Development Design
Driving School-Wide Change with Lloyd Williams-Jones
Standing Room Only – Deconstructing Word Problems by Gareth Metcalfe
Deconstructing Word Problems with Gareth Metcalfe
Teaching Through Comparison: What Works and When?
Writing First, Assessment Second: A Conversation with Chris Youles
From Coaching to Confidence: The Power of Whole-Staff Rehearsal
What do schools who provide a stellar religious education offering do so well?
What's in Store at TDaPE Manchester 2025?
Ausubel's concept hierarchy explained
Sustaining School Improvement – Leadership, Culture, and Change with Adam Lowing & Stuart Welsh
What are some high-impact, low-effort ways to improve mathematics across a school?
Concreteness Fading: Bridging Procedural and Conceptual Understanding
How can schools embed a consistent, research-informed approach to mathematics teaching?
Disciplinary Literacy: Unlocking Deeper Learning with Juli Ryzop
How can I incorporate retrieval effectively in maths lessons without causing unnecessary cognitive overload?
The Future of School Inspection: Still Analysing Ofsted's Proposed Reforms
Improving reading across a whole school
The Future of School Inspection: Analysing Ofsted’s Proposed Reforms
David Ausubel's Key Ideas (In Summary) with Sarah Cottinghatt
Finding time in busy timetables for high-quality art lessons
Is the English writing system introduced in ways that can lead to spelling difficulties?
The Hospital of Hope and The Fight Against Cancer
To what extent is English orthography a representation of spoken language?
Maximising Learning with Interleaved Practice in Maths
Summative assessments: Why and when do we use them?
What are the four most prominent features of an effective mathematics lesson?
Beyond Words: The Purpose and Practice of Modern Foreign Language Education
What are the four most prominent features of an effective lesson?
Unlocking Learning: Background Knowledge, Spelling, and Modelling
Transforming Reading and Mathematics: Powerful Questions for Teachers
Promise or Peril: Can AI shape the future of education?
Exploring Explicit Teaching with Zach Groshell
What's in Store at TDaPE London?
Building Confidence in Primary Mathematics with Amy How
Lesson Design – Insights from Cognitive Science and Direct Instruction with Jake Cowling
Powerful RE with Adam Smith
Language and Learning – Supporting EAL Pupils in Mathematics
Time to Look – A Primary Art Field Guide
The questions that keep me thinking
Strategies for Success in Leadership
Primary Reading Simplified with Christopher Such
Sequencing the Primary Curriculum
Small Numbers, Big Ideas
Flourishing as a new or beginning teacher
Ofsted Overhaul: Changes, Challenges, and Complexities
Effective School Leadership with Lloyd Williams Jones
Purposeful Coaching with Matt Stone (Part Two)
Purposeful Coaching with Matt Stone (Part One)
The Phonics of Maths?
1:1 reading, AI in schools, challenges ahead for the DfE and Labour, and more...
Thinking Deeply about Mathematics Education: A Live Panel
Transforming Teaching: Essential Strategies for Curriculum Success
Changing your maths curriculum?
How to be present in your professional development
Why is teaching handwriting so difficult and what can we do about it?
Lessons learned from a decade of executive leadership
The key to effective teacher professional development
How to solve a problem like....Fractions
Bond, Don't Break: Developing a systematic approach to number facts
The Scaffolding Effect with Alex Fairlamb and Rachel Ball
A Blueprint for Exceptional Maths Teaching
'Using student data' with Richard Selfridge
"Following the Evidence" with Jon Kay
Spelling for Life with Lyn Stone
Comprehend This! (Reading is not a skills based subject)
Working independently, subject knowledge professional development, and an NPQ vs a Masters...
The key(s) to effective modelling
Establishing a belief in the potential of ALL pupils
Becoming a more responsive teacher
Learning from the world beyond education
Making learning more challenging
Primary Mathematics: The A - Z and everything in-between...
Becoming a teacher who is published...
Becoming a teacher who writes with Leisa Grace Wilson
Small Schools: Leadership, Curriculum and Pedagogy
Variation Theory, DI and Cognitive Load Theory: Estranged siblings or rivals to the throne?
The Role of Background Knowledge in Reading Comprehension with Reid Smith
Counting: 5 things you didn't realise you needed to know about...
3 fundamental aspects of geography teaching
Cursive writing, small school organisation and subject leader folders...
9 common misconceptions surrounding the teaching of phonics
Engaging parents/carers with mathematics at home
Under the Microscope: Research and Pedagogies for Early Math (Part Two)
'Leading from the middle' with Stuart Welsh
Smashing Glass Ceilings: Empowering Women in Education
EAL: What every teacher needs to know about teaching pupils who use English as an additional language
EAL: Supporting pupils who use English as an additional language
Under the Microscope: Research and Pedagogies for Early Math (Part One)
"Convince me AI has a place in education" with Neil Almond
Implementing an 'evidence-informed' approach to Reading
Morphology with Kathy Rastle
Balancing Whole-School and Personalised CPD with Neil Gorton
Unlocking the Magic of MathsBot.com with Jonny Hall
The Power of Geography with Sarah Larsen
Culture, evidence and school improvement with Rachel Ball
Thinking Deeply about Primary History with Stuart Tiffany
Leadership Reflections with Shannen Doherty
Persistent Classroom Problems with Tom Oakley
Becoming a Teacher with Ben Ebdon
Assessing reading, staffing, technology, research, teacher development and life beyond school...
Positive environments, differentiation, collaboration and assessing progress...
Under the Microscope: Cognitive Architecture and Instructional Design - 20 Years On (Part Two)
Under the Microscope: Cognitive Architecture and Instructional Design - 20 Years On (Part One)
Igniting Curiosity: Embracing Education Research
Manipulatives, assessment, mathematical language and retrieval success....
Breaking Free 3: The Future of Key Stage One Writing Assessment
Teacher Induction: A Field Guide for Teachers and Leaders
Breaking Free 2: The Future of Key Stage One Reading Assessment
The Erosion of Art, Music, Sport and Cooking
Breaking Free: The Future of Key Stage One Mathematics Assessment
Demystifying Ofsted: Outstanding
Bonds, Basics, Bars and Breadth: Primary Mathematics Unplugged
5 Things Every Teacher Needs to Know about Reading Comprehension
Strategic Thinking with Lloyd Williams-Jones
Knowledge Organisers: A Field Guide
"I’m leaving teaching", No hands up, Testing in Year 1 and Working walls...
Test-Enhanced Learning
In search of the Science of Mathematics (Teaching) with Brendan Lee
How to land your dream teaching job...
Summative assessments, planning with high quality texts and leading Year 6...
The stickiness of stories and what this means for teachers...
The English writing system and what every teacher needs to know about it...
Task Design for Teachers: Designing Effective Tasks
Some Practical Advice on Practicals in Science
Effective Communication with Parents/Carers: A Field Guide for Teachers and Leaders
It's time to face facts: Teaching multiplication tables for automaticity and understanding
Teaching Writing: A Field Guide
Backward Faded Examples with Dave Taylor
Curriculum Conversations: Implementation Challenges 2023
Supporting Struggling Readers
Is this the future of Planning?
The Art and Science of Teaching Primary Reading 2.0
Evidence Informed Practice: Connecting research with the classroom
The Great Subject Knowledge Compendium 2.5
The Great Subject Knowledge Compendium 2: Know Harder
Supporting HLTAs in their professional development...
Wellbeing: A Field Guide for Teachers and School Leaders
100 ways to Think Deeply about Primary Education with Kieran Mackle
5 ways to get the most from "Technology" in the classroom...
Manipulatives and Mathematics: A Thinking Deeply about Mathematics Education Panel
Problem Solving with Gareth Metcalfe (Part Two)
Primary History with Stuart Tiffany
(S5,E8) Mathematics, Research and More with Craig Barton
(S5,E7) Retrieval Practice with Kate Jones
(S5,E6) Assessment w/James Pembroke and Richard Selfridge
(S5,E5) Stress, Learning and Memory with Dan Rosen
(S5,E4) Evidence Informed Practice with Juan Fernandez
(S5,E3) Blogging, social media and subject leadership with Aidan Severs
(S5,E2) Teacher and School Development w/Becky Allen and Sam Sims
(S5,E1) Leadership with Clare Sealy
How to get the most from Interventions...
The Early Career Framework: One Year On...
Establishing Routines in the Classroom: A Field Guide
Implications for Teaching, Learning and Curriculum: The Work of David Ausubel
Mathematics Education: A Thinking Deeply Panel
Learning Objectives: What is the point?
How do you solve a problem like Staffing?
A Traditionalist Approach to the Performing Arts
Self-Explanation with Michael Pershan...
What Every Teacher Needs to Know about Fractions...(part 1)
SEND: The 2022 Green Paper
Teaching Children to Read Irregular Words...
5 Principles for Religious Education Curriculum Design...
The Mysterious World of Independent Schools...
School and Teacher Development: A Field Guide
Small school leadership...
The KS1 Moderation Survival Guide...
What every teacher needs to know about Place Value...
5 ways to get the most from Comparative Judgement...
Getting Routines Right...
The 2022 Education White Paper…Take Two
The 2022 Education White Paper...Take One
3 ways to get communication right in schools...
Writing Moderation...
Multiplication Tables
7 ways to support middle leaders...
(S4,E7) The Past, Present and Future of Professional Development with Mary Myatt
(S4,E6) Walkthrus with Tom Sherrington, Oliver Caviglioli and Shannen Doherty
(S4,E5) Leadership with Nick Hart
(S4,E4) SEN with Cassie Young
(S4,E3) Phonics with Charlotte MacKechnie
(S4,E2) Mathematics with Sarah Farrell
(S4,E1) Motivation with Peps Mccrae
8 ways to get the most from Pupil Progress Meetings...
Thinking Deeply about Primary Education Live (New Years Eve Special)
The Power of Professional Reflection
The Great Subject Knowledge Compendium One
Problem Solving Part One
5 ways to salvage book scrutiny...
9 ways to get the most from pre-diagnostic assessments.
7 ways to create the conditions for high quality writing...
6 ways to improve the use of manipulatives in Upper Key Stage Two.
8 ways to get the most from talk in the classroom...
5 ways to get the most from collaborative planning...
7 ways to improve your teaching of spelling...
Planning?
(S3,E7) Mathematics with Berkeley Everett and Steph Elliot
(S3,E6) Curriculum with Jon Hutchinson
(S3,E5) Mastery with Matt Swain
(S3,E4) Leadership, Leverage and Learning with Lloyd Williams-Jones
(S3,E3) Teaching, Learning and Mental Health with Tom Brassington
(S3,E2) School Leadership and Professional Development with Gareth Rein
(S3,E1) Mathematics with Andrew Jeffrey
Struggling Mathematicians...
Reading Fluency?
Career Development?
Education Book Clubs?
Confidence Weighted Multiple Choice Questions...
Differentiation...
Subitising...
Reading Comprehension
Feedback?
Number Lines?
Primary Science?
(S2,E8) Quiz 2: Cruise Control
(S2,E7) Mathematics with Gareth Metcalfe
Season Two, Episode Six: Christopher Such (Reading)
Season Two, Episode Five: Adam Smith (Religious Education)
Season Two, Episode Four: Victoria Morris and Neil Almond (History)
Season Two, Episode Three: Victoria Morris and Neil Almond (Geography)
Season Two, Episode Two: Andrew Keegan (Music)
Season Two, Episode One: Tom Garry and Matt Swain (Supporting Early Career Teachers)
Mathematics Subject Leadership
Workload…
Mathematics Curricula (Part 2)
Episode Twelve: How do you solve a problem like...Reading for Professional Development?
Episode Eleven: How do you solve a problem like...Mathematics Curricula (Part 1)
How do you solve a problem like...Supporting Early Career Teachers?
How do you solve a problem like...Number Bonds?
(S1, E8) The Great Primary Education Quiz
(S1, E7) Mathematics with Shannen Doherty
(S1, E6) Teaching, Learning and Curriculum with Jack Harker
(S1,E5) Task Design with Elliot Morgan
(S1,E4) Teaching, Leadership and Development with Christopher Such
(S1,E3) Teaching, Learning and Curriculum with Neil Almond
(S1,E2) Mathematics Subject Leadership with Lisa Coe
(S1,E1) Pedagogy and Research with Lloyd Williams-Jones