Tips for Teachers

By Craig Barton

What's Tips for Teachers about?

A podcast to help your supercharge your teaching one idea at a time. Each episode guests share 5 tips for any aspect of life as a teacher: planning, assessment, wellbeing, saving time, talking to parents, and more.

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Tips for Teachers episodes:

02.06.2023
Alex Quigley
Former English teacher and now best-selling author, Alex Quigley, joins us on the Tips for Teacher podcast to share his 5 tips: 1. Ask students to make a pre-topic mind map (02:55) 2. Focus on developing keystone vocabulary (17:58) 3. Try using a...
01.25.2023
David Goodwin
Teacher and author David Goodwin, joins us on the Tips for Teacher podcast to share his 5 tips: 1. Provide opportunities for students to read in lessons (04:23) 2. Develop vocabulary (16:45) 3. Rebrand homework as practice (25:08) 4. How to improve students' ability...
01.23.2023
The Do Now - Tips for Teachers Top 5s
Five tips to improve the Do Now at the start of your lesson Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzCO4FlBngg Tips for Teachers book: https://amzn.to/3EEa2Sm Tips for teachers CPD: https://tipsforteachers.co.uk/cpd/ Tips for Teachers newsletter: https://tipsforteachers.co.uk/newsletter/
01.16.2023
Silent Teacher - Tips for Teachers Top 5s
Five tips to improve the use of Silent Teacher in the classroom. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3N7JuJ3Bf3Q Tips for Teachers book: https://amzn.to/3EEa2Sm Tips for teachers CPD: https://tipsforteachers.co.uk/cpd/ Tips for Teachers newsletter: https://tipsforteachers.co.uk/newsletter/
01.11.2023
Checking for understanding - Tips for Teachers Top 5s
Five tips to improve checking for understanding in the classroom. Video: https://youtu.be/Zt9WlMzCzWQ Tips for Teachers book: https://amzn.to/3EEa2Sm Tips for teachers CPD: https://tipsforteachers.co.uk/cpd/ Tips for Teachers newsletter: https://tipsforteachers.co.uk/newsletter/
01.09.2023
Mini-whiteboards - Tips for Teachers Top 5s
Five tips to improve the use of mini-whiteboards in the classroom. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBayieSHaK4 Tips for Teachers book: https://amzn.to/3EEa2Sm Tips for teachers CPD: https://tipsforteachers.co.uk/cpd/ Tips for Teachers newsletter: https://tipsforteachers.co.uk/newsletter/
01.09.2023
Paired discussions - Tips for Teachers Top 5s
Five tips to improve student paired discussions in the classroom. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3be82GCMhbk Tips for Teachers book: https://amzn.to/3EEa2Sm Tips for teachers CPD: https://tipsforteachers.co.uk/cpd/ Tips for Teachers newsletter: https://tipsforteachers.co.uk/newsletter/
12.14.2022
Ollie Lovell
Teacher, author and podcaster, Ollie Lovell, joins us on the Tips for Teacher podcast to share his 5 tips: 1. How to overcome the limits of working memory (03:39) 2. Backwards plan. ALWAYS backwards plan! (22:16) 3. Check for understanding (34:03) 4. Inquire into...
11.29.2022
Sarah Donarski
Head of English and author, Sarah Donarski, joins us on the Tips for Teacher podcast to share her 5 tips: 1. Know how to effectively assess (03:31) 2. Choose the right feedback type (17:00) 3. Be aware of student bias (29:59) 4. Use, where...
11.01.2022
Jade Pearce
Assistant headteacher, Jade Pearce, joins us on the Tips for Teacher podcast to share her 5 tips: 1. Use explicit instruction for novice learners (02:39) 2. How to ensure questioning involves all pupils (14:20) 3. Understand the active ingredients of retrieval practice (25:45) 4....
10.16.2022
MathsConf30 takeaways with Jo Morgan
This special edition of the Tips for Teachers podcast comes live from Manchester Piccadilly station following MathsConf30. Jo Morgan and I discuss our takeaways from the workshops we saw, including: Jo: 1. Assess pre-requisites 2. Use a variety of techniques for differentiation 3. Plan...
10.07.2022
Craig Latimir
Maths teacher, Craig Latimir, joins us on the Tips for Teacher podcast to share his 5 tips: 1. Explicitly teach the skills an expert in your domain uses (03:29) 2. Leave a legacy (23:21) 3. The principles of Cog Sci apply to humans...
09.26.2022
Mary Myatt
Curriculum expert, Mary Myatt, joins us on the Tips for Teacher podcast to share her 5 tips: 1. We should all be focussing on doing fewer things and greater depth (04:06) 2. Focus on the concepts and the Big Ideas in our...
09.16.2022
Kieran Mackle
Primary expert, Kieran Mackle, joins us on the Tips for Teacher podcast to share his 5 tips: 1. Leave space between reading and implementation (04:04) 2. Treat the act of teacher development like teaching (10:09) 3. Be explicit when modelling for colleagues (19:36) 4....
09.01.2022
Femi Adeniran
Maths teacher, Femi Adeniran, joins us on the Tips for Teacher podcast to share his 5 tips: 1. Teach behaviour lesson one by making ‘developing the right classroom culture’ your objective for the early lessons (02:56) 2. Focus on explanations not resources...
08.24.2022
Michael Pershan
Maths teacher and author, Michael Pershan, joins us on the Tips for Teacher podcast to share his 5 tips: 1. Begin your explanations as a series of questions that everyone can answer (03:12) 2. The best feedback is a learning activity, and...
08.17.2022
Jake Gordon
Maths teacher and computer-whizz, Jake Gordon, joins us on the Tips for Teacher podcast to share his 5 tips: 1. Share photos of students' work (04:11) 2. Reduce clutter from everything students see and hear (18:53) 3. Try teaching from anywhere in the...
08.09.2022
Mark Roberts
English Teacher, author and Director of Research, Mark Roberts joins us on the Tips for Teacher podcast to share his 5 tips: 1. Use Post-it notes to find out what they don't understand (02:54) 2. Use non-verbal gestures for better behaviour management...
08.03.2022
Daisy Christodoulou
Former English Teacher, and now author and head of education at No More Marking, Daisy Christodoulou, joins us on the Tips for Teacher podcast to share her 5 tips: 1. Review every lesson plan in terms of what the student is...
07.27.2022
Clare Sealy
Former headteacher and now Head of Education Improvement in Guernsey, Clare Sealy, joins us on the Tips for Teacher podcast to share her 5 tips: 1. Every teacher should make the teaching of literacy a high priority (03:02) 2. Be super clear...
07.14.2022
Emma Turner
Primary teacher and author Emma Turner joins us on the Tips for Teacher podcast to share her 5 tips: 1. Use talk cubes to encourage students to contribute (02:48) 2. Encourage students to say "stop!" if they are confused during an explanation...
06.29.2022
Chris Such
Primary teacher and reading expert Chris Such joins us on the Tips for Teacher podcast to share his 5 tips: 1. Learn about reading development (03:31) 2. Analyse words using morphology and etymology (19:21) 3. Assess reading difficulties and respond (26:53) 4. Feign enthusiasm...
06.19.2022
Jamie Thom
English teacher and author, Jamie Thom, joins us on the Tips for Teacher podcast to share his 5 tips: 1. Remember the tortoise and the hare (04:34) 2. Tackle the negativity radio (15:01) 3. Beware the distraction addiction (28:28) 4. Hone your public speaking...
06.12.2022
Julia Smith
The queen of GCSE maths re-sit teaching, Julia Smith, joins us on the Tips for Teacher podcast to share her 5 tips: 1. Practice, practice, practice…not until you can get it right but until you cannot get it wrong (04:24) 2. Revision...
06.05.2022
Sonia Thompson
Primary Headteacher Sonia Thompson joins us on the Tips for Teacher podcast to share her 5 tips: 1. Read for pleasure and read for progress (03:30) 2. Be clear about your career pathway (12:42) 3. Make use of the NPQs (23:03) 4. Go out...
05.22.2022
Sarah Cottingham
Teacher trainer and former teacher Sarah Cottingham joins us on the Tips for Teacher podcast to share her 5 tips: 1. Use tips when they act as solutions to problems you face (04:16) 2. Always build from what they know (17:21) 3. Beware...
05.15.2022
Bradley Busch
Psychologist and former teacher Bradley Busch joins us on the Tips for Teacher podcast to share his 5 tips: 1. Consider lengthening wait times to maximise retrieval (03:16) 2. To develop resilience you need both high challenge and high support (13:22) 3. Challenge...
05.08.2022
Tom Bennett
Behaviour adviser and researchEd founder Tom Bennett joins us on the Tips for Teacher podcast to share his 5 tips: 1. Use the school behaviour policy (02:56) 2. Teach students what to do when they are stuck (08:27) 3. Teach students how to...
05.01.2022
Jon Mumford
Languages teacher Jon Mumford joins us on the Tips for Teacher podcast to share her 5 tips: 1. Consider the impact of audio feedback (04:57) 2. Think creatively when attempting to improve engagement/performance of boys (22:06) 3. Use D.I.R.T. as a post-assessment formative...
04.18.2022
Kate Jones
Kate Jones joins us on the Tips for Teacher podcast to share her 5 tips: 1. Sometimes it is better to review than retrieve (03:33) 2. Make use of the Encoding specificity principle (19:46) 3. Take a low effort, high impact approach to...
04.11.2022
Charlie Burkitt
Charlie Burkitt joins us on the Tips for Teacher podcast to share his 5 tips: 1. Be clear and follow through (04:20) 2. Enjoy the kids' company (23:40) 3. Ask the whole class questions (38:35) 4. Develop systematic revision (55:09) 5. Study the teachers you...
04.04.2022
Sammy Kempner
Sammy Kempner joins us on the Tips for Teacher podcast to share his 5 tips: 1. Pick the student least likely to know (03:50) 2. When doing group work, make clear the group is responsible (21:20) 3. Use the same questions, with different...
03.29.2022
Dylan Wiliam
Dylan Wiliam joins us on the Tips for Teacher podcast to share his 5 tips: 1. Make feedback into detective work (3:27) 2. Make detention work fit the crime (9:40) 3. Make question planning part of lesson planning (13:40) 4. We have little insight...
03.24.2022
Harry Fletcher-Wood
Harry Fletcher-Wood joins us on the Tips for Teacher podcast to share his 5 tips: 1. Do less, but better (4:04) 2. Find a tool that tells you what's really happening (14:38) 3. Build habits, not one-off things (21:25) 4. Work out why things...
03.22.2022
Jemma Sherwood
Jemma Sherwood joins us on the Tips for Teacher podcast to share her 5 tips: 1. Plan sequences not lessons (3:58) 2. Doing maths is not the same as teaching maths (16:07) 3. What you say matters (25:48) 4. What you don’t say matters...
03.15.2022
Tom Sherrington
Tom Sherrington joins us on the Tips for Teacher podcast to share his 5 tips: 1. Set out the big picture (3:57) 2. Provide explicit scaffolds for verbal responses (10:38) 3. Start with whoever got 8 out of 10 (14:05) 4. Foster cross-class accountability...
03.12.2022
Jo Morgan
Jo Morgan joins us on the Tips for Teacher podcast to share her 5 tips: 1. Model techniques live (4:21) 2. Make sure students know whether thy are right or wrong, and don’t wait until it’s too late (17:07) 3. Use calculators with...
03.10.2022
Adam Boxer
Adam Boxer joins us on the Tips for Teacher podcast to share his 5 tips: 1. To make sure your students are ready to practise, use mini-whiteboards (2:43) 2. To lower workload and build a better team ethic, make culture explicit (27:09) 3....
03.09.2022
Tips for Teachers Podcast trailer
Hello! I’m Craig Barton, and welcome to a trailer about the Tips for Teachers Podcast. Each episode a teacher, educator or academic will join me to share 5 tips to help improve teachers’ lives. They may be tips about pedagogy, marking,...

What's Tips for Teachers about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Tips for Teachers episodes:

Alex Quigley

David Goodwin

The Do Now - Tips for Teachers Top 5s

Silent Teacher - Tips for Teachers Top 5s

Checking for understanding - Tips for Teachers Top 5s

Mini-whiteboards - Tips for Teachers Top 5s

Paired discussions - Tips for Teachers Top 5s

Ollie Lovell

Sarah Donarski

Jade Pearce

MathsConf30 takeaways with Jo Morgan

Craig Latimir

Mary Myatt

Kieran Mackle

Femi Adeniran

Michael Pershan

Jake Gordon

Mark Roberts

Daisy Christodoulou

Clare Sealy

Emma Turner

Chris Such

Jamie Thom

Julia Smith

Sonia Thompson

Sarah Cottingham

Bradley Busch

Tom Bennett

Jon Mumford

Kate Jones

Charlie Burkitt

Sammy Kempner

Dylan Wiliam

Harry Fletcher-Wood

Jemma Sherwood

Tom Sherrington

Jo Morgan

Adam Boxer

Tips for Teachers Podcast trailer