Cold Coffee, No Gluesticks

Jess The Sydney Teacher joins me this week for a chat about being humbled by behaviour management at a new school, when parents 'pop in' for a 'quick chat', and what happens to teachers when the robots take over!

Go and sign up to The Sydney Teacher and get heaps of beautiful resources over at thesydneyteacher.com and follow Jess on Instagram @the.sydney.teacher.

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The wonderful Amy Green from The Wellness Strategy joins me to chat about how difficult it is to be a newly qualified educator, how to take a guilt-free day off, and doing what you need rather than what you think you should.

Check out Amy at thewellnessstrategy.com.au and learn more about how to speak up and seek help when you need it. 

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Amanda Sutera AKA the brain behind Hands On Heads chats with me about giving students voice and choice, shifting from helping students to helping teachers, and holding her inner red pen back from other people's grammar errors!

Follow Amanda @hands.on.heads on Instagram and take a look at the link in the Podcast bio (@cold_coffee_no_gluesticks_pod) for the links to the things we discuss in this episode. 

I wanted to acknowledge the ongoing struggle of UK teachers with the sad recent news of the passing of Caversham Primary School headteacher Ruth Perry, while she waited for a report by UK education authority Ofsted. 

The stress that educators go through during these visits, which the Department of education (DfE) have reminded us on twitter are a legal requirement, can no longer be ignored, with many teachers commenting their own experiences of hair loss, PTSD and emotional trauma. Headteachers acting in solidarity around the UK have removed Ofsted logos and ratings from their websites and several unions are urging Ofsted to reflect on the need for visits in the immediate future and how their practice can put unimaginable stress on education professionals. 

When standards of education are assessed at the detriment of educators' mental and emotional wellbeing, rather than to support the improvement of practice it is our responsibility to stand up and say something. 

Cold Coffee, No Gluesticks grieves with Ruths friends, family and colleagues and stands in solidarity with UK teachers. 

You can sign a petition for there to be an independent in-depth review of Ofsted practices here: https://www.change.org/p/grant-an-inquiry-of-the-ofsted-inspection-at-caversham-primary-school. I'll also put this on the Pod's bio linktr.ee

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Chris Kingshott, a teacher, baker, barista and my wonderful brother-in-law comes to chat about continuous provision outside of the Early Years, the angels that are Teaching Assistants, and the reality of ready made resources.

Follow Chris's coffee adventures and order his quality coffee beans for your staffroom, or hire him to give your school staff a luxury caffeinated treat, on Instagram @KingShotsCoffee or his website kingshotscoffee.co.uk 

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The one and only Mrs Learning Bee joins me to chat about what evidence-based learning really looks like, working with policy makers who have no idea what happens in the classroom and trust in the education system.

Go and check out The Hive, an amazing resource and support hub for teachers at hive.mrslearningbee.com.

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Kicking off the new year with a real Rock Star! The Punk Rock Teacher Aaron Leatherbarrow joins me to chat about education in America, putting kids first, and sticking the finger up at red tape (because fuck staff meetings amirite?).

Wishing you all the best for 2023!

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The last episode for 2022! This week Jen Gibb, Director of Learning at Faith Lutheran College, joins me for a chat about... EVERYTHING! This ep has so many quotes to sum up teaching and so many great ideas on how modern education can happen. Stay up to date with FLC's curriculum journey at https://faithlc.qld.edu.au/
Watch Rita Pierson's epic TED talk, 'Every kid needs a champion' at www.ted.com/talks/rita_pierson_every_kid_needs_a_champion?language=en
Learn more about the PERMA model of positive psychology at https://positivepsychology.com/perma-model/

Follow the pod on Instagram @Cold_Coffee_No_Glusticks_Pod and have a wonderful Christmas break! (Seriously, put the planning down...)

Dana Kerford from URStrong comes in to discuss Friendology 101, how to teach empathy to all ages and why teachers are putting Maslow before Bloom!Go to URStrong.com for a free 14 day trial of the Friendology curriculum and hundreds of accompanying resources for teaching friendship skills and keep up to date with Dana and the URStrong team on Instagram @urstrong.friendship.Follow the pod @Cold_Coffee_No_Gluesticks_Pod!