We always like a good collaboration here on Cardiff Met's initial teacher education (ITE) programmes! Today we welcome to the studio our colleague Sioned Dafydd, and podcast veteran (from all the way back in season 1, no less) Sarah Cason from Palmerston Primary School. Since she joined us last time, Sarah has been upgraded to headteacher, and has a key role in partnership with Cardiff Met, creating the best possible experiences for our student teachers.

The project, funded by two regional school improvement consortia (CSC and EAS), aimed to improve people's understanding of Wales's very aspirational, holistic professional standards for teaching and leadership (PSTL), but ended up giving us wider insights into how professional dialogue helps new members of the teaching profession to learn and develop.

Hopefully, whether you're in Wales or further afield, you'll get useful ideas and pointers about setting up really meaningful professional dialogues which make the complex work of teaching accessible, and open up paths to improvement for new teachers. If you find this useful in your own context, why not give us a shout - we're @talkteachingpod on X (or Twitter as we can't stop calling it) and would love to hear from you.

You can find all the project videos at https://youtube.com/@sharedunderstanding

This episode can be watched on YouTube over on our channel: https://youtube.com/@talkteachingpod

Podcast artwork: Beth Blandford (blandoodles)

Music: Cameron Stewart

Editor: Tom Breeze

Studio Manager: Adrian Rapps

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Recorded in studio B2.15 at Cardiff Metropolitan University's Cyncoed campus on 12th November 2023.