It's Your Own Time You're Wasting

How can we use theatre to liven up lessons and improve engagement? This week, Jodi talks to producer Penny about the transformative power of drama in the classroom.

The transformative power of learning outside the classroom is the topic for our latest episode. Marie and Jodi chat to Joe Doherty, Learning and Adventure Manager at The Outward Bound Trust, about how getting into the Great Outdoors can enhance students' mental health.

If you'd like to learn more about Outward Bound, visit www.outwardbound.org.uk.

What do you do when school no longer works for your child? This week, Marie and Jodi talk to Amanda, a teacher herself who decided to take her children out of mainstream education.

And if you'd like some help with home education, have a look at our top tips, here.

Imagine hob-nobbing at The Brits with Lady Gaga and Florence + The Machine, then leaving it all behind to become a teacher. Sounds unlikely? Well, that's what this week's guest did...

Welcome back to a new school year! This week, we explore strategies for supporting dyslexia in the classroom. But it's not just about the students - what's life like as a dyslexic teacher?

Marie and Jodi have had a lovely summer break... but now they're BACK! Turn on and tune in for more teaching-themed discussion, anecdotes and silliness from next week.

School’s (nearly) out for summer! As we crawl towards the end of another academic year, join Marie, Jodi, and lots of listeners as they celebrate the highs and lows of teaching and pay tribute to their favourite teachers.

If you’ve got an idea for an episode, or you’d like to be a guest on the show, tell us all about it by emailing [email protected].

A tragic experience at Kissytown Refugee Camp in Sierra Leone in 2010 prompted Geography teacher Neil Morland to start a life-changing project which has transformed the lives of students both in the UK and in Africa.

If you’d like to get involved with Project 3580, you can find out more and contact Neil on Instagram @project3580.

TRIGGER WARNING: This podcast contains details of child poverty and death.

It’s a rite of passage we’ve all been through: the move from primary to secondary school. How can we make managing year 7 transition easier for pupils and teachers?

Marie and Jodi chat to transition expert Louise Herbert about starting at Big School, and how we can help those scared year 7s.

We’ve all had students who’ll try anything to get out of completing work – but what if our perception is wrong, and that student is actually suffering from an invisible illness?

This episode we chat to Sophie Ainsworth from RAiISE, who shares teaching tips for how to support students with a chronic illness.