In this episode we are lucky enough to have a former student of BGLC explain how they tranisioned from A-Levels to Degree and the key life skills that helped them along the way. 

In this episode we are lucky enough to have Mark Lord (Faculty Leader for PE) give us a review of Bounce: The Myth of Talent and the Power of Practice by Matthew Syed. He and Chris cover the idea of the 'win or lose' mentality explored in the book and how it applies to teaching. 

In this week's episode Ehsan speaks to Sandra  a teacher with many years of classroom time who is retiring at the end of this academic year. A fascinating conversation covering her experiences and the advice that she offers to new teachers. 

In this episode we look at two articles that focus on the testing effect' and how we can use this feature to improve memory and knowledge retention. 

In this episode Chris interviews the Headteacher of BGLC, exploring teaching, management and the day to day running of a large school. 

The  second part of our metacognition series, in this episode we speak to Yuvraaj, a student who through his metacognitive skills explains how he went from level 3s at GCSE to level 9s. 

In this week's episode Chris Speak to Rob a teacher with 30+ years of classroom time who is retiring at the end of this academic year. A fascinating conversation covering his experiences across a long and illustrious career. 

In this week's episode we explore metacognition; what it means and how it applies in the classroom. To support this we use Metacognition and Self-Regulation EFF Toolkits. See the below link.

https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/tools/guidance-reports/metacognition-and-self-regulated-learning/

In this week's episode we cover the issues surrounding remote learning and how this is impacted by the latest DFE guidance.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/review-your-remote-education-provision

https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/evidence-summaries/evidence-reviews/distance-learning-rapid-evidence-assessment/

In this week's episode we speak to two members of the pastoral team at post-16. They cover the specific issues of student progress after GCSE.