In this week's episode of the Tes magazine debrief podcast, we discuss: 

• Can we do away with grades forever?
• Why analogies can work wonders - and when they fall short
• How to teach creativity
• Going back to full schools

In this week's episode of the Tes magazine debrief podcast, we discuss: 

• Why do some pupils struggle with exams?
• An alternative way to teach spelling
• The joy of laminators
• The next My Best Teacher podcast

In this week's episode of the Tes magazine debrief podcast, we discuss: 

• What do we mean by effort?
• Masculinity in primary school
• Starting lessons with something different
• A random discussion on 90s playground games

In this week's episode of the Tes magazine debrief podcast, we discuss: 

• If observations are really that helpful
• Practical ways to save money in school
• The joy of reading corners

In this week's episode of the Tes magazine debrief podcast, we discuss: 

• What schools can do to help those that menstruate
• Why rote learning sometimes has its place
• Phonics and spelling
• Radical candour - and why it should be on leaders' radars

In this week's episode of the Tes magazine debrief podcast, we discuss: 

• Can you really measure four-year-olds' academic progress?
• How to spot if you're being manipulated
• What causes uncontrollable classroom laughter
• An insight into the next My Best Teacher podcast

In this week's episode of the Tes magazine debrief podcast, we discuss: 

• Why we need to understand the mind and the brain together
• If a headteacher really needs an office
• The worrying issue of revenge porn and how to tackle it
• A school in Japan with a deliberately bumpy playground

In this week's episode of the Tes magazine debrief podcast, we discuss: 

• Are reading ages useful for teachers - and children?
• Would you want pupils going shoeless in your classroom?
• Why do we blush and why it's not something to overlook in school
• We discuss some of our best teachers ahead of the launch of an exciting new podcast from Tes...

In this week's episode of the Tes magazine debrief podcast, we discuss: 

• Is it ever ok to swear in school?
• Would you want a robot AI reader in your class?
• Does a dictator leadership style ever work?

In this week's special episode of the Tes magazine debrief podcast, we discuss the Tes Person of the Year winner - and a few of those that made the final 10 as well...