The Education Conversation

Naomi Ward and Andy Mellor discuss the struggle of balancing wellbeing with a teaching career, and the importance of finding purpose when it comes to leadership and teaching. To find out more about the Schools Advisory Service Whole School Wellbeing partnership that is mentioned in the episode visit https://schooladvice.co.uk/whole-school-wellbeing/ | Send a Thank A Teacher e-card for free at www.thankateacher.co.uk. Facebook and Instagram: ThankATeacherUK / Twitter: @UKThankATeacher | Register your Interest for The 2022 Pearson National Teaching Awards at www.teachingawards.com. Twitter and Instagram: @TeachingAwards / Facebook: @TheTeachingAwards / LinkedIn: @the-teaching-awards .

We discuss the science that goes in to teaching with Mike Goves and Carl Hendrick (author of 'How Learning Happens: Seminal Works in Educational Psychology and What They Mean in Practice').| National Thank a Teacher Day is on June 23rd! Send a Thank A Teacher e-card and enter one of our celebrity competitions at www.thankateacher.co.uk. Facebook and Instagram: ThankATeacherUK / Twitter: @UKThankATeacher | Register your Interest for The 2022 Pearson National Teaching Awards at www.teachingawards.com. Twitter and Instagram: @TeachingAwards / Facebook: @TheTeachingAwards / LinkedIn: @the-teaching-awards .

This episode, sponsored by Randstad Jobs, features a discussion by Alex Bramley and Kerryann Wilson, winners of our two Teacher of the Year awards. | Register your Interest for The 2022 Pearson National Teaching Awards at www.teachingawards.com. Twitter and Instagram: @TeachingAwards / Facebook: @TheTeachingAwards / LinkedIn: @the-teaching-awards . | Send a Thank A Teacher e-card at www.thankateacher.co.uk. Facebook and Instagram: ThankATeacherUK / Twitter: @UKThankATeacher |

Vicki Gardner from Pearson catches up with two representatives from CORE Education's Trust's "Echo Eternal Project", Adrian Packer (CEO) and Faiza (student representative). “Echo Eternal” is a commemorative arts, media and civic engagement project for primary and secondary schools, inspired by British Holocaust survivor testimony, which aims to promote respect and understanding between different communities.

Jashu Vekaria MBE and Maire Thompson discuss their experiences of judging the awards and their top tips for those entering. | Entries for The Pearson National Teaching Awards close March 12th 2021! Visit www.teachingawards.com to find out more. Twitter and Instagram: @TeachingAwards / Facebook: @TheTeachingAwards / LinkedIn: @the-teaching-awards . | Send a Thank A Teacher e-card at www.thankateacher.co.uk. Facebook and Instagram: ThankATeacherUK / Twitter: @UKThankATeacher |

This episode features a discussion by Steve Sadler (@steve_fctuning) and Stefanie Campbell (@stefedu123), previous winners of The Digital Innovator of the Year Award. | Entries for The Pearson National Teaching Awards close March 12th 2021! Visit www.teachingawards.com to find out more. Twitter and Instagram: @TeachingAwards / Facebook: @TheTeachingAwards / LinkedIn: @the-teaching-awards . | Send a Thank A Teacher e-card at www.thankateacher.co.uk. Facebook and Instagram: ThankATeacherUK / Twitter: @UKThankATeacher |

For our first episode we catch up with two 'Making a Difference - Primary School of the Year' winners to discuss how the past year has been for schools and their top tips for primary school education. | Entries for The Pearson National Teaching Awards close March 12th 2021! Visit www.teachingawards.com to find out more. Twitter and Instagram: @TeachingAwards / Facebook: @TheTeachingAwards / LinkedIn: @the-teaching-awards . | Send a Thank A Teacher e-card at www.thankateacher.co.uk. Facebook and Instagram: ThankATeacherUK / Twitter: @UKThankATeacher |