The Teacher in Classroom 21

Join your host James Simms in Classroom 21 with Bridget Clay, Co-author of Unleashing Great Teaching, Programme Lead at TeachFirst, advocate of the MTPT Project and teacher. Bridget and James export the core ideas of Unleashing, challenge the idea of teacher development and CPD and discuss the importance of leadership culture within schools and how SLT can achieve the right approach. Our conversation also includes a wide discussion of the Maternity Teacher Paternity Teacher Project and the impact of parenthood on professional experiences.

Join your host James Simms and special guest Jill Berry in Classroom 21. Jill is an educational consultant, Doctor of Education and expert in the process of senior leaders making the progression to headship. Jill is the author of Making the Leap: moving from deputy to headship. Jill is a key advocate of the #womenED movement.

Our conversation with Jill moves from the joy of headship to the barriers that senior leaders face when “making the leap” to the importance of supporting women with the unconscious barriers that they face when transitioning to senior leadership. Importantly, James and Jill also discuss the crucial importance of health and wellbeing for headteachers and senior leaders and why being a model for a balanced life is so, so important.

This is an essential listen for all aspiring heads, headteachers in post, and for all teachers wishing to develop awareness of wider educational issues and rhythms.

30 years after the implementation of Section 28, Daniel Gray @thatgayteacher joins James Simms in Classroom 21 to discuss LGBTed issues and the experience of coming out to one's colleagues and students. Daniel is the co-founder of LGBTed.uk which hosted its inaugural event in June 2018.

30 years after the implementation of Section 28, Daniel Gray @thatgayteacher joins James Simms in Classroom 21 to discuss LGBTed issues and the experience of coming out to one's colleagues and students. Daniel is the co-founder of LGBTed.uk which hosted its inaugural event in June 2018.

Join James Simms and Stuart Maddock in episode three of the Pioneers Series. Listen to the discussion of high-quality CPD, professional learning, the role of technology in education and, of course, The EverLearner classroom model.

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Join James Simms on location in Central London with our special guest David Weston as they discuss the concepts of "Unleashing Great Teaching", LGBT issues in education and the importance of blood donation and the role that organ donation and transplant surgery plays in saving the lives of so many people.

David is the Co-author of Unleashing Great Teaching - The Secrets to the Most Effective Teacher Development, The CEO of The Teacher Development Trust, TES blogger and advocate for support relating to LGBT issues in education. 

Find David on twitter: https://twitter.com/informed_edu and at the Teacher Teacher Development Trust: http://www.informededucation.com/about/

Hosted by James Simms with Doctor Matthew O'Leary of Birmingham City University, the conversation investigates the issues with and possible solutions to the issue of lesson observations in schools, colleges and universities. 

Join James and Marta in Classroom 21 as we welcome Becky Wing, Olympic gymnast, World Championship finalist and graduate at the University of Stanford. The conversation moves from elite sport, the standardized classroom and the type of university experience that could benefit a wider range of learners.

Hosted by James Simms with our guest Gary Gulliver from Plympton International College in Adelaide, Australia. James and Gary discuss the structures of Gary's application of the EverLearner classroom in mathematics and physical education.

Hosted by James Simms with our guest Heather Lane. James and Heather discuss Heather's progress as an EverLearner Pioneer and the methods by which she has completely restructured her classroom. Subscribe, review and rate our show!