They Behave For Me

By Adam Boxer and Amy ForresterEducation

They Behave For Me episodes

January 16 What have we got wrong about behaviour? With Tom Bennett
In this episode, Adam and Amy are joined by behaviour czar, Tom Bennett, to talk behaviour, research and more. Tune in and share.
1 hr 1 min
January 09 Does anyone still care about curriculum? With Jon Hutchinson
This week Adam and Amy are joined by friend of the show, Jon Hutchinson and they discuss his role at reach and on the curriculum assesment review. They also take some time to answer some questions from listeners on social media and polarisation.
58 min
December 19, 2025 What do you get if you cross a startup with a turnaround? With guest Liz English
Liz is the principal of the Houstone School, a fascinating and probably unique case of being both a startup and a turnaround. Liz is extremely impressive and her thoughts on school leadership are incisive and practical. Not to be missed!
1 hr
December 12, 2025 What is formative assessment, and why should anybody care? With professor Dylan Wiliam
This week, Amy and Adam are joined by assessment maestro Dylan Wiliam. Dylan’s voice has been a mainstay of educational discourse for decades, and the episode is packed with insight and wisdom. Don’t miss out!
56 min
December 05, 2025 What can educational statistics tell us about the classroom and policy? With Natasha Plaister
In this episode, Adam and Amy are joined by Natasha Plaister, a statistician at the FFT Education Datalab. They discuss all sorts of nerdy things like women in STEM, disadvantaged attainment gaps and the impact of Covid.
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1 hr 2 min
November 28, 2025 Are we Educating Yorkshire?
In this episode, Adam and Amy discuss their thoughts on Channel 4’s Educating Yorkshire. They try to pay tribute to the teachers involved whilst addressing some of the issues raised by the program.
55 min
November 21, 2025 What's the key to unlocking teacher development? With Adam Robbins
In this episode, Adam and Amy are joined by leadership maestro, Adam Robbins. They discuss the tensions between middle and senior leadership, and explore how to get ideas to spread through a school and effect change.
56 min
November 14, 2025 Should one student with one phone mean you fail OFSTED?
Adam and Amy discuss the Conservatives' latest suggestions around school phone policy, the difference and take a listener question on the difference between check for understanding and check for listening.
28 min
November 09, 2025 How can you build consistent routines in a badly setup classroom?
A shorter episode as Adam has some stuff going on. Him and Amy discuss how to manage behaviour in a classroom that is not setup to best support learning.
19 min
October 24, 2025 What's going on with recruitment and retention? With Jack Worth
In this episode Adam flies solo but is joined by recruitment and retention expert Jack Worth. They nerd out on market forces and how demographic effects dictate teacher supply and demand. Not to be missed!
53 min

About They Behave For Me

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Welcome to They Behave For Me, a podcast brought to you by Adam Boxer and Amy Forrester. The UK's number 1 education podcast among secondary teachers and leaders, tune in as we discuss all things education: policy, curriculum, teaching and learning and more. We come to you every Friday to take you into the weekend, and you can subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. TBFM is powered by Carousel Learning.