They Behave For Me

By Adam Boxer and Amy ForresterEducation

They Behave For Me episodes

June 27, 2025 Is oracy a fad, and how do we actually improve behaviour?
In this episode, Adam and Amy take questions from the audience, covering topics as diverse as oracy, concrete behaviour strategies, getting promotions and how to do a full digital detox.
50 min
June 20, 2025 What have the unions ever done for us?
In this episode, Amy and Adam are joined by Neil Butler. Neil has dedicated his life to teachers' workload and conditions as a veteran activist for the NASUWT. Tune in for a discussion that spans half a century of union activism and changes in the professionalism and standards in schools
50 min
June 13, 2025 Is safeguarding training enough, and how to provide instructional coaching if someone's already a great teacher?
In this episode Adam and Amy take listener questions around safeguarding training, instructional coaching and even more!
59 min
May 23, 2025 How do I get students to work quietly?
In this episode, Adam and Amy take questions from the listeners on participation, engagement, CPD and behaviour management.
54 min
May 16, 2025 Should we ditch exam results day and what is dialogic teaching?
In this episode, Adam and Amy look at government plans to potentially scrap exam results day, how study leave varies across the sector and Robin Alexander's dialogic teaching.
53 min
May 09, 2025 Why is CPD broken, and what can be done to fix it?
In this episode, Adam and Amy delve into the launch of Carousel's new CPD offering, Carousel Teaching. They also take another look at Adolescence and shared parental leave.
1 hr 1 min
May 02, 2025 What's in the curriculum review so far?
In this episode, Adam and Amy are joined by Jonathan Simons from Public First to talk all things education policy, with a particular focus on the Curriculum and Assessment Review interim report.
54 min
April 25, 2025 How does the teacher experience compare between the UK and US, and more with Grainne Hallahan from Teacher Tapp
Adam and Amy are joined by Grainne to explore more data from Teacher Tapp. How do schools in the UK and US compare according to those who work there, how is shared parental leave used, and much more.
They also pay tribute to the wonderful Dawn Cox who sadly passed away recently. Dawn was not only a lovely person, but was completely committed to education and her writings helped shift the dial on national education discourse, she is a great loss to the world.
52 min
April 04, 2025 Should we show Adolescence in schools?
In this episode, Adam and Amy take questions from the listeners and discuss Keir Starmer's backing of Netflix's plans to have Adolescence screened in schools. Also on the menu is responding to feedback and clarifying some of our positions on private schools.
52 min
March 28, 2025 How can lessons from the school system be helpful in prisons?
In this episode Adam and Amy are joined by Natasha Porter from UnlockedGrads. Loosely based on TeachFirst, Unlocked aims to break the cycle of prisoner re-offence and ex-teacher Natasha has some incredible insights into schools, the justice system and how wider society views crime and criminals
1 hr 10 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.