They Behave For Me

In this episode, Adam and Amy go through questions from the listeners, and open with a corker about safeguarding. Our training always focuses on the legalities of identifying, recording, and communicating disclosures. But does it fail to teach us how to be human?

In this episode, Adam and Amy welcome Alastair Wood , CEO of Edapt to the show. Alastair has a wealth of knowledge on all things employment, and walks us through the major issues facing teachers in terms of employment law, allegations and complaints. He also gives some tips on how to protect yourself in the workplace. Not to be missed!

With Ofsted leaking documents about their new report card proposals, Adam and Amy debate Ofsted, Progress 8, colour blindness, and discovery based learning.

In this episode, Adam and Amy interview Sam Freedman, one of the finest political commentators around. Sam takes Adam and Amy on a journey through education policy in a bid to explain why everything is broken and how we might go about fixing it.

Join Adam and Amy as they dive into the most common question they get, which is around what to do if your school is trying to get you to so something that professionally you don\t agree with. There are, unfortunately, no easy answers. :(

In this episode, Adam and Amy delve into the English curriculum and look at whether the calls to ditch Shakespeare in favour of more modern texts are warranted or do violence to our cultural heritage.

In this episode Adam and Amy interview Stuart Lock, CEO of Advantage Schools. Stuart discusses all things education and the conversation spans curriculum, behaviour, attendance, and more. Not to be missed!

Amy is away so Adam is joined by Adam Robbins, David Cameron (not that one) and Professor Mick Waters to discuss their new book exploring the legacy of Tim Brighouse. They cover the current relevance of his work including a focus on the impact of the London Challenge and similar schemes elsewhere.

In this episode, Adam and Amy dive into a recent move by a Labour MP to toughen the rules around children accessing mobile phones and addictive content. They also discuss discover learning and 'what makes an outstanding lesson?' Tune in and share!

Adam and Amy discuss whether or not teaching is still a good carrer and answer questions from the listeners, including ones about tracking knowledge over time and calling a class back to silence.