Episode 88: This week I am delighted to introduce Season 5 of the podcast and another opportunity to take a peek inside the minds of some inspirational teachers. Across this season we’re going to explore teacher development, mental health, evidence informed practice, assessment and much more but first we have the inimitable Clare Sealy and a discussion based around her extensive experience of leadership in a range of contexts. 

What is leadership? What are your guiding principles to leadership? Do those principles change depending on the scale of the leadership role? What do you do in your first 100 days in a new leadership role? We answer these questions and much more. Whether you're new to the profession or an experienced senior leader, you won't want to miss this one...

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Episode 87: This week on TDaPE, I'm joined by Adam Smith @MrSmithRE, Elliot Morgan @MorgsEd and Neil Almond @Mr_AlmondED for a very special edition of the podcast - recorded live and in person for the very first time. As we finish our mini-series of episodes with a focus on our preparations for the new academic year, we decided to use the time for an in-depth exploration of interventions and how we can get the most from them from the minute we return to school.

What makes a good intervention? How do we assess the quality of an intervention? When should interventions take place? We answer all of these questions and more in another episode with the potential to wear out your note-taking pencil. Whether you're new to the profession or an experienced senior leader, you won't want to miss this one.

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We used the time in the studio to record a special episode for our Ko-Fi supporters, during which we shoot the education breeze, make crystal ball predictions for 2022/23 and begin to put things into Education Room 101 before what we thought was an infinite session was terminated. When that episode is ready you'll find a notification in our discord. A link to which can be found below.

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Episode 86: This week on Thinking Deeply about Primary Education, I'm joined by Christopher Such and Elliot Morgan as we sit down to take stock of the first year of the Early Career Framework in the hope that we might use our reflections to inform our actions in the coming academic year. What has gone well/not so well, could things have gone better with its introduction and what should we do differently next year? Whether you're new to the profession or an experienced senior leader, you won't want to miss this one.

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Episode 85: This week on Thinking Deeply about Primary Education, I'm joined by Christopher Such, Adam Smith and Lloyd Williams-Jones as we sit down to discuss the how and why of establishing routines in the classroom. Intended as a guide to support teachers in their efforts to establish routines from day one of the academic year, as well as a point of consideration for senior leaders, we hope that this episode will be useful to many and of interest to all involved in education. So...whether you're new to the profession or an experienced senior leader, you won't want to miss this one. Good luck on September 5th! Or whenever you happen to return to school. 

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Episode 84: This week on Thinking Deeply about Primary Education, I'm joined by Christopher Such and Sarah Cottingham as we sit down to discuss the work of David Ausubel and the implications his work might have on how we approach teaching, learning and curriculum design. It was an absolute honour to speak with Sarah and, in the process, bring together two of education's brightest minds for one mind-blowing conversation. 

Whether you're new to the profession or an experienced senior leader, you won't want to miss this one...bring a pen and paper...you'll need it!

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Episode 83: This week on Thinking Deeply about Primary Education, I'm joined by Neil Almond, Lisa Coe and Stuart Welsh for the Thinking Deeply about Mathematics Education Panel. 

What is "Mastery"? 

Does greater depth widen the gap?

Is the curriculum overloaded? 

What gives us hope for the future of mathematics education? 

Bringing together inspirational teachers from the primary and secondary phases of education, we answer each of these questions and much more. Whether you're new to the profession or an experienced senior leader, you won't want to miss this one...

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Episode 82: This week on Thinking Deeply about Primary Education, I'm joined by Andrew Jeffrey, Neil Almond, Adam Smith and Elliot Morgan as we try to unpick learning objectives and the role (if any) they have to play in the classroom. What is the point/purpose? Should we share them at the start of the lesson? We answer each of these questions and much more. Whether you're new to the profession or an experienced senior leader, you won't want to miss this one...

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Episode 81: This week on Thinking Deeply about Primary Education, I'm joined by Matt Swain as he returns to share his thoughts on staffing. Is it important? How can we get staff in the door? How can we retain our staff? Matt answers all of these questions and much more. Whether you're new to the profession or an experienced senior leader, you won't want to miss this one... 

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Episode 80: This week on Thinking Deeply about Primary Education, I'm joined by Amy Bills, Tom Brassington and Lisa Metcalfe as we ask ourselves what role the performing arts have to play in primary education. What role do they play, how can we utilise them when sequencing our curricula, when are they inappropriate? We answer these questions and much, much more. Whether you're new to the profession or an experienced senior leader, you won't want to miss this one... 

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Episode 79: This week on Thinking Deeply about Primary Education, I'm joined by Christopher Such and Michael Pershan for an exploration of self-explanation: theory, opinion and practice. An expert teacher who wears his intellect lightly, there are few who can rival Michael's passion and enthusiasm for teaching, learning and research informed practice so, it goes without saying, you won't want to miss this one.

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