This week I'm delighted to welcome Tom Brassington onto the podcast for a classic episode featuring his approach to teaching, a research thunderbolt, the one paper every primary teacher just has to read and much, much more. With analogies to rival the inimitable Christopher Such, and tons of experience rammed into every corner of the episode, you're going to want to tune in for this one. Without further ado, let's spend some time thinking deeply about primary education...

Welcome to Thinking Deeply about Primary Education, the podcast that gives you a peek inside the minds of some truly inspirational teachers. In this episode I am joined by the inimitable Gareth Rein, @garein, as we discuss all things primary education. Whether you are new to the profession or looking for ways to support your colleagues, you won't want to miss what Gareth has to say about school leadership, professional development, teaching and learning, ResearchEd Cymru and much, much more.

Welcome to Thinking Deeply about Primary Education, the podcast that gives you a peek inside the minds of some truly inspirational teachers. In this episode, the Season Three Premiere, I am joined by the one and only Andrew Jeffrey, @AJMagicMessage, as we discuss all things primary mathematics. Whether you are new to the profession or looking for ways to support your colleagues then you won't want to miss how Andrew crams the wisdom he has accumulated over 20+ years of teaching into 90, very special, minutes. 

09:39 - Tell us about your journey and how you got here… 14:48 Why is a high quality mathematics education so important? 21:47 If you had to condense your approach to the teaching of mathematics into a set of guiding principles what would they be? 26:42 How do you approach planning maths over the long and short term? 36:13 …and how do you take that into the short term? 44:12 You have worked with many schools over the course of your career, what three things have really stayed with you as you continue your journey? 59:46 What do you think we can learn from the way they approach/teach mathematics in Singapore? 1:10:08 What advice do you have for teachers who are not confident in their teaching of mathematics but want to be? 1:18:55 What are your three favourite resources from www.andrewjeffrey.co.uk? 1:21:21 You are an inspiration to countless teachers, who are your sources of inspiration? 1:30:46 Any final pieces of advice for any teachers looking to supercharge their mathematics teaching?

Episode 34: In this episode I'm joined by Chris Such and Neil Almond as we try to solve a problem like struggling mathematicians. We discuss common/critical knowledge gaps, reasons why pupils might struggle, when intervention might be necessary and what interventions might be employed. The first of many episodes dedicated to this theme and another not to be missed.

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Episode 33: In this week's episode I'm joined by Christopher Such and Neil Almond as we try to solve a problem like reading fluency. We discuss, amongst other things, what reading fluency is, why pupils might struggle to develop reading fluency and how we can support all pupils in becoming fluent readers. The third instalment in the Christopher Such Reading Trilogy and, unlike Godfather Part III, this won't disappoint.

Episode 32: This week I'm joined by Chris Such, Shannen Doherty, Neil Almond and Elliot Morgan as we try to solve a problem like career development. What career ambitions do my guests have, when is the right time to progress and what have their recent interview experiences been like? We try to answer all of these questions and more. Another episode you won't want to miss. 

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Episode 31: This week I'm joined by Chris Such and Amy Bills as we try to solve a problem like Education Book Clubs. Discussing the what, the how, the when and the why of Education Book Clubs, we also find out about the books that have made Amy think deeply about her practice. If you're interesting in professional learning or reading for professional development then you won't want to miss this. 

Episode 30: In this episode I'm joined by Chris Such, Lloyd Williams-Jones and Neil Almond as we try to solve a problem like Confidence Weighted Multiple Choice Questions. We hash out what they are, why they are useful, possible limitations and how to get the most from them in the classroom. If you're looking for a powerful addition to your teacher repertoire, then look no further. 

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Episode 29: In this week's episode I'm joined by Chris Such and Neil Almond as we try to solve a problem like differentiation. What is differentiation? Why can it be so problematic? Should we differentiate? We try to answer each of these questions and much more. For teachers of all phases and levels of experience, this episode is not to be missed.

Episode 28: In this episode, I'm joined by Christopher Such as we sit down and hash out exactly why subitising is so important to our pupils success in mathematics and how we can best approach it as primary teachers.