Thinking Deeply about Primary Education

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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Episode 78: This week on Thinking Deeply about Primary Education, I'm joined by Christopher Such as we delve deep into the stuff of every teacher's nightmares...Fractions. Covering everything from representations to their place in the curriculum, whether you're new to the profession or an experienced senior leader there'll be something to take away. 

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Episode 77: This week on TDaPE I am delighted to welcome Sue Byron and Adam Lowing onto the podcast for a thorough analysis of the 2022 Green Paper and what it might, could, and should mean for the future of SEND provision in England. 

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Episode 76: This week I am honoured to be joined by Dr. Danielle Colenbrander, Neil Almond and Christopher Such as we explore Danielle's recent research into instructional models commonly associated with teaching children to read irregular words. What did Danielle and her team find out during their study, and what does this mean for our practice in the classroom? We find the answers to both these questions and much more. TDaPE just found another gear, so you won't want to miss this one.

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Episode 75: This week I'm joined by Adam Smith and Neil Almond as we explore RE Curricula - in particular the work Adam has done to create a carefully sequenced and knowledge rich curriculum. We discuss his guiding principles, the toughest parts of the design process and how he hopes to share his work with the world. 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 74: This week I'm joined by Liv Dempsey and Adam Woodward as we explore the mysterious world of Independent Schools. Little is know about what happens behind the wall housing the independent sector but that changes today as we explore the pros and cons to working in an independent school and much, much more. 

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Episode 73: This week I'm joined by Shannen Doherty, Lloyd Williams-Jones and Christopher Such as we explore what school and teacher development might mean in practice. What should our priorities be? How can we ensure we support our teachers? What should we replace archaic CPD model with? 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 72: This week I'm joined by Christopher Such and Cassie Young as we explore life in small schools, the similarities and differences between schools of various sizes, and what those working in larger schools might learn from their colleagues in smaller schools. Whether you're new to the profession or a veteran considering a change of scenery, you won't want to miss this one.

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