Episode 44: This week I'm joined by Christopher Such, as we venture into the important but murky world of collaborative planning. As well as 5 ways to get the most from our collaborative planning sessions, we'll consider all the usual pros, cons and crucial talking points worthy of consideration.

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Episode 43: This week I'm joined once again by the wonderful Christopher Such and Neil Almond as we tackle spelling for the first time on TDaPE. As well as 7 ways to improve your teaching of spelling, we'll consider how much time to dedicate to spelling, pitfalls to avoid and much more. 

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This week, in the Finale of Season Three, I'm joined by Californian mathematics teacher Berkeley Everett and Newcastle Upon Tyne's own Steph Elliot as we take a look at mathematics education in England, the United States of America and beyond. Hitting all the usual big mathematics themes and exploring the similarities and differences between education systems thousands of miles apart, you won't want to miss this one.

In this week's episode I'm joined by Jon Hutchinson as we sit down to talk all things curriculum. In another instant classic, Jon talks about the knowledge-rich debate, his curriculum guiding principles, how to get the most from the early career framework and much, much more. 

For those of you interested in Annelise Dixon's 100km for the Black Dog Institute, a link to her fund-raising page can be found here... https://www.onefootforward.org.au/fundraisers/annelisedixon

In this week's episode I'm joined by Matt Swain as we sit down to discuss all things mastery. We explore what mastery is, if it is a realistic ambition at the primary phase, how Matt's schools implement a mastery model of schooling and much, much more. Join us for another episode full of wall to wall gold and big takeaways of use to school teachers and leaders alike. 

This week's episode sees the return of Lloyd Williams-Jones, my guest in the very first episode of TDaPE, almost a year on from the first time we sat down to chat about primary education. Lloyd gives us an update on how his first year as a Deputy Head has gone, how his school have begun to implement WalkThrus and how he tries to develop the teachers in his school. The man, the myth, the interview you won't want to miss. Let's spend some time thinking deeply about primary education...

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?