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Language Education and Technology: The Late Late Show with Graham Stanley
How has technology in education changed over the years? My guest, Alan Bray, gives his perspective from when he first started using computers in the classroom…
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Preparing For An Inspection: The Sunday Social with Michael Wright
Join Michael Wright for the Sunday Lunch Show where he discusses how to prepare for inspections in a variety of education settings including what to be mindful…
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PBIS - An Acronym for Behaviour: The Saturday Breakfast Show with Darren Lester
Darren looks at the PBIS method of behaviour management and how Ohio used it both to improve behaviour in its schools and to create a recognition system for…
Teachers Talk RadioWhat's the point of a Grade 5?: The Late Show with Sarah Wilkinson Crute
This show looks beyond the numbers to question what target grades really mean in English secondary schools. Exploring progress, pressure, and pupil identity…
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Revise & Shine - Translating Cognitive Neuroscience into Classroom Strategy: The Twilight Show with Louise Marie
Louise Marie meets with Melissa Tynegate to discuss the research behind and strategies for effective revision!
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School values: The Late Show with Claire Bills and Beejesh Deva
What is the role of values in schools- primary and secondary, how do school values and British values work, what about what parents values and schools don’t…
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Second Week Back Mental Health Hour: The Twilight Show with Phin
We kick off 2026 with some regular features and SOME BIG NEWS! Not to be missed.
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Is it Time Up for Grammar Schools?: The Morning Break with Carl Smith
Carl chats to Dr Nuala Burgess about whether this is the right time to phase out the remaining grammar schools.
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Primary teachers strike over 'knives and assaults': Points of View
The Panel discusses the BBC reporting that staff at two primary schools in Greater Manchester have gone on strike over claims their reports of violence and…
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New Year, Same old CPD? The Sunday Lunch Show with Michael Wright and Jen Hurst
In their first show of 2026, Michael Wright and Jen Hurst discuss CPD, the relevancy of it for career development, effective CPD and how good CPD should be…
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The Holiday Hustle - The unpaid, unseen work teachers do: The Twilight Show with Michelle Hinds
With guest Coshia Belvet, the show explores the realities behind the holidays from the teachers’ perspectives. It highlights the need for teachers to work…
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Talk Less, Teach More - How Reducing Teacher Talk Time Transforms Learning: The Saturday Lunch Show with Famida Choudhary
In this show of Teachers Talk Radio, host Famida Choudhary is joined by English educator Kais Saidi to explore the impact of reducing Teacher Talking Time…
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Self Directed Learning and the Implications for CPD: The Saturday Breakfast Show with Darren Lester
Darren explored different models of self-directed learning and considers why we should think about our own self direction as more and more CPD moves online.
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First Week Back Mental Health Hour: The Twilight Show with Phin Adams
We talk apathy at this time of the year and what to do to keep your motivation topped up as a teacher. How do you get through that January blues?…
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Sixth Form - The Transformative Years?: The Late Show with Tim Smale
Tim talks to guest Daniela Schillaci, a current Head of Sixth Form and teacher of DT, to discuss all things Post 16. From the Curriculum Review and the…
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Higher Education Trends to watch in 2026: The Twilight Show with Timea Kadar
Timea Kadar sets the scene for 2026 by spotlighting the current and emerging higher education trends worth watching. She's been digging into papers and…
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Ofsted’s New Era - School Leaders React: The Late Show with Tom Rogers
Tom Rogers is joined by two school leaders who have recently experienced OFSTED inspections under the new grading system. What was it like? What information…
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Has Gaming Taken Over? The Late Show With Toby Doncaster
In tonight's episode, Darius Lee, a primary school teacher and avid video-gamer, and I, discuss the appeal of video games. Why are they so addictive? Do young…
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Children ‘to lose right to Send support’ except in severe cases: Points of View
The Times report that parents whose children have moderate mental health and developmental needs are set to be stripped of their legal right to certain…
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It's Like We Were Never Away: The Saturday Breakfast Show with Darren Lester
In the first Saturday Breakfast of 2026, Darren talks about the resorative impact of holidays and how frighteningly quickly the positive benefits can disappear.
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The Mossbourne Safeguarding Review: TTR Special
Tom Rogers is joined by Jim Gamble to discuss the recently published and much talked about Mossbourne Safeguarding Review. He chaired the Case Review Panel…
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Play and developmentally appropriate practice: The Twilight Show with Tony Harwood
Highly experienced and award winning advisor Ruth Swailes joins Tony to chat about the misconceptions in early years education, specifically around play and…
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Next in Line - Nurturing Tomorrows Leaders: The Twilight Show with Louise Marie
Louise Marie chats to Ben Hobbis about developing future leaders.
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Equity and Fairness in Assessment: The Saturday Breakfast Show with Darren Lester
In the last Saturday Breakfast Show of 2025, Darren talks about how we make sure our assessments are both equitable and fair.
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Holding the line - Teaching through Term 2: The Late Show with Sarah Wilkinson Crute
No new year energy, no summer finish line — just Term 2. Tune in for an hour of reflection, perspective, and gentle humour about teaching when consistency…
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Is this the end of the MAT era? The rise of Local Area School Partnerships.
Carl chats to former General secretary of ASCL, Brian Lightman about the emergence of a new form of school partnerships known as local area based school…
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The Neurotypical Teacher: The Saturday Twilight Show with Michael Wright and Jen Hurst
Jen Hurst interviews Michael Wright on how his neurodiversity has had an impact on his teaching, students as well as insight into how being neurodivergent is…
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The Power of Wonder in literacy classrooms: The Saturday Lunch Show with Famida Choudhary
In this show, host Famida Choudhary is joined by educational leader Surji Aboubakker to explore The Power of Wonder in literacy classrooms. Together, they…
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Safeguarding review finds 'climate of fear' among pupils: Points of View
Staff at a London academy instilled a “climate of fear” among pupils, with a drive for academic success likely to have harmed vulnerable children including…
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Culture in the Classroom: The Sunday Social with Martin Sketchley
In this week's show, we invite Rolade Berthier to chat about culture in the classroom.
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Celebrating Difference: The Saturday Breakfast Show with Darren Lester
Darren thinks about how we can make sure all children feel included when schools celebrate cultural and religious festivals.
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Are We There Yet?: The Twilight Show with Phin Adams
We talk in depth about what stress looks like this close to the end of term.
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Live Marking Unleashed! Feedback that works: Thursday Late, Late Show with Chris Wilkinson
Join Chris as he explores how live marking can transform feedback in the classroom. He breaks down simple, effective strategies that reduce workload and boost…
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Helping Early Career Teachers Thrive: The Late Show with Ben White
Robbie Coleman has an unusually clear window into the minds of early career teachers — not by guessing, but by analysing how thousands of them respond to…
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Mind the Gap - Assessment, Development and Representation: The Late Show with Tim Smale
Tim will meet with his guest Samina Jardaneh to discuss some of the challenges facing teachers and young people in education. From the pressure placed on both…
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Future-ready curriculum: The Twilight Show with Timea Kadar
With her two guests, Eva Halasz and Richard Ahenkorah, Timea discusses the importance and know-how of embedding employability skills in the curriculum and…
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AI in the D&T Classroom: The Twilight Show with Matt Wemyss
In this show, Matthew Wemyss talks to Aaron Patching about using AI in the D&T classroom. We’ll talk tools, tips and a few takeaways you can try straight away…
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Wellbeing at Christmas: The Late Late Show with Lee Pace
Join Lee Pace and his special guest, David Anderson as they talk about teachers' wellbeing. Lee will consider how schools can support the wellbeing of their…
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Does your feedback feed up and feed foward? The Morning Break with Khanh Duc Kuttig
Khanh Duc Kuttig and Zarina Zakhanova explore the challenges of effective feedback. Listen in for ideas on how to give better feedback to ensure that your…
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Where's the Joy in FE?: The Late Show with Toby Doncaster
On tonight's show, I chat with Dr. Lou Mycroft about finding joy in the FE sector: the microjoys, finding joy in teaching and collaborating with learners…
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Reading for Pleasure: The Late Show with Huma Mirza
A conversation with Jon Biddle about the challenges facing reading for pleasure today, and his vision for how reading time should look in primary schools.
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Behaviour, workload, mental health - What is the future of education?: The Twilight Show with Tony Harwood
Regular guest and experienced MFL teacher Yannick joins Tony to talk about the big issues affecting teachers. The same pressures have been around for some…
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Reading Aloud - For Good or For Bad?: The Saturday Breakfast Show with Darren Lester
Darren looks at two pieces of research in the Read Aloud debate - one looking at the pros and one looking at the cons, before changing his mind regarding how…
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Two Weeks Until Hols: The Twilight Show with Phin
We get really into how transactional analysis can be used to help teachers. And of course the regular features!
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Teaching Fads - Like Fashion, They’ll Always Come Back!: The Morning Break with Liz Webb and Kate Tully
Admit it: you’ve got sheets tucked away in your cupboard that you’re scared to throw away, just in case they become useful again. The cycles of teaching are…
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Leading KS5 - I See Sixth Form Sense: The Twilight Show with Louise Pickering
Louise Marie speaks to Paul Gannaway about how to lead a successful sixth form whilst in a full time SLT role.
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Direct Instruction - What happens when structure meets curiosity: The Late Show with Tim Smale
Join Tim as he discusses Direct Instruction with guest Adam Seymour. In this show Tim will explore the place and importance of Direct Instruction and how it`s…
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Storytelling in the Classroom: The Sunday Social with Martin Sketchley
In this week's show, we invite Claudia Tumba to chat with Martin Sketchley about storytelling in the language classroom.
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Budget 2025, Strikes in 2026?: The Twilight Show with Tom Rogers
Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Budget sparks warnings about a real-terms drop in school funding but includes spending on school libraries and books. So, what do…
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Teacher or entertainer?: The Late Late Show with Seema Aggarwal
My guest for this show is Konstantinos Pappas, Course Leader and serious entertainer! As he puts it, sometimes teachers have to be actors, even clowns. And he…
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Parent allegations against teachers rise by a third: Points of View
TES reports parent allegations against teachers have risen by a third in just one year. Some 12.2 per cent of state school teachers were the subject of an…
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Coaching in schools with Coaching Walkthrus: TTR Special
Tom Rogers is joined by Matt Stone and Oliver Caviglioli to discuss coaching in schools, showcasing their new book Coaching WalkThru's, in partnership with…
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What in the world is 'Didagogy' and how can it make you a better teacher? : The Friday Late Show with David Brown
Dave is joined by Sam Gibbs to talk all things CPD, ECT and Didagogy and how you schools can give better agency to teachers in terms of their ongoing…
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AI in Education - research outcome, case studies: The Twilight Show with Timea Kadar
Timea and her guests, Associate Professor Dr Marcos E Barreto and Assistant Professor Dr Casey Kearney, discuss the latest research in AI in Education applied…
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Psychological Capital: The Saturday Breakast Show with Darren Lester
Darren looks at the concept of psychological capital which suggests the better able you are to regulate your emotions, the higher the quality of your working…
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Countdown to Christmas hols: The Twilight Show with Phin
In this mental health hour, we are getting festive and talking it out!
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The great 'isolations rooms' debate: The Twilight Show with Tom Rogers
Tom Bennett and Emma Clarke join Tom Rogers to discuss the latest debates around the use of 'isolation rooms' in schools. Tom Bennett OBE is the founder and…
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To Laugh or Not to Laugh? Unpacking the Power of Humour in the Classroom
Join Michelle Hinds and guest Michael Senior, experienced Head of English, as they explore how humour can elevate teaching, deepen connections, and energise…
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BETT Show 2026 - The Preview: The Twilight Show with Tom Rogers
Tom Rogers is joined by Duncan Verry and Kate O'Neill from BETT Global to discuss what teachers can look forward to at BETT 2026 this January 21st-23rd in…
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Building a Motivational Mindset - The Late Show With Toby Doncaster
In tonight's episode,Bob Craig and I discuss how to motivate, stimulate and promote deliberate practice in the classroom. Plus tips on how to change the…