Naylor's Natter Podcast 'Just talking to Teachers'

Phil Naylor
Naylor's Natter Podcast 'Just talking to Teachers' Podcast

"Naylor's natter...just talking to teachers" Naylor's Natter is the brainchild of Phil Naylor , created initially to share musings on evidence, research and CPD. The podcast has grown significantly since its first episode in early 2019 and is now proudly independent. We have no sponsorship or affiliation. As the podcast has evolved so has its reach, we feel passionately about diversity of opinion and representation of our profession. To ensure we better reflect teaching , we are now proud to add more hosts to the podcast. Opinions are guests and hosts alone.

  1. 06/11/2023

    What Do New Teachers Need to Know?: A conversation with Peter Foster

    Apologies for the Microphone issues here! I made a mistake and selected the wrong microphone . Hopefully Pete's quality shines through. What knowledge will make you most effective as a teacher? New teachers are often bombarded with information about the concepts they should understand and the topics they should master. This indispensable bookwill help you navigate the research on curriculum, cognitive science, student data and more, providing clarity and key takeaways for those looking to grow their teaching expertise. What Do New Teachers Need to Know? explores the fundamentals of teacher expertise and draws upon contemporary research to offer the knowledge that will be most useful, the methods to retain that knowledge, and the ways expert teachers use it to solve problems. Written by an educator with extensive experience and understanding, each chapter answers a key question about teacher knowledge, including: • Does anyone agree on what makes great teaching? • How should I use evidence in my planning? • Why isn’t subject knowledge enough? • What should I know about my students? • How do experts make and break habits? • How can teachers think creatively whilst automating good habits? • What do we need to know about the curriculum? • How should Cognitive Load Theory affect our pedagogical decisions? Packed with case studies and interviews with new and training teachers alongside key takeaways for the classroom, this book is essential reading for early career teachers, those undertaking initial teacher training and current teachers looking to develop their expertise.

    58 min
  2. 23/10/2023

    Warm, welcoming and Friendly with Barry Smith

    From Barry's LinkedIn Founding Deputy of Michaela School, Wembley. The kids’ amazing French, & my unique approach to MFL teaching, created huge buzz at Michaela. Became head of Great Yarmouth Charter. 10th head in 10 years. Inadequate for a decade. 60+ % fsm coastal comp. In 5 months, Ofsted declared Charter, ‘a miraculous turnaround’. Maths & English 5+ doubled in a year. P8 from - 0.57 to + 0.14. Visitors from across UK and beyond visited & talked of ‘joy’, ‘relationships’, ‘warmth’. CST as Regional Director. Led turn around of inadequate Hackney New School working with 5th Head in 5 years. 25 years teaching. A decade as a freelance teacher trainer fighting fashionable fads 2004 to 2014. Then founded Michaela, transformed Charter & turned around Hackney. Sept 21 to date, freelance again. MFL CPD. It’s what I became famous for. With commendations from the likes of Christine Counsell & Tom Bennett. But mostly working with headteachers. Culture, behaviour, courtesy, teaching & learning, systems. Very practical, hands on, jargon free. Holistic take on whole school improvement working hand in hand with the head. Helping head realise their vision. Attention to detail, coaching, systems. Rapid and radical change or incremental. Bringing best bits of experience from 25 years in education, a decade training & coaching, setting up & leading the legendary Michaela School, turning around two inadequate comps to now, working with heads across the country. Creating genuine mutual respect school cultures; coaching heads; developing SLT; transforming norms. Try my podcast on Spotify, Barry Smith Education. DM me on twitter, BarryNSmith79. Happy to chat. Practical. Genuinely transformative. Jargon free.

    50 min
  3. 14/08/2023

    Changing Perceptions with Graham Chatterley

    Written by Graham Chatterley, Changing Perceptions: Deciphering the language of behaviour provides everyone working with children a better understanding of the causes of challenging behaviour and what motivates it. This timely book moves the dial on the perception of challenging behaviour in schools. De-escalation is important but it is only part of the process: if we really want to change behaviour, we have to understand it. The causes of poor behaviour are many and varied: fear, stress, anxiety and the feeling of being overwhelmed can all take their toll. Changing Perceptions examines the motives behind challenging behaviour and the consequences that come with it, detailing ways in which these situations can be managed calmly and consistently. Better understanding and empathy can make children feel safer, build their trust, develop belonging and consequently create more effective learners in the classroom. Empathy is the master key to unlocking the most challenging pupils. When we consistently respond to children with empathy and compassion, we don’t just put a sticking plaster over a problem, we change their experiences: how they feel and how they behave long term. Importantly, this approach also greatly improves staff wellbeing by increasing understanding of challenging behaviour and how it is perceived. In this book, Graham sets out why it is so important to teach behaviour and provides practical ways to deal with the most challenging situations in the classroom and stop the conflict spiral. He also covers the importance of validating feelings, building self-esteem, improving emotional resilience, raising expectations, fostering positive values and much more. Essential reading for teachers, school leaders and everyone working with challenging behaviour. Contents include: Introduction Chapter 1: Relationships Chapter 2: How we respond Chapter 3: The origins of behaviour Chapter 4: Short-term survival responses Chapter 5: What is the behaviour communicating? Chapter 6: The five responses to threat Chapter 7: Prevention is better than cure Chapter 8: Consequences Chapter 9: Long-term survival Chapter 10: Shielding from shame Chapter 11: Not school ready Chapter 12: Overwhelm Chapter 13: Lifting them up Chapter 14: Linking self-esteem and additional needs Chapter 15: My autism journey Chapter 16: Emotional resilience Chapter 11: The power of trauma Chapter 12: Behind the mask Chapter 13: Expectations and values Chapter 14: Enforcing external control versus teaching self-control Chapter 15: Less is sometimes more Conclusion

    1h 7m
  4. 05/08/2023

    Teach from Your Best Self with Jay Schroder

    Teachers, this book is a guide for taking care of education’s most valuable resource: you. Author Jay Schroder, founder of the popular Teach from Your Best Self Institute, demonstrates why the version of ourselves that we bring to teaching matters and describes how we can rejuvenate ourselves while maximizing student learning. Part I explains why the self that a teacher brings to the classroom is important. Part II explores skills that will help us sustain a best-self state in all manner of situations. Part III delves into those moments when we’re provoked beyond our limits and our "hurtspots" come sharply into view. It offers ways to avert a reactive state or recover from it. Lastly, Part IV provides simple approaches for building a more durable, best self for the long term―a best self with deepened capacity to respond rather than react in the pressurized conditions of teaching. With fresh ideas presented throughout, you’ll learn how to prioritize your own well-being so you can continue to make a difference for your students. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Teach-Your-Best-Self-Classroom/dp/1032416874/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2XRBL87X70HXH&keywords=teach+from+your+best+self&qid=1691233277&sprefix=teach+from+your+best+self%2Caps%2C78&sr=8-1 Phil's book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Naylors-Natter-collective-teachers-education/dp/1472992466/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1MG7NPVEZI3SJ&keywords=naylors+matter&qid=1691233966&sprefix=Naylor%2Caps%2C103&sr=8-1

    54 min

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"Naylor's natter...just talking to teachers" Naylor's Natter is the brainchild of Phil Naylor , created initially to share musings on evidence, research and CPD. The podcast has grown significantly since its first episode in early 2019 and is now proudly independent. We have no sponsorship or affiliation. As the podcast has evolved so has its reach, we feel passionately about diversity of opinion and representation of our profession. To ensure we better reflect teaching , we are now proud to add more hosts to the podcast. Opinions are guests and hosts alone.

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