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Tom discusses the alternative pension plan being pitched by the largest academy chain in the UK. The scheme, proposed by CEO of UL Jon Coles, means lower employer and employee contributions in exchange for higher starting salaries and has proven very controversial, especially with the teaching unions. Tom is joined by CEO of United Learning Jon Coles, Non executive director of Advantage Schools Mark McCourt and former join general secretary of the NEU teaching union Kevin Courtney for a lively discussion around the details of this policy.

In this episode, Adam is joined by Danni Sands to discuss a mechanisms based approach to professional development. Danni shares her recent experience of building a sequence of PD with mechanisms driving her design and implementation decisions. A must listen for anyone interested in or leading PD. 

Amanda talks to Cathy McAllister about the merits and challenges of staying in the classroom throughout your career, rather than climbing the management ladder.

Your wellbeing is crucial and we've made it to the summer break. This gives you 6 weeks in which you do not have to be "switched on" constantly. 
It's a time when we can hopefully focus much more on our own wellbeing. In this show, I take you through a few alternatives to the commonly talked about wellbeing ideas.
Did you know there are 7 types of rest? Listen to the podcast to find out more!

What does the research say about good teaching and being a great teacher? I look at the evidence and what has been said about this topic, and then towards the end of the show, Kate joins me to talk about homeschooling her sons and what teaching means for her.

Join Alex for his debut show on TTR as he talks to special guest Thabo Miles-Matli about the current teacher recruitment crisis and how it might be resolved. Thabo is a Senior Lecturer of Computer Science Education at the Faculty of Social Sciences and Social Professions, London Metropolitan University.