Talk Teach and Learn: an EdTech Podcast Firefly Learning

Every child has a preferred method of learning. It is our role as educators to adapt to each individual student and find unique ways to help them to succeed.

In this Podcast we speak to Carl Moore, the Operational, Behaviour & Wellbeing Lead at Barley Lane School. He shares the techniques they use to inspire and boost motivation in their SEMH school.

Listen to discover the most popular rewards and how they use positive reinforcement to encourage good behaviour. He also shares how they track behaviour to build a complete picture for each student, allowing teachers to change and adapt their approach.

If you would like more tips on boosting motivation and creating a welcoming school environment, download our eBook: The 5 Fundamentals to Support Student Wellbeing. It includes concrete steps to ensure wellbeing is at the heart of what you do as a school and a checklist to inform your school policies.

Our recent parent engagement survey showed that parents want more personalised communication. This includes direct messaging with teachers, regular updates on child achievements and how best to support their child at home. Most importantly email is still their preferred channel of communication! But how can schools meet these expectations without overwhelming parents with large volumes of information?

In this podcast we speak to Luke Woolley, Director of Studies at Clifton Hall School who shares how they provide visibility of learning for increased parent involvement.

We know that parent engagement can be a real challenge. If you would like more tips download our latest ebook, Unlocking hard to reach parents. It includes some of the ideas and strategies we’ve heard from schools to engage this group more effectively.

The impact of strong parent engagement on their child’s learning is well known. However, whilst it is the aim of many schools to bring parents fully into the learning conversation, it is not always easy to achieve.

In this podcast we share the challenges schools often face and quick wins to improve the home-school partnership. Listen to hear how your school could better meet the needs of parents.

If you would like more tips download our ebook, Communicating effectively with parents, to learn how you can boost parent satisfaction and provide your whole community with a richer understanding of a child’s school experience.

The learning environment has evolved a great deal, particularly in response to the disruption that schools have experienced over the last couple of years. In this podcast we caught up with Brian Taylor, Assistant Principal from Bangkok Patana School at BETT Asia.

He shares what has had a really positive impact on teaching and learning and what schools are likely to embrace moving forward. Listen to hear about the most innovative solutions being showcased at BETT Asia.

If you would like more tips download our short guide to discover 5 steps you can take to redefine your learning environment and implement strategies and qualities of top performing schools.

In this episode, we’re joined by Ben Dunford, Head of Product at Firefly Learning and Founder of Epraise, the learning engagement platform at the heart of hundreds of school communities around the world.

Listen to tips and practical advice on how you can transform the way you engage with students by simplifying management, admin and processes to make it easier to recognise and reward the achievements, engage parents, all whilst still saving time.

Download our ebook, The Rules of Student Engagement to discover 7 best practices that will help you to: better connect with your students, provide more personalised feedback effectively, engage the “silent middle” and keep parents in the loop.



Talk Teach and Learn: an EdTech Podcast is a podcast for teachers and school leaders looking to learn more about how they can consistently use technology to improve their teaching and learning strategies and classroom management. Brought to you by Firefly Learning, the trusted platform for whole school engagement, helping schools deliver a unified school experience.

We’re joined by Stuart Jackson, Director of IT and Physics teacher at Erskine Stewart’s Melville Schools (ESMS), reflecting over the experiences of schools in the last 12 months, all of the challenges had and lessons learnt, ready to take on the year ahead.

Download our latest ebook, Engaging Student Voice Effectively to discover useful strategies to promote student voice effectively, top tips on securing commitment, managing expectations and providing feedback, as well as how you can use technology to give more autonomy to student voice.

Talk Teach and Learn: an EdTech Podcast is a podcast for teachers and school leaders looking to learn more about how they can consistently use technology to improve their teaching and learning strategies and classroom management. Brought to you by Firefly Learning, the trusted platform for whole school engagement, helping schools deliver a unified school experience.