That Staff Room Podcast

That Staff Room Podcast
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That Staff Room Podcast

That Staff Room podcast brings you insight, inspiration and entertainment in all things education. With over 20 years combined teaching experience Sean and Miriam cover a range of topics from School trips to teaching tips. Episodes drop every two weeks, look out for updates on all of the socials. Lesson's in Session!

  1. 10/17/2022

    S2 EP3 - Uniform, do we need it?

    This week Sean and Miriam brave the topic of Uniform and discuss whether uniform is still necessary in 2022. They start by reflecting on their own experiences of uniform in their childhood and then in their work within schools. They look at the reasons for uniform and look at the arguments for flexibility and the consequences when we don't get it right. Although they can't promise to settle the debate they relish bringing the question to the listener.

    53 min
  2. S2 EP2 - A great teacher or a teacher of great lessons?

    09/19/2022

    S2 EP2 - A great teacher or a teacher of great lessons?

    Sean, Miriam and special guest Fran Njovarna discuss what it means to be a great teacher. They delve back into their own childhoods and education to reflect on their own favourite teachers of the past and what made them "great". They discuss the difference between great resources and great teaching practise as well as talking about the considerations of someone who plans lessons for others to use. They also reflect on how best to set cover work for others before finishing the episode off with some top tips on how to develop your teaching practise and lesson planning.

    44 min
  3. S2 EP1 - Back to School

    08/31/2022

    S2 EP1 - Back to School

    This week Sean and Miriam are joined by special guest and assistant Principal, Narayan Deb. They discuss the first real results day in three years and how it felt in comparison to previous years. The talk about how to welcome new staff at your school and when it goes wrong. They also talk about Inset days and the do's and don'ts before ending on the top tips for a good start back to school life after the Summer Holiday.

    44 min

  4. 06/27/2022

    EP10 - That Well-being episode

    This week Sean and Miriam discuss well-being at school. Firstly they discuss their own experiences with then their well-being hasn't been at its best before moving on to thinking about what schools can do to support employee well-being. They discuss what has worked for them and top tips for teachers to consider.

    44 min

  5. 05/02/2022

    EP9 - The exam season. Are you a Crammer or a Planner?

    This week Sean and Miriam discuss the upcoming exam season and what it feels like going into the first set of exams for 2 years. After reflecting on their own experiences of exams... and lot's of cramming, they discuss their top tips for creating a culture of revision, how to support with anxiety and what effect revision looks like.  Good luck to all staff and students over the next 8 weeks!

    52 min
  6. EP8 - New kid on the block.

    04/18/2022

    EP8 - New kid on the block.

    This week Sean and Miriam talk about moving schools. Remember what it's like being the new person? They discuss how to leave well, top tips for new staff members as well as considering what questions to ask yourself to know if it's time for you to move schools.

    42 min

  7. 12/13/2021

    EP7 - Tis the season!

    This week Sean and Miriam 'wrap up' the year with a Christmas Cracker. Christmas time at school is a special time of year and they reflect on all fo their favourite parts of this time of year. From Christmas dinner, to the Christmas show, from the Staff parties to Secret Santas (do we need them)? They reflect on how Christmas time in schools has changed over the years and how Covid has had an impact. They also shine a light on the great work at https://www.trusselltrust.org, who's mission it is to stop UK hunger - an important time of year to check them out.  Subscribe now and be a part of the conversation. Follow us on all of your favourite socials: www.instragram.com/thatstaffroompodcast www.facebook.com/thatstaffroompodcast www.twitter.com/thatstaffroom https://www.linkedin.com/in/that-staff-room-podcast-76b36921a/ thatstaffroompodcast@hotmail.com

    40 min
  8. EP6 - So you think you can teach? Life as a trainee teacher.

    11/22/2021

    EP6 - So you think you can teach? Life as a trainee teacher.

    This week Sean and Miriam talk about their first two years of teaching and are joined by special guests Hassan and Tobi who went through their trainee years during a global pandemic. Is teaching for you? This episode provides you with the insight of 4 very different teachers who each had their own unique route into the wonderful profession. Subscribe now and be a part of the conversation. Follow us on all of your favourite socials: www.instragram.com/thatstaffroompodcast www.facebook.com/thatstaffroompodcast www.twitter.com/thatstaffroom https://www.linkedin.com/in/that-staff-room-podcast-76b36921a/ thatstaffroompodcast@hotmail.com

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That Staff Room podcast brings you insight, inspiration and entertainment in all things education. With over 20 years combined teaching experience Sean and Miriam cover a range of topics from School trips to teaching tips. Episodes drop every two weeks, look out for updates on all of the socials. Lesson's in Session!

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  • Creator
    That Staff Room Podcast
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2022
  • Episodes
    14
  • Rating
    Clean
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