Too Many Holidays White Rose Education

Caroline, Mary-Kate and Jess nearly left education, became Covid response champions, and now help lead a multi-million pound business. They’re also our White Rose colleagues, and passionate champions of teachers and teaching. As women in STEM, they have an inspiring story to tell.
00:00 Intro
02:50 “We are there for the children.”
05:56 Sexuality and labels in the workplace
07:26 Rewarding classroom practice
15:17 Being a parent at work
21:34 Advanced maths cures broken hearts
26:44 Sacrifices and starfish
37:35 “Sometimes you’ve just got to say it!”
40:38 Representation & recruitment
44:51 White Rose Education’s global aims
47:40 “It was the right thing to do.”
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Phil Brooke is headteacher at Alexandra Park Primary School in Stockport, and a former SLE and NCETM Mastery Lead. Alexandra Park is rated Outstanding by Ofsted, which notes that the school “is very well led and managed.”
We talk to Phil about teaching in a deprived area, having a focus on teaching and learning and his determination to make sure the children under his care don’t struggle as he once did.
00:00 Intro
00:31 A culture of care for children & staff
07:09 Barriers to learning school extremely difficult
19:41 Travelling & creating a better future for children
27:47 ""Reading will never be a barrier!""
30:47 Who drives Teaching & Learning?
33:22 Whatever your role in school, you are a professional life-changer
38:53 Let's talk budgets and cover staff
42:03 School development & giving teachers time
46:28 Teaching assistants & pay rises
50:28 A research-based approach
53:32 An extra INSET day, well-being & Lieu days
55:18 First to arrive, last to leave
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Bruno Reddy is a maths educationalist with a background in psychology, who is now CEO of Maths Circle. He is the creator of Times Tables Rock Stars and NumBots, edtech platforms designed to boost maths confidence for life.
An early adopter of teaching for mastery, Bruno has supported a number of school trusts with their maths teaching, acted as adviser to the DfE and was a founding teacher and senior leader at King Solomon Academy, a mould-breaking school recognised for exceptional outcomes in a deprived area of London.
00:00 Intro
00:33 Time Savers & Times Table Rock Stars
06:14 How schools engage their children with TTRS
10:32 Criticisms of TTRS and how to combat these
16:27 Tricks, multiple methods, efficient strategies & deeper understanding
20:31 NumBots, Key Stage One & Early Years pedagogy
29:34 Children’s feedback: head coverings, cochlear implants & guide dogs
36:12 Challenging the status quo for the good of the children
39:50 “I was missing the classroom.”
01:06:00 The Baz Winter wig & the TTRS team
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Sonia Thompson is headteacher/director at St Matthew’s Research School. She is a Specialist Leader of Education and a Talk for Writing Lead Trainer. Sonia is especially passionate about evidence-based reading for pleasure practices.
Sonia is also the author of ‘Berger's An Ethic of Excellence in Action’, a thorough analysis of Ron Berger’s original Ethic of Excellence toolkit strategies, written with his support and guidance. The book shows what excellence looks like in the real world.
Tracey Adams has been a teacher for 26 years and is deputy head at St Matthew’s Research School in Birmingham. St Matthew’s is part of the Research School Network, and aims “to share the very best evidence-based practice with schools and teachers across the West Midlands through evidence-based training.”
Tracey is a NCETM Teaching for Mastery Specialist and Professional Development Lead. She is passionate about educational research and changing children’s lives through better teaching.
00:00 Intro
00:31 Sharing good practice
05:50 Does a disadvantaged area mean disadvantage in life?
09:22 Held back by skin colour, the N word is not ok.
12:14 These children deserve the best!
18:99 ‘Our’ curriculum – entwining the children in everything
26:46 How we inspire our children to be the best they can be
34:37 Where to start when improving other schools
43:06 Learning behaviours & coaching
46:52 Reading for pleasure: “You can’t do everything, Sonia, let it go!”
54:28 Workload, feedback and where to focus
59:23 Empowering all – An Ethic of Excellence in Action
01:03:49 The science of learning – in your lessons
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Tony Ryan is the Chief Executive Officer of the Design and Technology Association. He is a public speaker with eleven and a half years experience as a Headteacher and a career in education spanning thirty four years. Tony has his own podcast entitled 'Designed for Life' where he discusses all things design and was a winner in the Manufacturer 'Top 100' Award 2023.
00:00 Intro
00:31 “I don’t want any kid to feel the way I felt” 
05:27 Aspirations for something that doesn’t yet exist 
07:49 Context for learning
09:47 “I survived it…and a kid turned around and said, that was alright”
12:58 Being a stand-up comic & is teaching a science or is it an art?
15:06 At the beginning it is hard
16:38 Leadership
23:03 We had to cut staff
27:38 The lamppost, alcohol and putting on three stone in weight
30:51 Mistakes
32:43 “Am I here to save somebody’s job, or am I here to do what’s best for the kids?”
35:36 Drugs, gangs and violence all dropped at the door.
45:36 The job is never done so…
48:31 Design and Technology is dying & so is our natural world.
54:00 A context for students to engage with
61:35 You can’t be what you can’t see
64:01 Four and five year olds with saws
65:57 Make them love your subject
68:18 Brompton Bikes
69:57 What’s the point?
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Professor Dame Alison Peacock is CEO of the Chartered College of Teaching. She is a public speaker and author, and a passionate proponent of giving teachers a voice. Her teaching career spans primary, secondary and advisory roles, and in 2018 she became one of the first women to receive an honorary fellowship from Queens' College, Cambridge.
As a professional body, the Chartered College “aims to celebrate, support and connect teachers to provide world-class teaching and raise the status of the teaching profession.”
00:00 Intro
00:36 “You’re not going to the grammar school because we can’t afford the uniform.”
02:55 Josephine – Any relationship, is a valued relationship.
09:59 Well-connected staff, hard staff, keen staff.
12:27 Creating a culture where ideas flourish.
13:40 Understanding, respecting, and tuning into children.
17:39 What does this look like in the classroom?
18:58 Special measures to outstanding without more monitoring and pressure.
24:35 A headteacher who listens – how does this work day-to-day?
29:03 The Chartered College – Teacher voice, refine skills, develop your practice.
32:48 I’m not sure if I’ve got anything to offer, is the Chartered College for me?
41:41 If you’d like teachers’ voices to be heard, the Chartered College is for you.
43:35 The motherhood penalty, changes to the accountability system and pay.
46:56 The flexible working model.
50:09 Children’s mental health.
51:18 “If you choose to teach in a challenging area, you shouldn't be punished for it.”
55:15 “It’s not enough to be a Dame, it’s not enough to be a Headteacher"
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