Podcast Episodes

When the new knowledge enters the room

Season 3 Episode 64

Matt and Femi discuss a couple of really common issues that undermine teachers' ability to deliver powerful, clear and memorable explanations.

12 hours ago

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This class doesn't retain things!

Season 3 Episode 63

Matt and Femi discuss what to do with a comment often heard by the coffee machine... "This class doesn't retain things!"

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1 week ago

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Humanities Teaching with James Gisby

Season 3 Episode 62

Matt and Femi talk to James Gisby about the challenges and intricacies of teaching History, and what good History lessons could look like.  

2 weeks ago

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Effective often looks boring!

Season 3 Episode 61

Matt and Femi discuss why effective learning can often look somewhat boring from the outside, and why that can sometimes be problematic in schools.

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3 weeks ago

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Ruck speed!

Season 3 Episode 60

Matt and Femi discuss the importance of very prompt transition moments in lessons.  

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4 weeks ago

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Group PD vs Coaching

Season 3 Episode 59

Matt and Femi discuss the pros and cons of group / whole staff PD vs the somewhat more time-consuming approach of coaching, considering how to levera…

1 month ago

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Copying / Sticking in, and 'There isn't enough curriculum time'

Season 3 Episode 58

Matt and Femi discuss two topics in this episode - the first is whether there is any merit in having students copy things down into exercise books, o…

1 month, 4 weeks ago

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Go back and check your answers!

Season 3 Episode 57

Matt and Femi discuss the common situation of encouraging students to go back and check their work once they've done all they can on an exam or test …

2 months ago

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Femi is a convert to MWBs!

Season 3 Episode 56

Join Femi and Matt to hear about how and why Femi has finally decided to start to use mini-whiteboards in his lessons.

2 months, 1 week ago

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Video for Coaching

In this episode Femi and Matt talk about how incredibly useful it is to base coaching around video footage from the lesson, and go through the practi…

2 months, 3 weeks ago

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