Podcast Episodes

Handling Complaints

Season 2 Episode 26

Today Femi and Matt discuss their approaches to handling complaints.  None of this is specific to maths and so the conversation should be relevent fo…

2 years, 10 months ago

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Teacher Quality: A discussion of Dylan Wiliam's Article

Season 2 Episode 25

Today Femi and Matt discuss an article by Dylan Wiliam titled ‘Teacher Quality: why it matters, and how to get more of it’.  In addition to this cent…

2 years, 11 months ago

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CPD!

Season 2 Episode 24

Matt and Femi are in a pensive mood for a  thought-provoking discussion on CPD.  They discuss the good and bad of inset days, utilising skilled pract…

2 years, 11 months ago

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Tom Bennett

Season 2 Episode 23

In this episode of Beyond Good Tom Bennett joins Matt and Femi to discuss all things schools and behaviour.

Tom Bennett began teaching in the East End…

2 years, 11 months ago

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They're not listening!

Season 2 Episode 22

In this week’s episode, Matt and Femi discuss a comment made by Adam Boxer –that the most common issue he sees in classrooms he has visited is that s…

2 years, 11 months ago

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Ofsted!

Season 2 Episode 21

In this episode Matt and Femi discuss Ofsted.  What is on offer is not a position on Ofsted, it is simply a balanced discussion limited to the perspe…

3 years ago

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Centrally Planned Lessons

Season 2 Episode 20

in today’s episode Femi and Matt discuss centrally planned lessons.  Their discussion extends to the various forms of lesson resources such as starte…

3 years ago

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Checking for Understanding

Season 2 Episode 19

In this episode of the podcast Femi and Matt discuss the broad ranging, but critical, topic of 'checking for understanding'.  The discussion covers t…

3 years ago

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Return To Teaching!

In this episode Femi and Matt speak to Rachael Southern who they asked to come on the show after learning about her fascinating and inspiring story: …

3 years, 1 month ago

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People vs Systems

Season 2 Episode 17

This episode begins with some further thoughts on department development plans - following on from episode 15 on that topic.   Matt and Femi talk abo…

3 years, 2 months ago

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