Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchE08 - 'Set Zero' Students with guest Simon King
Season 1 Episode 8
Femi and Matt are joined by special guest Simon King to discuss teaching strategies and differentiation for those very top end students that we all occasionally come across. While the conversation i…
Published on 3 years, 3 months ago
E07 - Starters!
Season 1 Episode 7
The themes of Matt and Femi's discussion for this episode are 'starters' and 'the starts of lessons'. The conversation is equal parts philosophical and pragmatic, and many aspects of starters are co…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
E06 - 'The Blue Memo' - Part 3
Season 1 Episode 6
In this episode of Beyond Good, Femi and Matt return to the Blue Memo to discuss the final three points. The central themes of these points are 'challenge', 'practise' and 'sequencing'. If you have…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
E05 - What Makes A Successful Department?
Season 1 Episode 5
In this episode Femi and Matt discuss the characteristics of a good department, visions and values, and achieving consensus within a team about what matters and why we are here. They discuss the imp…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
E04 - 'The Blue Memo' - Part 2
Season 1 Episode 4
This is the second of the three-part series on ‘The Blue Memo’ in which Femi and Matt cover points 4-7. They discuss the importance of engaging all students, ensuring that no one student takes up a …
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
E03 - 'The Blue Memo' - Part 1
Season 1 Episode 3
This is the first of a three-part series on 'The Blue Memo'. In this episode Femi introduces the blue memo, explains what it is and where it came from and then we dive deep into the first three poin…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
Episode 2 - Mentors, Golden Rules and Lesson One
Season 1 Episode 2
In this episode of the podcast Matt and Femi discuss mentors and some of the key things they took from their mentors that have shaped them as teachers. They discuss the idea of 'golden rules' and 'n…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
Episode 1 - Raw Materials
Season 1 Episode 1
In this (inaugural) episode of the podcast, Matt and Femi set out what the podcast is and isn’t about, how they each came to teaching and why they’re so passionate about it. They discuss what makes …
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago