Apr 3, 2024
In this episode we discuss tips, ideas, and strategies for protecting the wellbeing of headteachers – and other school staff – during Ofsted inspections.
Our guest is Paul K Ainsworth, who has held director of school improvement roles in four multi-academy trusts in the last nine years and in that time has...
Mar 6, 2024
In this episode, three schools talk about the impact of the cost of living crisis and their work to support Pupil Premium and disadvantaged pupils.
Our guests identify their key tenets of effective Pupil Premium practice and talk about specific approaches they are using in their schools. We delve into a range of...
Feb 7, 2024
This episode looks at the effective deployment of our teaching assistants in the primary school classroom, offering advice for whole-school practice and individual teaching and lessons.
We ask how teaching assistants can enhance pupils’ outcomes and support inclusion and how teachers and teaching assistants...
Jan 10, 2024
This episode looks at using instructional coaching as part of your school’s approach to staff CPD and improving teaching and learning.
Three experts discuss what instructional is and its core principles. We ask how we can best launch and develop this approach in our schools and how it can be used to enhance...
Dec 6, 2023
This episode looks at how primary schools can best support the education and development of pupils who use English as an additional language (EAL), including refugee children.
The podcast features three experts and opens with each guest offering their three tenets of best practice for EAL.
We discuss what primary...