7. Teaching and parenting with Gogglebox’s voice of reason

7. Teaching and parenting with Gogglebox’s voice of reason

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Helen Prince talks to Baasit Siddiqui about his time as a teacher and his journey to becoming one of our favourite Gogglebox regulars.    As well as being a professional educator, Baasit has been helping to support his daughter’s home learning during school closures. Baasit talks about the remote learning strategies his child’s school used to help build pupils’ vocabulary, as well as the positive experience of seeing his daughter learn through play during lockdown.   …

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6. How can effective school leadership techniques impact quality of education?

6. How can effective school leadership techniques impact quality of education?

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Helen Prince and Moira Marder discuss the effective leadership techniques Moira has used across the Ted Wragg Trust, a group of 12 schools and 9,000 pupils.   They talk about the importance of creating a strong team and creating sustainability with a long–term vision for schools.  A lovely conversation about optimism and creating opportunities for our young people.   Moira is the Chief Executive Officer of The Ted Wragg Multi-Academy Trust; …

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5. How can the Word Gap affect communication in pupils with SEND?

5. How can the Word Gap affect communication in pupils with SEND?

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Helen Prince talks to Louise Pennington about communication in children with special educational needs.  Louise outlines the challenges some children with SEND face from early years through to secondary education and how the Word Gap can affect this, before offering strategies to help support teachers and pupils.  Louise Pennington is the Professional Development Lead for maths and Numicon at Oxford University Press. She is …

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4. Lockdown learnings with Laura Patch: a light-hearted look at acting and home-schooling in the pandemic

4. Lockdown learnings with Laura Patch: a light-hearted look at acting and home-schooling in the pandemic

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Helen Prince talks to Laura Patch about who and what inspired her to pursue a career in acting. Laura discusses how a broad vocabulary range helps her develop the characters she plays. They also chat about some of the challenges faced by parents during home schooling (peppered with amusing anecdotes from the village WhatsApp group!). …

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3. Covid’s impact on Early Years teaching – how to identify and address gaps in learning

3. Covid’s impact on Early Years teaching – how to identify and address gaps in learning

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Helen Prince and Phil Minns chat about the joy of working in an Early Years setting, and discuss the impact of school closures on Early Years learning. They look at how to identify and prioritize which gaps to focus on, as well as discussing the importance of EYFS teachers working with KS1 teachers to ensure children have …

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2. How to engage children with reading to expand their vocabulary

2. How to engage children with reading to expand their vocabulary

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The link between extensive reading and a broad vocabulary is well known, but how can teachers expand children’s vocabulary when they’re reluctant to read?   Helen Prince and Shareen Wilkinson talk about children’s literature, early memories, reading and poetry. Shareen discusses the different strategies she uses to engage children with reading; including dance, music and drama. Shareen also shares stories from her best lessons and why they’ve …

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