The ALT:learn Podcast

The ALT:learn Podcast

Helping to put theory into practice.

Episodes

April 26, 2023 41 mins

In this episode I discuss the importance of staff wellbeing, self-care and how schools, leaders and individual teachers can put in place strategies and techniques to bring about improvements in wellbeing that lead to improved performance and outcomes.

Kelly Hannaghan is a Mental Health and Wellbeing Consultant and has spent her professional career passionately putting wellbeing at the heart of education, by focussing on enhancing t...

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In this episode I speak to Sean Harris about the impact of poverty and social mobility in education, the issues with the curriculum in schools that can sometimes widen the disadvantaged gap, together with how leaders and teachers can review their curriculum to check that it is poverty proofed.

Sean Harris is a part-time doctoral student with Teesside University investigating poverty in schools and how we tackle this in classrooms, ...

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I sat down with an old professional friend of mine, Hywel Roberts, to discuss his experience of being a 'Traveling Teacher' and how to get students not just compliant, but properly engaged. In this episode Hywel refers to 'botherdness', getting students 'invested' in their learning and how we can get students to 'lean into the curriculum'. A thoroughly engaging listen from a truly engaging teacher that will make you remember why yo...

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In this episode we talk to Judy Hornigold and discuss how we can identify and support students with dyscalculia.

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In this episode we talk to Mike Armiger and discuss the lessons learnt from alternative provision that we can put into practice in mainstream schools.

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In this episode we talk to Dr Jennifer Nock and discuss inclusive strategies to support students with ADHD.

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In this episode we discuss the understanding of ‘pathological demand avoidance’, or PDA for short, which is a profile on the autism spectrum.

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In this episode we discuss what constitutes effective SEND provision across the whole school, looking at quality first teaching, evidence informed practices and professional development.

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In this episode we talk to Andrea Edmondson about practical techniques to support co-regulation and the development of self-regulation with our young people.

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In this episode we find out what really makes an effective TA and crucially, what teachers can do before and during the lesson to allow their TA to be the most effective.

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In this episode we discuss simple ways to promote vocabulary development and the importance of this not just for examination success, but for lifelong learning.

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In this episode we discuss the importance of lowering the stakes for formative assessment and recall activities, but also why it's important to raise the stakes for summative assessment from time to time.

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In this episode I sit down with Nigel Atton to look at how we can make our feedback more effective, whilst at the same time being more efficient with our time. 

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In this episode I sit down with Doug Welsh to talk about how he is using mini whiteboards to make his questioning far more effective.

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In this episode we discuss how the experiences and challenges from 16 yrs of being a parent to a child with CFC syndrome have enabled Sam to translate these parenting skills into her classroom.

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In this episode we discuss not only the importance of establishing classroom routines and high expectations, but more importantly how to sustain them as the term goes on.

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In this episode we speak to Ryan Evans from the Aspire2Be learning technology company. Ryan takes us through his new assistive technology project website IncludEdu.

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In this episode we give our tips and advice on how use Google Classroom and the Google Suite of Education apps in the best possible ways. 

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In this episode we explore how to using the verbal feedback app called MOTE, whilst also increasing engagement from students and reducing teacher workload.

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In this episode we speak to Kath Lawson about how we can make our remote learning as inclusive as possible and accessible for all of our students.

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