The School of School

Oct 23 2024 187 ep. 20 mins 8

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Becoming an effective teacher takes years of experience. Lucky for you, our podcast hosts have seen enough ‘aha!’ moments throughout their education careers to know which ideas are useful (and which should be avoided). Join Andy, Robin and Adam as they unpack current pedagogical thinking, chat about their education obsessions and share invaluable teaching tips for the classroom and at home. From big questions like, where does the inspiration to learn come from? To smaller ones like, which writing tool is better: pencils or pens? Tune in to learn more than you needed to know about learning.

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Episode 187: Bad maths attitudes, correcting the curriculum, and looking at the current state of primary maths education

Oct 23 2024 31 mins

‘Jinfant’ life, Siloed subjects, and more. We’re lucky to be joined again by someone who has so many roles that fitting them in this description box would be a challenge in itself! It’s Alison Borthwick, who is back to talk all things maths — from her journey from maths-phobic to maths expert, to discussing the current issues in education. Plus, if Alison became ‘Maths

Episode 186: Long term planning and strategies in Schools

Oct 16 2024 25 mins

Glass eating, Short-term wins, and more. Our 3 regulars this week are discussing long term planning in schools. Do short term snap decisions lead to chaos down the line? Do teachers need more time planning and working together? Plus, what needs to be built initially for things not to go wrong…

Episode 185: How has this School’s maths attainment consistently increased over 8 years?

Oct 09 2024 14 mins

Small successes, CPD importance, and more. We are joined by guest Felix Savedra to hear more about his school’s success with maths. How important is programme consistency to both pupils and teachers? What have results looked like? Plus, what is next for a school that has been continually improving?

Episode 184: Staff teamwork, changed attitudes, mindset shifts — this school’s success is PHENOMENAL

Oct 02 2024 22 mins

Shocked observers, Early obstacles, and more. We’re joined by Craig Robinson from Kingsley Primary School this week to discuss their journey with Maths — No Problem! How do the kids manage to talk about maths for 40 minutes solid? What mindset changes have been made by both teachers and pupils? Plus, hear how important the Accredited Schools network has been for Kingsley.

Episode 183: Expert practitioner shares findings from MBA dissertation on Maths Mastery

Sep 25 2024 29 mins

Weighing watermelons, Javelin angles, and more. We’re joined this week by Wendy Liu. With over 25 years in Primary Schools, and 15 years specialising in maths, Wendy shares where the journey began and what she has learnt on the way. What subject is a perfect vehicle for soft skills? What were some findings from Wendy’s thesis? Plus, 10 years on since Wendy attended the first 5

Episode 182: The secrets to Singapore’s success

Sep 18 2024 31 mins

Curriculum crown-jewels, Negative parents, and more. The team are joined this week by Mathematics Educator, Wenxi Lee to discuss the Singaporean Approach as well as her book: ‘The secrets to Singapore’s world class maths curriculum’. What are some fundamentals of the Singapore curriculum? Are some kids born with their bar model skills? Plus, Wenxi details the importance of se

Episode 181: A journey with journalling

Sep 11 2024 24 mins

Idea freedom, Journal of the day, and more. This week the experts from Langley Green Primary School are back to share insight on their journalling successes. What are some tips for schools starting out with journals? What’s in it for a pupil themselves? Plus, have you heard of a Thinking Journal before? No? Listen to find out what it is!

Episode 180: Teachers get a 5.5% Pay increase! But where does all the other billions of pounds go in education??

Sep 04 2024 31 mins

Knock-off Shakespeare, 3 billion pound schemes, and more. As the new school year begins, our trio are here to raise some questions regarding the government’s spending in education. Is a 5.5% pay increase even enough? How much funding is actually allocated per class? Plus, Andy is on his soapbox again! Don’t miss it!

Episode 179: Introducing our Qualification Programme

Aug 28 2024 20 mins

Clear pathways, Master and Expert statuses, and more. This week, the crew announce the Maths — No Problem! Qualification Programme. Designed to broaden the impact of our problem-solving approach and take the guesswork out of CPD, the Programme provides a clear and coherent pathway to maths mastery expertise for teachers. Get involved in this amazing opportunity, visit mathsnoprob

Episode 178: Maths mastery’s impact on Bermuda

Aug 21 2024 17 mins

Bar-model magic, Hurricane hiding, and more. Our regulars are joined by Crenstant Williams, Principal of Port Royal Primary in Bermuda. How and why has Bermuda taken on this approach to teaching? How difficult was training non-specialist teachers a new programme? Plus, what has happened on the first day of school in Bermuda for the last 5 year? Find out!