Special: European Languages Music Test
It may well be the summer holidays and the Eurovision Song Contest is not due again until May 2016, but as featured in the Ideas in Educatio...
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Ideas in Education
A fortnightly podcast exploring issues, trends and opportunities in UK pre-18 education.
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15 episodes
The Growing Demand for EAL
The demand for English to be taught as an additional language (EAL) in schools across the UK is a growing. According to the National Associa...
NQTs; Do you still love teaching?
As we draw close to the end of the academic year, Andy McColl is in conversation with Ross Powell, an NQT at a primary school in Wiltshire a...
Dr Maggie Philbin – Talking Teens, Tech and Television
Maggie Philbin has become a household name during an extensive career, from her early days as a co-presenter of Multi-Coloured Swap Shop, de...
Gay and Teaching…Are You In or Out? Part Two
Gay and Teaching…Are You In or Out? Part Two In this episode, Andy McColl is in conversation with a teacher and a former tutor as the...
Gay and Teaching...Are You In or Out? Part One
We explore some of the issues encountered by teachers who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT). What help and guidance is availa...
Special: Five Worst Things Parents Can Say to Their Teenage Son or Daughter Ahead of Exams
What should parents say to give encouragement to their teenage child ahead of exams to help focus their mind and calm their nerves? Ideas in...
Education; Powerhouse of Creativity or Exam Factory?
In this episode, Andy McColl is in conversation with Gareth Lewis, a former Assistant Head Teacher, National Development Co-ordinator at ASD...
Who Watches the Watchmen? - Part Two
In this episode, Rhys is in conversation with Nigel Giles, a former headteacher with more than 30 years of experience working in education....
Preview: Who Watches the Watchmen? - Part Two
In part two, due on Friday 1st May, hear the view of a head teacher with more than 30 years' experience of Ofsted inspections. Part one - Rh...
Who Watches the Watchmen? - Part One
In this episode, Rhys Giles is in conversation with Mary Myatt, a former teacher who trained to become an Ofsted Inspector. "I never, ever f...
Our Top 10 Fictional Teachers
In this episode, we're giving the real teachers a bit of a rest as Andy McColl is joined by Show My Homework's Emily Milward to chart the To...
Making a Drama out of Teaching
Nick Buckingham is a Media teacher at a Further Education College in Northamptonshire. He talks about his techniques in the classroom to hel...
Back to the 80s - Life After Teaching
In this episode, Andy McColl is in conversation with former English teacher Elizabeth Whycer about her experience teaching at schools in nor...
...those who can't, teach?
In this first episode, Andy speaks to two Newly Qualified Teachers (NQTs) about their experiences in education so far.