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Mr Barton Maths Podcast

Craig Barton

Craig Barton interviews guests from the wonderful world of education about their approaches to teaching, educational research and more.

Episodes

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#234 HoD Space ep5: AI resource creation, exam marking, supporting science teachers

Sign up for your free trial at HoD Space at hodspace.com . Access the show notes here: podcast.mrbartonmaths.com/234-hod-space-ep5-ai-resour...

00:45:45Oct 21, 2026

#233 HoD Space ep4: Teacher talk, finding good assessments and the most stressful times of the year

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00:41:19Oct 7, 2026

#232 HoD Space ep3: AI and homework, setting students, and the equals sign

Sign up for your free trial at hodspace.com In this episode of the Mr Barton Maths podcast, Craig and Jo discuss three burning issues from t...

00:44:48Sep 23, 2026

#231 Productive failure with Manu Kapur

Craig speaks to Manu Kapur, Professor of Learning Sciences and Higher Education at ETH Zurich and the researcher behind productive failure....

00:58:56Sep 16, 2026

#230 HoD Space ep2: Notes in exercise books, Ofsted, and A-level class sizes

Sign up for your free trial at HoD Space at hodspace.com. Access the show notes here: ⁠https://podcast.mrbartonmaths.com/230-hod-space-ep2-n...

00:42:00Sep 9, 2026

#229 AI in Education with Joe Liemandt

Craig speaks to Joe Liemandt, principal of Alpha School and founder of Trilogy Software, about the model behind the school's two-hour academ...

01:48:49Aug 27, 2026

#228 HoD Space ep1: Praise tick sheets, Year 7 sets, first departmental meeting

Sign up for your free trial at HoD Space at hodspace.com. Access the show notes here: ⁠https://podcast.mrbartonmaths.com/228-hod-space-ep1-p...

00:58:13Aug 5, 2026

#227 Breaking down an example sequence with Kris Boulton

In an unscheduled episode, Kris Boulton analyses a trainee teacher's volume-of-prisms sequence. He and Craig Barton work through key design...

01:00:37Jul 8, 2026

#226 AI in Education with Zach Groshell

Returning guest Zach Groshell, author of Just Tell Them , explains how he designs Direct Instruction maths apps for Alpha School. They cover...

01:49:18Jul 1, 2026

#225 AI in Education with Dylan Wiliam

In this AI in Education episode, Craig Barton welcomes back Dylan Wiliam to discuss what generative and extractive AI mean for assessment, t...

01:28:21Jun 24, 2026

#224 AI in Education with Kris Boulton

Kris Boulton returns for the AI in Education mini-series. He shares how Claude has become fully woven into his daily work, gives a candid fi...

02:09:54Jun 2, 2026

#223 What do 10,000 teachers think about AI?

Grainne Hallahan, formerly an English teacher, now runs the questions at Teacher Tapp — the app that surveys more than 10,000 teachers a day...

01:59:21May 20, 2026

#222 AI in Education with Becky Allen

In this long-awaited sequel (eight years after her last appearance), Craig welcomes back Becky Allen — education researcher, co-founder of T...

01:36:21May 13, 2026

#221 Building an AI tutor with Google DeepMind with Bibi Groot (Eedi’s Chief Impact Officer)

In this episode of the Mr Barton Maths podcast, Craig sits down with Bibi Groot, behavioural scientist at Eedi, to unpack the rigorous resea...

01:47:18May 6, 2026

#220 AI in Education with Dan Meyer

A decade after his first appearance on the podcast, Dan Meyer returns to discuss the intersection of AI and mathematics education. Now leadi...

01:26:22Apr 29, 2026

#219 AI in Education with Simon Woodhead (Eedi's Chief Data Scientist)

In this episode, I welcome my friend and Eedi co-founder, Dr Simon Woodhead. We dive into the evolution of educational technology, data coll...

01:47:14Apr 22, 2026

#218 AI in Education with Carl Hendrick

Education expert Carl Hendrick discusses the transformative potential of AI in education, emphasising how AI can enhance learning science, c...

01:04:42Apr 1, 2026

#217 AI in Education with Adam Boxer

Discover the nuanced debate around AI's role in education through an in-depth conversation with science teacher and author, Adam Boxer. We e...

01:34:56Mar 25, 2026

#216 AI in Education with Barbara Oakley

A long-awaited conversation with Barbara Oakley, distinguished professor of engineering, bestselling author, and creator of the world's most...

01:06:41Mar 18, 2026

#215 AI in Education with Daisy Christodoulou

In this in-depth interview, Daisy Christodoulou explores the evolution of AI in education assessment, focusing on the capabilities and limit...

01:21:03Mar 11, 2026