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ResearchEd Berkshire organised by Nick Hart & Karen Wespieser. What an event this was and Morethanajob have tried to capture the very best moments and highlights from each of the individual speakers. On part 2 you can hear: Clive Hill; Ameena Gamiet; Dr Jo Taylor; Laura McInerney & Professor Becky Allen; Niki Kaiser & Vic Goddard Enjoy!!

ResearchEd Berkshire organised by Nick Hart & Karen Wespieser. What an event this was and Morethanajob have tried to capture the very best moments and highlights from each of the individual speakers. On part 1 you can hear: Nick Hart & Karen Wespieser; Cassie Young; Malvika Acharaya; Jonatahn & Lucy Coy of Headteacher Chat; Sarah Johnson & Sir David Carter

ResearchEd Warrington made its debut on Saturday 23rd April 2022 organised by Michael Chiles & Sarah Vernon. What an event this was and Morethanajob have tried to capture the very best moments and highlights from each of the individual speakers. On part 2 you can hear: Darren Leslie David Goodwin Esther McVey MP James Garnett Marcello Giovanelli & Jennifer Webb Sophie Hall Mary Myatt & John Tomsett

ResearchEd Warrington made its debut on Saturday 23rd April 2022 organised by Michael Chiles & Sarah Vernon. What an event this was and Morethanajob have tried to capture the very best moments and highlights from each of the individual speakers. On part 1 you can hear: Michael Chiles & Sarah Vernon Principal of Kings Leadership Academy, Warrington - Katie Sharpe CEO of the Great Schools Trust - Shane Ierston Sylvia Barstow Sam Gibbs & Alex Reynolds Al Kingsley Jade Pearce Dame Alison Peacock

"Education inspires hope." Jordan Wylie 2022 Morethanajob podcast in association with ResearchEd have the pleasure to welcome Jordan Wylie. Jordan is a former soldier of the British Army, adventurer, author and TV personality as a cast member of Channel 4's Hunted series. Jordan does a huge amount to raise money for charity, is a TEDX speaker and is also an ambassador for the Army Cadets in the UK. Listen to Jordan discuss his early life growing up that wasn't always that easy, growing up on a tough council estate in Blackpool, getting in trouble with the police and leaving school with no qualifications. Jordan discusses the highlights and lows of his 10 years dedicated to Queen & Country in the British army, serving in N.Ireland and Iraq. Jordan talks of his maritime security career including the moment when he was protecting a ship attacked by Somali pirates. This event went on to inspire his first book ‘Citadel: The True Story of One Man's War Against the Pirates of Somalia' – which became a Sunday Times bestseller. Jordan speaks honestly about his struggle with mental health from 2015, suffering from severe depression and extreme anxiety. Hear about Jordan's thirst for adventure and risk and how he climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro bare foot, rowed solo across the dangerous Bab El Mandeb Straits, ran the deepest underground marathon and recently completed the Antartica Extreme Ice Marathon as part of his attempt to successfully run 10 marathons in the 10 coldest places on the planet. Star of Channel 4's Hunted programme - listen to Jordan's experience as a hunter!!

Morethanajob podcast in association with ResearchEd have the pleasure to welcome Dr Maurizio Bragagni OBE. Maurizio is the Consul of San Marino to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; an advisor to the Department for International Trade, a visiting Professor at the University of Bolton, has the freedom of the City of London and CEO of Tratos UK Ltd. Maurizio can you tell us about your life growing up and also your experience as a student? Maurizio you rose from factory worker to CEO when you moved to the UK, having no English either. What has this journey been like for you and what is the secret to your success? You're a visiting professor at the University of Bolton and a Senior Visiting Fellow for Bayes Business School. How much respect do you have for the teaching profession as a fellow educator yourself? Have you ever been taught how to teach? Maurizio, you talk openly about your love of learning and the benefits of having a hunger for knowledge and you say ‘Nothing is impossible if you desire.' Is the basis behind the setting up of esharelife? You backed Matt Hancock's dyslexia bill. Why did you feel this was an important campaign to support? You have the freedom of the City of London – what does this actually mean for you? What benefits are there? You are the Consul of San Marino to the United Kingdom – can you tell us about this role and what you do?

Alright Bab!!! Listen to some of the highlights from a brilliant ResearchEd event at Birmingham! ResearchEd Brum was back with a bang and did not disappoint! Listen to hear highlights from: David Didau Anna Gillinder & Jennifer Webb Jen Barker Mary Myatt Ela McSorley Isaac Moore Sputnik Steve Oliver Caviglioli Kevin McGlaughlin Alex Quigley

Batman & Robin, Mario & Luigi, Wallace & Gromit, Holmes & Watson, Ant & Dec, Sherrington & Caviglioli. Morethanajob Podcast in association with ResearchEd has the absolute pleasure to welcome the greatest duo, partnership and bromance in education – Tom Sherrington & Oliver Caviglioli. They need no introduction as their reputation proceeds them and it is our absolute pleasure to welcome them both to the podcast for the first time as a duo. Welcome to the podcast! What have you both been up to since we saw you last at ResearchEd Surrey? We have the completion of the trilogy! Walkthrus 3 (https://www.johncattbookshop.com/teaching-walkthrus-3-five-step-guides-to-instructional-coaching) is being pre-ordered now and due for release on the 18th April. How does WT3 compliment WT & WT2? How does the writing process happen between you two? Who decides the colour? Oli – we love the avatars of Mo & Melissa but what's your inspiration behind designing these avatars? How would you recommend we use the Walkthrus? Should ideas and strategies be clustered? Walkthrus 3 has 23 guest authors!! How have you come up with ideas for this edition? What is different about this edition? You write a Walkthru focussed on seating plans and you open by talking about designing the arrangement. Is there a proven best classroom layout? Is there advice you'd give to teachers as where to seat PPr, SEND students etc? You have focused on the a Walkthru guide for ending lessons and the last 10 minutes – why is this so important and what are the best steps to effectively ending a lesson? How will this Walkthrus guide support curriculum development and curriculum leaders? What in particular would you say are the key messages from Walkthrus 3? I was particularly drawn to your chapter on ‘Advance Organisers' based upon the work of Robert Marzano et al. Is this an indication now that we're increasing the level of expectations of students – I didn't start pre-reading until I started university. How do we embed this into practice and school culture? We are finally seeing a move away from rigorous and ineffective marking policies with priority rightly being given to feedback. You have developed a Walkthru about ‘Assessment Portfolios'. Why have you included this, how are assessment portfolios used and is there any evidence to back their use? Morethanajob podcast are huge fans of the Walkthrus series and we have all used them and can see the impact. What would you say to those who haven't come across the Walkthrus before and why would it benefit them to use the series? Fun Questions MG: If you could travel to anywhere in the world that you haven't yet been to, where would you go to and why? MG: Who is your favourite Sec of State for Education and why? JW: Oli, you are stranded in Tom's Learning Rainforest, what two items would you take with you? The items cannot be used to aid survival? DB: Who's the most famous person that you have ever met and what did you say to them? DB: What next for you? The book can be ordered here: (https://www.johncattbookshop.com/teaching-walkthrus-3-five-step-guides-to-instructional-coaching)

Morethanajob podcast in association with ResearchEd have the pleasure to welcome Simon Antwis to our 50th episode! Simon is a former Headteacher of three schools, having qualified as a biology teacher at the start of his career. Simon is a former school inspector and now a senior education consultant at STEER education. https://steer.education/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Young-Peoples-Mental-Health-in-the-UK-STEER-Report-Feb-2022.pdf Tell us about life growing up for you and your own experience of education in your school years? What made you want to come into teaching? We are going to dig deep into the findings of the mental health report that STEER have published today, and we will make this available for our listeners to view. This was an extensive review gathered from schools for year 7-13 students. Almost 100 UK mainstream secondary schools were included in the sample, with an assessed student population n > 15,000. This has been an extensive report. Can you start by giving us the key headlines of the report, before explore areas in greater depth? The report shows that the pandemic has an average 25 % adverse effect on student's self-regulation with girls are particularly affected, with a 33% decline. Why is this? What should schools be doing now to recover this? The report shows that boys' self-regulation outside school has actually improved during the pandemic. Why have boys had a better outcome than girls? This data provides strong evidence that public exams have a direct negative emotional effect on the wellbeing of students. Surely STEER are not advocating the end of exams based upon this data? Are there any significant differences between state schools & independent schools?

Morethanajob podcast in association with ResearchEd have the pleasure to welcome former PPS for the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and former special advisor to Prime Minister David Cameron on Central & Eastern Europe, Daniel Kawczynski MP for Shrewsbury. You were born in Warsaw, Poland and moved to the UK aged 6, then attending a Roman Catholic School in Surrey. Can you tell us about life growing up for you and your own experience of education in your school years? How did this impact on your own emotional intelligence in politics? "[At Boarding School] We were beaten and punished severely." You were special advisor to Prime Minister David Cameron on Central & Eastern Europe, and of course born in Poland yourself. What are your thoughts on the current crisis between Russia and Ukraine? You were born at the height of the Cold War and your parents would have grown up during the most heightened of tensions. "Everything changes when you have a border with Russia." "Britain has played a disproportionate role in Europe and will continue to do so." When you were younger you prayed to be heterosexual and tried to ‘train your brain' so as not to feel an attraction towards other men. What are your thoughts on the debate about the place of LGBTQ+ being taught/having a place in schools? Notably some schools in Birmingham have come under real scrutiny for teaching of LGBTQ+. How did you feel once you had revealed your sexuality? "Be proud of your sexuality."

Morethanajob podcast in association with ResearchEd have the pleasure to welcome a leading voice in education. The author of ‘The ResearchEd guide to SEND'; a self confessed education evidence geek; the COO of TeacherTapp; a trustee of the Greenshaw Trust; the curriculum lead for children with SEND for the Oak Academy and the organiser of rEdBerks. Yes it is Karen Wespieser MBE. Tell us about life growing up for you and your own experience of education in your school years? What made you want to come into education? Let's start with your book ‘The ResearchEd guide to SEND'. What was the inspiration behind this project? What are the key things that you have learnt from this and think need to be passed on to practioners? What are the biggest mistakes that teachers make when teaching SEND students? Are there any policy changes that you'd like to see the DfE implement to improve the whole educational outcomes and experiences of SEND children? Karen, you led the production of the curriculum for SEND students for the Oak National Academy. The start of the pandemic seems a long time ago but can you talk us through this period of your life? Who contacted you? What were you told? The mobilisation of the Oak National Academy was an incredible achievement. For those who haven't heard about TeacherTapp – what is it? Why was it set up? With approx. 8000 responses each day – as a self confessed education evidence geek, you must be in your element? What have you learned from TeacherTapp? ResearchEd Berkshire is coming on 7th May 2022 – tell us all about what we can expect.

It is our absolute pleasure to welcome a special guest to the Morethanajob podcast in association with ResearchEd. We are joined by Amjad Ali, a teacher, trainer. TEDx speaker and senior leader. Amjad has spent his career working in challenging, diverse schools and Young Offender Prisons. Amjad is a leader in the sector for CPD training, has co-organised several large teachmeets and si the co-founder of the charity the BAMEed Network. Could you tell us about your journey through education as a student and what was life like growing up for you? What inspired you to come into teaching? What does effective CPD look like and what advice would you give to senior leaders in order to create a culture for effective CPD? What are the most common mistakes or common pitfalls that schools make when planning CPD? You have a book coming out soon. Can you share with our listeners what we can look forward to? You're passionate about increased opportunity for the BAME community in education, how can we achieve this? What could and should schools be doing to create a more diverse, tolerant and respectful society? To go further what are your thoughts on football fans booing when players take the knee and sports people being suspended and investigated for social media posts over 10 years ago? You're an advocate for the Chartered College of Teaching – why do you think it is so important that teaching is given this recognition and status as a profession and what can we do to enhance it further.

Morethanajob podcast in association with ResearchEd have the pleasure to welcome a friend of the show David Goodwin. David is co-author of the hugely popular book ‘Organise Ideas', an Associate Assistant Principal, Head of Year 10 & 11 and an ‘Evidence Lead in Education' for Kyra Research. Tell us about life growing up for you and your own experience of education in your school years? What made you want to come into teaching? David you co-authored the book Organise Ideas with Oli Caviglioli, can you give listeners the rationale and ideas behind the book and how you ended up working with Oli? What are the 4 cognitions and how does this impact upon our thinking as classroom practioners? Frederick Reif says “Poorly organised knowledge cannot be readily remembered or used. But students don't know how to organise their knowledge effectively.” So how do we help students to become organised? What should practioners consider? What is the external memory field and cognitive loops? You talk about it being your cognitive workspace. The body of ideas explores how gestures impact upon T&L. Specifically you explore the ‘gesture gap' and state how parents & teachers must gesture more. What is the gesture gap and why should we gesture more? Much has been stated about dual coding and this is being embedded in practice now. You build upon this talking about word diagrams and how they are the crossover of verbal and visual stimuli. How can we best use word diagrams in our practice and why are they so powerful? We've made reference to the 4 cognitions and the 4th is ‘Thinking with others'. Why does sharing with others make us better thinkers? STUDENT EXEMPLARS: https://drive.google.com/file/d/19zrwgfCbUdpVxr7hTdfwRlQ9S7a3brXk/view?usp=sharing

We are absolutely delighted to have the pleasure of welcoming a guest who has become one of the most well recognised and well known people in the UK. We are joined by the former Secretary of State for Digitial, Culture, Media & Sport and most notably the Secretary of Health & Social Care throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, the Rt. Hon Matt Hancock MP.

We are joined by one of the leading voices in education, Michael Chiles, Associate Assistant Principal, Director of Tech and Innovation, a chartered geographer, a council member of the Chartered College of Teaching but most will know Michael as an influential education author, his books ‘The Craft of Assessment', ‘The Feedback Pendulum' and ‘The Sweet Spot' are all hugely successful top sellers.

Morethanajob podcast in association with ResearchEd starts season 3 with an exciting season planned. More interviews, more ResearchEd events and more discussion and debate. We have the pleasure to be joined in our season 3 opener by Dr Jeffery Quaye PhD. Jeffery is the National Director of Education and Standards for the Aspirations & Academies Trust, a Lead Inspector for Ofsted, an external expert for Ofqual, a Fellow of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, a DfE Expert Education Advisor, examiner of Maths for Pearson and former Headteacher of the City of London Academy. This is after a 1st class degree in engineering, a PGCE and Masters degree from the University of Hertfordshire, a PhD from Brunel, an Executive certificate from Cambridge and a Certificate in School Management and Leadership from Harvard!

It is our absolute pleasure to welcome Jack Tavassoley Marsh to the Morethanajob podcast. Jack is the Deputy Headteacher at Farnham Heath End School in Surrey, leading on Teaching & Learning across the curriculum as well as staff development. Jack is also a member of the Durrington Research School as an Evidence Lead in Education. But I am sure many of the listeners will know Jack for being the organiser of ResearchEd Surrey.

Professor Nadey Hakim It is our absolute pleasure to welcome multiple award winning surgeon Professor Nadey Hakim to the Morethanajob podcast – the first time that we have ever spoken to a surgeon on the podcast. Nadey has over 30 years experience specialising in transplants and bariatric surgery with an expertise in kidney and pancreas transplantation. He has published over 200 peer reviewed papers, written 24 textbooks and is one of the most sought after international speakers. Working for the Imperial College London as a consultant and a Presidential envoy, Harley Street, Vice President of the British Red Cross and an internationally sought after sculptor creating works for HM Queen Elizabeth II, Boris Johnson, Emmanuel Macron, Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong Un, Donald Trump & His Holiness the Pope.

LISTEN TO TOM SHERRINGTON AS NEVER BEFORE IN A RAW, HONEST, EMOTIONAL AND PASSIONATE EPISODE IN WHICH WE EXPLORE HIS LIFE AND CAREER - WHO IS TEACHERHEAD? It is our absolute pleasure to welcome Tom Sherrington to Morethanajob podcast. It is a real honour to be talking to an education celebrity and one of the most influential educators in the UK. Tom is an experienced former Headteacher and teacher and, having worked in schools for 30 years starting training in 1986. Tom is the author and co-author of many education books that have shaped the landscape of education including the learning rainforest and the Walkthru series.

It is our absolute pleasure to welcome the ATT Institute Team to this week's podcast and we have our first ever returning guest, Abby Bayford, who last joined us on S1E8 to discuss her must read book ‘Letter to my NQT Self'. However, this time she hasn't come alone and is with her amazing colleagues. First of all we have Mike Brett, who is the Deputy Director of Institute at ATT and an Assistant Principal. We also have Amy Staniforth, who is research lead for ATT and also an Assistant Principal.

It is our absolute pleasure to welcome Nick Hart, Executive Headteacher of Courthouse Junior School in Berkshire. Nick is a well-respected voice in education and many of you will have heard him talking at ResearchEd. Nick is also the organiser of ResearchEdBerks, which will be on 7th May 2022. Nick also runs an influential blog thisismyclassroom.wordpress.com and is a visiting fellow of Ambition Institute.

Megan Mansworth is an experienced teacher and leader who has taught English and guided students to achieve outstanding results across a variety of state schools. Megan has been Leader of Research and Leader of English for two different MATs and her writing has been published in national media publications. Megan is currently completing her PhD in Literary Linguistics and of course is the author of top selling book ‘Teaching to the Top'.

Marie Gentles OBE is a Government Behaviour advisor and star of the recent ground-breaking BBC documentary ‘Don't Exclude Me' which aired on BBC Two and is available on the iPlayer. She currently runs a behaviour consultancy Magic Behaviour Ltd and prior to this was the Headteacher of an Outstanding Pupil Referral Unit and Social Emotional and Mental Health provision which featured on Victoria Derbyshire's BBC One show. Marie's influence and Partnerships with many schools, The DfE and families has had immense success in transforming pupil's behaviour and significantly reducing the rate of permanent exclusions. Katie L'Aimable is a fellow director at Magic Behaviour Ltd. Katie started her career at an inner London mainstream school where she fostered and developed her love of working with pupils and families with additional needs. Katie was also the Deputy Head of the same outstanding Pupil Referral Unit and was also the executive lead for a successful key stage 2 Nurture Group pilot project, which saw some of the most vulnerable children in a London Borough transform their behaviour and reintegrate back into mainstream school.

We were live at ResearchEd Surrey 2021 and have a wonderful highlights package with insights of the day from many of the leading voices in education. Listen to this episode as we are joined by:

We were live at ResearchEd Surrey 2021 and have a wonderful highlights package with insights of the day from many of the leading voices in education. Listen to this episode as we are joined by:

Athena – goddess of wisdom and reason Iris - represents royalty, courage, wisdom and was a messenger between heaven and earth Mary Myatt – meaning Queen of the Curriculum, a wise authority of matters of education and inspirational Yes it is our absolute pleasure to welcome Mary Myatt to Morethanajob podcast, in association with ResearchEd. Mary is one of the leading voices in education and has authored many influential and must read texts such as ‘The Curriculum: Gallimaufry to Coherence', ‘Back on Track' and most recently ‘Huh' that was written with John Tomsett. A former LA advisor and inspector, a governor in several schools and a trustee for a MAT. Now Mary spends her professional days an educational advisor, writer and speaker and also is a member of the curriculum advisory group for Oak National Academy.

Listen to one of the most influential educators in the UK. Stuart is the CEO of Advantage Schools and he has previously been Headteacher of a school in Cambridgeshire. Prior to that his experience was in four London schools. Stuart regularly presents at national conferences, particularly on the philosophy of education and on educational research. Stuart oversees Bedford Free School which is one of only 12 schools in England to have been graded as OUTSTANDING under the EIF 2019. He has advised the Department for Education on a few groups, including the group that developed the Early Career Framework, the group that wrote the Headteacher Standards in 2019, and the group that looked at the role of National Leaders of Education in 2019.

It is our absolute pleasure to welcome Kate Jones to Morethanajob podcast in association with ResearchEd. Kate Jones is the best selling author of many influential books including the retrieval practice series and most recently ‘5 Formative Assessment Strategies in Action'. Kate is an ambassador Winston's Wish and also the recently appointed teaching and learning lead for InnerDrive.

It is our absolute pleasure to welcome David Didau to Morethanajob podcast in association with ResearchED. We briefly spoke to David at ResearchEd21 but now we have the pleasure of a full interview to fully explore the mind and philosophy of the ‘King of English'. David runs one of the most influential education blogs in the UK and has won an awards for this. He has got Ofsted listening to him and has consulted on the Inspection Handbook. He works with schools and offers advice and support to those who need it. He is a bestselling author has committed to ‘Making Kids Cleverer' and ‘Making Meaning in English'.

Join us for a mind blowing episode in which we talk to the BIGGEST NAME in Psychology. Ross is a clinical psychologist and a New York Times bestselling author of the influential books The Explosive Child, Lost at School, Lost and Found, and Raising Human Beings. He is the originator of the model of care described in those books, now called Collaborative & Proactive Solutions (CPS). Dr. Greene was on the faculty at Harvard Medical School for over 20 years, and is now founding director of the non-profit Lives in the Balance, which provides a vast array of free, web-based resources on the CPS model. He has appeared in a wide range of media, including The Oprah Show, Good Morning America, The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, and the Boston Globe.

LISTEN as we welcome our first ever American educator and it doesn't get bigger than ERIC SHENINGER!! Eric began his career in education as a teacher of science in New Jersey with a fixed mindset but went on to lead New Milford High School as an award winning principal, with the school becoming a globally recognized model for innovative practices. Eric is a best selling author, his most recently published book ‘Disruptive Thinking' will be discussed tonight, he is a consultant and a much sought after speaker.

Wow what a episode to explore deep into the MIND!!

LISTEN to the inspirational Barry Smith talking education, culture, standards and vision! Barry Smith is a teacher of nearly 25 years, a founding deputy headteacher at Michaela School, former headmaster of Great Yarmouth Charter Academy and educational consultant. Doug Lemov describes Barry's lessons as ‘simply brilliant', ‘magical' and ‘hugely engaging'. Tom Bennett said of Barry, ‘His kids love him. They have a command of French that is stunning; I've never seen anything like it in my career.' Tom Sherrington describes Barry's lessons as ‘fabulous' and ‘dazzling', adding, ‘this isn't like any language learning I've seen before.' But Barry has also been dubbed the ‘strictest and toughest headteacher' in the country and at times been descried controversial. What is undisputable though is his passion to improve the life chances of young people in UK schools.

@_Morethanajob is back for season 2 and we are back with a bang! We were live at ResearchEd21 and have a wonderful season opener with insights of the day from many of the leading voices in education. Listen to this episode as we are joined by:

@_Morethanajob is back for season 2 and we are back with a bang! We were live at ResearchEd21 and have a wonderful season opener with insights of the day from many of the leading voices in education. Listen to this episode as we are joined by:

Listen to the SEASON FINALE as we chat to the inspirational Principal Sam 'Strickomaster' Strickland on his pursuit to achieve the Halycon Dream. Sam is the Principal of a large all-through school and has helped to guide its GCSE results from the bottom 20% nationally to the top 20% and A Level outcomes to the top 5% nationally. The initial organiser of researchED Northampton, he is a leading voice in the current conversation in education. He has had educational resources and research published and has also delivered courses nationally and served as a lead facilitator for NPQSL. He is also the author of the hugely inspiring and influential books Education Exposed – ‘Leading a school in a time of uncertainty' & ‘In pursuit of the halcyon dream.' 'Knowledge itself is power' sits at the core of Sam's educational philosophy and influences all that he does.

Listen we chat with Kathryn Morgan & Jade Pearce. Kathryn Morgan is Head of Leadership Content at the Teacher Development Trust. Kathryn is a former Deputy Head Teacher and MAT Director of Professional Learning and Development. Having previously worked at Ambition Institute as Associate Dean for Learning Design, Kathryn is interested in the instructional design and content of leadership professional development. Kathryn keeps her knowledge and experience of school improvement up-to-date as a Chair of Governors. Jade Pearce is an Assistant Headteacher for Teaching & Learning. Jade also has an NPQH & a Masters in Education. Jade is also a primary school governor and also a member of the Education Endowment Foundation Expert Voicers Group.

Listen as we chat with Michael Chiles, Associate Assistant Principal, Director of Tech and Innovation, a chartered geographer, a council member of the Chartered College of Teaching but most will know Michael as an influential education author. Michael started his career as an author contributing to Geography textbooks and revision guides but his books ‘The Craft of Assessment' and ‘The Feedback Pendulum' have been top sellers on Amazon and you can pre-order ‘The Sweet Spot' now.

Listen as we chat with Fleur Anderson MP of the Commons Education Select Committee

Listen as we chat with Ian Mearns MP of the Commons Education Select Committee.

Join us for a fascinating episode with Ndidi Okezie the CEO of UKYouth who says there is still so much work to do when it comes to supporting our young people through their educational and life journey. This is such an insightful episode with some major topics tackled and discussed:

Join us for an amazing episode in which David Weston discusses how we can Unleash Great Teaching on #Morethanajob podcast.

Join us for an amazing episode with Andy Buck the man who knows that 'Leadership Matters' and shares his wisdom on #Morethanajob podcast. What is more important - character or competence? What challenges do the media present to school leaders? Why should you always mind your Ps & Qs with Andy Buck? What does it mean to be psychologically safe? What makes a great school? Who told Andy Buck he was too cocky? A geography teacher by trade, Andy went on to become a headteacher for thirteen years at two schools in east London. In the last year of headship, his school was judged outstanding in all categories and Andy was designated a National Leader of Education. In 2009 he become a Director at the National College for School Leadership. He was subsequently responsible for setting up the government's flagship Teaching Schools programme before being appointed as Managing Director at United Learning, one of the country's largest academy groups. Since 2014, Andy has founded Leadership Matters which aims to improve the educational outcomes for pupils by supporting great leadership development.  Andy has written seven leadership and coaching books, the most recent of which is ‘An Introduction to the BASIC coaching model'.

Join us for an amazing episode with Behaviour Tsar Tom Bennett who not only 'runs the room' but joins us to run the podcast!! Incredibly insightful to learn about Tom's journey in education, discussing the controversial behaviour hubs, the success of ResearchEd and his expert advice on some behaviour scenarios including breaking up gang cultures.  Tom isn't afraid to give his opinion. Listen as he described Twitter as being similar to Prof X from X-Men, how much of teaching has been based on 'folk teaching', why he upset Game of Thrones fans and his favourite tastes in music! Tom is the founder and director of researchED, a non-profit organisation that runs teacher conferences about research and education. He is the author of several books on teacher training, the most successful of which is Running the Room: the teacher's guide to behaviour. In 2015 he was appointed the UK government's independent advisor on school behaviour, or ‘behaviour tsar,' and is in charge of the Behaviour Hubs program.

Join us for an amazing episode in which we talk to Police Interceptors star Ben Pearson (@bs_pearson) about his journey through education, being an interceptor and his struggles with PTSD and his campaign to tackle Mental Health in the police force. Ben is frank, honest and open in this latest episode of #Morethanajob. Ben is a published author and you can read his book 'Handcuffed Emotions' to get even further insight into his journey or subscribe to his YouTube channel with over 1 MILLION views!

It is our absolute pleasure to welcome a Hannah Wilson (@Ethical_Leader) to the Morethanajob podcast. Hannah is the founder of the influential WomenEd and DiverseEd movements. Hannah is a DfE coach for the Women Leading in Education initiative and an advocate for flexible working. She specialises in: Diversity, Inclusion and Equality, Professional Learning, Early Career Teachers, Mental Health and Wellbeing. We discuss how we can ensure greater diversity in the education sector. Why is there a lack of diverse leaders in senior positions? Is there deep rooted institutional racism in the educational sector? 

Join us as we chat with Jonathan on his journey from the Classroom to the Commons.  *Jonathan calls for Mary Bousted & Kevin Courtney to resign or at least debate him on #Morethanajob *Is there a breakdown in respect in society? *Fundamental British Values *Are universities woke? *Banning mobile phones in schools *PGCEs & teacher training It is our absolute pleasure to welcome a very special guest to the Morethanajob podcast. We are joined by Jonathan Gullis MP. Jonathan was elected as the Member of Parliament for Stoke-on-Trent North, Kidsgrove and Talke in 2019. Previously he worked as a secondary school teacher in Birmingham. Jonathan was a Head of Year and was responsible for the achievement, behaviour and safety of over 250 students. He oversaw whole school attendance for Years 7 to 11 and was also the school trade union representative for the NASUWT. As a member of the Education Select Committee Jonathan is focused on ensuring that we improve outcomes and chances for students.

Jess Phillips has been Labour MP for Birmingham Yardley since 2015. An outspoken critic of the Labour leadership under Jeremy Corbyn, she now sits on the front bench as the shadow Minister for Domestic Violence and safeguarding. Recently to coincide with International Women's day and the high-profile murder of Sarah Everard, Jess read out the names of 118 women and girls who were killed where a man has been charged as primary perpetrator. Jess has run a campaign which saw children from Birmingham deliver a petition to Downing Street in protest at school cuts and her own father Stewart was a teacher. Join us as we discuss Jess' work as Shadow Minister for Domestic Violence & Safeguarding, growing up as a daughter of a teacher, the protests at Parkfield School, Tom Bennett's behaviour hubs and her general views on education 

It is our absolute pleasure to welcome a very special guest to the Morethanajob podcast. We are joined by Edward Timpson CBE MP. Edward was elected to Parliament in 2008 becoming the first Conservative to win a by-election since 1982, serving Crewe & Nantwich for 9 years and has since been MP for Eddisbury since 2019. Edward served as Under-Secretary of State for Children & Families from 2012-2015, becoming Minister of the year in 2014 for his commitment to reforms on the age of leaving foster care, which was raised to age 21. Edward then served at Minister of State for Children & Families for David Cameron & Theresa May. Edward was commissioned by the Secretary of State for Education to review school exclusions and published his findings in the extremely influential ‘Timpson Review of School Exclusion' in May 2019. Join us as we discuss foster care, exclusions, behaviour management, how the DfE works from the inside, PE in schools and who is the greatest manager - Sir Alex Ferguson or Pep Guardiola!!

Join us for a special extended podcast this week as we discuss 'Early Careers Teaching' with Abby Bayford, Director of Institute for Academy Transformation Trust and Natalie Taylor, NQT and future school leader. We discuss dos and dont's of your NQT year, what SLT could do more of, what does a good induction look like, the benefits of the new ECF guidance, what we would order from the pub and Hamilton the musical!!! Abby's book is a must read for all ECT and SLT to make sure we develop our future stars and leaders. It can be bought on Amazon at https://t.co/oENpSG5P4O?amp=1