Blackboard Theatre presents Special Measures: The Podcast. Dean & Molly, Dean is a Secondary Drama Teacher and Molly a Primary teacher, explore different ways to develop education, pedagogy and explore their lives as teachers. We share stories and recommendations. Great for teachers and non-teachers alike! New Episodes Released Fortnightly!
Every school has a small but very mighty group of people. The real people who run the school… The TA Mafia! Alex has found a half-eaten apple on her desk; listen to find out what's in store for her.
Things are well and truly back to normal after Christmas, SLT has had a great idea to do a mock Ofsted inspection. Listen to see how Alex gets on!
The Return. It's the first day back, nobody wants to be in school. Alex and Claire debrief after an eventful Christmas and the senior leadership team nip in to motivate the staff. Homework Task: (DUE NOW) Follow us on all socials: Mode Theatre Share us with a friend Leave us an iTunes review and support striking teachers for a fully funded payrise. TICKETS FOR 2022 SHOWS ON SALE SOON.
The Academy Trust - The Christmas Show Part Two - S1E5
Will Alex's first Christmas show go to plan? Will Claire go on to tread the boards? Will Maureen get her new mop? Find out in our Christmas special.
It's nearly half term! Alex has had her first observation and it hasn't gone so well. The advice we've all heard before "go and observe other teachers". So off Alex goes, but will she find the answers she's looking for or leave feeling even more bewildered?
It's the start of a new academic year following the Covid-19 pandemic. What could possibly go wrong? Listen to the new academy trust teachers navigate their way through a very different autumn term.
It's the start of a new academic year following the Covid-19 pandemic. What could possibly go wrong? Listen to the new academy trust teachers navigate their way through a very different autumn term.
Dean and Molly talk about all things getting a Job!
Molly and Dean discuss the return to in-person teaching on Monday 8th March. They explore the practicalities, thoughts, and anxieties relating to the transition back to school. As always Dean and Molly discuss their "On The Wall" Moments of the month.
CHRISTMAS SPECIAL!! Happy Holiday to all our listeners! We'll be back in the new year!
MOLLYS GOT A NEW JOB! THE CHILDRENS FEET ARE STICKING TO THE FLOOR! THE LOLLIPOP LADY IS OFF FOR THE DAY! PANIC STATIONS!!!!
Dean and Molly discuss all things Parents Evening, The US election, and the Molly rants!
Dean and Molly explain the name change! Finally! They have a frank and honest conversation about the past term and share some of their funny stories and recommendations for the term ahead.
Yes! We've changed our name, to reveal the mystery of why? find out in just 2 episodes time! This week Molly educates Dean all about UNICEF Rights Respecting Schools. WHat is it? Why should schools take part? How can it change your practice? find out in this weeks episode!
Yes! We have a new name! We'll explain in a few week's time, we're still the podcast that you love and know, but we have changed our name to bring our brand in line! Very Influencer we know! In this episode, Molly and Dean talk all things back to school and discuss their feelings about returning to school!
TEACHER TRAINING SPECIAL! Dean and Molly talk all things teacher training and reflect on their training via school direct and SCITT! They offer some advice on how to survive your training year and answer listener questions. Molly also shares her experience as a training mentor and what to expect from your mentor!
Dean & Molly are joined today by Anthea, they talk about all things performing arts in school, Anthea shares her own take on arts education and how Education can differ in different parts of the country. Anthea shares her experiences of training via the Teach First programme and shares some trainee top tips!
How do we socially distance in practical subjects? Molly and Dean try to get there head around the return to school, offer some thoughts in social distancing in practical subjects!
it's the summer!! Dean and Molly reflect on the last academic year and look forward to the next!
This week, Molly and Dean are joined by Alex who reflects on his education , his post 16 journey and explores his careers in Zoology and Medicinal Science.
Molly and Dean are joined by Lottie an MFL teacher and Becky a PE teacher as they dive into current affairs and pedagogy across the curriculum.
Dean, a secondary school drama teacher, and Molly, a primary teacher, share stories about their lives as teachers and playwrights . They take a 'deep dive' into Buxton Fringe and talk to an array of special guests. This is an hour-long special version available on all podcast platforms. ~ This podcast has been submitted as part of the Buxton Fringe Festival, please go and support the festival and check out the other works available~
For the first time on our Podcast, Dean and Molly are joined by Actor, Frances Knight. Fran lives and works in London, her most recent credits include staring in Simon Stephens 'County Music' and a national commercial for children's charity NSPCC. Fran reflects on her education experience, talks about the importance of arts education within schools as well as the career pathways available to students.
This week Molly and Dean discuss the latest education news, reminisce on their time at the Buxton Fringe 2019 and talk about some exciting projects for fringe 2020.
We stand in solidarity with the Black community. As educators we believe we play an important part in helping echo the voices of the BAME community and helping ensure our education system is inclusive. We have put together a podcast in which we reflect on our own teaching practice and talk about ways in which we can ensure everyone is represented in our classrooms. We've tried to include as many resources as possible in the podcast, but please feel free to share your own on this post.
Molly and Dean discuss the current state education, Dominic Cummings UK tour and the return to school.
Dean and Molly take a break from the latest news and explore their new show Special Measure and share their memories from Ed Fringe 2019.
Dean and Molly take a look at different ways to use drama in the classroom and across the curriculum. We share our favourite classroom stories, discuss the back to school news and share our favourite theatre reviews.
Join us in our premiere episode, get to know us and what we do. We discuss everything from our friendship, to the reopening of schools post COVID 19. We even share our Lock down theatre recommendations. We apologise about the sound quality but we are striving to improve this in our next episode. NEW EPISODES EVERY WEDNESDAY
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