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This episode features an astonishing conversation by two remarkable educators, Hywel Roberts and Tim Taylor. Tim kindly stepped in as a guest host for this episode, to explore some of the big ideas that underpin Hywel's excellent book, Botheredness: Stories, stance, pedagogy. LINKS Buy Botheredness - https://www.crownhouse.co.uk/botheredness Follow Hywel - https://www.linkedin.com/in/hywel-roberts-67ba032b/ Follow Tim - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-taylor-50358439/ Outro track: ‘How it is and how it should be' by Grit Control: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1ud69RIV1eOV9poMR7AORI DON'T BE A STRANGER The Rethinking Education podcast is brought to you by Crown House Publishing. It is hosted by Dr James Mannion and David Cameron, and produced by Sophie Dean. Drop us a line at https://www.rethinking-ed.org/contact. SUPPORT THE RETHINKING ED PODCAST: Become a patron: https://www.patreon.com/repod Buy us a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/repod

In this episode of the podcast, we speak with Hywel Roberts about his journey as an educator and the themes explored in his new book, 'Botheredness.' We discuss the importance of nurturing practice in teaching, the need for passion and compassion in education, and the role of creativity and context in engaging students. Hywel, in his inimitable and wonderful manner, shares insights on how to get kids to care about their learning and the significance of oracy and conversation in the classroom. The conversation also touches on the challenges of transitioning from primary to secondary education and the need for a curriculum that is kind and supportive of both students and teachers. Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Hywel and Botheredness 02:49 The Journey of a Teacher: From Classroom to Freelance 05:58 Nurturing Practice and the Importance of Imagination in Teaching 09:13 The Oops! Book: Learning by Accident 11:55 Botheredness: Getting Kids to Care 14:56 The Role of Passion in Education 17:47 The Sherpa Analogy: Guiding Students in Learning 21:00 The Importance of Conversation and Oracy in Education 24:11 Creating Context for Learning 27:05 Transitioning from Primary to Secondary Education 30:11 The Need for Compassion in Education 32:53 Finding Humanity in the Curriculum 35:54 The Role of Creativity in Education 38:59 The Future of Education: A Call for Change 42:04 Quickfire Questions and Closing Thoughts Connect with Hywel Grab your copy of Botheredness Thanks to Crown House Publishing too for suggesting Hywel and their support of the Edufuturists podcast as ever. Thanks so much for joining us again for another episode - we appreciate you. Ben & Steve x Championing those who are making the future of education a reality. Follow us on X Follow us on LinkedIn Check out all about Edufuturists Want to sponsor future episodes or get involved with the Edufuturists work? Get in touch Get your tickets for Edufuturists Uprising 2025

In this ‘Commission Conversation' Geoff Barton, Chair of the Commission on the Future of Oracy Education in England talks to Hywel Roberts about ‘botheredness', building a ‘community' in the classroom and the power of drama and storytelling.Hywel Roberts has taught in secondary, primary and special settings for almost 30 years. He contributes to university education programmes and contributes regularly to a variety of publications.

The Best of My Time Capsule 2023 featuring Dave Gorman, Jon Ronson, Cliff Parasi, Aled Jones, Deirdre O'Kane, Hywel Roberts, David Morrissey, Iain Lee, Fiona Allen, Eric Whitacre, Lorelei King and Jamie Morton.Follow My Time Capsule on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook: @MyTCpod .Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter: @fentonstevens & Instagram @mikefentonstevens .Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions .Music by Pass The Peas Music .Artwork by matthewboxall.com .This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people. Get bonus episodes and ad-free listening by becoming a team member with Acast+! Your support will help us to keep making My Time Capsule. Join our team now! https://plus.acast.com/s/mytimecapsule. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My Christmas Time Capsule Part 3 features Joe Wilkinson, Jim Howick, Rosie Holt, Tom Read-Wilson and Hywel Roberts. Merry Christmas!Follow My Time Capsule on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook: @MyTCpod .Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter: @fentonstevens & Instagram @mikefentonstevens .Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions .Music by Pass The Peas Music .Artwork by matthewboxall.com .This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people. Get bonus episodes and ad-free listening by becoming a team member with Acast+! Your support will help us to keep making My Time Capsule. Join our team now! https://plus.acast.com/s/mytimecapsule. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nooruddean Choudry is an author, journalist and broadcaster who has written for the Mirror and the Guardian about football and many other subjects. He was Creative Director at JOE, covering and writing about subjects like politics, culture and social issues. His book, Inshallah United, is a journey celebrating the importance of identity and place, discussing what it was like being an Asian Mancunian kid in the late 1980s and 90s. It's a deeply personal story of faith and football that charts his life growing up as a strictly halal Stretford Ender, a devout Muslim and diehard Manchester United fan .Hywel Roberts is guest number 320 on My Time Capsule and chats to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things he'd like to put in a time capsule; four he'd like to preserve and one he'd like to bury and never have to think about again .Buy Nooruddean's book, Inshallah United, here .Follow Nooruddean Choudry on Twitter: @BeardedGenius . Follow My Time Capsule on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook: @MyTCpod .Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter: @fentonstevens & Instagram @mikefentonstevens .Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions .Music by Pass The Peas Music .Artwork by matthewboxall.com .This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people. Get bonus episodes and ad-free listening by becoming a team member with Acast+! Your support will help us to keep making My Time Capsule. Join our team now! https://plus.acast.com/s/mytimecapsule. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hywel Roberts has been a teacher for over twenty-five years who has found an incredible and innovative niche in the world of model teaching contributing to and advising curriculum designers and innovators all over the world. Hywel contributes to the national conversation around education at school and university level. He is also a well respected author and contributes regularly to a variety of publications. His first book, Oops! Helping Children Learn Accidentally, is a favourite among teachers. His latest book, Botheredness: Stories, Stance and Pedagogy, is a must read for all parents looking for a kinder, more imaginative and more caring way to educate their children. Botheredness is a word Hywel uses to sum up the kind of authentic care that is real and deliberate and gets children and young people on board with learning, for life .Hywel Roberts is guest number 320 on My Time Capsule and chats to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things he'd like to put in a time capsule; four he'd like to preserve and one he'd like to bury and never have to think about again .Hywel's book, Botheredness - independentthinkingpress.com/books/teachingskills/botheredness-stories-stance-and-pedagogy/The Jolly Boys Brewery - jollyboysbrewery.co.ukFollow Hywel Roberts on Twitter: @HYWEL_ROBERTS . Follow My Time Capsule on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook: @MyTCpod .Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter: @fentonstevens & Instagram @mikefentonstevens .Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions .Music by Pass The Peas Music .Artwork by matthewboxall.com .This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people. Get bonus episodes and ad-free listening by becoming a team member with Acast+! Your support will help us to keep making My Time Capsule. Join our team now! https://plus.acast.com/s/mytimecapsule. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To kick off season 7, Toria chats to Hywel Roberts all about 'Botheredness' and the care teachers have for their children. Amidst the laughter, they talk about the craft of teaching,  the passion that they both have for it and of course Hywel's new book 'Botheredness'. Hywel has taught in secondary, primary and special settings for almost thirty years. He contributes to university education programmes and writes regularly for TES as 'The Travelling Teacher'. A true Northerner, Hywel deals in botheredness, creative practice, curriculum development and imagineering. He was recently described as 'a world leader in enthusiasm'. His new book 'Botheredness' is a funny, engaging, rapturous read that will inspire teachers to reclaim their professional imagination and reignite the excitement they felt when they entered the teaching profession. It's about botheredness. A made-up word that everyone understands. Purchase it here. If like Toria, you love audio books, then you can purchase the audio version of 'Botheredness' from Audible here. Hywel's first book 'Oops' is available here Support the showIf you enjoyed this episode please share it with others.If you would like to find out more about Tiny Voice Talks Coaching with Toria then email her on toria@tinyvoicetalks.comIf you would like a copy of the Tiny Voices Talk book with 30% off go to www.crownhouse.co.uk or www.independentthinkingpress.com and use the code TINY30.

On this episode of Mind the Gap, Tom Sherrington, and Emma Turner have the pleasure of being joined by Hywel Roberts, a highly accomplished author, educator, storyteller, and humorist. This episode provides a holistic perspective on how to create an effective learning environment in the classroom. The trio discussed the importance of enthusiasm, engagement, imagination, protection, storytelling, and agile education to make abstract concepts accessible and captivate students. They explored the use of warmth, humor, and storytelling to draw students in, the need for imagination pedagogy and protecting students in learning, and the empowering elements of storytelling and imagination in education.  Lastly, the conversation highlighted the need to develop the ability to imagine processes and embrace agile education for a more innovative approach to teaching and learning. About the participants:  Hywel Roberts has been a teacher for over thirty years. His reputation has grown hugely since he stepped out of the full-time classroom. Hywel has found an incredible and innovative niche in the world of model teaching, contributing to and advising curriculum designers and innovators from Barnsley to Brussels, from Cairo to Cleethorpes. Hywel leads the PGCE program in Drama at Huddersfield University and contributes to the Master's program in Drama and Creative Writing at Leeds Beckett University. Hywel is a regular contributor to conferences, including The Sunday Telegraph Festival of Education, Northern Rocks, Practical Pedagogies, and The University of Belfast Thinking Conference. Hywel is the author of Oops! Getting Children to Learn Accidentally and Uncharted Territories. He writes a regular column for the Times Educational Supplement about his encounters as a ‘traveling teacher' and a weekly show ‘Hywel's Teacher Stories' on Teacher Hug Radio. Hywel's number one Bestseller on Amazon, Botheredness was published this year. Hywel is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a Fellow of the Charted College of Teaching. Follow Hywel on Twitter: @hywel_roberts Tom Sherrington has worked in schools as a teacher and leader for 30 years and is now a consultant specializing in teacher development and curriculum & assessment planning. His books include Teaching WalkThrus: Five-step guides to instructional coaching, Teaching WalkThrus 2: Five-step guides to instructional coaching, Teaching WalkThrus 3: Five-step guides to instructional coaching, Rosenshine's Principles in Action, and The Learning Rainforest Fieldbook. He regularly contributes to conferences and CPD sessions locally and nationally and is busy working in schools and colleges across the UK and around the world. Follow Tom on Twitter @teacherhead Emma Turner joined Discovery Schools Academy Trust as the Research and CPD lead after 20 years in primary teaching. She is the founder of ‘NewEd – Joyful CPD for early-career teachers,' a not-for-profit approach to CPD to encourage positivity amongst the profession and help to retain teachers in post. Turner is the author of Be More Toddler: A Leadership Education From Our Little Learners,  Let's Talk About Flex: Flipping the flexible working narrative for education, Simplicitus: The Interconnected Primary Curriculum & Effective Subject Leadership, and Simplicitus Altius: Leading the Interconnected Primary Curriculum. Follow Emma on Twitter @emma_turner75. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mindthegap-edu/message

This episode carries a health warning! It's rather funny. We explore if Hywel (rhymes with towel) and his brother were the real characters in Highway Patrolman. Besides, Joe and Frankie does sound better than Hywel and Alan after all. Jeff and Hywel get together live in the E Street Cafe with one mic and a rather amorous dog. It contains multiple references to Bruce of course - but it also covers all kinds of other random stuff from growing up in the North of England, Nebraska the album, which instrument most attracts attention in the street, soundtracks, Stephen King, Half Man Half Biscuit, playing in a band for fun, Jaws, Botheredness (it's not a real word, we know), Jaws again, early memories of the cinema, how the hell do we pronounce his name and even more Jaws......... Every once in a while we like to lighten the mood and this episode will make you chuckle as Jeff and Hywel combine their northern wit to chat casually about just about anything. Listen out at the end for a twist to the E Street Shuffle. To Hywel's dismay - there's 2 quizzes. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jeff-matthews4/message

I sat down with an old professional friend of mine, Hywel Roberts, to discuss his experience of being a 'Traveling Teacher' and how to get students not just compliant, but properly engaged. In this episode Hywel refers to 'botherdness', getting students 'invested' in their learning and how we can get students to 'lean into the curriculum'. A thoroughly engaging listen from a truly engaging teacher that will make you remember why you came into teaching.

We connect with Hywel Roberts of the Sandbar Storytelling Festival, we chat festival origins, what attendees can expect from the festival, explore the nationally recognized storyteller lineup and what it feels like to kick off the The Sandbar Storytelling Festival taking place Oct 14-15, 2022 in Winona, MN. https://sandbarstorytellingfestival.orgYou can find more conversations, food reviews, live music and events on our website https://lacrosselocal.com.

One of the most intractable problems in modern education is how to close the widening gap in attainment between the haves and the have-nots. Unfortunately, successive governments both in the UK and abroad have gone about solving it the wrong way. Independent Thinking founder Ian Gilbert's increasing frustration with educational policies that favour no excuses and compliance , and that ignore the broader issues of poverty and inequality, is shared by many others across the sphere of education and this widespread disaffection has led to the assembly of a diverse cast of teachers, school leaders, academics and poets who unite in this book to challenge the status quo. Their thought-provoking commentary, ideas and impassioned anecdotal insights are presented in the form of essays, think pieces and poems that draw together a wealth of research on the issue and probe and discredit the current view on what is best for children from poorer socio-economic backgrounds. Exploring themes such as inclusion, aspiration, pedagogy and opportunity, the contributions collectively lift the veil of feigned equality of opportunity for all to reveal the bigger picture of poverty and to articulate the hidden truth that there is always another way. This book is not about giving you all the answers, however. The contributors are not telling teachers or school leaders how to run their schools, their classroom or their relationships the field is too massive, too complex, too open to debate and to discussion to propose off-the-shelf solutions. Furthermore, the research referred to in this book is not presented in order to tell educators what to think, but rather to inform their own thinking and to challenge some of the dominant narratives about educating the feckless poor. This book is about helping educators to ask the right questions, and its starting question is quite simple: how can we approach the education of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds in a way that actually makes a difference for all concerned? Written for policy makers and activists as well as school leaders and educators, 'The Working Class' is both a timely survey of the impact of current policies and an invaluable source of practical advice on what can be done to better support disadvantaged children in the school system. Edited by Ian Gilbert with contributions from Nina Jackson, Tim Taylor, Dr Steven Watson, Rhythmical Mike, Dr Ceri Brown, Dr Brian Male, Julia Hancock, Paul Dix, Chris Kilkenny, Daryn Egan-Simon, Paul Bateson, Sarah Pavey, Dr Matthew McFall, Jamie Thrasivoulou, Hywel Roberts, Dr Kevin Ming, Leah Stewart, (Real) David Cameron, Sir Al Aynsley-Green, Shona Crichton, Floyd Woodrow, Jonathan Lear, Dr Debra Kidd, Will Ryan, Andrew Morrish, Phil Beadle, Jaz Ampaw-Farr, Darren Chetty, Sameena Choudry, Tait Coles, Professor Terry Wrigley, Brian Walton, Dave Whitaker, Gill Kelly, Roy Leighton, Jane Hewitt, Jarlath O Brien, Crista Hazell, Louise Riley, Mark Creasy, Martin Illingworth, Ian Loynd, David Rogers, Professor Mick Waters and Professor Paul Clarke. Here is the Spotify link I mentioned. Some crackers on there. This is the ITPress link to the book if it helps. This resource might be useful too from the ITL site.

Rhys Jones, Hywel Roberts a Jess Mead Silvester sy'n cadw cwmni i Gerallt bore yma. Ydi eira cynnar yn yr Hydref yn rhoi arwydd i ni am sut aeaf fydd hi? Twm Elias fydd yma i drafod rhai o’r arwyddion difyr yma. Bydd Cynan Jones yn ymateb i ymholiad am fadarch. Hefyd Llinos Humphreys, Rheolwraig Cyfathrebu ac Ymgysylltu Coed Cadw fydd yn sôn am enillydd cystadleuaeth Coeden y Flwyddyn

Eifiona Thomas Lane, Hywel Roberts, Sion Dafis sy'n trin a thrafod byd natur gyda Bryn Tomos wythnos yma. Hefyd sgwrs gyda warden Enlli, Mari Huws.

.Botherdness’ with Hywel Roberts….listed out for our competition to win a copy of Hywel’s book ‘Oops! Helping children learn accidentally.’ In this podcast Abby Bayford, Director of Institute at the Academy Transformation Trust, interviews Hywel and asks him what he means by the neologism ‘botherdness.’ He discusses the importance of serving a warm curriculum by cultivating a ‘botherdness’ that leaves children and young people eager for more. Hywel also talks about his own experience as an early career teacher and offers the Naylors Natter listeners the opportunity to win a copy of his book ‘Oops’ by posting advice to their NQT self beneath the podcast Twitter post, using the #NQTLetter. The winner will be selected at random at the beginning of September. Our TDT section sees Bethan and David talk about online learning, what's new and what's here to stay. About Hywel https://www.independentthinking.co.uk/associates/hywel-roberts/ https://www.createlearninspire.co.uk/about-creative-learn-inspire/#:~:text=Create%20Learn%20Inspire%20is%20the%20online%20home%20of,the%20world%2C%20via%20an%20array%20of%20educational%20organisations. About the Academy Transformation Trust Institute https://www.academytransformationtrust.co.uk/institute/att-institute-welcome/ The ATT Institute will officially launch in September. Join the Teacher Development Trust online on Thursday 24th September 2020 7-9pm who are hosting the ATT Institute launch and hear from experts Kathryn Morgan, Sir David Carter, Sam Twiselton OBE, David Weston and Naureen Khalid on the art of leadership, evidence-informed development, community and much more. Register via this link: https://t.co/4a9CpvAW8a?amp=1 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/naylorsnatter/message

It's another special guest episode! We have speaker, author, travelling teacher and all-round nice guy Hywel Roberts with us as a guest host for the whole of this slightly film-themed episode of our education podcast! In this episode:Jordan counts down his top 5 fictional teacher baddiesMark looks at the movie 'Carry on Teacher' for his famous fictional schoolFor our Teacher Talking Point we asked you to describe your average day teaching with a movie titleAnd of course we'll be chatting to Hywel throughout the show with an interview segment at the end.Follow us on Twitter (@HandsUpPod) to join in the conversation and get featured on our next podcast! twitter.com/handsuppodAnd don't forget to subscribe, review and share!www.HandsUpPod.co.uk

Hywel Roberts has been a teacher for over twenty five years teaching secondary Drama and English in schools. Hywel is an expert in showing us how to bring learning to life which is evident in his brilliant book ‘Oops! Helping Children Learn Accidentally’ which we will explore in this podcast.

In this episode, Claire talks to Tom Wallace, a former teacher and founder of ‘Balance’, an assessment software tool which helps teachers to reflect on their assessment in school and adapt it to make it more efficient and meaningful for the children. Tom’s desire to be a teacher came from hours of watching and helping his mum (who was also a teacher) make displays with great sheets of paper, rulers and big wooden stencils. He thought that this would be a great job and put aside his dream of becoming a footballer and a rockstar to pursue a career in teaching. Because it was what he had always wanted to do, he found it an easy progression through college and university. He has worked in three schools, and credits his last headteacher, Andy Moore, with changing his life.  In addition to his work in schools, Tom has also worked alongside many key names in education such as Shirley Clarke, Dylan Wiliam and Guy Claxton, to name a few. It was through working with these people that he found his passion was around assessment and how it can be transformed to improve the outcomes for pupils and the lives of teachers. A traumatic event was the turning point for Tom, and he realised he could not continue teaching because of the impact it was having on his life. He decided his desire was greater than his fear and took the plunge to leave teaching to concentrate on his business. In the podcast, Tom speaks openly and honestly about the heart-breaking events which led him to a very dark period in his life, as well as how he recovered from it. He discusses how schools can change their culture and vision by reflecting on themselves as staff and the impact they are having on their pupils to make feedback less onerous and more purposeful. *If you have been affected by any of the issues raised in this podcast, you can contact the Samaritans, who provide confidential, emotional support for people who are experiencing feelings of distress or despair. Helpline: 08457 90 90 90 (24 hours a day, seven days a week) Website: https://www.samaritans.org/    KEY TAKEAWAYS If you are struggling and need to take time to recover, know that the school will survive without you. It’s easy as a teacher to get bogged down in the responsibility of the role but ultimately, you need to be in the right headspace to do your job properly. Sometimes you have to prioritise yourself and your own mental health.   Reach out to people. Everybody is battling with some kind of inner struggle; don’t be afraid to reach out to them. You never know when it might make someone’s day or change someone’s life.   Work never ends for a teacher. It is easy to say ‘no’ when someone asks you to do something in your personal life because of the amount of work you have to do. It’s important to make time for the relationships in your life because the work you need to do will never end; it’s important to have an internal discipline.   Surround yourself with people who guide and direct you. Everyone will need support and guidance at some point in their life. It is important that you surround yourself with people who can channel your emotion into positive action.   Assessment is about staff reflecting on the impact they’ve had on their children. It’s not about what the children do or do not know. If we reflect, we can help to direct our teaching better next time. Changing the culture around marking and assessment and asking the right questions could save a lot of time in schools.   Your mood and feelings have an impact on the pupils and their outcomes. It’s important to look after the teacher to improve outcomes for the pupils.   It’s important to re-evaluate what is being done in a school and find ways to do it better and more efficiently. You can’t cut down a whole forest with a broken chainsaw, so it’s important to take time out to fix the chainsaw so the job can be done better. SLT could take extra assemblies to give staff that time to work in year groups, key stages etc.   Be disciplined with your time. There are many cultures and policies that can be improved but you also need to look at yourself and reflect on how you can save time.   Purposeful marking in the lesson (using structures to make it meaningful) is more effective, and less time-consuming, than written feedback. Changes won’t happen overnight as the culture of written marking is so ingrained, but there are structures that can be put into place (such as crib sheets) to make marking less onerous and more effective.   Everyone must be involved in the culture change. Everyone needs to be on board to make change effective; it can’t just come from SLT.   BEST MOMENTS “We started to realise then, when we became a teaching school, [that] it’s not the same progression from teacher to assistant to deputy to head; actually we can start to go in different directions. We had the resources to do so. My love of assessment just took off, but at the same time I could see all the great things that Dylan [Wiliam] and Shirley [Clarke] were talking about; it just was not being reflected in the school. It was so data-driven.”   “We just couldn’t continue seeing brilliant teachers leave the profession. We couldn’t continue having the same workload that we had ourselves. We wanted to do something about it. I taught my last lesson in July… So far it’s ok; I do miss the children though.”   “I remember going to the intensive care unit to see my cousin; he asked me to come and see him and stay with him. I did over the weekend but then I had to be back at school on the Monday and I just couldn’t do it… The class I was teaching, they were a bit of a tough class. The boys didn’t really want to show emotion apart from anger. They were lovely, lovely children but it was a lively class. I remember when I came in… They all walked in so silent, and I’ll never forget that, and they just looked at me because they all knew… I remember trying to do the register and I couldn’t even get halfway through the register; I just broke down.”   “I went to the doctor and said, “Look. Can you sign me off for a couple of days? Because I just can’t cope with this right now. I need to be in intensive care; I need to be with my family, with my mum and dad, with my cousins and whoever else, and we’re a very close family”… I remember him saying he would but I would be back in the week after asking for more time, so he said he was going to sign me off for three months. There was no way I could do that: I was a year 6 teacher. We had SATs coming up; there was not a chance… I’ll never forget this. He said to me, “You’re not that special. The school will survive without you.”… But he was right, and the school did survive and everything was fine, but I wasn’t.”   “I remember just sitting in the car thinking, ‘That’s it. I’m done.’ And what I planned to do next was just stupid, and horrible… Luckily, a really good friend, in fact, my headteacher, Andy Moore, just happened to phone to say, “How are you doing?” and that was all I needed… To cut a long story short, I stopped doing what I was going to do and that was it. It was like, ‘Ok, come on. We can do this.’ But my answer was: I need to leave teaching… I need to get out of this because I can’t have this guilt and that guilt; it’s just not good for me. I can’t continue as a human being.”   “I remember thinking, ‘But my case isn’t a one-off. This is something that’s going on up and down the country.”   “I knew people who were leaving education. Good teachers, people who I went to university with… they’re so disengaged with their job... and I know they are brilliant teachers. They loved it.”   “My biggest fear in life is not living life.”   “I got to the point where I couldn’t even take [my books] out of the boot because the thought of even beginning to look at that workload was just too much.”   “There’s a great quote… ‘The change will only come once our desire is more than the fear.’ I felt from that moment: what could I lose?”   “[Andy Moore] was such a brave leader to say, “Do it, and if OFSTED come through that door, I’ll tell them exactly why, and if they don’t like it, I don’t care. This is what’s best for our teachers and our children.””   “[My little boy] is the best reminder ever of: don’t let this get on top of you… It scares me to think that I might not have been here for him… To think that I was ready to pack it all in because of marking books and data. It gets me angry.”   “I felt powerless.”   “What I say in terms of Balance and the support we offer, and the culture, is not rocket science. Everyone knows it, but there’s a gap between knowing and doing.”   “I’ve got family who are just fed up of teaching at the moment who want to leave. The pressure it puts on their kids, their husbands and wives… something has to change.”   “There’s an institutionalised mentality about marking, that, ‘We’ve always done it, and if I stop, I’m going to be seen as a bad teacher.’… There’s little to no evidence to say that it has any impact, yet we can’t give it up.”   “At certain points in the week, or every other week, we need, in school time – not after school; in school time – [to] structure this point for teachers to stop and reflect on their impact. There’s nothing more powerful that we can do in a school.”   “The ‘why’ is really important.”   “Wellbeing is how I’m feeling regardless of the task… the work/life balance is when we apply that to part of our life… One is how you feel and the other is managing that tasks at hand.”   “[Balance] has challenged them to think differently about their culture.”   “I’d wave a wand over OFSTED (if that’s the right way of using my wand!) so they turn round and apologise for getting it wrong about assessment and especially feedback and marking.”   “I think we need to give teachers 30-40% [of their timetable] to think about what they’re doing.”   VALUABLE RESOURCES Tom Wallace Twitter: https://twitter.com/Balance_Tom Balance Website: https://www.thisisbalance.co.uk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/balance.education/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/balance_edu Shirley Clarke: https://www.shirleyclarke-education.org/ Dylan Wiliam: https://www.dylanwiliam.org/Dylan_Wiliams_website/Welcome.html Guy Claxton: https://www.guyclaxton.net/ Debra Kidd: https://debra-kidd.com/ Hywel Roberts: https://www.independentthinking.co.uk/associates/hywel-roberts/ Jaz Ampaw-Farr: https://www.jazampawfarr.com/ Jamie Pembroke: https://twitter.com/jpembroke and https://www.sigplus.co.uk/ Shirley Clarke and Tom Hattie – Visible Learning Feedback Book: https://www.shirleyclarke-education.org/publications/visible-learning-feedback-john-hattie-shirley-clarke/ The Samaritans: https://www.samaritans.org/ or call on: 116123 The Teachers’ Podcast: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheTeachersPodcast/ Classroom Secrets Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ClassroomSecretsLimited/ Classroom Secrets website: https://classroomsecrets.co.uk/ LIFE/work balance campaign: https://classroomsecrets.co.uk/lifeworkbalance-and-wellbeing-in-education-campaign-2019/      ABOUT THE HOST Claire Riley Claire, alongside her husband Ed, is one of the directors of Classroom Secrets, a company she founded in 2013 and which provides outstanding differentiated resources for teachers, schools, parents and tutors worldwide. Having worked for a number of years as a teacher in both Primary and Secondary education, and experiencing first-hand the difficulties teachers were facing finding appropriate high-quality resources for their lessons, Claire created Classroom Secrets with the aim of helping reduce the workload for all school staff. Claire is a passionate believer in a LIFE/work balance for those who work in education citing the high percentage of teachers who leave or plan to leave their jobs each year. Since February 2019, Classroom Secrets has been running their LIFE/work balance campaign to highlight this concerning trend. The Teachers’ Podcast is a series of interviews where Claire meets with a wide range of guests involved in the field of education. These podcasts provide exciting discussions and different perspectives and thoughts on a variety of themes which are both engaging and informative for anyone involved in education.

Duncan Brown, Rhys Evans a Hywel Roberts sy'n trafod pynciau o fyd natur gyda Gerallt Pennant. Llyfr adar mawr y plant Onwy Gower a hanes diweddaraf y Bele Goed yn ardal Pontarfynach ydi rhai o'r pynciau sydd dan sylw.

In June 2019 The Festival Of Happiness came to Birmingham.Around a thousand people were treated to a day of inspirational speakers and practical ways to boost those happiness levels.It's a not for profit event with all the speakers appearing for free and all money made going to Shonette's charity Spreading The HappinessThis series of special podcasts are recordings of the day, the talks, interviews with some the speakers and even a catch up with beneficiaries of the charity.So if you were there you can relive the event, if you missed the festival you can get a flavour of the day. Oh and keep your eye out here for Festival of Happiness 2020!Just a quick note from Charlotte who does the podcasts for Shonette - some of the speakers use slightly more grown up words than you normally hear on the podcast. None are said in a nasty way or aimed at people. They're words I'd say in front of my parents, but perhaps not my 7 year old niece!Now it's the turn of Hywel Roberts to take to the stage. Long term listeners to Happiness Injection will have heard Hywel on a previous episode as he helps Shonette do her show show.Music used under creative commons license. Why oh you are L O V E by Dancefloor is Lava. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

There are so many negative things in education, Hywel Roberts is certainly not one of them. Join us and him for a tour of his work so far, thoughts on education generally and where the profession may be heading. I guarantee that you will find him engaging, interesting and he might even spark a bit of botherdness!!! Please follow this up by tweeting us any thoughts you have about the episode @thetalkingteacherspodcast or finding us on Instagram Thetalkingteacherspodcast    

@TinDogPodcast reviews #Torchwood 24 DEADBEAT ESCAPE from @BigFinish   This title was released in August 2018. It will be exclusively available to buy from the BF website until October 31st 2018, and on general sale after this date. "Welcome to the Traveller's Halt. You're in luck - we have one room left. My name is Bilis Manger. Let me show you to your room." Torchwood contains adult material and may not be suitable for younger listeners Written By: James Goss Directed By: Scott Handcock Cast Murray Melvin (Billis Manger), Gareth Pierce (Hywel Roberts), Cara Chase (Grace). Other parts played by members of the cast. Producer James Goss Script Editor David Llewellyn Executive Producers Jason Haigh-Ellery and Nicholas Briggs

It's two for the price of one as Shonette is joined by her comedy partner Hywel Roberts.The pair are off their heads on happiness after performing one of their #selfhelpcomedy nights.You will be too after listening!Music used under creative commons license. Why oh you are L O V E by Dancefloor is Lava.www.shonettebasonwood.com/podcasts See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode 12 of The Curriculum is the second episode with special guest, Hywel Roberts. He talks about his ‘Imagineering' work with schools and how this can set teachers imaginations free to create exciting learning. It's fascinating to hear Hywel talk us through his ideas, so it's a big thank you to him for joining us on the show for the second time.

Episode 10 of The Curriculum is the first of three episodes we've recorded with special guest, Hywel Roberts. He talks about his journey in education, including some of the people who have inspired him along the way and his own philosophy on teaching. It's absolutely fascinating to hear Hywel talk us through his career so far, so a big thank you to him for joining us on the show.

There’s a new flavour to this week’s episode as we join Hywel Roberts who finds himself in the Pivotal Podcast Time Out Room. Hywel reveals more than ever before about himself and his educational thinking in this fascinating trip into the mind of a man who never ceases to educate and entertain. Paul asks Hywel … Continue reading Hywel Roberts in the Time Out Room – PP174 →

This month, Andy Cope talks to Hywel Roberts! Pro-social Mantle of the Expert Drama Teacher, vision-builder, teacher trainer, curriculum innovator, bassist, author of 'Oops! Helping Children Learn Accidentally' and Independent Thinking Associate. Hywel is a teacher, author and educationalist working with many schools, colleges, universities and other educational organisations across the UK and beyond. Find out more about Hywel on his website http://www.createlearninspire.co.uk/ Follow Hywel on Twitter https://twitter.com/hywel_roberts

We're the official Radio Media Partner for this year's Sunday Times Festival of Education and we're broadcasting live from Wellington College both of the festival days. This show is a taste of what's to come at the festival, we chat to Ian Picken the Festival Director, Nick Corston from STEAM Co, Alex Ehrmann from History Heroes, Hywel Roberts from Create Learn Inspire, Joe Heppel from The Day, Ben GreenSlade-Stanton Head of Jazz Rock and Pop at Wellington College and Tilly Brooke from Now Press Play. We will be launching a new School Radio product at the Festival on our booth S17, if you're coming do pop in. This is the professional version of our popular HUB PLUS Portable and comes with an awesome flush mounted mixer in stunning furniture. Details on our website www.AndertonTiger.com/HUB We make the World's cheapest School Radio kit. If you're interested in our services as a media partner please do get in touch with me Russell Prue or call Sarah on our office main telephone number, we're open seven days a week from 10am to 10pm and our station Anderton Tiger Radio is ON AIR 24hrs a day. www.AndertonTiger.com