Podcasts about oak national academy

User Vision, a consultancy specialising in user experience and accessibility are looking for blind and partially sighted teachers to take part in research commissioned by Oak National Academy to help improve the accessibility of their digital teaching platforms. RNIB Connect Radio's Toby Davey is joined by Chris Rourke, Chief Executive of User Vision to find out more about their work and the research that they would like blind and partially sighted teachers to take part in to help improve the accessibility of Oak National Academy's online teaching platforms. Participants will receive £150 for their time and if you are interested in taking part in the research you will find more details on the following page of the User Vision website - https://uservision.co.uk/thoughts/teachers (Image shows RNIB logo. 'RNIB' written in black capital letters over a white background and underlined with a bold pink line, with the words 'See differently' underneath)

The Education Brief: Saturday 5 October 2024 - Top stories include: Ofsted has revealed plans to assess schools on inclusion in upcoming inspections. The government has released key dates for primary assessments. A new "high level research commission" has been established to examine pupil engagement and its impact on school attendance, amid rising absence rates. Bridget Phillipson has committed to reducing funding for Oak National Academy. This week's deep dive:  Towards an Effective and Financially Sustainable SEND System We'll also tell you what's happening at HEP this week and what we've been watching, listening to, and reading! Watching - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egdNUGnDjSc Listening - https://evidenceintoaction.podbean.com/e/ep-24-implementation-in-schools/ Reading - https://www.penguin.co.uk/lit-in-colour-pioneers-pilot AI Tool - https://www.youtube.com/live/HIfaMx07RaE Music by Slo Pony Link to Isos report

Have I been wasting my time? Is asking what schools are for a distraction from the task of running schools well? My guest, David Thomas OBE, CEO of Axiom Maths, Co-Founder of Oak National Academy, and former head teacher, thinks so. Listen to our discussion as we debate this view.

Chair of The Commission on the Future of Oracy Education in England, Geoff Barton, speaks to David Thomas about why it's important to be articulate to be good at maths, how teachers use language in the maths classroom and why this is so vital, and how creating opportunities for young people to tackle maths problems collaboratively with their peers through ‘maths circles' can foster a love of maths. David Thomas is CEO of Axiom Maths, an education charity which believes in the power of maths to transform lives. He has been a maths teacher, a secondary school headteacher, and a government advisor. He co-founded Oak National Academy to support schools during the Covid-19 pandemic and received an OBE for services to education in 2020.

This week I'm talking with Alex, artist and lecturer in environmental design, and Sam, the design and technology curriculum lead at Oak National Academy. Alex's research, presented at PATT40, is the starting point of the conversation. He focuses on the often-overlooked non-verbal intelligences and offers a fresh perspective on how we might better assess different cognitive strengths. (Text generated by AI, edited by Alison Hardy)Find Alex onlineWebsiteLinkedInFind Sam onlineWebsiteLinkedInGreenhalgh, A. A. (2023) “‘If D&T wasn't so easy, I wouldn't be so good at it': Nonverbal Ability and Confidence”, The 40th International Pupils' Attitudes Towards Technology Conference Proceedings 2023, 1(October). Available at: https://openjournals.ljmu.ac.uk/PATT40/article/view/1731 (Accessed: 5 February 2024).What is the 'technology' in design and technology?Join the conversation and share your answers to this question on LinkedIn.Support the showIf you like the podcast, you can always buy me a coffee to say 'thanks!'Please offer your feedback about the show or ideas for future episodes and topics by connecting with me on Threads @hardy_alison or by emailing me.If you listen to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, please take a moment to rate and/or review the show. If you want to support me by becoming a Patron click here. If you are not able to support me financially, please consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or sharing a link to my work on social media. Thank you!

In this edition of the podcast, Geoff Barton talks to Matt Hood OBE, Chief Executive of Oak National Academy.

Welcome back to the tes news podcast. This week Senior content writer Grainne Hallahan is joined by reporter Matilda Martine as they discuss the future of digital assessment and why there is a shortage of invigilators.This week's headline stories are available below:NEU attacks ‘new and unusual' DfE stance on pay talksThe NEU teaching union went ahead with a two day teacher strike this week and said that 300,000 members were taking part. It also strongly criticised the DfE for meeting with the other main education unions this week but refusing to meet the NEU unless it called off the strike.https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/teacher-strikes-pay-neu-distraction-politicshttps://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/teacher-pay-strike-neu-attacks-dfe-stance-talks-gillian%20keegan Workload is unmanageable, say most school staffMore than two-thirds of school staff (68 per cent) think their workload is unmanageable, according to an annual survey conducted by Tes.The findings were revealed this week in the Tes Schools Wellbeing Report survey of 5,858 UK-based school staff.https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/teacher-workload-unmanageable-say-most-school-staffOak National Academy: Ofsted to advise subject groupsOfsted subject lead inspectors will work as advisers on Oak National Academy's expert groups, it has been announced today. But Oak has said the Ofsted advisers will not have a formal role in defining or recommending its curriculum.https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/oak-national-academy-ofsted-advise-subject-groupsDfE seeks ‘outstanding' leader to be next Ofsted chiefOn the subject of Ofsted, the government has formally launched the search for the next chief inspector to replace Amanda Spielman. A job advert for the next HMCI has been published revealing a drop in salary from the £189k paid to Ms Spielman to £165,000 for her successorhttps://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/dfe-replace-amanda-spielman-ofsted-chiefBudget 2023: All primaries to provide ‘wraparound' careThe chancellor Jeremy Hunt set out an “ambition” that the parents of all primary-age children will be provided with “wraparound” childcare in school by September 2026.The Treasury told Tes that funding to local authorities and schools would taper off by 2026 when it expects most schools will be able to deliver the provision self-sufficiently, funded by charging parents.https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/budget-2023-all-primaries-provide-wraparound-care

Welcome back to the Tes News Podcast.In today's episode Charlotte Santry and Callume Mason explore what the 2023 Budget means for schools.The chancellor Jeremy Hunt set out an “ambition” that the parents of all primary-age children will be provided with “wraparound” childcare in school by September 2026.The Treasury told Tes that funding to local authorities and schools would taper off by 2026 when it expects most schools will be able to deliver the provision self-sufficiently, funded by charging parents.Also mentioned on todays podcast:NEU attacks ‘new and unusual' DfE stance on pay talksThe NEU teaching union went ahead with a two day teacher strike this week and said that 300,000 members were taking part. It also strongly criticised the DfE for meeting with the other main education unions this week but refusing to meet the NEU unless it called off the strike.https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/teacher-strikes-pay-neu-distraction-politicshttps://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/teacher-pay-strike-neu-attacks-dfe-stance-talks-gillian%20keegan Workload is unmanageable, say most school staffMore than two-thirds of school staff (68 per cent) think their workload is unmanageable, according to an annual survey conducted by Tes.The findings were revealed this week in the Tes Schools Wellbeing Report survey of 5,858 UK-based school staff.https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/teacher-workload-unmanageable-say-most-school-staffOak National Academy: Ofsted to advise subject groupsOfsted subject lead inspectors will work as advisers on Oak National Academy's expert groups, it has been announced today. But Oak has said the Ofsted advisers will not have a formal role in defining or recommending its curriculum.https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/oak-national-academy-ofsted-advise-subject-groupsDfE seeks ‘outstanding' leader to be next Ofsted chiefOn the subject of Ofsted, the government has formally launched the search for the next chief inspector to replace Amanda Spielman. A job advert for the next HMCI has been published revealing a drop in salary from the £189k paid to Ms Spielman to £165,000 for her successorhttps://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/dfe-replace-amanda-spielman-ofsted-chief

Monday 6th February 2023 - Top stories include: Over half of schools closed partially or fully due to the NEU strike of around 300,000 teachers. Female Ofsted inspectors are more likely to hand out harsher grades for primary schools. Oak National Academy saw a spike in traffic during the first day of teacher strikes. This week's deep dive: Nursery World Show 2023 We'll also tell you what's happening at HEP this week and what we've been watching, listening to, and reading! Watching - https://haringeyeducationpartnership.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=50e0e57b56160876013ccdcd5&id=c71951fb51&e=74c9343839 Listening - https://haringeyeducationpartnership.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=50e0e57b56160876013ccdcd5&id=a0f9bf0a7e&e=74c9343839 Reading - https://haringeyeducationpartnership.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=50e0e57b56160876013ccdcd5&id=000c967be5&e=74c9343839

Welcome to this episode in our series produced by Professor Rose Luckin's EDUCATE Ventures Research, exploring 'Evidence-Based EdTech', and hosted on The Edtech Podcast This mini-series connects, combines, and highlights leading expertise and opinion from the worlds of EdTech, AI, Research, and Education, helping teachers, learners, and technology developers get to grips with ethical learning tools that are led by the evidence.  For this episode, Rose and Karine play host to Lord Jim Knight in the EdTech Podcast Zoom studio this week, and try to understand the arguments surrounding the establishment of Oak National Academy as an 'Arm's Length Body'. They dig into whether Oak Academy - an organisation providing an online classroom and resource hub and set up in the UK during the pandemic -  has shifted substantially from a well-intentioned response to Covid to something more challenging for the Edtech sector and potentially those it serves.  And finally, shout out to Rose, Karine and Jim for also digging into the world of ChatGPT and how we should start thinking of that within our classrooms and for our young people. Thank you to Learnosity for sponsoring this episode, and for supporting the Evidence-Based EdTech series on the EdTech Podcast.

Monday 5th November, 2022 - Top stories include: The DfE missed their targets for primary and secondary teacher trainees by a long shot. Three organisations have launched a joint legal challenge against the government's decision to establish Oak National Academy as a publicly funded arm's-length body. Capacity checkers will be sent into secondary schools to see if they have space for more pupils. The cost of living crisis is increasingly affecting young people's education, with a growing number of pupils arriving at school tired, cold and hungry. This week's deep dive: researchED Oxford 2022 We'll also tell you what's happening at HEP this week and what we've been watching, listening to, and reading! Watching - https://haringeyeducationpartnership.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=50e0e57b56160876013ccdcd5&id=83cbd3073a&e=74c9343839 Listening - https://haringeyeducationpartnership.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=50e0e57b56160876013ccdcd5&id=dc088641ef&e=74c9343839 Reading - https://haringeyeducationpartnership.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=50e0e57b56160876013ccdcd5&id=ffc15a5f72&e=74c9343839

Tom is joined by three special guests to discuss the future of OAK National Academy, the governments flagship curriculum resource programme. In part 1, Tom is joined by Mary Bousted, joint general secretary of the NEU and Caroline Wright, General Director of BESA (British Educational Suppliers Association) to discuss the letter they sent to new education secretary, Gillian Keegan, outlining their concerns about OAK. In part 2, OAKs external relations chief Jonathan Dando joins Tom to challenge the criticisms of OAK and outline what OAK is planning for the future.

Monday 3rd October - Top stories include: Exams will go back to normal in 2023. Schools are having trouble finding enough support staff. Oak National Academy will not threaten teachers' autonomy, says Chief. The government's school behaviour adviser is urging headteachers to crack down on vaping. This week's deep dive: Behaviour in schools: Advice for headteachers and school staff We'll also tell you what's happening at HEP this week and what we've been watching, listening to, and reading! Watching - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-rqMc40eUo Listening - https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/2022/sep/how-can-we-prevent-refugee-children-getting-stuck-educational-inequity-rftrw-s17e02?mc_cid=b9a44272a3&mc_eid=74c9343839 Reading - https://www.tes.com/magazine/teaching-learning/general/michael-young-powerful-knowledge-curriculum

Monday 5th September - Top stories include: 29 Local Authorities have applied to launch their own MATs via the ‘test and learn' pilot programme. Oak National Academy, the government arms-length curriculum body, is finally scheduled to launch, but with a drastically reduced curriculum. SchoolsWeek has compiled a list of key trends for the 2022 GCSE results. This week's deep dive: Reports on Assessment Reform from the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change and the Institute for Government https://institute.global/sites/default/files/articles/Ending-the-Big-Squeeze-on-Skills-How-to-Futureproof-Education-in-England.pdf https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/sites/default/files/publications/The-exam-question.pdf We'll also tell you what's happening at HEP this week and what we've been watching, listening to, and reading! Watching - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPHDJI17sH4 Listening - https://www.ollielovell.com/errr/lynstone/ Reading - https://soundcloud.com/penguin-audio/how-the-other-half-learns-by

Subject Specific: English This week welcomes the first subject specific episode of Becoming Educated and I am joined on the interviewing side by Nikki Waite, an Assistant Principal for Teaching & Learning, and an English Teacher. We explore Ready to Teach: A Christmas Carol with the authors Amy Staniforth & Stuart Pryke. Stuart Pryke is an English teacher and Teaching and Learning lead in a secondary school just outside of Ipswich, Suffolk. He is a LitDrive regional advocate and has worked with Oak National Academy. He tweets @SPryke2 and blogs at englishteachersnotebook.blogspot.com Amy Staniforth is an English teacher and Vice Principal for Quality of Education at a rural secondary school in Norfolk. She is also the Research Lead for teaching and curriculum in a multi-academy trust. She tweets @teachals and blogs at thingsshetaught.wordpress.com In the episode we discuss the following: How Amy & Stuart navigate the vast hinterland of A Christmas Carol Is it possible to truly understand the powerful message of The Carol without understanding Dickens himself? What English can learn from History with regards to Big Questions The strategy of Read, Re-read and Read Again Amy & Stuart also shared these links with us from our discussion: https://www.jstor.org/ https://www.bl.uk/romantics-and-victorians You can buy Ready to Teach: A Christmas Carol from: John Catt: https://www.johncattbookshop.com/ready-to-teach-a-christmas-carol Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ready-Teach-Christmas-compendium-knowledge/dp/191526121X Waterstones: https://www.waterstones.com/book/ready-to-teach-a-christmas-carol/stuart-pryke/amy-staniforth/9781915261212 Get involved and share widely. Keep the conversation going using #becomingeducated and tagging me @dnleslie If you have time, I would love for you to review Becoming Educated and share what you love about the podcast. You can support the podcast by buying me a coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dnleslie This episode is sponsored by UpLearn: Up Learn is an online, curriculum-learning resource for A Levels that helps teachers improve educational outcomes amongst students, whilst reducing their own workloads. Developed by an experienced team of educators, Up Learn courses contain high-quality videos, quizzes, and exam preparation material. Teachers' direct students to certain sections of Up Learn as homework, facilitating flipped learning, consolidation of classroom material and independent learning. 97% of students who complete an Up Learn course achieve A*/A, with many starting from D's and U's. What could yours achieve? Find out by booking a demo today at uplearn.co.uk and be sure to quote Becoming Educated for a 10% discount.  

Monday 20th June - Top stories include: School governors are “increasingly concerned” their work is becoming less visible in Ofsted inspections. Oak National Academy may not be fully operational by the start of the next school year. A new study shows that anxiety does not seem to have a large impact upon the grades that students leave school with. Trusts identify growth as both a priority and a challenge, according to a CST survey. This week's deep dive: Haringey Learning Partnership's Windrush Day Celebration https://haringeycommunitypress.co.uk/voyage-hope-and-style-celebrating-windrush-fashion#article We'll also tell you what's happening at HEP this week and what we've been watching, listening to, and reading! Watching - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0cdtqyf Reading - https://haringeycommunitypress.co.uk/how-haringey-is-celebrating-windrush-day#article Listening - https://shows.acast.com/talkart/episodes/sonia-boyce

Hello and welcome back to the Tes News Podcast Joining Joshua Morris today, Matilda Martin discusses: https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/primary/legal-action-over-oak-paused-dfe-crunch-talks (Legal action over Oak paused for DfE crunch talks) https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/oak-chief-cant-guarantee-new-uk-body-will-hit-dfe-deadline (Oak chief ‘can't guarantee' new UK body will hit DfE deadline) and Dan Worth takes you through: https://www.tes.com/magazine/analysis/general/dfe-u-turns-plans-two-person-admission-appeals-panels (DfE U-turns on plans for two-person admission appeals panels) https://www.tes.com/magazine/analysis/general/edtech-mats-mis-management-information-system (Shock to the system: how MATs are shaking up the MIS market) If you enjoyed today's podcast please subscribe on your favourite podcast platform for weekly episodes - and check out our websitehttps://www.tes.com/magazine ( www.tes.com/magazine) for more from these stories.

In today's episode, we interview Ed Southall, a maths curriculum designer at Oak National Academy and a teacher trainer at the University of Hudderfield in England, as well as doctoral candidate.We talk about Ed's doctoral journey, alongside his work - first in academia, and then outside of academia. We learn about his decision to quit his PhD, and then his decision to continue and his efforts to finish by June 2023. We also learn about his experience as an academic parent, and his experience during the pandemic. As our first guest from the UK, Ed also explains us about the PhD trajectory and requirements in the UK.We round off our interview with our standard questions on best advice, setting boundaries to work, how COVID-19 has changed his job and daily tasks, and what a day in the life looks like.ReferencesUniversity of Huddersfield Find Ed on TwitterOak National AcademyScrivener 

Monday 14 March - Top stories include: Most councils were unable to say how many children missed school while waiting for a placement or how many are educated at home or in private schools. Some school leaders are seeking to end gas contracts with Russian firm Gazprom. The government is giving a new UK-wide online curriculum contract to the remote learning provider Oak National Academy. Only 29% of disabled students in England are receiving the disabled students' allowance, or DSA, according to a recent report. This week's deep dive: DfE Guidance for political impartiality - We separate fact from fiction in the government-issued guidance for schools about political impartiality. We'll also tell you what's happening at HEP this week and what we've been watching, listening to, and reading! Watching - email info@haringeyeducationpartnership.co.uk Listening - https://www.schoolcolorspodcast.com/ Reading - https://www.guernicamag.com/good-questions-are-a-kind-of-salvation/ Content from the guidance for political impartiality deep dive: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/extra-support-to-safeguard-political-impartiality-in-schools https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1050134/6.7731_DfE_Political_Impartiality_Guidance_Pamphlet_WEB__004_.pdf https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/mar/05/be-open-be-honest-and-listen-how-to-talk-to-children-about-ukraine https://talk.economistfoundation.org/headlines/russia-whats-the-next-move/

Hello and welcome back to the Tes News Podcast On this week's episode we discuss: Oak National Academy to become new UK online academy quango Teacher pay for ECTs could rise to £30,000 The devastating impact of the Russian invasion on international schools in Ukraine

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.

Acclaimed educators, authors and advisers John Tomsett and Mary Myatt join Mind the Gap to discuss their new co-authored book, Huh: Curriculum conversations between subject and senior leaders. With hosts Tom Sherrington and Emma Turner, Tomsett and Myatt talk about the conversations that need to take place in schools regarding the rationale behind the curriculum, what they are intending to achieve with it, how well it is planned and enacted in classrooms and how they know whether it's successful. They also discuss a variety of other critical education and teaching topics. Subscribe to Mind the Gap with Tom & Emma on YouTube to view all video episodes: https://www.youtube.com/c/MindtheGapwithTomEmma Mind the Gap is presented by John Catt Educational, a leading independent publisher that has supported teachers and school leaders with research-based, easy-to-use professional development publications since 1959. Learn more about books from Tom, Emma, and many other world-class authors at us.johncattbookshop.com (US) or johncattbookshop.com (International). About the guests: John Tomsett has been a teacher for 27 years and a head teacher for 12. He is head teacher at Huntington School, York. He co-founded The Headteachers' Roundtable think tank and is a popular speaker on school leadership. Follow John on Twitter @johntomsett Mary Myatt is an education adviser, writer and speaker. She has written extensively about leadership, school improvement and the curriculum in her books Back on Track, High Challenge, Low Threat, Hopeful Schools and The Curriculum: Gallimaufry to Coherence. Mary has been a governor in three schools, and a trustee for a multi academy trust. She co-founded the RE Quality Mark, is chair of the board for the Centre for Education and Youth and a member of the curriculum advisory group for Oak National Academy. Follow Mary on Twitter @marymyatt Follow Tom and Emma on Twitter: @teacherhead @emma_turner75 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mindthegap-edu/message

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.

Oak National Academy is a government subsidised online platform that has helped millions of teachers and their students in the United Kingdom so they could continue the process of teaching & learning throughout the pandemic. Aldo speaks to its founder and Principal Matthew Hood about his journey and the rapid growth of Oak.  Guest Introduction:  You hear it everywhere! The pandemic has unfortunately had many devastating effects on the essential pillars on which our society rests. Our day to day reliance on things that were previously considered obvious was suddenly interrupted. Overflooded hospitals, empty shelves in the supermarket and deserted tubes and trains previously crowded with passengers.  There have been many stories - also on this podcast - on how frontline workers in the healthcare sector did their utmost to ensure that nurses, doctors and hospital staff could continue to do their work and today we are going to take a deep-dive in how people stood up for Education. The abrupt closure of schools in 2020 came along with a deep fear that this would mean the end of teaching and learning as we know it.  Our own organisation TeachPitch was able to play a small role to ensure that education could continue in countries like Ecuador and Albania - and today we are going to talk about which specific steps were taken in the United Kingdom.   The government provided more than 1.3 million laptops and tablets to schools so children could learn from home. Another notable government subsidized initiative that stands out is the Oak National Academy.  This online school initiated by the Reach Foundation was created in April 2020 as a rapid response to the coronavirus outbreak. More than 40 teachers and colleagues from leading education organisations came together to support schools' efforts to keep children learning. The Oak Academy to date delivered 130 million lessons. 86% of teachers recommended Oak to a colleague, thanks to its help in reducing workload and improving teaching and learning.  In total, over 4.7m people visited Oak in its first term, with an average of 220,000 users each day. Serious numbers attacking a serious problem.  With the support of hundreds of teachers, sector bodies, unions and subject associations, Oak aims to continually listen to its users feedback to improve and extend its range of free resources.  And the online school will stay open for at least 2 more terms also as restrictions in the UK come down - this is what the Oak's Principal Matt Hood recently announced in an article in the Times. Matt Hood is described as one of the most forward-thinking educators around. Matt previously worked on many levels in the Education sector, as a teacher, policy maker and entrepreneur.  Matt's initiative has had an enormous positive effect on education in times of crisis.  Friend or foe - I agree with Schools Minister Nick Gibb when he says: “The impact Oak has made and the good it has done for the sector and children is immeasurable, and we will now look for the best way to harness that for the future.” More on the Oak National Academy you can find here: https://www.thenational.academy  

It's quite incredible how quickly our teens adapt to their environment. And it never ceases to amaze me how quickly they can cotton on to a great excuse – sorry, my laptop is glitching. I'm not sure that's much of a technical term, but it seems to cover all manner of ills to justify not putting the camera or mic on. But beneath the cunning is there a more serious issue? Is it a symptom of the fact that our children are disengaging from learning? And will this perhaps more passive role harm their prospects in the future? This week's episode is looking at remote learning and how our young people can get the most out of schooling at home. Nathan McGurl, founder of The Study Buddy is joined by Tom Rose. Tom is currently the Programme Director at Oak National Academy. The National Academy is an initiative set up by teachers to provide high quality pre-recorded video lessons for pupils Early Years to Yr 11. Before joining Oak, Tom worked in teacher training and development with Teach First, and Curriculum development with the multi-academy Trust Ark schools.  The episode looks at the issues involved in remote learning and how it has evolved since the first lockdown. We discuss the role of teachers and also what parents can do to support. We also consider the broader impact of creative subjects and the need for a balanced schedule. For more information about The Study Buddy's approach to time management and study skills visit thestudybuddy.com  Produced by Pineapple Audio Productions.  

Vicki and Geraldine talk to Tom Rose of Oak National Academy about what we need to do next to ensure children get the best online learning.Talking pointsShould we have been doing blended learning sooner?What can we do about digital poverty and lack of devices?What is the latest news on giving children free access to educational sites, if they're using phones to connect?Should Ofsted be inspecting schools' digital provision?What is the future of online learning, post-pandemic?

Oak National Academy is the online classroom made for teachers by teachers. Created in April 2020 as a rapid response to the coronavirus outbreak, Oak Academy offers pre-recorded video lessons as well as quizzes, worksheets and creative activities to support remote learning. In this episode, principal at Oak National Academy, Matt Hood talks about how the online classroom came about, the important role remote learning has played throughout this year and considers what remote learning might look like post-pandemic.

20 million lessons delivered, 15 million hours of video already created and published ... and we're heading into a second lockdown. The Oak National Academy was created in spring 2020 to seamlessly deliver virtual lessons as if school had never been disrupted. They have achieved this aim and much, much more - teachers have noted a hugely reduced workload and a markedly improved quality in teaching and learning for students and teachers.If you haven't checked out what the Academy has to offer, then you have missed out on hours of high-quality teaching and live interactive study. Matt's background as a classroom teacher, coupled with his unique ability to bring people together, has allowed the Academy to flourish and the platform has endless possible opportunities for growth, from recorded sessions, to SEND specialism to bearing some of the burden of oversized classrooms and students who don't suit the classroom model.In this fast-paced and hugely informative episode, we speak to Matthew Hood, the Academy's Principal, about his hopes for the future and how classroom teaching may have already changed forever.If you want to have your voice heard, learn more about online tutoring and participate in engaging discussion while meeting other, like-minded tutors, visit https://www.qualifiedtutorcommunity.org/ and join the conversation today.If you would like to be part of the UK's first ever Level 3 Qualification in Tutoring, enrol now by clicking here and be the first in a new crop of motivated, committed, qualified tutors. Over 8 hours of workshop-style sessions led by industry experts, you'll set yourself apart in a crowded space.We can't wait to see you there.The QT Podcast exists for those tutors about to take the plunge into the profession, for those that already have but want to strengthen their practice or simply for those in education who love hearing about what others are doing and what tips they can take from it. We are all constantly learning and there is no better place right now to hear about the developments in e-learning and education through tutoring than the QT Podcast.Don't forget to review the show - we'd love to hear how you found the advice, guidance and discussions inside. On Apple, find the Ratings & Reviews tab underneath the list of episodes - thank you.

This week we speak to the amazing David Thomas, a headteacher of a state secondary school in Norwich. David is part of a group of teachers who set up and launched Oak National Academy – an online school aiming to free up teacher time so that they can better support the most vulnerable children. To say they've had great success is somewhat of an understatement! David talks about the importance of routine and structure, and how education can be a way of keeping normality in children's lives. He talks about the importance of acknowledging how children feel during a crisis, not only adults, and giving children a sense of agency by encouraging them to do something for others. Finally, he share his experience of bringing an idea to life. David says the most important thing is just getting started. Enjoy!