Podcasts about Staffroom

There are still too many uninspiring classrooms, staffrooms and learning spaces, with little thought around user experience. The Rocket Approach challenges this by seeking to truly redefine early years education through creativity, innovation, and design. Winsy Flores shares Rocket Production's mission of nurturing tomorrow's creators and thinkers, and how this is brought to life.  Read Winsy's article here: https://thevoiceofearlychildhood.com/classroom-design-how-can-we-create-awe-and-wonder/ Listen to more: If you enjoyed this episode, you might also like: Life skills over academic achievement – Zanna Clarke and Carmela Garcia Manas – https://thevoiceofearlychildhood.com/the-case-for-systemic-change-in-ofsteds-approach/ Enquiry led learning: A curious classroom – Stuart Cloke – https://thevoiceofearlychildhood.com/enquiry-led-learning-a-curious-classroom/ Aligning learning environments with the needs of the brain – Dr Kathryn Murray – https://thevoiceofearlychildhood.com/aligning-learning-environments-with-the-needs-of-the-brain/  Astrea Academy Trust Brain-SET Project – https://thevoiceofearlychildhood.com/projects/astrea-academy-trust-project Episode break down: 00:00 – How did the Rocket mission begin? 03:00 – Uninspiring classrooms and staffrooms 04:20 – Bringing the joy back to teaching 05:15 – Trusting children's natural curiosities 06:30 – Fostering awe and wonder through the environment 10:45 – User experience: A vital part of designing education spaces 11:50 – Creating a story around a physical space 15:00 – Creating a curious environment 16:45 – Taking inspiration from adventure playgrounds 19:00 – The era of cinema 20:10 – Affective design 21:00 – Fostering collaboration 26:30 – A competitive and academic context: How do we navigate this? 36:50 – Co-construction and international influences 40:30 – Training, CPD and time for reflection 44:00 – Trusting your team 45:50 – Themed learning 49:40 – Over-stimulation in learning environments 57:25 – Budget and being resourceful and sustainable For more episodes and articles visit The Voice of Early Childhood website: https://www.thevoiceofearlychildhood.com      

As human beings, how do we learn? In this episode, Dr Rebecca Gordon explores how educational neuroscience can be used in the classroom. Rebecca reminds us how complex and fascinating the human brain is and cautions us about the dangers of oversimplifying research. She urges us to question ‘how we know what we know' and evaluate the research for ourselves. Full show notes and transcript: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/2024/nov/beware-anyone-who-claims-know-it-all-ecf-staffroom-s04e04

This year, when we asked you what topics you'd like to see us cover in the future, many of you said curriculum implementation. This is something we've been focusing on this month, so in this episode of Teacher Staffroom we catch you up on the latest. Host: Dominique Russell

From our very own Teacher Awards to the ARIA Music Teacher of the Year Award and the STEM Video Game Challenge, it's certainly the time of year for awards. In this episode of Teacher Staffroom, we take a look at the educators being recognised around the country. Host: Dominique Russell

In this episode, Cesc Masdeu discusses how mentoring and professional development can transform school cultures and contribute to institutional change. Barcelona teacher Cesc, an associate at UCL, explains how schools in Catalonia are learning from the mentoring experiences of the ECF programme. He discusses his hopes for increased investment in education – particularly in terms of professional development programmes and support for novice and experienced teachers. Cesc hopes their programme can install this culture of continuous development and support throughout the teaching career. Full show notes: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/2024/sep/lessons-catalonia-ecf-staffroom-s04e02

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Step out of your bubble: Raf Alleyne, Assistant Principal at London Screen Academy, tells us about the importance of reflecting on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. In this podcast, Raf talks about why playing a role in students' lives is exciting – and most importantly, why EDI is not a ‘nice to have' but an ‘essential to have'. He discusses why it's important to create spaces to talk, listen, and break down misunderstandings. He also kindly shares with us The London Screen Academy's' Equity Dictionary, a great starting point for anyone wishing to develop their thinking about EDI in their school. Full show notes: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/2024/sep/thinking-about-life-through-all-their-eyes-ecf-staffroom-s04e01

As a school leader, what's been your biggest achievement of the last month? What about a challenge or hurdle you've had to overcome? And what's been a key learning for you in your own practice? In this episode of Teacher Staffroom, we take a look at some of the leadership-focused content we've published recently. Host: Dominique Russell

Last month, new data from PISA 2022 on the creative thinking assessment were released, showing Australian students performed strongly. At Teacher, we've been looking at the topic of creative thinking and teaching creativity, and in this episode, we get you up to speed on the insights we've gathered. Host: Dominique Russell

We're at the end of term 2 in Australia and in this episode of Teacher Staffroom, we catch you up on content we've published recently that you might find useful at this time of year – including tax tips for teachers, leaders seeking feedback from staff to inform their next steps, and the benefits of successful partnerships with universities. Host: Dominique Russell Sponsor: Teachers Mutual Bank

If you listened to last month's episode of Teacher Staffroom, you'll remember we spoke about new research that found the attendance of a year 9 student experiencing disadvantage can be a key indicator of whether or not they complete year 12. The report said that closely monitoring student attendance is important, but what strategies can schools implement to ensure they're supporting students to have high attendance? We've explored some recent international research on this topic, and also looked at how one school in Australia is focusing on attendance. So, in this episode of Teacher Staffroom I'll be bringing you up to speed on this content and, of course, I'll also bring you a couple of my other personal highlights. Host: Dominique Russell Sponsor: Grok Academy (grokacademy.org)

In this episode of Teacher Staffroom, we're bringing you up to speed on our latest content on the topic of meeting student needs, including how 5 high-performing education systems are improving student outcomes and how one school is ensuring students are being challenged academically. Host: Dominique Russell #education #podcast

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Outrage sparks as Green Valley Public School cancels tea and biscuit provisions in the staff room, prompting criticism towards the Education Minister's cost-saving measures.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this podcast, Mark Quinn and Dr Polly Glegg talk about what makes great professional learning for teachers and leaders. Polly and Mark, the masterminds behind UCL's High Quality Outcomes for Great Professional Learning, explain how their thinking about professional learning has been influenced by research and practice. They also let us into some of their secrets about how they, as seasoned facilitators, make sure participants encounter these high quality outcome in their professional learning sessions. Full show notes, transcript and links: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/2024/mar/if-participants-dont-value-their-learning-then-what-left-ecf-staffroom-s03e08 ECF Staffroom speaks to Early Career Teachers, mentors and participants at all levels of the UCL Early Career Teacher Development programme.

As staff and students around Australia settle into the 2024 school year, we've been busy at Teacher sharing content to help you with your planning. In this first episode of Teacher Staffroom for 2024, we bring you up to speed with a selection of these stories so you don't miss a thing. Host: Dominique Russell

Welcome to Gav & Em's How to English Pod! They're back with a new season and a new format. Join them as they kick back and reflect on their week of teaching and learning. Buy them a coffee here: https://ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod And visit all the shows with transcriptions here: http://www.howtoenglishpod.com/ References: Gav's present perfect worksheet: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/t7kl6wzv5yy2mwlj1q3qe/Present-perfect-past-simple.pdf?rlkey=ybyday9xjp8v746ad20fe06pv&dl=0 Em's finance crossword: Professional English in Use, Finance, Ian MacKenzie, Cambridge Gav's quiz: https://www.goatsontheroad.com/teaching-english-equipment/ Timestamps (00:00) Intro (02:02) Gav talks about his Monday (04:16) Em talk about her Monday (05:40) Em gives homework (07:55) Gav has a late cancellation (10:05) Em gets distracted (14:39) Gav has a new student (16:41) Em makes a resolution (20:06) Em discovers a problem (23:30) Gav makes a mistake (25:28) Em asks Gav what he would do (27:25) Gav makes a game (31:05) Quiz of the Week: Essential Equipment (37:41) Outro

Join Paul as he chats to Professor Dr Rachel Lofthouse about their experience and views on the staffroom. Staff need each other The staffroom - a place for development, growth and learning Should management go into the staffroom? Does the staffroom contribute to T&L? Funny 'ouch' or 'haha'? Packed with vital insights for all teachers, in all settings the programme explores the staffroom as a sanctuary, a place for connection and a strategic playground. Find out more about Rachel here: https://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/staff/professor-rachel-lofthouse/ And follow her on Twitter/X here: @DrRLofthouse Follow me on Twitter/X here: @Arkle123   

In this podcast, George Wolstenholme talks about messing up, forgiveness, and being on the way to becoming the teacher he wishes to be. "Everyone's experience with neurodiversity is going to be different." George Wolstenholme – or Mr. W to his pupils – tells us how his practitioner inquiries have granted him his independence, liberating him to try things out and learn from his failures as well as his successes. He explains why neurodivergent teachers should be given their moment, and how he is learning to handle his environment and himself within it. Full show notes, transcript and links: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/2024/jan/be-ambitious-and-fail-dont-fail-be-ambitious-s03e07 ECF Staffroom speaks to Early Career Teachers, mentors and participants at all levels of the UCL Early Career Teacher Development programme.

Nancy Karmali-Belmonte and Farzana Akther respond to our ECTs' questions, and remind us that looking after wellbeing and being a good teacher are two sides of the same coin. "It is up to the induction tutors, I think, to set the school culture so that those more challenging feedback conversations are couched in a framework of support and everyone moving forward and growing." Mark and Elaine hear Nancy and Farzana discuss the importance of Induction Tutors, and the important role of ensuring ECTs find their advocates in the staffroom and are able to build their supportive communities. They discuss building a culture that is open and filled with a willingness to share advice and listen – which includes listening to ECTs and knowing what they need. Full show notes, transcript and links: www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/2024/jan/fostering-strong-professional-relationships-find-your-staffroom-friends ECF Staffroom speaks to Early Career Teachers, mentors and participants at all levels of the UCL Early Career Teacher Development programme.

Members of the TTR team are joined by callers to decide what should be consigned to 2023's Staffroom 101.

Our annual reader survey just concluded for another year. This is now the ninth year we've asked you for your feedback in our survey, and it's certainly a highlight for our team when we're able to read through all your responses. This year, quite a few of you let us know you'd like more content on the topic of AI. You also let us know more about your concerns around the teacher shortage and managing your own workload, your wellbeing and the wellbeing of your students. So, in this episode, I'm going to highlight a range of stories we've published recently, that you might find useful, based on these areas of interest. And, like all episodes of Teacher Staffroom, I'll be sharing some other highlights from content we've published during the month, and I'll also be posing some questions throughout the podcast, so feel free to pause the audio as you go, gather some colleagues, and discuss together how these stories might be relevant to your school context. Host: Dominique Russell Sponsor: MacKillop Seasons

Alison Wiggins, a PGCE and anti-racist lecturer, emphasises the need for teachers to develop their racial literacy – 'naming it changes the power of it.' She talks about building positive relationships and the connection she forges with mentees and students. One of her highlights, she explains, is they joy of being able to pass on her experiences of teaching, and the opportunity to see mentees' progress as they grow. In this episode, she also shares her thoughts on a culturally responsive pedagogy as well as the need for racial literacy: 'we can't tackle something if we can't name it'. Alison says that we've been socialised to avoid racism as an issue in schools, which creates a greater call to action to do something about the issue, and develop a shared language and understanding of the central aspects of race and racism. Full show notes, transcript and links: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/2023/nov/speak-and-speak-out-even-if-your-voice-shakes-anti-racism-too-important-leave-chance ECF Staffroom speaks to Early Career Teachers, mentors and participants at all levels of the UCL Early Career Teacher Development programme.

Hilary talks about her journey as an educator and doles out some advice for early career teachers (ECTs): find the joy, discover your own teacher persona, and be unapologetically yourselves. "We want our new teachers to train and stay and thrive in our classrooms." Mark and Elaine speak to Hilary, the Programme Director of the Early Career Framework (ECF), and she talks about her role at the UCL Centre for Educational Leadership. She talks more deeply about the ECF programme and emphasises the importance of the relationship between mentors and their ECTs. She sets policymakers, school leaders and her UCL colleagues some challenges too – and shares her hopes that the ECF programme will improve teacher recruitment and retention. Full show notes, transcript and links: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/2023/oct/be-unapologetically-yourself-ecf-director-hilary-adli-shares-her-recipe-success-s03e03 ECF Staffroom speaks to Early Career Teachers, mentors and participants at all levels of the UCL Early Career Teacher Development programme.

Tapping into the experience of induction tutors, facilitators and an ECF lead to learn about ensuring high-quality mentoring and cultures of professional learning. Elaine and Mark attend an Induction Tutor conference, which emphasises working with and learning from peers. They speak to Saiqua Zaneb, Tessa Blair and Lara Boyer, who are part of the East London Teaching School hub. They discuss what is important for Early Career Teachers (ECTs) to experience on a day to day basis, particularly the opportunity to connect with colleagues at their school and build relationships. Full show notes, transcript and links: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/2023/sep/taking-staffroom-road-gatecrashing-induction-tutor-conference-east-london-s03e02 ECF Staffroom speaks to Early Career Teachers, mentors and participants at all levels of the UCL Early Career Teacher Development programme.

This month, we had the pleasure of announcing the winners of the inaugural Teacher Awards. We've begun sharing their stories with you in articles on our website and we'll bring you up to speed on these in this episode. Reading through your award submissions, it's clear that many educators are engaging in leadership practice as part of their day-to-day work. In this episode, we're going to bring you a range of stories we've published recently on the topic of leadership. And, like all episodes of Teacher Staffroom, we'll be sharing some other highlights from content we've published during the month, and we'll also be posing some questions throughout the podcast, so feel free to pause the audio as you go, gather some colleagues, and discuss together how these stories might be relevant to your school context. Host: Dominique Russell Sponsor: QT Academy

Jan shares her wisdom from decades in teaching and teacher education. She reminds us why teaching can be a great – and still greater – profession to join. She talks about her commitment to the importance of teaching, and the ways in which the profession can transform people and fill them with confidence. Full show notes, transcript and links: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/2023/sep/what-teaching-does-people-people-what-can-ecf-providers-learn-ite-s03e01 ECF Staffroom speaks to Early Career Teachers, mentors and participants at all levels of the UCL Early Career Teacher Development programme.

Episode #303 of BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast. This week on the show, Bryan and Bedroth from RPGera welcome in very special guest Barry Leitch for our quarterly Composer Appreciation, featuring a number of exclusive tracks and comments from Barry himself! Email the show at bgmaniapodcast@gmail.com with requests for upcoming episodes, questions, feedback, comments, concerns, or whatever you want! Special thanks to our Executive Producers: Jexak & Xancu. EPISODE PLAYLIST AND CREDITS Intro: Las Vegas -Douglas Doesn't Do the Samba Remix- from Top Gear [Barry Leitch, 1992] In-Game Music from Spellbound [Rob Hubbard/Barry Leitch, 1986] In-Game from Marauder [Barry Leitch, 1988] Somalia from TFX [Barry Leitch, 1993] Bassy from San Francisco Rush 2049 [Barry Leitch, 2000] Forsaken Province from Gauntlet Dark Legacy [Barry Leitch, 1999] Slain Dungeon from Dark Quest 2 [Barry Leitch, 2016] Music -Lullaby for Ian Curtis- from Bright Starts Swing [Barry Leitch, 2007] Waltzing Banana from Having a Ball Kick Gym [Barry Leitch, 2013] Jennifer's Dance from Bonnie's Bookstore [Barry Leitch, 2005] Staffroom from The Sound of SceneSat Volume 3 [Barry Leitch, 2014] Father John Theme -Chef Tony Version- from Father John's Microbrewery [Barry Leitch, 2022] Teaser Video Theme from Life By You [Barry Leitch, 2024] Outro: Race 12 -The Last Hurrah of a Video Game Composer- from Horizon Chase Turbo [Barry Leitch, 2018] SUPPORT US Patreon: https://patreon.com/rpgera CONTACT US Website: https://rpgera.com Discord: https://discord.gg/cC73Heu Twitch: https://twitch.tv/therpgera Twitter: https://twitter.com/OriginalLDG Instagram: https://instagram.com/bryan.ldg/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/leveldowngaming RPGERA PODCAST NETWORK Very Good Music: A VGM Podcast The Movie Bar BARRY LEITCH CAN BE FOUND THROUGH THE FOLLOWING LINKS Barry Leitch Audio Studios Facebook Twitter (X) YouTube Bandcamp Soundcloud --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bgmania/message

Nathan G, Tom HB, Lucy N are joined by various callers to discuss what should be thrown into educations version of Room 101. 

Thanks for listening to this episode of Teacher Staffroom, where we catch you up on the latest evidence, insight, and action. In today's podcast we're going to be talking about teacher planning, drawing on 3 articles written by educational leader Michael Rosenbrock. In the first article, he looked at how teachers can pro-actively plan to tackle student misconceptions in STEM. In the second instalment, he discusses evidence on the importance of deliberately planning to support students to build and use their vocabulary, and what this could look like in practice. And in the third piece, published just yesterday, he explores how teachers can best plan to make effective use of manipulatives and representations to help students build understanding. We'll be taking a closer look at each of these articles in the episode, as well as some of the other highlights from Teacher this month. Host: Rebecca Vukovic Sponsor: MacKillop Seasons

Nathan Gynn is joined by John Gibbs, Lianne Lax, Shaniqua Edwards-Hayde and special guest Loic Menzies to discuss the biggest stories in education from this week.

Augmented Reality, or AR, is an immersive tool that allows students to engage in learning in new and exciting ways. But what are the specific educational benefits of this technology, and what is the teacher's role? This month on Teacher, we shared a few stories on the topic of Augmented Reality and technology in education, which I'm going to share with you in this episode. And, like all episodes of Teacher Staffroom, I'll be sharing some other highlights from content we've published during the month, and I'll also be posing some questions throughout the podcast, so feel free to pause the audio as you go, gather some colleagues, and discuss together how these stories might be relevant to your school context. Host: Dominique Russell Sponsor: Bank First

What does it mean to be a Totally Inclusive School? The latest instalment of Teacher's Bookshelf includes an extract from the book Becoming a Totally Inclusive School: A Guide for Teachers and School Leaders, written by Angeline Aow, Sadie Hollins and Stephen Whitehead. According to the authors, ‘a Totally Inclusive, equitable and just institution is where all learners have access to the curriculum in learning spaces that continually strive to eliminate oppression'. In today's episode, we're going to be talking a bit more about this Teacher's Bookshelf article, as well as a School Improvement podcast episode featuring Angeline and Sadie, which explores this topic of diversity, equity and inclusion in greater detail. Later on in the episode, we'll also be sharing some of the outstanding contributions we've published this month, from both Teacher readers and academics working in education. Host: Rebecca Vukovic Sponsor: The Victorian Government

Staffroom chats, after work socials, friendly corridor greetings - all these interactions make life a bit better in the day-to-day life of a school. But on days when things are really tough, connecting with a colleague can be a lifesaver. Ross and David chat great colleagues on this Rest is Education special looking at the social life of schools.

The latest results from PIRLS (Progress in International Reading Literacy Study) were released this month. The data sheds light on the literacy achievement of year 4 students in Australia, and in today's podcast, we'll take you through what you need to know. Host: Dominique Russell Sponsor: The Victorian Government

Liam Anderson has packed a huge amount into his 8 years and, when you hear how he fills his days, you will understand how. Fortunately, he is also a mentor on the UCL ECF programme. Here, he tells us how he makes each mentor meeting specific to his ECT's curriculum and how – together – they boost their subject and pedagogical knowledge. Full show notes, transcript and links: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/2023/may/making-mentoring-meaningful-not-just-ticking-box-ecf-staffroom-s02e07 ECF Staffroom speaks to Early Career Teachers, mentors and participants at all levels of the UCL Early Career Teacher Development programme.

Elaine and Mark add their mere 42 years of classroom experience to the 58 (and counting) of Annie Powell and Helen Lugger, meeting in the staffroom to answer questions put by ECTs on Twitter. When will it start to get better? How do you recover from a tough lesson observation? These, and other questions, answered by teachers who have seen it all before. Full show notes, transcript and links: ⁠https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/2023/apr/one-hundred-years-gratitude-4-old-teachers-walk-staffroom-ecf-staffroom-s02e06⁠ ECF Staffroom speaks to Early Career Teachers, mentors and participants at all levels of the UCL Early Career Teacher Development programme.

It is widely acknowledged that teaching is a stressful job, and the global events of the past few years have added an enormous amount of pressure to those working in education. It is therefore crucial that the health and wellbeing of teachers and school leaders is prioritised. In today's episode we're going to share with you some of the pieces we've published on the topic of teacher health and wellbeing, including a Q&A with high school teacher and author Sue Webb, who talks about her book Teachers Cry Too and shares her struggle with, and recovery from, mental illness. Later on in the episode we'll also share some of the articles we've published on the topic of behaviour management, and some pieces from experts in education on a range of topics that may be of interest. Host: Rebecca Vukovic Sponsor: The Victorian Government.

At Teacher we love to recognise the work of teachers and school leaders who are improving practice and student outcomes and bring you the latest on research from experts in the field. We've highlighted the work and expertise of many in the past few weeks at the magazine, so in this episode, I'm going to bring you up to speed on these stories. Like all episodes of Teacher Staffroom, we'll be posing some questions throughout the podcast, so feel free to pause the audio as you go, gather some colleagues, and discuss together how these stories might be relevant to your school context. Host: Dominique Russell

Nathan, Lucy, Tom and plentiful callers discuss the things they'd throw into Staffroom 101 and out of teaching!

Kate Hill, a first year ECT, is an Art teacher at Chosen Hill School near Cheltenham. She talks about having ‘to be like a swan', projecting calm when nothing seems to be going right. She described the benefits of our Wellbeing Charter – especially how her mentor and facilitator have given peer support when she most needed it. Full show notes, transcript and links: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/2023/mar/everything-everywhere-all-once-life-year-1-ect-ecf-staffroom-s02e05 ECF Staffroom speaks to Early Career Teachers, mentors and participants at all levels of the UCL Early Career Teacher Development programme.

Sofia Eleftheriadou and Lisa Baines are post-doctoral researchers at UCL's Centre for Educational Leadership. Sofia and Lisa came into the ECF Staffroom to share the initial findings of their longitudinal study, ‘The impact of the ECF programme on the work engagement, wellbeing and retention of teachers.' They talked to us about how the research of the ECF is always mediated – through school leaderships, through mentors, and through the teacher standing in front of the classroom with the students that they've got to work with. Full show notes, transcript and links: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/2023/mar/how-ects-are-affected-working-conditions-and-their-own-personal-dispositions-ecf-staffroom ECF Staffroom speaks to Early Career Teachers, mentors and participants at all levels of the UCL Early Career Teacher Development programme.

According to new data from the annual Mission Australia Youth Survey, the environment is now the number one concern for young people. In fact, of the 18,800 young people aged 15 to 19 who took part in the latest survey, 51% identified the environment as one of the most important issues in Australia compared to 38% in 2021 and 30% in 2020. The results show that 26% of young people were ‘extremely' or ‘very concerned' about climate change. In today's episode of Teacher Staffroom, we're going to run through some of the ways that schools are tackling issues of sustainability in their communities, both here in Australia and internationally. We'll also highlight some contributions we featured on Teacher this month and bring you up to speed on what we've been working on here at the magazine. Host: Rebecca Vukovic

Being an ECT cheerleader and a facilitator of their pedagogical progress. Haili Hughes is a writer, expert on mentoring and facilitator on the UCL ECF programme. Haili took us through the ‘long, winding road' of her career, and shared with us her passion for mentoring. She says that mentors have a huge job on their hands to be conversant with the research behind the ECF, arguing that mentor development programmes such as ours are therefore really important. Full show notes, transcript and links: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/2023/feb/distinct-skillsets-good-mentoring-ecf-staffroom-s02e03 ECF Staffroom speaks to Early Career Teachers, mentors and participants at all levels of the UCL Early Career Teacher Development programme.

Siobhan Goffee is co-host of the podcast series and coaching programme for educators, ‘Joyblockers – and how to get rid of them'. Siobhan talked to us about when teaching can feel like being in a bad relationship. Living off the adrenaline of teaching, being constantly in survival mode, and struggling to admit you are struggling. And she talked about joy, creativity, community: the things that bring us into teaching in the first place but which can be the casualties of toxic productivity. Her answer? Look to take advantage of the tiny moments in school, and listen to your body when it's telling you it needs something. Full show notes, transcript and links: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/2023/jan/top-advice-our-education-coach-remember-youve-got-body-and-listen-it-ecf-staffroom

As many of you prepare to settle into another school year, we've been looking at the topic of leadership for our first week back of brand-new content. In this first podcast episode for 2023, we get you up to speed on these leadership stories, and also some highlights from content we've recently published. Host: Dominique Russell

Why the ECF programme needed to be adapted for teachers in special schools Melanie Hogan is the deputy headteacher at Castlebar Special School in Ealing. Melanie invited us into her school to talk to us about the specific needs of ECTs in special education, how the ECF programme supports them, and what more we can still do to make the programme really work for this important group of teachers. Show notes, links and transcript: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/2023/jan/sometimes-it-can-feel-we-have-pick-pieces-and-do-things-ourselves ECF Staffroom speaks to Early Career Teachers, mentors and participants at all levels of the UCL Early Career Teacher Development programme.

Video games are a favourite pastime of both children and adults alike, and schools are therefore using them to engage students in their lessons. This month on Teacher, we published a reader submission that explored how digital gaming motivates Indigenous learners in primary school. In today's episode, we share highlights from this piece and more. Host: Rebecca Vukovic Sponsor: Bank First

This month at Teacher, we've shared a range of content on teacher welfare – from how to access supports at your school, to coping with violence from students. In this episode of Teacher Staffroom, we bring you up to date on these stories and more highlights from October. Host: Zoe Kaskamanidis

How would you describe the culture at your school? There might be many words that come to mind and you might be thinking about your school's shared goals, beliefs, values and priorities. Recently at Teacher, we've shared some stories that look at various elements of school culture – from building a culture of reading from pleasure, to ensuring an environment where staff can ask for help if they need it. In this episode we're going to get you up to speed on these stories, and also some more of my highlights from content we've recently published in case you might have missed it. And, like all episodes of Teacher Staffroom, we'll be posing some questions throughout the podcast, so feel free to pause the audio as you go, gather some colleagues, and discuss together how these stories might be relevant to your school context. Host: Dominique Russell