Podcasts
Free CPD for Teachers
I believe podcasts can be a brilliant and accessible way to inspire, motivate and provide free CPD for teachers.
I set up the TES English Teacher Podcast, which interviewed specialists in English education in 2018. I then ran The Well Teacher podcast, which was focussed on teacher well-being.
Since 2022, I have been running ‘Beyond Survival: The New Teacher Podcast.’ This podcast involves a weekly teacher talk by me an aspect of teaching, and an interview with a specialist in education.
The five most downloaded episodes are:
- How can new teachers establish good behaviour at the start of the year? Interview with Tom Bennett
- What ‘Teach like a Champion’ techniques should teachers prioritise? Interview with Doug Lemov
- How can new teachers appear confident in the classroom? Interview with public speaking expert Cath Baxter.
- How do teachers know if they are in a toxic school and what can they do about it? Interview with Elizabeth Bowey
- Teacher Talk: How to be assertive in the classroom