Episodes

We welcome back a newly-doctorised (?) Elizabeth MacGregor to the podcast this week. Last time we spoke to Elizabeth we were all in the depths of Covid lockdown and she was embarking on her PhD. Now the results of that research are starting to appear in the form of articles, and Elizabeth is going from strength to strength as an academic having signed a book deal and started editing a journal! Elizabeth joins us down the line today from Cambridge to discuss her findings on musical vulnerability...

PGCE Research Bites is back for another run! Today, PGCE Art and Design student teacher Hannah Woodward joins Emma to discuss her work on developing pupils' oracy skills through supporting their vocabulary. Hannah spent her second placement in a special school setting, and this discussion covers how Hannah came to notice that her pupils were not all confident to speak in class, what she did about it, and what she learnt from the experience. You can watch the video of this discussion on our Prof...

Welcome back to Emma and Tom Talk Teaching, and our sixth season of podcasting! In this first episode of the new academic year, we've got an interview with Gareth Rein, headteacher of St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School in Cardiff. Gareth is a long-time friend of the podcast, but hasn't had his own episode - until now! When he took over the reins of his current school, Gareth was presented with a challenging situation: it was the middle of the Covid lockdown, the school was in special meas...

Hello to all our listeners - we're in the middle of the podcast summer hiatus, and just checking in to reflect on the last year and look forward to the next. We're amazed to have completed five years of podcasting - thanks to everyone for listening! We've already got lots of goodies lined up for season 6, so please do tune in on the 8th of September. Enjoy the rest of the summer, and we'll be back soon! ------------------------------------ Recorded in studio B0.17 at Cardiff Metropolitan Uni...