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A podcast from the team at Impact School Improvement. Every week we bring you the best professional learning to help you make an impact in your school.
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Episode 233: Executive Functions, with Mitch Weathers and Sarah Oberle
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May 20, 2026 |
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Special episode: Wales’s new education minister
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May 14, 2026 |
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Episode 232: Post-election fallout - what happens now?
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May 13, 2026 |
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Episode 231: All about forgetting
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May 06, 2026 |
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Episode 230: Are your pupils paying attention?
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Apr 29, 2026 |
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Senedd election special episode 7: The debrief
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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Episode 229: Quality assuring assessment, with St Richard Gwyn
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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Senedd election special episode 6: Reform UK
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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Episode 228: Is Estyn expert or novice?
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Mar 25, 2026 |
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Senedd election special episode 5: Plaid Cymru
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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Senedd election special episode 4: Welsh Liberal Democrats
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Mar 23, 2026 |
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Senedd election special episode 3: Welsh Labour
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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Episode 227: Why pupils don’t act on feedback
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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Senedd election special episode 2: Wales Green Party
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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Senedd election special episode 1: Welsh Conservatives
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Mar 16, 2026 |
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Episode 226: What happens when a school rethinks learning
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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Episode 225: Two schools’ improvement journeys
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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Episode 224: Self evaluation - a tool that works
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Feb 25, 2026 |
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Episode 223: Reading - why Wales fails
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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Episode 222: Improving teaching practice, with Larbert High School
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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Episode 221: Teachers and Senedd elections
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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Episode 220: Retrieval practice - fidelity over form
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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Episode 219: What to do about cognitive load
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Jan 14, 2026 |
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Episode 218: Which country’s curriculum is best?
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Jan 07, 2026 |
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Episode 217: Our year in schools
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Dec 17, 2025 |
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Episode 216: Vocabulary, with Alison Williamson
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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Episode 215: The Illustrated Guide to Pedagogy
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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Episode 214: Executive functions, with Mitch Weathers
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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Episode 213: In the news #11
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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Episode 212: Barriers to learning #3: Low-level disruption
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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Episode 211: “Why I quit.” Literacy expert speaks out
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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Episode 210: In the news #10, with Rob Randel
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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Episode 209: Questioning for learning
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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Episode 208: Barriers to learning #2: Pupils don’t learn what they’re taught
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Oct 08, 2025 |
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Episode 207: Positive change, with Innes Robinson
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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Episode 206: Barriers to learning #1: Passive learners
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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Episode 205: Raising maths attainment, with Kieran Mackle & Estyn
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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Episode 204: Helping struggling readers
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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Episode 203: The NI curriculum review, with Lucy Crehan
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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Episode 202: In the news #9
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Aug 27, 2025 |
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Episode 201: Ten years of Impact
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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Episode 200: Compliance or empowerment?
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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Episode 199: Revisiting the learning trajectory, with Jared Cooney Horvath
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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Episode 198: We need to talk about oracy
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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Episode 197: Estyn’s recommendations 2024-2025 - Part 2
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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Episode 196: Estyn recommendations 2024-2025 - Part 1
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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A quick message…
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Jun 04, 2025 |
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Episode 195: Return to the middle tier review
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May 21, 2025 |
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Episode 194: Senedd elections and education policies
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May 14, 2025 |
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Episode 193: How to teach more words
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May 07, 2025 |
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Episode 192: The things we still can’t say
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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Episode 191: The expertise reversal effect
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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Episode 190: Closing the disadvantage gap, with Finola Wilson
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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Episode 189: How to teach reading, with Jolly Phonics
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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Episode 188: Estyn’s view of reading
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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Episode 187: Retrieval practice
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Mar 12, 2025 |
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Episode 186: Making Change Stick, with Dr James Mannion
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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Episode 185: Money really matters to schools
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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Episode 184: Worked Examples
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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Episode 183: Update to the Middle Tier Review
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Feb 05, 2025 |
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Episode 182: Successful Futures - Part 3
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Jan 29, 2025 |
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Episode 181: Successful Futures - Part 2
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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Episode 180: Successful Futures - Part 1
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Jan 15, 2025 |
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Episode 179: In the news #8
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Jan 08, 2025 |
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Episode 178: Our year in schools
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Dec 18, 2024 |
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Episode 177: Teachers rebranded
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Dec 11, 2024 |
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Episode 176: High impact schools
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Dec 04, 2024 |
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Episode 175: Making learning effortless
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Nov 27, 2024 |
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Episode 174: Generative learning
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Nov 20, 2024 |
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Episode 173: In the news #7
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Nov 13, 2024 |
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Episode 172: Reading, with Rhys Williams
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Nov 06, 2024 |
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Episode 171: Reading update & retrieval practice
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Oct 16, 2024 |
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Episode 170: Getting writing right
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Oct 09, 2024 |
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Episode 169: The three-legged stool of learning
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Oct 02, 2024 |
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Episode 168: Almost an interview with Lynne Neagle
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Sep 25, 2024 |
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Episode 167: DIY school improvement risks and fixes
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Sep 18, 2024 |
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Episode 166: How we have an impact in schools
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Sep 11, 2024 |
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Episode 165: Differentiation
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Sep 04, 2024 |
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Episode 164: In the News #6
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Aug 28, 2024 |
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Episode 163: Roundup of 2024
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Jul 10, 2024 |
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Episode 162: The power of drawing
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Jul 03, 2024 |
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Episode 161: Curriculum coherence
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Jun 26, 2024 |
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Episode 160: Education policy in Wales is failing
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Jun 19, 2024 |
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Episode 159: Curriculum for Wales, with Lucy Crehan
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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Episode 158: Analysis of Estyn recommendations - part 2
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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Episode 157: Analysis of Estyn recommendations - part 1
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May 22, 2024 |
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Episode 156: Where is Lynne Neagle taking us?
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May 15, 2024 |
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Episode 155: What teachers in Wales should stop doing
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May 08, 2024 |
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Episode 154: From novice to expert
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May 01, 2024 |
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Episode 153: Why resilience underpins all learning
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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Episode 152: Do we need Desperate Measures in Wales?
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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Episode 151: Five challenges for Wales’ new education minister
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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Special episode: Can our new cabinet secretary for education bring schools back from the brink?
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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Episode 150: In the news #5
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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Episode 149: Giving effective feedback
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Mar 13, 2024 |
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Episode 148: Teaching the basics
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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Episode 147: Multiple choice questions
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Feb 28, 2024 |
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Episode 146: A culture of professional learning, with Sue Marles
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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Episode 145: Something is rotten in the state of Wales
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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Episode 144: Deep learning
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Jan 31, 2024 |
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Episode 143: Progression in CfW
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Jan 24, 2024 |
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Episode 142: All about cognitive load theory
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Jan 17, 2024 |
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Episode 141: What teachers really think of CfW
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Jan 10, 2024 |
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Episode 140: The Impact Christmas Quiz
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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Episode 139: Resilience in learning
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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Episode 138: PISA - Part 2
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Dec 06, 2023 |
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Episode 137: PISA - Part 1
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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Episode 136: CfW - the reality gap
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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Episode 135: Independent learning
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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Episode 134: Looking back at the science of learning, with Jared Cooney Horvath
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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Episode 133: More budget cuts, bigger threat
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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Episode 132: Closing the disadvantage gap
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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Episode 131: Building CfW, with Hugo Hutchison
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Oct 11, 2023 |
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Episode 130: Looking back at deliberate practice
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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Episode 129: Reading comprehension, with Chris Such
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Sep 27, 2023 |
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Episode 128: Estyn recommendations - an analysis
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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Episode 127: Tracking progress in CfW, part 2
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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Episode 126: Pedagogy in CfW
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Sep 06, 2023 |
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Episode 125: Accountability - support, not shame
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Aug 30, 2023 |
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Episode 124: In the news #4
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Jul 19, 2023 |
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Episode 123: Tracking progress in CfW, with St Richard Gwyn
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Jul 12, 2023 |
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Episode 122: Made for Wales GCSEs
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Jul 05, 2023 |
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Episode 121: How we’re getting reading comprehension wrong
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Jun 28, 2023 |
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Episode 120: The trouble with online professional learning
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Jun 21, 2023 |
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Episode 119: Knowledge that makes a difference
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Jun 14, 2023 |
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Episode 118: Budget cuts - the threat to education
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Jun 07, 2023 |
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Episode 117: Questioning
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May 24, 2023 |
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Episode 116: Making curriculum work in the classroom
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May 17, 2023 |
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Episode 115: CfW progress and problems
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May 10, 2023 |
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Episode 114: Reading revisited
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May 03, 2023 |
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Episode 113: The Estyn effect
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Apr 26, 2023 |
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Episode 112: The teaching and learning gap
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Apr 19, 2023 |
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Episode 111: In the news #3
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Mar 29, 2023 |
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Episode 110: The Scottish Route to CfW
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Mar 22, 2023 |
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Episode 109: Assessment and progression in CfW, with Matthew McAvoy
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Mar 15, 2023 |
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Episode 108: Power Up Your Pedagogy, with Bruce Robertson
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Mar 08, 2023 |
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Episode 107: CfE is failing - Will CfW fail too?
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Mar 01, 2023 |
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Episode 106: Vulnerable and disadvantaged learners
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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Episode 105: Wellbeing revisited
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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Episode 104: Professional learning on social media
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Feb 01, 2023 |
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Episode 103: Estyn - how inspection might shape the future of CfW
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Jan 25, 2023 |
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Episode 102: Curriculum design, with Will Barrett
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Jan 18, 2023 |
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Episode 101: Deliberate practice
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Jan 11, 2023 |
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Episode 100: Celebrating a century!
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Dec 14, 2022 |
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Episode 99: Progression in CfW - the view from the classroom
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Dec 07, 2022 |
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Episode 98: Five lethal mutations in CfW
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Nov 30, 2022 |
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Episode 97: Success criteria
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Nov 23, 2022 |
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Episode 96: The best of the guests - part 2
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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Episode 95: Accountability - complex but clear
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Oct 26, 2022 |
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Episode 94: The best of the guests - Curriculum for Wales
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Oct 19, 2022 |
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Episode 93: Crystal ball
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Oct 12, 2022 |
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Episode 92: Crisis? What crisis?
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Oct 05, 2022 |
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Episode 91: Progress towards CfW, part two
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Sep 28, 2022 |
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Episode 90: When reading is a problem
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Sep 21, 2022 |
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Episode 89: Progress towards CfW, part one
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Sep 14, 2022 |
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Episode 88: The inner voice, with Ethan Kross
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Sep 07, 2022 |
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Episode 87: Closing the gap
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Aug 31, 2022 |
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Episode 86: Review of the year
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Jul 13, 2022 |
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Episode 85: Accountability - make or break
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Jul 06, 2022 |
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Episode 84: Equity in CfW
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Jun 29, 2022 |
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Episode 83: Are we nearly there yet?
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Jun 22, 2022 |
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Episode 82: Teacher wellbeing and resilience, with Dr Hayley Lewis
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Jun 15, 2022 |
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Episode 81: The wellbeing crisis
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Jun 08, 2022 |
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Episode 80: In the news #2
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May 25, 2022 |
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Episode 79: Assessment in CfW - making it work
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May 18, 2022 |
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Episode 78: The ‘must and should’ of CFW
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May 11, 2022 |
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Episode 77: Are we all frogs?
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May 04, 2022 |
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Episode 76: The teaching delusion, with Bruce Robertson
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Apr 27, 2022 |
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Episode 75: Curriculum conversations, with Steph Robinson
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Apr 06, 2022 |
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Episode 74: In the news this week…
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Mar 30, 2022 |
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Episode 73: Is CfW being Anglicised?
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Mar 23, 2022 |
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Episode 72: CfW - The unanswered questions
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Mar 16, 2022 |
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Episode 71: Is education in Wales research informed?
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Mar 09, 2022 |
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Episode 70: Teaching grammar, with Ian Timbrell
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Mar 02, 2022 |
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Episode 69: Improving pedagogy, with Ceri Richmond
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Feb 16, 2022 |
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Episode 68: CFW - The Final Countdown
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Feb 09, 2022 |
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Episode 67: What’s with all the questions?
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Feb 02, 2022 |
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Episode 66: Reading wars, with Rob Randel
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Jan 26, 2022 |
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Episode 65: Changes to CfW assessment
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Jan 19, 2022 |
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Episode 64: Best of times, worst of times
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Jan 12, 2022 |
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Episode 63: New Year, new statistics
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Jan 05, 2022 |
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Episode 62: Extending the school day
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Dec 15, 2021 |
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Episode 61: Children’s habits, with Harry Fletcher-Wood
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Dec 08, 2021 |
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Episode 60: Accountability
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Dec 01, 2021 |
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Episode 59: Pedagogy in CfW, with Jamie Tennant
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Nov 24, 2021 |
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Special episode: The plan for reading, with Rob Randel
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Nov 22, 2021 |
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Episode 58: Curriculum for Excellence, with James McEnaney
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Nov 17, 2021 |
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Episode 57: Making an impact during Covid
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Nov 10, 2021 |
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Episode 56: Progress towards Curriculum for Wales
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Nov 03, 2021 |
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Episode 55: International curriculum development, with Lucy Crehan
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Oct 20, 2021 |
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Episode 54: Professional learning priorities
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Oct 13, 2021 |
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Episode 53: Professional learning with impact
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Oct 06, 2021 |
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Special episode: A crisis in education
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Oct 01, 2021 |
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Episode 52: Curriculum Theory, with Dr Kevin Smith
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Sep 29, 2021 |
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Episode 51: Is what we think about creativity right?
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Sep 22, 2021 |
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Episode 50: One school’s reading journey, with Tracy Jones
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Sep 15, 2021 |
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Special episode: The CFW Assessment Consultation
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Sep 10, 2021 |
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Episode 49: Resilience
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Sep 08, 2021 |
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Special episode: Jeremy Miles
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Jul 16, 2021 |
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Episode 48: What qualifies us to support you?
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Jul 14, 2021 |
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Episode 47: A quick solution for CfW
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Jul 07, 2021 |
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Episode 46: Lessons from Scotland
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Jun 30, 2021 |
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Episode 45: Building back better towards reform
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Jun 23, 2021 |
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Episode 44: How to teach for transfer
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Jun 16, 2021 |
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Episode 43: The importance of reading, with Rob Randel
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Jun 09, 2021 |
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Episode 42: An open and honest discussion
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May 26, 2021 |
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Episode 41: The challenges facing Wales’ new education minister
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May 19, 2021 |
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Episode 40: Research into practice, with Henry Sauntson
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May 12, 2021 |
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Episode 39: What is curriculum?
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May 05, 2021 |
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Election special 5: Analysis
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Apr 30, 2021 |
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Election special 4: Steven Aicheler
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Apr 29, 2021 |
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Election special 3: Siân Gwenllian
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Apr 28, 2021 |
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Election special 2: Tomos Dafydd Davies
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Apr 27, 2021 |
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Election special 1: Hefin David
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Apr 26, 2021 |
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Episode 38: The trouble with assessment
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Apr 21, 2021 |
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Episode 37: Standing for something
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Apr 14, 2021 |
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Episode 36: Knowledge or enquiry?
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Mar 24, 2021 |
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Episode 35: The science of learning, with Jared Cooney Horvath
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Mar 17, 2021 |
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Episode 34: Curriculum for Wales - are we ready?
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Mar 10, 2021 |
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Episode 33: Stories from teaching
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Mar 03, 2021 |
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Episode 32: Journey or destination?
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Feb 24, 2021 |
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Episode 31: Building back
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Feb 10, 2021 |
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Episode 30: Resilience and coping with pressure
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Feb 03, 2021 |
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Episode 29: Focusing on what works
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Jan 27, 2021 |
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Episode 28: The quality of teaching and learning in lockdown
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Jan 20, 2021 |
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Episode 27: Online learning and tech with Becki Bawler
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Jan 13, 2021 |
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Episode 26: The four key principles of learning
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Jan 06, 2021 |
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Episode 25: In conversation with Alex Barons
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Dec 16, 2020 |
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Episode 24: Building resilient learners
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Dec 09, 2020 |
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Episode 23: In conversation with Prof. Rob Coe
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Dec 02, 2020 |
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Episode 22: In conversation with Melissa Armishaw
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Nov 25, 2020 |
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Episode 21: Has professional learning changed forever?
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Nov 18, 2020 |
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Special Episode: Wales cancels 2021 exams - what does it mean?
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Nov 11, 2020 |
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Episode 20: In conversation with Daisy Christodoulou
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Nov 11, 2020 |
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Episode 19: We need to talk about assessment
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Nov 04, 2020 |
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Episode 18: In conversation with Leanne Eyre
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Oct 21, 2020 |
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Special episode: The journey to curriculum 2022
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Oct 15, 2020 |
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Episode 17: In conversation with Sam Eaton
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Oct 14, 2020 |
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Episode 16: Strategies for the Covid classroom
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Oct 07, 2020 |
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Episode 15: In conversation with Richard Jenkins
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Sep 30, 2020 |
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Episode 14: In conversation with Gareth Evans
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Sep 23, 2020 |
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Episode 13: In conversation with Kirsty Williams
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Sep 16, 2020 |
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Episode 12: Reflections on the return to school
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Sep 09, 2020 |
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Episode 11: Back to the classroom
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Aug 26, 2020 |
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Special episode: A-levels and education laid bare
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Aug 17, 2020 |
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Episode 10: Preparing for the new term
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Aug 12, 2020 |
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Episode 9: Adapting for Curriculum for Wales
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Jul 22, 2020 |
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Special episode: The September reopening guidance
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Jul 14, 2020 |
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Episode 8: Flexibility and the future of education
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Jul 08, 2020 |
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Episode 7: Planning for the long term
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Jun 24, 2020 |
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Episode 6: Blended learning
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Jun 17, 2020 |
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Episode 5: The return to school guidance
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Jun 10, 2020 |
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Special episode: The reopening of schools in Wales
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Jun 03, 2020 |
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Episode 4: Curriculum for Wales
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May 27, 2020 |
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Episode 3: The future of home learning
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May 13, 2020 |
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Episode 2: Life and learning in lockdown
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May 06, 2020 |
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Episode 1: An introduction to Impact
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Apr 27, 2020 |