After the Bell
123 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago -Pick up our After the Bell podcasts for quick tips and discussions with our experts around all things educational on your commute home, jogging on the treadmill or whilst cooking the dinner. Looking to unpick your Metacognition from your Maths Manipulatives, we will be covering a wide range of topics for everyone including Early Career Teachers, Aspirational or existing Middle Leaders, Support Staff specific training and, Maths and English teachers, in fact, anyone in education.
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After the Bell - Eduhabits - Is anyone listening? - S2 EP5
February 07, 2022 08:00 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MBAfter the Bell return to explore the habits that positive educators need to develop in order to thrive and achieve success. We explore the habits that educators or “Eduhabits” need to develop to thrive and achieve success. Educators listen but the extent to which they listen with intent and listen to understand varies. Making time to listen to people and being genuinely interested in what can have a significant impact. When educators don’t listen, it results in frustration, negatively and con...
After the Bell - Eduhabits - Walking the talk - S2 EP4
January 31, 2022 10:02 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MBStephen Covey’s 7 ‘Habits of Highly Effective People’ was first published in 1989. More than 30 years later, our interest in positive educational habits remains high with the publication of books such as ‘Atomic Habits’ by James Clear. In this podcast series, our host, Georgie McIntyre, explores the habits that positive educators need to develop in order to thrive and achieve success. Walking the talk Whether it’s meeting deadlines or making sure you do your break duty, ‘walking the talk’ ...
After the Bell - Educating Equality, Responsibility and Friendship (ERF) to our children - S2 EP3
January 24, 2022 07:00 - 24 minutes - 22.4 MBWe are joined again by Jon Bull, CEO, and founder of The Dog, Duck and Cat Trust who provides stories and resources for schools and parents to help support their children to learn about staying safe, in a way that is fun and age a, in their day to day lives and in their local community. DDC have been working closely with partners including West Midlands Police to support a new project focusing on young people’s education around Equality, Responsibility and friendship referred to as the ERF P...
After the Bell - Is Child Safeguarding Child's Play? An Introduction from the Dog, Duck and Cat Trust - S2 EP2
January 20, 2022 14:37 - 36 minutes - 33.5 MBIs child safeguarding child's play? In this week's episode of After the Bell, we are joined by Jon Bull, the CEO and founder of The Dog, Duck, and Cat Trust. DDC is a charity founded six years ago to provide stories, support, and resources for schools and parents to help support their children to learn about staying safe. The stories and resources are designed in a way that is fun and age-appropriate, in their day-to-day lives and in their local community. Designed for the Key Stage 1 and 2 a...
After the Bell - Emerging Trends in Education for 2022 - S2 EP1
January 10, 2022 08:00 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MBEmerging trends in education for 2022. Joined by Lorna Bradford, Andy Bridge and Helen Morgan with the anticipated white paper due for publication in May, the first since 2016, we discuss what this means for the education arena. We talk about the whole student focus and how important wellbeing is more than ever, and also how we can continue to keep learning coherent, whilst focusing on priorities.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thirstyscholars/message Hosted on Acast. See aca...
After the Bell - Reflections on Education in 2021 - EP17
December 27, 2021 06:00 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MBOur final podcast for the year and series 1 of After the Bell. Joined by Helen, Andy and Lorna, we reflect on the education year of 2021 and what a year it has been!!!! A year which has required teachers to be educators, supporters, mentors, counsellors, allies, not to mention IT experts with a toolkit of flexible project management skills. We will delve deeper on our reflections, celebrate our education community heroes and discuss how they have been then glue for community cohesion. Lorna s...
After the Bell - Rosenshine's Principles of Instruction - Step 10 - Weekly and Monthly Review - EP16
December 20, 2021 06:00 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MBIn this podcast we focus on the final step of Rosenshine's principles of instruction - Weekly and Monthly review. Joined by Helen Morgan, Andy Bridge and our very own Lorna Brandford, Head of Quality Assurance and Impact, we unpack the mportance for students to undergo a form of “cognitive apprenticeship” so students learn their own cognitive strategies. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thirstyscholars/message Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
After the Bell - Rosenshine's Principles of Instruction - Step 9 - Independent Practice - EP15
December 15, 2021 15:03 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MBIn this weeks episode we return to Rosenshine's Principles of Instruction and focus in on Step nine which is Independent Practice. We talk about the importance of creating the right conditions int he classroom for this to happen effectively. Ensuring our students feel safe and valued, Independent Practice takes careful planning and preparation to ensure student buy-in. We also get to talk about Masterchef, riding a bike and Strictly Come Dancing a real masterclass this week! --- Send in a voi...
After the Bell - Top tools for tutors - EP14
December 06, 2021 07:00 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MBIn today’s episode, we return to our series supporting new and aspirational tutors and are joined by Rebecca Cracknell, who is an established tutor and who has written a number of courses for Thirsty Scholars to support new and existing tutors. Previously we chatted through getting started as a tutor, day-to-day working, and the importance of planning and preparing tutoring sessions. Today we focus on some top tips and tools for any tutors who are listening. We discuss what an essential tut...
After the Bell - Session planning as a tutor - EP13
November 29, 2021 11:07 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MBWe are delighted to have Rebecca Cracknell, one of our tutor experts and course writers, back this week to talk about tutoring. Rebecca shares how she focuses on session planning and the difference between tutor and teaching sessions. This series aims to support new and aspirational tutors, motivating and inspiring our learners can be tough at times so today we ask Rebecca how she plans her sessions as a tutor. We ask Rebecca how important clear aims and objectives are and she shares her r...
After the Bell - Working as a tutor EP12
November 23, 2021 11:26 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MBWorking as a tutor can often feel quite isolated, in this week's episode Rebecca Cracknell, one of our expert tutors and course writers shares her experiences around the realities of working as a tutor. We chat about what her typical week looks like, what support networks she taps into, any challenges, and her most rewarding tutoring story. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thirstyscholars/message Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
After The Bell - Starting as a tutor EP11
November 17, 2021 13:36 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MBIn today’s episode, we meet with one of our expert tutors as part of our tutor series which focuses on supporting new and aspirational tutors. Rebecca Cracknell, whilst an established tutor also has written a number of courses for Thirsty Scholars to support new and existing tutors. Rebecca shares what it is like to start as a tutor, how she started her tutor journey, how she balances tutoring and home life. We also hear where Rebecca turned for support and her most rewarding tuition story....
After The Bell - Rosenshine's Principles of Instruction Step 8 - Providing scaffolds for difficult tasks EP10
November 08, 2021 07:00 - 24 minutes - 22.9 MBIn this podcast we focus on Rosenshine's Principles of instruction and Step 8 - providing scaffolds for difficult tasks. Helen Morgan and Andy Bridge join us to discuss how important it is for learners to experience "cognitive apprenticeship". They learn how to become an expert thinker with learner skills and the importance as a teacher of knowing when to remove the learning frameworks or scaffolding to allow them to apply their learning themselves. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor...
After The Bell - Rosenshine's Principles of Instruction: Step 7 - Obtain a high success rate EP9
November 01, 2021 07:00 - 24 minutes - 22.1 MBIn this episode Helen Morgan, a previous Head of School, and Andy Bridge, current Deputy Principal return and join us to discuss Rosenshine's Principles of Instruction and focus in on Step 7 - Obtain a high success rate Helen and Andy's discussions around Rosenshine’s Principles provide anecdotes and tips whilst they share experiences and observations from within the educational environment. We focus on where this fits with the stages of teaching practice, how can teachers achieve this in ...
After The Bell - Rosenshine's Principles of Instruction: Step 6 - Checking for Student Understanding EP8
October 25, 2021 14:08 - 24 minutes - 22 MBIn this episode Helen Morgan, a previous Head of School, and Andy Bridge, current Deputy Principal return. In previous episodes we have focused on the ECT years, RQT years, and also the first five steps of Rosenshine's Principles of Instruction and we return to focus on Step 6 – Checking for Student Understanding. Rosenshine’s research suggests that Checking for Student Understanding (CFU) is seen as the core concept in the principles and often seen as the single biggest common area for tea...
After The Bell - Early Career Teacher Series - How to make the most of your Recently Qualified Teacher (RQT) year? EP7
October 18, 2021 06:00 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MBIn this podcast we are focusing on support for Recently Qualified Teachers, Our experts Helen Morgan, and a previous Head of School, and Andy Bridge, current Deputy Principal return to share their top tips and reflections and support available for Recently Qualified Teachers. They discuss how to make the most of your RQT year.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thirstyscholars/message Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
After The Bell - Rosenshine's Principles of Instruction: Step 5 - Guiding Student Practice EP6
October 11, 2021 06:00 - 32 minutes - 30 MBThis is a series of podcasts initially focusing on Rosenshine’s Principles of Instruction and in today’s episode Helen Morgan, a previous Head of School, and Andy Bridge, current Deputy Principal return to focusing on Step 5 – guiding student practice. In previous episodes, we have focused on the first four steps of the principles. Rosenshine’s research suggests that the most effective teachers give more time for guided practice which is proven to be directly linked to spending more time usin...
After The Bell - Early Career Teacher Series: Being a Professional ECT/NQT EP5
October 04, 2021 06:00 - 39 minutes - 36.3 MBAs a new Early Career Teacher (ECT) or Newly Qualified Teacher (NQT) we are sure you will want to ensure you make a positive, impactful, and encouraging impression on your learners, colleagues, and community. Being a professional ECT or NQT is not always easy and there will be lots of touchpoints where you will need to consider how you are perceived. Our experts Helen and Andy have navigated through this journey and also support many ECTs on a daily basis. Here they discuss the importance of ...
After The Bell - Rosenshine's Principles of Instruction Step 4 - Providing Models EP4
September 27, 2021 06:00 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBIn today’s episode we return to Barak Rosenshine's Principles of Instruction which are recognised internationally as providing a clear and simple framework to support teachers who seek to embed their teaching practice in the world of cognitive science. Rosenshine's principles are celebrated widely as they provide a bridge between research and classroom practice. His principles are short, easy to read, and insightful. Helen Morgan, a previous Head of School, and Andy Bridge, current Deputy P...
After The Bell - Rosenshine's Principles of Instruction Step 3 - Asking Questions EP3
September 20, 2021 13:41 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MBIn today’s episode we return to Barak Rosenshine's Principles of Instruction which are recognised internationally as providing a clear and simple framework to support teachers who seek to embed their teaching practice in the world of cognitive science. Rosenshine's principles are celebrated widely as they provide a bridge between research and classroom practice. His principles are short, easy to read, and insightful. Helen Morgan, a previous Head of School, and Andy Bridge, current Deputy P...
After The Bell - Rosenshine's Principles of Instruction Step 2 - Presenting new materials using small steps EP2
September 13, 2021 00:00 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBBarak Rosenshine's Principles of Instruction are recognised internationally as providing a clear and simple framework to support teachers who seek to embed their teaching practice in the world of cognitive science. Rosenshine's principles are celebrated widely as they provide a bridge between research and classroom practice. His principles are short, easy to read, and insightful. Helen Morgan, a previous Head of School, and Andy Bridge, current Deputy Principal are both Lead Associates of ...
After The Bell - Rosenshine's Principles of Instruction: Step 1 - Daily Review EP1
September 06, 2021 10:36 - 37 minutes - 34 MBWhat’s it like to be stepping back into a classroom after your summer break and a new class? Nerve-wracking, I am sure, but I know as dedicated teachers you wouldn’t have it any other way. The start of term is a fresh start, a clean page and we hope gives you a real buzz of excitement. What things can you do to cope and plan for your fresh start and it’s a question that Helen Morgan, a previous Head of School, and now an education consultant, and Andy Bridge, a current Deputy Principal, Lea...
After the Bell - Our Why
September 05, 2021 10:36 - 36 seconds - 574 KBThe After the Bell podcast is the place to be for expert discussions on all things Education!--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thirstyscholars/message Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.