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Naylor's Natter Podcast 'Just talking to Teachers'

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"Naylor's natter...just talking to teachers"

Naylor's Natter is the brainchild of Phil Naylor , created initially to share musings on evidence, research and CPD. The podcast has grown significantly since its first episode in early 2019 and is now proudly independent. We have no sponsorship or affiliation.

As the podcast has evolved so has its reach, we feel passionately about diversity of opinion and representation of our profession. To ensure we better reflect teaching , we are now proud to add more hosts to the podcast. Opinions are guests and hosts alone.

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Pupil Premium with Marc Rowland

October 25, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 86.9 MB

This week I am in conversation with Pupil Premium and vulnerable learners champion Marc Rowland. Marc is a Research School Director, an author and (he wouldn't admit this himself-he's way too modest) an expert on the use of the Pupil Premium. We discuss the history of PP, the enduring relationship between family income and school success. We look at how thinking on PP has shifted with the recent EEF guide and the new DfE guidance. Marc also confronts some popular myths and misconceptions an...

The work of the Chartered College with Dame Alison Peacock

October 18, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 83.3 MB

This week on Naylor's natter , I am delighted to be joined by Dame Alison Peacock, the Chief Executive of the Chartered College of Teaching . Professor Dame Alison Peacock was appointed in August 2016 and became the Chartered College’s Chief Executive on 1 January 2017. Prior to joining the Chartered College, she was Executive Headteacher of The Wroxham School in Hertfordshire. Her career to date has spanned primary, secondary and advisory roles. She is a member of the Royal Society Educati...

Parents and Teachers for Excellence with Mark Lehain

October 11, 2019 04:00 - 44 minutes - 61.3 MB

This week on Naylor's natter I am Joined by Mark Lehain. Mark is the Director of Parents and Teachers for excellence whose mission is to ensure that every school child should have an excellent education and great prospects regardless of their background. Mark joined PTE in September 2017 as their first ever director , previous to this he was the founder and Headteacher of Bedford Free School . Mark underwent by his own admission a journey of enlightenment , having not particularly believed ...

Making the leadership leap with Dr Jill Berry

October 04, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 83.7 MB

This week on Naylor's natter in association with the Teacher Development Trust I am in conversation with Dr Jill Berry.  Jill taught for 30 years carrying out seven different jobs in six different schools after beginning her teaching career as a secondary English specialist .  Since leaving headship in 2010, she has worked as an Associate for the National College for Teaching and Leadership, carried out a range of educational consultancy work and completed a part-time Doctorate in Education,...

Doug Lemov on Teach Like a Champion and Reading Reconsidered.

September 27, 2019 05:00 - 50 minutes - 69.9 MB

This week I am Joined by teacher, author and all round education guru Doug Lemov. In this podcast we talk about the massive impact Teach Like  A Champion 2.0 has had on the teaching profession . Doug talks about Uncommon Schools and the art of teaching and its tools. He goes into detail about some of the techniques discussed in the books and how teachers have used them. We also talk about 'Reading Reconsidered' and it's influence on  national pedagogy and  the teaching of reading. We go into...

Responsive Teaching with Jonathan Clucas

September 20, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 93.2 MB

This week I  am in conversation with inspirational Layton Primary School Headteacher Jonathan Clucas.  I am fortunate to work closely with Jonathan through our work with the Blackpool Research School. This podcast was prompted by Layton's inclusion in Ross Morrison McGill's 'Just Great Teaching' as a case study in responsive and dialogic teaching . We discuss how this inclusion came about, the consistently excellent outcomes for pupils at Layton and the positive culture of professional dev...

Gender Equality and EdTech with Nicole Ponsford . TDT on Equality, Career development and fairness.

September 13, 2019 05:00 - 58 minutes - 80.8 MB

This week on the podcast, I am in conversation with Nicole Ponsford . Nicole describes herself as working in 'the corners of ed and tech' . She is a teacher, an EdDoctorate Researcher, CEO and founder of the Gender Equality Collective . She is also a TES columnist and the co-author of TechnoTeaching. We had a natter about: 1) You started teaching in early 2000's as I did. Tell listeners a little about your early career mentoring NQTs and improving literacy across school. 2) You were quick...

Unleashing Great Teaching with David Weston

September 06, 2019 07:00 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MB

This week I am in conversation with the Teacher Development Trust CEO David Weston. This conversation marks the start of the podcasts proud and new association with TDT . This will bring expertise from the team in weekly inputs and will further broaden the range of teachers that I am talking to. We discuss the following themes   1) You wanted to be a teacher from a young age, could you tell listeners about teaching your teddies their 4 times table?   2) What do you mean by professional le...

Powerful Knowledge with Professor Michael Young

August 30, 2019 08:00 - 40 minutes - 55.2 MB

In this conversation directly following  #rED Rugby , I ask Professor Young about: The themes of his presentation The idea of powerful knowledge and its influence on current educational policy Social mobility and social justice The re-professionalisation of teaching and the rise of subject associations and the Chartered College Enjoy your return to school colleagues ! 

Stop talking about wellbeing with Kat Howard

August 23, 2019 08:00 - 54 minutes - 74.4 MB

This week I am in conversation with Kat about LitDrive , maternity CPD, WomenEd and Imposter syndrome . We talk in depth about her new book which is called 'Stop talking about wellbeing' and is available here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Stop-Talking-About-Wellbeing-Howard/dp/1912906481/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3EJ8X6BM68K1L&keywords=stop+talking+about+wellbeing&qid=1565276920&s=gateway&sprefix=stop+talking+about%2Caps%2C131&sr=8-1 The podcast: First gentle intro - your journey to this point .  List...

NewEd ,TES articles and being a CPD and research lead with Emma Turner

August 16, 2019 08:00 - 48 minutes - 66.2 MB

I ask Emma about her exciting new project NewED , her writing for TES and her role as research and CPD lead . We also discuss the importance of the Chartered College and Bucks Fizz! Here are some of the topics for discussion: Usual intro -journey to this point question As research and CPD lead for your trust , how do you go about sourcing the best CPD out there and how do you structure your CPD offering as a trust ?  Could you tell listeners how you the idea of newED came about ?  I kno...

Teaching for Mastery with Mark McCourt

August 09, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 123 MB

This week I am discussing Mark's new book 'Teaching for Mastery' , which is now available as a kindle edition. This is a full and frank discussion (with some language to match) which takes in all aspects of the book and more besides including: Could you tell listeners about your career to this point and what you are working on at the moment? Your new books is called ‘teaching for mastery’ and you begin it by highlighting those that have influenced your thinking in this book. Who were these...

Powerful Teaching with Patrice Bain

August 02, 2019 17:03 - 39 minutes - 54 MB

This week I am in conversation with Patrice Bain about her and Pooja Agarwal's new book Powerful Teaching in the second of my summer specials  About Patrice  Patrice M. Bain, Ed.S. is passionate about student success using research-based strategies. As a veteran K–12 teacher, Patrice recently completed more than 25 years teaching social studies at a middle school in Illinois. Patrice is the only teacher-author of the popular practice guide, Organizing Instruction and Study to Improve Stud...

Evaluating Professional Development with Thomas R. Guskey, Ph.D.

July 25, 2019 20:18 - 50 minutes - 69 MB

This weeks natter is with the distinguished Dr Thomas R Guskey. We discuss professional development and the importance of evaluating CPD. I ask Tom about his seminal piece of research: Does It Make a Difference? Evaluating Professional Development About Tom: Thomas R. Guskey, Ph.D. is a Senior Research Scholar in the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Louisville and Professor Emeritus in the College of Education at the University of Kentucky. A graduate of t...

Series 3 Episode 5 with Chris Wardle

July 16, 2019 19:03 - 44 minutes - 61.7 MB

In this week's natter we discuss plans Chris's plans for CPD next year to include: No formal observations No requirement for particular marking (regularity or pen colour) No data driven PM targets Embed a coaching culture  This natter puts some detail on these proposals, we discuss the implementation and intent behind these proposals. Check out my NEW website for all things 'Naylor's natter' www.naylorsnatter.co.uk --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/naylorsnatter/message

Season 3 Episode 4- Kate Jones on her book 'Love to teach'

July 10, 2019 19:25 - 51 minutes - 47.2 MB

In this weeks podcast I have a natter with Kate about her book which i am a big fan of! The reason I like this book is that it combines the latest educational research with examples of exactly what this looks like in your classroom. The book is filled with research informed concepts and theories and is useful for all teachers. We discuss  Lesson starters and retrieval practice How can teachers best use technology? What is the best way to embrace literacy in your subject? How much respon...

Season 3 Episode 3- Kathryn Morgan on CPD, the work of Thomas Guskey and evaluation.

July 03, 2019 17:00 - 44 minutes - 41.3 MB

In this weeks episode Kathryn and I natter about the importance of good CPD , developing a culture of professional learning and the work of Thomas Guskey. Guskey: Does It Make a Difference? Evaluating Professional Development https://pdo.ascd.org/LMSCourses/PD13OC010M/media/Leading_Prof_Learning_M6_Reading1.pdf

Season 3 Episode 2- IEE Director Jonathan Haslam on evidence from the frontline

June 25, 2019 06:05 - 33 minutes - 31.2 MB

Jonathan Haslam is the Director of the Institute for the Institute for Effective Education . We talk about engaging with evidence and empowering educators with evidence. We talk about the IEE 'Engaging with evidence'  guide , best evidence in brief and evidence from the frontline. We also go off down stretched analogies for Implementation and active ingredients , see what you think of them! Apologies for interference when a family member would not stop ringing, the real life of a teacher 

Season 3 Episode 1 - EEF's Iggy Rhodes on Improving Behaviour in Schools

June 18, 2019 20:10 - 39 minutes - 36.8 MB

This week I am in conversation with EEF’s Iggy Rhodes abut the new EEF guidance report on 'Improving behaviour in schools' which she co-authored with Michelle Long. We talk about: EEF and the What works network The process of writing a report like this The 6 recommendations in detail and the balance of proactive and reactive strategies  We discuss the importance of consistency in improving behaviour  Download the report here  https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/tools/guidance-...

Season 2 Episode 8 - with Ruth Walker

June 11, 2019 17:07 - 33 minutes - 31.2 MB

This week: Lead Practitioner, writer and rED presenter Ruth Walker  In this interview ahead of rED Rugby on Saturday 15th June, Ruth and I discuss the work of Professor Michael Young and the concept of  'Powerful Knowledge'. We also discuss curriculum development, Physics,Cognitive Science and implementation. About Ruth: Teaching Physics – Writing my own textbooks – War on the soft bigotry of low expectations – Team #cogscisci @Rosalindphys

Season 2 Episode 7 with Oli Cav

June 04, 2019 17:14 - 34 minutes - 32.3 MB

In the week of the release of 'Dual coding for teachers' , we discuss the work of Paivio and Clark, Sweller and others. We talk about the recent popularity of cognitive science and how it has shone a light on dual coding . We natter about cog sci and graphic principles and how to ensure research can cater for both the busy teacher and the research hungry colleagues out there! We discuss how oliver has worked with 35 teachers, teacher developers, psychologists and information designers to sh...

Season 2 Episode 6 with Mark Enser

May 28, 2019 18:04 - 39 minutes - 36.7 MB

In this weeks Naylor's Natter I speak to Head of Geography, Research Lead and author Mark Enser. We discuss the following research paper and its application in schools: Retrieval-Based Learning: A Perspective for Enhancing Meaningful Learning http://memory.psych.purdue.edu/downloads/2012_Karpicke_Grimaldi_EDPR.pdf Jeffrey D. Karpicke & Phillip J. Grimaldi Abstract:  Learning is often identified with the acquisition, encoding, or construction of new knowledge, while retrieval is often co...

Season 2- Episode 5 with Tom Sherrington @teacherhead on Rosenshine's Principles in action.

May 20, 2019 20:32 - 37 minutes - 34.9 MB

In this podcast Tom and I discuss Barak Rosenshine's Principles of instruction and his new book: Rosenshine's principles in action https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rosenshines-Principles-Action-Tom-Sherrington/dp/1912906201/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2N3XDPVU0G9RL&keywords=tom+sherrington&qid=1558382763&s=gateway&sprefix=tom+sherring%2Caps%2C135&sr=8-1 In this book and podcast Tom amplifies and augments the principles and further demonstrates how they can be put into practice in everyday classrooms.The seco...

Season 2 Episode 4 - Professor Daniel Muijs

May 16, 2019 20:48 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MB

In this episode Simon Cox and I talk to Professor Muijs about the new Education Inspection Framework 2019 . We ask him about his development of the research commentary underpinning the new framework and what research is important for teachers. We discuss the importance of CPD and the role of grassroots research movements like rED. Education inspection framework 2019 https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/education-inspection-framework Research Commentary  https://www.gov.uk/governmen...

Season 2 Episode 4 with Louise Lewis

May 09, 2019 21:27 - 23 minutes - 21.8 MB

In this episode, I ask Louise about her fantastic blog 'Research Leads-what's all the fuss about?' . We talk evidence, research and becoming critical consumers.  Louise is: Research Lead, biologist, AHoD, MCCT, AQA examiner and avid tea enthusiast.  Louise blog: https://missunderstandingeducation.school.blog Next week- Professor Daniel Muijs 

Season 2 Episode 3A- Pritesh Raichura

May 03, 2019 11:28 - 29 minutes - 27 MB

Pritesh discussed this on the podcast: Link to paper: http://www.cogtech.usc.edu/publications/kirschner_Sweller_Clark.pdf Link to blog: https://bunsenblue.wordpress.com Twitter: @Mr_Raichura Michaela Community School Science Teacher: https://mcsbrent.co.uk/science-teacher/ Arrange a visit: https://mcsbrent.co.uk/visit-us/ Coming up: Speaking on metacognition  https://www.insidegovernment.co.uk/evidence-informed-teaching/ Speaking on effective professional development  https://w...

Season 2 Episode 3- Pritesh Raichura

May 03, 2019 10:47 - 29 minutes - 27 MB

Pritesh discussed this on the podcast: Link to paper: http://www.cogtech.usc.edu/publications/kirschner_Sweller_Clark.pdf Link to blog: https://bunsenblue.wordpress.com Twitter: @Mr_Raichura Michaela Community School Science Teacher: https://mcsbrent.co.uk/science-teacher/ Arrange a visit: https://mcsbrent.co.uk/visit-us/ Coming up: Speaking on metacognition  https://www.insidegovernment.co.uk/evidence-informed-teaching/ Speaking on effective professional development  https://...

Season 2 Episode 2- Liam Webb

April 25, 2019 09:54 - 26 minutes - 24.7 MB

Season 2 of this fast-growing podcast where I discuss with teachers their use of academic research in their lessons.  Liam discusses  his use of Research including this paper: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1937-8327.1993.tb00572.x From Whole‐Part‐Whole Learning Model Richard A. Swanson  Bryan D. Law Liam also talks about his online presence and PE resource sharing via: https://twitter.com/MrWebb_PE and his work on webinars via https://twitter.com/ShareLearnT I al...

Season 2 Episode 1 with Amy Forrester

April 11, 2019 21:30 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MB

Amy on twitter https://twitter.com/amymayforrester Amy's blog https://defyingstarsteaching.wordpress.com rED Rugby  https://researched.org.uk/event/researched-rugby-2019/ rED Blackpool takeaways http://www.mrbartonmaths.com/blog/conference-takeaways-researched-blackpool-2019/ My latest article: https://www.teachertoolkit.co.uk/2019/04/09/early-career-framework/

Episode 6- Bethan Hindley

March 08, 2019 21:27 - 20 minutes - 18.8 MB

In the episode, Bethan and I discuss her use of evidence and research in her teaching career . We discuss her new role with TDT and how listening to podcasts provided her with access to some research and evidence . Audio warning-its loud! My bad....... Here is a link  to the podcasts discussed  https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/mr-barton-maths-podcast/id1067435342?mt=2 TDT website  https://tdtrust.org

Episode 5 with Ben Gordon

February 25, 2019 19:32 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MB

Links to: Principles of Instruction paper - http://www.ibe.unesco.org/fileadmin/user_upload/Publications/Educational_Practices/EdPractices_21.pdf Principles of Instruction summary from American Federation of Teachers - https://www.aft.org/sites/default/files/periodicals/Rosenshine.pdf Tom Sherrington's "Rosenshine Re-ordered" blog - https://teacherhead.com/2018/10/19/rosenshine-re-ordered-a-poster-by-olicav/ My fiive Meanings of direct instruction poster in collaboration with Oli Cavigl...

Episode 4- Jess Walmsley

February 08, 2019 22:48 - 17 minutes - 16.1 MB

Episode 4 discussing  "Why minimal guidance during instruction does not work" ttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1207/s15326985ep4102 with  https://twitter.com/mrsjw93

Bumper Episode 3- Dr Gary Jones

January 29, 2019 22:07 - 53 minutes - 49.6 MB

In this episode Dr Gary Jones natters with me about this article in the TES https://england.magazine.tes.com/editions/edition_edition_edition_5332.england/data/387761/index.html in which I propose a version of Disciplined Inquiry as part of teachers appraisal. Gary references the following articles: 1)Judgment and the Preparation of Educational Leaders Daniel L. Duke1 2)The Challenges of Practitioner Research: A Comparative Study of Singapore and NSW Neville Ellis UNSW, neville.ell...

Episode 2- Interview with TDT's John Collier

January 24, 2019 20:57 - 22 minutes - 20.4 MB

In this episode, I am talking to John about his work with his teaching school, his work with the Teacher Development Trust and his use of research and evidence . We also discuss his forthcoming presentation at rED Blackpool. Here is a link to the guidance report discussed:  https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/tools/guidance-reports/making-best-use-of-teaching-assistants John on twitter: https://twitter.com/FriendsUnitedUK Teacher Development Trust  https://tdtrust.org Me on t...

Episode 1 -Interview with Blackpool Research School Director Simon Cox

January 17, 2019 21:11 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MB

The first 'proper' episode in which I ask Simon about the impact research and evidence have had on him as both a teacher and the Director of Blackpool Research School . We also talk about the upcoming ResearchED event in Blackpool and Simon's role in pulling that together.

Taster episode 2- formulating interview questions

January 11, 2019 22:09 - 7 minutes - 7.03 MB

In this second taster, I will be looking at the questions I have drafted to ask our teachers . They focus primarily on the effect research has had on their practice, their professional development and their pupils. I am also inviting suggestions for unique questions to make Naylor's natter distinctive so please do share thoughts @pna1977  Interviews next week .....promise!

Naylor's natter-what's coming up in episode 1

January 04, 2019 20:27 - 2 minutes - 2.52 MB

A new podcast where teachers are asked about the influence research and evidence has had on their practice. Leaders in schools also discuss the importance of professional learning and how they provide high quality environments for their teachers and pupils. In this taster episode, I outline future guests which include presenters at the upcoming Blackpool ResearchEd conference. Next week I will be interviewing the organiser of the above conference, have a listen!

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