Of Primary Importance Podcast by ReallySchool: Ep. 14 - ‘Engagement, support and boundaries- relationships between parents and educators'

In this episode, we are joined by Sammy White. Sammy is a former maths teacher with experience in a wide variety of settings including alternative provision (AP), further education (FE) and secondary. She is currently a teaching & learning specialist at TextHelp. Sammy is also recognised as one of ‘The EdTech 50’ for 2021. 

In this episode we discussed ‘Engagement, support and boundaries- relationships between parents and educators’

Here are some of the questions I asked:

You are both a mum and an educator. Can you tell us a bit about if and how that impacts on your relationship with your children's teacher?What kind of professional boundaries have you needed to set and how would you advise others to go about setting their own?As a parent how do you feel schools engage parents well, and where do you see potential for improvements?What is the role of EdTech in parental engagement and how can schools best utilise this?Speaking of EdTech, you recently attended the Bett show! (It was amazing to meet you there by the way) Can you tell our listeners a little about what Bett is and your experience there?Coming back to parental engagement, you wrote an article for R.I.S.E. Magazine about maths anxiety in parents- could you talk a little more about what kind of anxieties you found parents have?Is parental anxiety in mathematics more common than in other subjects and if so why do you think that is?How can educators best support parents in overcoming their anxieties of supporting their child with maths?How can people get in touch with you and find out more about what you do?

You can follow Sammy on Twitter at @WhatTheTrigMath
You can also check out her website and YouTube channel 

You can follow me (Kat Cauchi) on Twitter at @ReallyschoolK
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