Oxfordshire Teacher Training
38 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago -A podcast for those working in initial teacher training, especially those mentoring for Oxfordshire Teacher Training.
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Episode 37 Motivation with Peps Mccrea
May 09, 2023 13:00 - 31 minutes - 21.6 MBIn this episode of the Oxfordshire Teacher Training podcast, Matthew Coatsworth sits down with Peps Mccrea to explore motivation. Peps is currently Dean of Learning Design at Ambition Institute and Director of Education at Steplab, as well as being the author of the High Impact Teaching series of books. Peps explains what motivation is, how it works in education, and the relationship between motivation and behaviour. He shares a series of key ideas and core drivers from his book Motivated ...
Episode 36 Trauma in Education with Suzi Lombardelli
March 03, 2023 07:00 - 35 minutes - 24.4 MBIn this episode of the Oxfordshire Teacher Training podcast, Matthew Coatsworth discusses Trauma in Education with one of our mentors, Suzi Lombardelli. Suzi explains what trauma is, the impact being seen following the pandemic, and what evidence tells us from studies of adverse childhood experiences. She also offers a range of practical approaches for the classroom. Suzi, who is also KS3 coordinator for Design and Technology at Lord Williams's School, has prepared material that may be of i...
Episode 35 Mental Health First Aid with Matt Barnard and Donna Brunstrom
December 02, 2022 09:00 - 15 minutes - 10.9 MBIn this episode of the Oxfordshire Teacher Training podcast, Matthew Coatsworth explores Mental Health First Aid with Matt Barnard and Donna Brunstrom. Listeners will hear why it is such an important strand of continuing professional development for teachers at the moment, as well as gaining an overview of what will be covered in Mental Health First Aid training. For current Oxfordshire Teacher Training Associate Teachers: Youth Mental Health First Aid Thursday 2 March 5-7pm online Young p...
Episode 34 - Intensive Practice with Robbie Coleman
September 13, 2022 07:00 - 33 minutes - 22.7 MBRobbie Coleman, former Head of Policy at the Education Endowment Foundation and lead author on their Teaching and Learning Toolkit, has created Proxima, a new organisation applying the latest evidence and innovative technology to create powerful new ways of training teachers. In this episode of the Oxfordshire Teacher Training Podcast, Robbie and Matthew Coatsworth discuss Intensive Practice - a significant component of the forthcoming ITT requirements - and how this can be achieved. They ...
Episode 33 - Metacognitive Behaviours with Mike Goves
May 27, 2022 08:00 - 36 minutes - 24.8 MBIn this episode, Mike Goves (CPLD Lead for the River Learning Trust) discusses metacognition, self-regulation and self-regulated learning with Oxfordshire Teacher Training's Matthew Coatsworth. Mike looks in particular at the EEF guidance report on Metacognition and Self-Regulated Learning and the work of James Mannion and Kate McAllister, as well as proposing a scaffold for developing metacognitive behaviours. If you want to find out more, we recommend reading: EEF Guidance Report on Meta...
Episode 32 - Principles for Teaching Effective Lessons with Patrick Garton
April 05, 2022 09:00 - 31 minutes - 21.3 MBThe latest episode finds Matthew Coatsworth discussing Oxfordshire Teacher Training's Principles for Teaching Effective Lessons with its Director, Patrick Garton. The Principles have been developed over a number of years and in this podcast, Patrick explains how they are not instructions and checklists, but an attempt to articulate as specifically as possible what makes the most difference. Listeners to the podcast are welcome to download the full Principles and use: we ask that you ackn...
Episode 31 - Assessment with C J Rauch
February 18, 2022 06:00 - 29 minutes - 20 MBOxfordshire Teacher Training's Matthew Coatsworth discusses Assessment with the Head of Teaching and Learning at Evidence Based Education C.J. Rauch in this latest episode of our podcast. C.J. is also one of the authors of the Great Teaching Toolkit Evidence Review - regular listeners may remember episode 23 with Professor Rob Coe. This is a particularly important episode, as C.J. articulates not only why assessment is such an essential part of teaching, but also explains Evidence Based E...
Episode 30 - How the NCETM can support developing subject expertise in mathematics with Claire Shorrock and Crispin Hoad
January 12, 2022 00:00 - 31 minutes - 22 MBIn this episode of the Oxfordshire Teacher Training podcast, Matthew Coatsworth discusses the wonderful work of the NCETM - the National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics - with NCETM Professional Development Leads and Oxfordshire Teacher Training Mentors Claire Shorrock and Crispin Hoad. Claire and Crispin outline some of the key work of the NCETM, the BBO Maths Hub, Teaching for Maths Mastery and the five big ideas, as well as how to cater for the wide variation of math...
Episode 29 - Effective CPD with Jade Pearce
December 08, 2021 00:00 - 33 minutes - 23.1 MBIn the latest episode of the Oxfordshire Teacher Training podcast, Matthew Coatsworth sits down with Jade Pearce, Assistant Head Teacher at Walton High School in Stafford as well as Evidence Lead in Education and member of the EEF Expert Voices Group. They discuss effective CPD, the importance of a coherent approach to CPD and also the phenomenal free resources Jade has made available through her Twitter page @PearceMrs. These include short introductions to some of the most important eviden...
Episode 28 - Using Cognitive Science in the Classroom with Kelly Woodford-Richens
November 16, 2021 00:00 - 19 minutes - 13.8 MBWelcome to the start of season 3 of the Oxfordshire Teacher Training Podcast. In this episode, Matthew Coatsworth discusses the latest book in the NASBTT/Critical Publishing Essential Guides for Early Career Teachers: Using Cognitive Science in the Classroom with its author Kelly Woodford-Richens. Kelly refers to the work of Daniel Willingham in particular, as well as advocating a 'human-first' teacher approach to frame the reflective tasks and case studies she has incorporated in her book...
Episode 27 Early Career Teaching with Sam Twiselton and Lynsey Hunter
May 18, 2021 23:00 - 32 minutes - 22.4 MBIn this episode of the Oxfordshire Teacher Training podcast, Matthew Coatsworth meets Lynsey Hunter from Sheffield Hallam University along with her colleague and favourite guest of the podcast Sam Twiselton to discuss the Early Career Framework and their experiences during the early roll-out of the ECF this year in Sheffield. Regular listeners may well remember Sam talking with Matthew about the ITT Core Content Framework last year. If not, do listen to the episode here. This episode is es...
Episode 26 - Workload with Julie Greer
May 04, 2021 23:00 - 38 minutes - 26.7 MBIn this episode of the Oxfordshire Teacher Training podcast, Matthew Coatsworth discusses workload with Julie Greer: headteacher and author of the Essential Guide for Early Career Teachers on 'Workload - Taking Ownership of your Teaching'. Julie and Matthew explore balance, autonomy, professionally acceptable workloads and the role of mentors and other teacher educators. During the podcast, a number of resources are mentioned: Talis research 2018 – Teachers and School Leaders as Lifelong Le...
Episode 25 - Transitions and Mental Health with Naira Wilson
April 20, 2021 23:00 - 42 minutes - 29.2 MBIn this episode of the Oxfordshire Teacher Training Podcast, Matthew Coatsworth sits down remotely with child clinical psychologist Dr Naira Wilson to discuss the importance of getting transitions right for children. In a first for the podcast, Matthew completes Naira's House Analogy, a reflection tool to facilitate transition. Listeners can choose between the slightly edited audio only section of the podcast, or the full-length video of Matthew and Naira completing the house analogy via zoo...
Episode 24 - Climate education with Ben Ballin
March 17, 2021 00:00 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MBIn this episode of the Oxfordshire Teacher Training podcast, Matthew Coatsworth sits down with education consultant and fellow of the UK National Association for Environmental Education Ben Ballin to explore climate education. In an inspiring interview, Ben talks about a message of hope and opportunity, gives many fantastic recommendations for how to tackle ‘difficult’ questions and where to find reliable and age-appropriate resources. Ben also shares some of the work he has been involved wi...
Episode 23 - Great Teaching Toolkit with Rob Coe
March 03, 2021 00:00 - 41 minutes - 28.6 MBIn this episode, Oxfordshire Teacher Training's Matthew Coatsworth discusses the Great Teaching Toolkit with Professor Rob Coe, as well as looking back over the past twenty years since Rob's Manifesto for Evidence Based Education was published. Regular podcast listeners might remember episode 1, which looked at the Sutton Trust report 'What Makes Great Teaching?' for which Rob was lead author, and more recently episode 22 where Patrick Garton discussed the importance of the Great Teaching ma...
Episode 22 - Developing an ITT curriculum with Patrick Garton
February 10, 2021 00:00 - 30 minutes - 21.3 MBIn episode 22, Matthew Coatsworth discusses Oxfordshire Teacher Training's ITT curriculum with its Director Patrick Garton. They explore the curriculum's aims, how they have translated the ITT core content framework into a carefully sequenced curriculum of seven core areas, how subject specialist teaching aspects have been developed recently and the vital importance of aligning central professional learning with the activities taking place in placement schools. This episode is not only of ...
Episode 21 - Rosenshine and remote learning with Claire Grimes
January 27, 2021 00:00 - 30 minutes - 21.1 MBIn this episode of the Oxfordshire Teacher Training Podcast, Matthew Coatsworth talks with Claire Grimes about Rosenshine's Principles of Instruction and her fantastic workbook based on the principles and the work of Tom Sherrington. Back at the start of March 2020's lockdown, Claire produced a workbook as a CPD resource for Thamesview School in Kent where she is currently Deputy Headteacher. It became a viral sensation on twitter, being picked up by Tom Sherrington (see episodes 14 and 19)...
Episode 20 - SEND with Anita Devi
January 13, 2021 00:00 - 33 minutes - 22.9 MBHappy New Year! We start 2021 with a fantastic episode with Oxfordshire Teacher Training’s Matthew Coatsworth and Anita Devi exploring Special Educational Needs and Disabilities. Matthew and Anita talk about some of the themes covered in her Essential Guide for Early Career Teachers as well as the impact of the pandemic on wellbeing. Do have a look at some of the resources Anita and #TeamADL have produced in relation to SENCo wellbeing: https://www.teamadl.uk/SENCO-Well-being.php and als...
Episode 19 - Walkthrus (part 2) with Tom Sherrington
December 16, 2020 00:00 - 27 minutes - 18.7 MBIn this episode of the Oxfordshire Teacher Training podcast, Matthew Coatsworth continues his discussion with Tom Sherrington looking at the first volume of Tom and Oliver Caviglioni's Teaching Walkthrus book. Tom shares nuggets on questioning and feedback, on practice and retrieval methods, as well as considering Mode B teaching. Finally, Tom explains the A|D|A|P|T model that he and Oli have presented within the Walkthrus book. Do listen to part 1 of Matthew and Tom's discussion in Episod...
Episode 18 - Identity with Afua Hirsch
December 02, 2020 00:00 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MBIn this episode of Oxfordshire Teacher Training's podcast, Matthew Coatsworth talks with celebrated broadcaster and writer Afua Hirsch. Taking themes from Afua's important book Brit(ish): on race, identity and belonging, they explore some of the challenges and opportunities trainee and early career teachers should be thinking about. Afua and Matthew talk about what happens when you don't even know what it is you don't know and developing a better sense of people's identity in Britain, as we...
Bonus 1st birthday episode
November 19, 2020 00:00 - 5 minutes - 4.11 MBIt's our first birthday! To celebrate, here's a quick look back over the past twelve months... When we started the Oxfordshire Teacher Training podcast we had no idea that we would be welcoming such a high calibre of guest, both within our partnership and nationally, or having such fantastic conversations. We hope that you have found these episodes thought-provoking and informative. Oxfordshire Teacher Training NEW! Follow the podcast on twitter @listentoOTT Follow Oxfordshire Teacher T...
Episode 17 - Professional Learning Conversations with Kim Francis
November 18, 2020 00:00 - 30 minutes - 21.3 MBIn this episode, Oxfordshire Teacher Training's Matthew Coatsworth discusses Professional Learning Conversations with ITT consultant Kim Francis, winner of the outstanding contribution to Initial Teacher Training award last year at the NASBTT awards. This is an essential listen for anyone interested in ITT, not just those working within Oxfordshire Teacher Training. Professional Learning Conversations were first devised by NASBTT earlier this year as part of their curriculum and assessment...
Episode 16 - Social Mobility with Sonia Blandford
November 04, 2020 00:00 - 20 minutes - 14.4 MBIn Oxfordshire Teacher Training's latest podcast episode, Matthew Coatsworth talks with Prof Sonia Blandford, one of the country's foremost experts on social mobility and author of 'Born to Fail: social mobility and the working class'. At the time of recording, Sonia was preparing to speak with our trainee Associate Teachers as part of our Social Justice Super Thursday - one of a series of themed days held throughout our programmes. Sonia is the CEO of Achievement for All, a leading not-f...
Episode 15 - Effective Teaching for Vulnerable Children with Tom Boulter
October 14, 2020 08:00 - 25 minutes - 17.6 MBIn this episode, Oxfordshire Teacher Training's Matthew Coatsworth and Director of Secondary Education at the River Learning Trust Tom Boulter discuss effective teaching approaches with a particular focus on vulnerable children. Tom has recently led professional learning sessions with our Associate Teachers to great acclaim, and this episode is perhaps more relevant now than ever. You can hear Tom talk about Education Myths back in episode 2, or follow him on twitter @tomboulter Don't forg...
Episode 14 - Tom Sherrington talks about Walkthrus - part 1
September 29, 2020 23:00 - 23 minutes - 15.9 MBTeaching Walkthrus - Five-step Guides to Instructional Coaching is a fantastic new book by Tom Sherrington and Oliver Caviglioni. In our latest episode, Oxfordshire Teacher Training's Matthew Coatsworth talks with Tom about the writing process, how key thinkers and key texts were chosen, and then delves in more deeply to explore the first three sections of the book. Tom and Matthew's conversation was too good to cut down to a single episode, so look out for part two of Walkthrus later in th...
Episode 13 - The new Ofsted ITE Inspection Framework
September 10, 2020 11:00 - 27 minutes - 18.8 MBWelcome to the second season of Oxfordshire Teacher Training's podcast for those interested in Initial Teacher Training, and especially for those involved in mentoring. Episode 13, recorded online during lockdown, is an exploration of the new Ofsted Inspection Framework for ITE with HMI Janet Pearce and Oxfordshire Teacher Training's Matthew Coatsworth. ITE Framework and Handbook https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/895321/Initial...
Episode 12 - Behaviour with Patrick Garton
June 23, 2020 23:00 - 24 minutes - 16.7 MBIn this, the final episode of this season, Matthew Coatsworth talks to Oxfordshire Teacher Training's Director Patrick Garton, as he gives us a sneak preview of material from his forthcoming book on Behaviour. We hope you have enjoyed listening this year - we'll be back in September with some fantastic guests. Don't forget that you can subscribe by searching 'Oxfordshire Teacher Training' on iTunes and Spotify.
Episode 11 - NQT and Early Career Mentors
June 09, 2020 23:00 - 23 minutes - 16 MBIn this episode, Oxfordshire Teacher Training's Matthew Coatsworth meets Kat Lygate, NQT Induction Coordinator at The Cherwell School. They discuss the importance of high quality training for the mentors themselves, what a typical early career teacher might receive during their NQT year, and in particular what happens after the first year of teaching. Kat shares findings from her master's study into coaching during the second year of a teacher's career, and they anticipate the introduction o...
Episode 10 - Special Educational Needs in Mainstream Schools EEF Report
May 19, 2020 23:00 - 25 minutes - 17.8 MBIn this episode, Oxfordshire Teacher Training's Matthew Coatsworth and Louise Border discuss the new EEF guidance report on Special Educational Needs in Mainstream Schools ,which was published just as schools closed in March 2020. Matthew and Louise explore the five recommendations from the report and look at the range of material EEF has produced alongside the report itself. https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/tools/guidance-reports/special-educational-needs-disabilities/ Full Re...
Episode 9 - Coping with the lockdown
May 05, 2020 23:00 - 24 minutes - 16.9 MBIn this episode, Oxfordshire Teacher Training’s Matthew Coatsworth and Sally Price discuss a range of practical ways to help cope with the challenges everyone is facing, but particularly educators. Listeners may remember Sally discussing her book on wellbeing and self-care in episode 3 of this podcast, so who better to give advice. Keep safe! The Great Realisation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nw5KQMXDiM4&feature=share Crisis Text Line https://www.crisistextline.uk/ Anna Freud Nationa...
Episode 8 - The ITT Core Content Framework with Sam Twiselton
April 21, 2020 23:00 - 22 minutes - 15.5 MBIn this episode, recorded before social isolation, Oxfordshire Teacher Training's Matthew Coatsworth discusses the ITT Core Content Framework with Professor Sam Twiselton, the Chair of the DfE Initial Teacher Education content group. This is an essential listen for anyone interested in the development of initial teacher training and also for those who want to find out more about the Early Career Framework. As with all episodes, we have a particular focus on the role of the mentor. Don't for...
Episode 7 - Developing the History Curriculum in Primary Schools
March 25, 2020 01:00 - 22 minutes - 15.2 MBEnjoy the latest episode of the Oxfordshire Teacher Training podcast as a respite from the challenges of covid-19. Matthew Coatsworth talks with Will Reeves, Deputy Head at Eynsham Primary School, about developing the history curriculum. Eynsham Primary was the first school in Oxfordshire to be inspected under the new Ofsted framework, and was praised for its 'inspiring' history curriculum. Will explains the school's intent behind their decision to develop a curriculum that includes a sign...
Episode 6 - Mentoring with Emma Hollis
March 11, 2020 00:00 - 24 minutes - 17.1 MBOxfordshire Teacher Training's latest podcast episode features an interview with the Executive Director of NASBTT, Emma Hollis. Emma discusses the vital role of the mentor with Matthew Coatsworth, and gives a sneak preview of exciting material that will be part of the relaunched NASBTT website later this month. This episode is essential listening for anyone involved in initial teacher training! NASBTT - the National Association of School-Based Teacher Trainers https://www.nasbtt.org.uk/
Episode 5 - The EEF Teaching and Learning Toolkit
February 26, 2020 00:00 - 18 minutes - 12.6 MBIn this episode of the Oxfordshire Teacher Training Podcast, Matthew Coatsworth discusses the Education Endowment Foundation's Teaching and Learning Toolkit with Tuition Fee Programme Leader Jen Fiddaman. The EEF Teaching and Learning Toolkit is an essential online resource for teachers: an accessible summary of the international evidence on teaching 5-16 year olds. You can find it at: https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/evidence-summaries/teaching-learning-toolkit/ A summary of th...
Episode 4 - Resilience
February 05, 2020 00:00 - 22 minutes - 15.8 MBIn this episode, Matthew Coatsworth talks with David Gumbrell, author of 'Lift!', about resilience and some practical advice for teachers, whether they are at the start of their career or have many years of experience. David spoke to Oxfordshire Teacher Training's cohort of Associate Teachers in January 2020 as part of a day focused on wellbeing and behaviour. This podcast was recorded in Oxford at Mansfield College shortly before lunch, so do be aware that there are a few stray sounds of c...
Episode 3 - Wellbeing
January 20, 2020 00:00 - 24 minutes - 17.1 MBIn this episode of the podcast, Matthew Coatsworth sits down with Oxfordshire Teacher Training's very own Sally Price to discuss her new book on wellbeing, which is one of Critical Publishing's essential guides for Early Career Teachers'. Sally's work on wellbeing has gathered national significance over the past few years, and this book allows even more to benefit from her wisdom, care and support. 'Mental Well-being and Self Care' Sally Price Series Editor Emma Hollis Critical Publishing,...
Episode 2 - Education Myths
January 08, 2020 09:00 - 22 minutes - 15.6 MBIn this episode of the Oxfordshire Teacher Training podcast, Matthew Coatsworth and Tom Boulter (Director of Secondary Education at the River Learning Trust) investigate themes from 'The ResearchED guide to Education Myths' - a new book published by John Catt. What is an educational myth? What happens when the underlying reason for teaching in a particular way is forgotten and all that remains is the superficial structure? What happens if a memorable experience does not lead to memorable le...
Episode 1 - What Makes Great Teaching?
November 19, 2019 14:00 - 19 minutes - 13.3 MBWelcome to the very first Oxfordshire Teacher Training podcast! In this episode, Matthew Coatsworth and Elaine Li-Koo discuss one of the key questions in education: ‘What Makes Great Teaching?' and in particular the Sutton Trust review of the same name. Of interest to all in education, but especially for mentors and colleagues working to train the teachers of the future. You can find out more about the Sutton Trust review at www.suttontrust.com and more about Oxfordshire Teacher Training a...