Teaching Excellence podcast
54 episodes - English - Latest episode: 10 months ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingA podcast discussing all things Teaching, Learning, Assessment and Quality in Further Education. Hosted by Stef Wilkinson, specialist in Quality improvement, innovation and strategic approach.
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S6 Ep 2: Initial Assessment - Establishing learner start points
September 26, 2023 14:29 - 30 minutes - 28.9 MBAs we move through the first part of the new academic year. we need to make sure that we have captured a detailed picture of learner start points, so that we can adapt TLA to maximise progress across the learner journey. We still have a couple of weeks to make sure that we have a holistic picture of learner start points and today's epiosde gives us chance to reflect on if we can/need to do anything else before we get to half term. I also nudge us to think about the ways in which we capture th...
S6 Ep1: The first 6 weeks
September 11, 2023 15:45 - 33 minutes - 31.7 MBMy first solo episode!! It felt like a time for change. This new series will be a combination of solo episodes and guests joining me on the podcast as we talk all things high quality, learner experience and progress. I start with a podcast about the importance of the first 6 weeks and the things that can make a difference to learner engagement and retention. As promised, for more information about the additional induction training I talk about in the episode - https://lefe.uk/#section07
S5 ep5: Stuart Rimmer - FE: Where are we now?
September 07, 2022 13:30 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MBStuart is the first principal to come on the Teaching Excellence Podcast. With a keen interest in leadership, Stef chats with Stuart about his leadership journey in FE, the challenges that we currently face and the vision of FE in the future.
S5 Ep4: Making Induction Meaningful with Lindsey Wilson
August 16, 2022 08:19 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MBThis week Lindsey and I chat about Induction and the things that we think make it meaningful. Its a good time to consider how we best welcome students to college but also move away from induction being about assessment, assignments and course requirements. Its time to be creative and consider all the ways in which we can create a memorable experience that will build a sense of belonging and engage students in their future.
S5 Ep3: Isla and Stef - NATECLA, Apprenticeships and Ofsted
June 28, 2022 15:30 - 33 minutes - 31.1 MBThis week Stef and Isla chat about the last few weeks, what we have been up to, where we have been and what we have heard which has caught our interest. Isla talks about the NATECLA conference and I chat about training I ran with Apprenticeships tutors and we both talk about some of our initial thoughts about our Ofsted experiences this year. We could probably talk for a week about Ofsted, but we just threw out a few of our first initial thoughts. We get that usually it generates a lot of di...
S5 Ep2: Spirals of Enquiry with Co-Head Paula Ayliffe
May 23, 2022 14:03 - 39 minutes - 36.8 MBI talk to Paula who is a co-head of a primary school. She shares how this works and how they have aligned CPD and their whole school approach to being curious and inquisitive about improvement.
Season 5 Ep1: News and a little of 2022 so far
May 04, 2022 06:36 - 39 minutes - 36.7 MBIts time for Season 5 of the Teaching Excellence podcast. There is podcast news and we chat about things we have been up to recently in 2022, including a project which explores teaching low level English skills as well as exploring collaborative professionalism to create positive quality improvement cultures. If you find any of this interesting be sure to let us know or get in touch and we can point you in the direction of resources or further reading, or we could even include further discus...
S4 Ep 7: Ben Whitaker: Change, Technology and Term 1
December 15, 2021 13:47 - 36 minutes - 34.1 MBI chat to Ben about all things change, technology and how things seem to be going in Term 1. Ben is an Educational Consultant working with a number of clients on both digital and cultural transformation. Prior to this, Ben has worked for 15 years in education as an Assistant Principal and Curriculum Manager, focusing on Apprenticeships and formerly in his subject specialisms of Religious Studies & Sociology. He is a governor at a primary school and a trustee of a local charity. For the las...
S4 Ep6: Culture Development through TLA with Amy Woodrow
November 15, 2021 06:00 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MBStef and Amy chat about Culture Development through TLA and Quality Improvement, the need for focus and rapid action in response to learner needs as well as the 'noise' that can exist when there feels like there is so much to do. We also chat briefly about Amy's research as part of last years SUNCETT research programme.
S4 Ep5: Coaching, Mentoring and Professional Development with Rachel Lofthouse
October 28, 2021 12:53 - 39 minutes - 36.5 MBStef and Rachel talk about Professional Development, Coaching and Mentoring in Education, with a specific focus on the Early Careers Framework and Contextual Coaching. We dig into the importance of relationships, nuance, challenge and the educational landscape in which we find ourselves as well as consider how practice can really be shaped to support and nurture teachers as professionals. We talk about a recent research paper that Rachel has written and published with Trista Hollweck (@tris...
S4 Ep4: Tony Davies: Conditions to Maximise Learning
October 12, 2021 10:47 - 1 hour - 63.4 MBI talk to Tony Davies about the conditions by which we can promote learning, including links to learning theory and how emotion can support or hinder learning. We also get into some discussion about quality improvement, action planning and observation processes to support teacher development. I hope you enjoy it. If you have a comment or response to anything we talk about, please leave me a voice note in Anchor. Id love to hear your thoughts.
S4 Ep3: Culture of Curiosity with Bryony Evett Hackfort
June 21, 2021 14:09 - 39 minutes - 36.9 MBStef talks to Bryony Evett Hackfort, Director of Teaching, Learning, Technology and Skills at Coleg Sir Gar and Coleg Ceredigion, about the way in which Professional Development for teachers has evolved over the last several years, how they have created a culture where curiosity is the focus and professional autonomy is built in.
S4 Ep2: Professional Learning with Jo Fletcher-Saxon
June 08, 2021 19:06 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MBStef talks to Jo Fletcher Saxon about professional learning and development, reflects on how the pandemic changed the way we can engage, as well as how structured autonomy and being curious supports effective practice development. Jo also outlines a few of the different spaces that anyone and everyone can involved in practitioner research and collaboration.
S4 Ep1: The Importance of Reflection with Joanne Miles
June 02, 2021 09:28 - 41 minutes - 38.5 MBStef is joined by Joanne Miles to discuss some of the key themes that are popping up through conversations across the country as well as the importance of reflection as we head towards the end of this academic year. We discuss the importance of reflection for staff as well as how reflection can support learner engagement and ownership of learning. We discuss ways in which this can be implemented as a professional development practice for staff development and throughout the learner journey, ...
Trista Holweck: Coaching Models and New Teacher Support Programmes
December 16, 2020 10:29 - 42 minutes - 39.4 MBThis week, Stef talks to Trista Holweck about her research into coaching and support programmes for new teachers. We talk about the importance of coaching, the importance of humility and the way in which both coachee and coach/mentor can benefit from coaching relationships.
Quality Improvement in a pandemic with Joanne Miles
November 17, 2020 18:07 - 31 minutes - 29.5 MBStef talks to Joanne Miles about Quality Improvement as part of a new era of Teaching and Learning development. We discuss the challenges and the importance of placing Quality Improvement as the central focus rather than Quality Assurance. Joanne talks us through some of the work she has been doing with Dr Matt O'Leary on observation coaching models. Links Unseen observation model - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gmmcJRmTnZpbGhkgtPrEluKdNBjMbgqI/view?usp=sharing Joanne's Blogs https://...
Hybrid Models and Online TLA Pedagogy with Joanne Miles
November 17, 2020 17:55 - 33 minutes - 31.4 MBStef talks to Joanne Miles about online teaching and learning, evidence based pedagogical principles that can help us to focus as well as hybrid models that teachers are currently navigating.
Vicki Dawson - Waking up to the Importance of Sleep
October 12, 2020 07:37 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MBAhead of this weeks wellbeing Wednesday, Stef talks to Vicki Dawson from The Sleep Charity about how the charity came about and the importance of Sleep. This Wednesday at 7pm Vicki will be running a session all about sleep and how we can get better quality sleep to boost our wellbeing.
Jamie Smith: Change and Leadership for the future
October 08, 2020 15:24 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MBStef chats to Jamie Smith about the changes that have happened due to the Covid pandemic and the ways that education can evolve to respond. We chat about leadership and the potential challenges that could cause problems if we don’t navigate them boldly and with different thinking.
WW Adam Batchelor: Creating Healthy exercise habits
October 07, 2020 11:01 - 10 minutes - 10.1 MBStef chats to Adam about this weeks Wellbeing Wednesday session which is all about creating healthy exercise habits when we are super busy. Ahead of World Mental Heath day, we discuss how and why it’s really important to find easy ways to exercise regularly.
Wayne Hall: lessons from lockdown
September 30, 2020 12:28 - 39 minutes - 36.9 MBStef talks to Wayne Hall from Darlington college about lockdown, technology, teaching and learning and being an Edtech demonstrator college.
Scott Hayden: Lessons from lockdown and a new academic year
September 22, 2020 07:24 - 34 minutes - 32.1 MBStef talks to Scott Hayden about his experience of lockdown, how things have been in the planning of the new academic year, as well as the development of skills beyond the curriculum.
Wellbeing Wednesday: Flow yoga with Kelly Thistlethwaite
September 20, 2020 10:17 - 12 minutes - 11.2 MBStef talks to Kelly about Flow yoga, the benefits of yoga and how it can provide a space to process things as well as contribute to our wellbeing. Kelly will be leading this weeks yoga session on Wednesday at 7pm. Book tour place via our linktree link available on Joyful Education insta, LinkedIn or twitter. Find Kelly at https://www.yorkshireyogi.com or on insta or Facebook 😊 as Yorkshire Yogi
Joanne Miles: start of a new academic year
September 17, 2020 08:30 - 58 minutes - 54.3 MBStef talks to Joanne Miles about community, using pedagogical principles when designing learning online, the importance of reflection and how managers/leaders can influence the approach to TLA this year whilst maximising impact.
Joanne Miles: start of a new academic year Sept 2020
September 17, 2020 08:30 - 58 minutes - 54.3 MBStef talks to Joanne Miles about community, using pedagogical principles when designing learning online, the importance of reflection and how managers/leaders can influence the approach to TLA this year whilst maximising impact.
Wellbeing Wed: Breathwork with Jacqui Cooper
September 16, 2020 09:53 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MBAhead of this weeks Wellbeing Wednesday session, Stef chats to Jacqui Cooper of BeachyJax about what the session will involve but also gives you an introduction to the power of the breath... which can help us deal with stress situations as well as high demanding workloads. Perfect for what we are currently facing in education
Matt Gordon: lessons from lockdown and teaching English
September 16, 2020 09:28 - 26 minutes - 24.9 MBStef talks to Matt Gordon of Waltham Forest College about how lockdown was for him and freshest thinking about teaching English
Wellbeing Wed: Energy boosting nutrition with Liberty Mills
September 08, 2020 18:44 - 11 minutes - 10.8 MBAhead of tomorrow evenings well-being Wednesday session, Stef chats to Liberty Mills who will be running the energy boosting nutrition session on Wed at 7:15pm
Interview with Alison Loughnane - APConnect year 2
July 15, 2020 16:43 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MBIn this episode I chat with Alison Loughnane about Hopwood Hall and Bolton College’s collaborative project and involvement in APConnect. They ran a Good to Great Programme to support teacher development.
Joanne Miles: Professional development in Lockdown
July 09, 2020 15:26 - 58 minutes - 54.3 MBThis episode I talk to Joanne Miles about professional development in lockdown and the implications as we move towards a new very different academic year.
Maths Motivation
April 27, 2020 17:12 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MBStef interviews Katheryn Cockerton about Maths motivation and anxiety in students
Interview with Lou Mycroft at APNorth 28th Feb 2020
March 22, 2020 07:18 - 33 minutes - 31.4 MBLou and I talk about key TLA projects happening through APConnect as well as some of the challenges and celebrations we see in FE
Interview with Dan Williams: Enhancing Learning and Student Engagement
March 15, 2020 14:23 - 24 minutes - 22.6 MBWhilst at the APNorth event on 28th February 2020 I interviewed Dan Williams about enhancing learning and student engagement. Follow Dan at @FurtherEdagogy or at https://furtheredagogy.wordpress.com/
Trust and Culture
February 21, 2020 08:06 - 46 minutes - 43.3 MBThis week I talk to Christina Donovan about her research on trust and how it directly links to the cultures that we operate within. We discuss the importance of authentic leadership and how there is a need for safe space and vulnerability in order for people to feel like they can be theirselves.
Lesson observations - with Rosie Francis
February 03, 2020 06:04 - 51 minutes - 47.7 MBStef and Rosie discuss lesson observation function and impact.
Yorkshire AP network and Annual AoC conference
November 27, 2019 09:00 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MBThis week we catch up on recent events including the first Yorkshire Advanced Practitioner Network and the Annual AoC conference
Season 2 - We are back!! Quality TLA updates... what we have been up to
October 31, 2019 19:34 - 37 minutes - 34.9 MBAfter a short break, we are back and being what we have been up to since July and what we have been up to in the first half term of the new academic year. 🙂
#17 Roundup of ReimagineFE 2019
July 19, 2019 14:23 - 43 minutes - 40.5 MB#17 ReimagineFE roundup- this week we discuss the ReimagineFE conference which we attended on July 2nd at Birmingham City University. ⭐️
ReimagineFE conference with Suzanne Savage
June 09, 2019 19:26 - 46 minutes - 43.1 MBThis week Stef chats with Suzanne Savage to discuss the upcoming ReimagineFE conference on July 2nd 2019, all the sessions that are on and the intention for the event.
Interview with Sarah Simons - UKFEChat
June 02, 2019 11:56 - 23 minutes - 22.2 MBThis episode we chat to Sarah Simons all things UKFEChat and the upcoming conference on 15th June
Interview with Matt O’Leary: Cultures and Professional Practice
May 29, 2019 15:18 - 45 minutes - 42.4 MBThis week we talk all things observation and creating a culture of professional practice based on Matt’s research. Matt discusses some of the recent key projects he has been leading and shares his insights.
#14 Formative assessment and feedback for improved achievement
April 24, 2019 11:37 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MBThis episode we talk about a few key formative assessment and feedback strategies to improve achievement and student investment in learning.
#12 Interview with Hannah Tyreman
April 15, 2019 19:09 - 38 minutes - 35.8 MBOur first ever guest on the Teaching Excellence podcast is Hannah Tyreman. Currently working at the Chartered College of Teaching, Hannah shares her insight into effective professional development and technology use.
#11 Formative Assessment and tracking progress
March 27, 2019 21:42 - 36 minutes - 33.5 MBThis episode we discuss formative assessment and progress tracking, the importance of initial assessment and key elements of tracking progress.
Mindset and positive Cultures - summary of AoC Quality presentation
March 05, 2019 06:09 - 46 minutes - 42.7 MBWe talk mindset, culture and leadership following Stef’s presentation at the AoC Quality Conference Feb 19
Outstanding practices in the classroom
January 29, 2019 21:26 - 38 minutes - 35.7 MBToday we discuss elements of Teaching and Learning which we think inspire students and generate a positive and outstanding approach to learning.
The new Ofsted EIF: Initial thoughts
January 11, 2019 20:31 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBThis week we discuss our initial thoughts and experiences of the new proposed Ofsted Education Inspection Framework.
Episode 7: Collaboration and Peer Review
December 05, 2018 21:42 - 34 minutes - 32.2 MBEpisode 7: Collaboration and Peer Review: this week we talk about the power of collaboration and peer review in terms of the learning and benefits of both in improving quality and teaching and learning.
Episode 6: Measuring the impact of Professional Development
November 06, 2018 22:31 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MBThis week we discuss the complexities of measuring the impact of Professional Development.
Episode 5: What makes professional development successful?
October 22, 2018 21:27 - 31 minutes - 29.3 MBWe continue our discussion about what seems to support effective professional development for teachers, in the hope that we share the things that have worked for us and the things we have seen to play a key role in professional development being impactful.