Teachers Talk Radio

Louise Marie meets with James Wilson to discuss how school improvement starts with the conditions senior leaders create for middle leaders to thrive. Together, they explore clarity, trust, coaching, accountability, psychological safety, and why rethinking how we lead the middle may be the key to sustainable school improvement.

In this show, and with the help of guest Lee Pace, Emma seeks to find answers to the difficult questions around the realities of delivering on SEND in the mainstream classroom.

In this week's show, Claudia Tumba and Martin Sketchley talk about teaching English in South Korea and their thoughts and reflections for 2026.

AI is often criticised for killing critical thinking. Timea Kadar and her guests, Professor Xue Zhou and Med Kharbach, are looking at examples, research, and case studies in education on how it fosters it.

In this fifth episode, PSHE lead and educator Clare Price considers how to prepare parents, staff and learners to cover the updated need to consider strangulation and suffocation in the 2026 RSE Guidance. She also looks at how using the example of Alison Hammond having a panic attack live on air might support learners in how to manage this in their own lives. Please note this episode should be listened to with caution due to the nature of the material included. 

Articles referenced include: 

Why dangerous teen sex choking trend is raising alarm - BBC News

Strangulation During Sex in the UK - November 2025

Addressing strangulation harms — what we learnt from talking to IFAS

Drugs and risky sexual behaviour KS4 | Y10 RSHE (PSHE) | Lesson Resources | Oak National Academy

Alison Hammond: 'I thought I was having heart attack on air' - BBC News