Teachers Talk Radio

Should speaking and listening have equal status with reading and writing and what would that mean in the classroom? Tony Harwood, Rae Whitehouse, Lucy Trimnell and Christopher Vowles join TTR Points of View to debate plans to put oracy at the heart of the curriculum.

Could this help tackle disadvantage and equip pupils for a world shaped by AI? How should spoken language be taught and assessed and will teachers get the time, training and resources to make it work?

With reports of a wider shift towards practical assessment, we also ask whether these reforms offer a better balance or risk creating more uncertainty over knowledge, skills and academic standards.

Carl explores why teachers are really leaving the profession and it might not be what you think.

We talk dealing with conflict at work alongside a host of other things to help you process stuff. That's if you need it. And if you're on half-term we'll talk what that means. And if you're not, we'll talk when you are.

Continuing the mini-series on teacher job satisfaction, Darren explores the literature about the satisfaction criteria for teachers and considers whether the length of time you've been in the job impacts how satisfied you feel.

Chatting, calling out, tapping and answering back: how much disruption has become accepted as part of everyday teaching?

On Points of View, we debate the cumulative impact of so-called low-level disruption on teachers and pupils. Where is the line between ordinary classroom restlessness and behaviour that stops others learning?

Are expectations clear and consistent and do teachers get the support they need to uphold them?

We reference a Teacher Tapp survey from this week. Plus, does describing disruption as “low-level” minimise the damage it can do? On the panel: Tom Rogers, Liz Webb, Beejesh Deva.