The SecEd Podcast interviews secondary education experts and focuses on best practice, policy and research in the classroom and across the school, offering practical advice, insights and examples from professionals working in and with UK secondary schools. Each episode features a panel of teachers, school leaders and other experts and tackles topics relevant to secondary teaching and learning and wider education practice.
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This episode looks at the opportunities and risks presented by artificial intelligence (AI) in schools, offering advice and suggestions for whole-school AI policy and strategy as well as for teaching, resource-creation and lesson-planning.
This episode looks at what it means to be a research-informed school and how we can use research to improve teaching, learning, and student outcomes.
This episode of the podcast offers practical advice and examples for how we can protect the wellbeing and mental health of our teaching staff, with some great ideas for teachers and guidance for school leaders.
In this episode we discuss ideas for how we can build a positive and inspiring whole-school culture which is inclusive of all, drives high standards, and sustainable in the long-term.
In this episode, we discuss ideas, tips and practical actions that secondary school leaders and teachers can take to reduce workload and working hours.
This episode looks at how we can teach and prepare our examination classes in the secondary school – especially our GCSE groups – including teaching course content, building exam habits, teaching exam techniques, supporting wellbeing, and planning revision.
This episode offers practical ideas, tips and examples for the effective use of teaching assistants (TAs) in the secondary school classroom, with advice from three experienced educators, including both teachers and TAs.
This episode offers practical tips for secondary teaching staff to help you manage behaviour effectively in your classrooms, including tangible strategies for your 'in the moment' behaviour toolkit.
This episode considers what schools can do to identify vulnerable students who may become at risk of suspension or exclusion and how we can intervene to pull them back from the brink.
In this episode we discuss excellent Pupil Premium practice and offer practical tips and ideas for how schools and teachers can support their most disadvantaged pupils, including a focus on attendance, Pupil Premium strategies, and effective interventions.
This episode looks at how to be an effective line manager in the secondary school, offering practical advice, examples and strategies for middle and senior leaders who have line management responsibilities.
This episode looks at how school leaders – especially headteachers – can thrive and survive in their role, including wellbeing and work/life balance advice, tips for leading from the front, handling the biggest challenges of leadership, and advice for those new to leadership roles.
In this episode, three experienced teachers discuss how to start and end our lessons in the secondary school classroom, focusing on getting the first and last 10 minutes right – from the point of view of both behaviour and learning.
Good questioning is at the heart of great teaching. This very practical episode looks at how teachers can plan and ask effective questions to support student participation, learning and progress, including lots of tips, ideas and techniques to try in your classroom
