Thinking Deeply about Primary Education
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Leadership, Belonging and the Power of Teams with Sam Crome
46 mins; March 27, 2026
March 2026: What Emerged Across the Conversations
29 mins; March 25, 2026
One to One Correspondence: The Hidden Challenge in Learning to Count
29 mins; March 20, 2026
The Mechanics of Effective Professional Development with Scott Wells
59 mins; March 13, 2026
That's the Good News: SEND Reform, Teacher Voice and the Future of School Leadership
30 mins; March 10, 2026
Better Planning, Better Thinking, Better Teaching?
54 mins; March 06, 2026
February 2026: What Emerged Across the Conversations
49 mins; March 03, 2026
Primary English: How To Lead It
77 hours 35 mins; February 27, 2026
Thinking Deeply about AI for Schools: AI Music and The Death of Creativity?
38 mins; February 24, 2026
Avoiding Snake Oil: Using the Hype Curve to Make Better Tech Decisions with Dominic Bristow
45 mins; February 20, 2026
That's the Good News: Phones, Inclusion Bases, and a Quiet Crisis in Early Language
33 mins; February 13, 2026
Teacher Voice, Credibility, and the Confidence Trap with Tom Rogers
58 mins; February 10, 2026
Can an AI Tutor Reduce Maths Anxiety? Inside Third Space Learning’s “Skye”
59 mins; February 06, 2026
January 2026: What Emerged Across the Conversations
28 mins; February 03, 2026
Film, Review, Refine: A Practical Guide to Teacher Self-Coaching With Lesson Video
46 mins; January 30, 2026
School Done Smarter: The Headteacher Blueprint for Sustainable Change
40 mins; January 27, 2026
That's the Good News: Inclusion, belonging, autonomy and more...
46 mins; January 23, 2026
The Hidden Barriers for Left-Handed Pupils (and what the Writing Framework means in practice)
42 mins; January 16, 2026
Performance ≠ Learning: What recent research says about maths apps for struggling learners
45 mins; January 13, 2026
TDaPE London: What Do You Go To When Everything Looks Good?
60 hours 8 mins; January 09, 2026
AI in Schools 2026: Predictions, Policy, and What Might Actually Scale
39 mins; January 06, 2026
Behaviour, Trust, Transparency: Leading in challenging circumstances
33 mins; January 02, 2026
The Honest DSL with Hannah Carter
42 mins; December 26, 2025
A Model for Collaborative Planning with Lewis Sargent and Matthew Lee
42 mins; December 19, 2025
Handwriting, the 2025 Writing Framework, and Reluctant Writers with Nicky Parr
60 hours 13 mins; December 12, 2025
Building a Whole School EAL System for Multilingual Learners with Dr Robert Sharples
51 mins; December 05, 2025
Thinking Deeply about AI for Schools: Alpha School
34 mins; November 28, 2025
It’s the Thought that Counts: Why Learning to Count Is More Complex Than You Think
22 mins; November 21, 2025
Succeeding as Deputy Head with Chris Passey and Adam Kohlbeck
78 hours 29 mins; November 14, 2025
Play Time: Neurodivergence, psychological safety and creativity in the classroom
50 mins; November 07, 2025
Iterative Lesson Design: A Practical Cycle for Teacher Growth with Stuart Welsh
29 mins; November 01, 2025
What We Asked. What We Learned: TDaPE in Term One 2025
54 mins; October 24, 2025
The Power of Maths Journaling with Dr Kirsten Fenton and Holly Drummond
33 mins; October 17, 2025
Mathematical Talk: The Heartbeat of Classroom Thinking (with Amy How)
35 mins; October 10, 2025
Teacher Writers with Andy McHugh
34 mins; October 03, 2025
Accessible by Default: In Action
43 mins; September 28, 2025
What the science of learning teaches us about arithmetic fluency with John Jackson
41 mins; September 19, 2025
The Teach Like a Champion Guide to the Science of Reading
51 mins; September 12, 2025
Curriculum Thinking: International Perspectives with Lucy Crehan
46 mins; September 05, 2025
Implementing the Writing Framework with Care and Balance
36 mins; August 29, 2025
Calm, Consistent, and Certain: Building Better Behaviour in Primary
56 mins; August 22, 2025
Accessible by Default: An Inclusive Teaching Discussion
72 hours 3 mins; August 15, 2025
Reforming Lessons: Sir Nick Gibb on Evidence, Policy, and Change in Education
66 hours 37 mins; August 08, 2025
The Illustrated Guide to Pedagogy with Fin Wilson and Jane Miller
52 mins; August 01, 2025
More Than Flags and Rainbows: Part Two – From Foundations to Implementation
41 mins; July 25, 2025
More Than Flags and Rainbows: Meaningful LGBTQ+ Inclusion in Schools with Ian Timbrell
47 mins; July 18, 2025
Inside the 2025 Writing Framework: Jane Considine on the Future of Writing Instruction
57 mins; July 11, 2025
Time for Reflection: Disciplinary literacy, supporting new literacy leads and the role of coaching in the school-improvement eco-system
40 mins; July 04, 2025
A Language Pedagogy Deep Dive: Teaching Welsh in English-Medium Schools
53 mins; June 27, 2025
From Maths Anxiety to Maths Advocacy: Leading Sustainable Change in Schools
49 mins; June 20, 2025
Conceptual Clarity: A Conversation with Pete Mattock
47 mins; June 13, 2025
Curriculum Coherence or Curricular Chaos?
35 mins; June 06, 2025
From the Classroom to Leadership: Building Cultures that Thrive
32 mins; May 30, 2025
Beyond Sentence Stems: Deep Scaffolding for Inclusive Literacy
51 mins; May 23, 2025
Three Lessons Learned from Three Years in Deputy Headship
47 mins; May 16, 2025
Lessons learned from a classroom sabbatical with Lisa Coe
9 mins; May 13, 2025
Thinking Deeply about Conceptual Understanding
39 mins; May 09, 2025
School-wide maths improvement with Lisa Coe
7 mins; May 06, 2025
Literacy Leadership, Testing and Disciplinary Reading with Chris Such
31 mins; May 02, 2025
The One Paper Every Primary Teacher Should Read – with Lloyd Williams-Jones
11 mins; April 29, 2025
From Planning to Practice: Mastering Professional Development Design
30 mins; April 25, 2025
Driving School-Wide Change with Lloyd Williams-Jones
12 mins; April 22, 2025
Standing Room Only – Deconstructing Word Problems by Gareth Metcalfe
29 mins; April 18, 2025
Deconstructing Word Problems with Gareth Metcalfe
39 mins; April 11, 2025
Teaching Through Comparison: What Works and When?
60 hours 10 mins; April 04, 2025
Writing First, Assessment Second: A Conversation with Chris Youles
44 mins; March 29, 2025
From Coaching to Confidence: The Power of Whole-Staff Rehearsal
52 mins; March 22, 2025
What do schools who provide a stellar religious education offering do so well?
16 mins; March 19, 2025
What's in Store at TDaPE Manchester 2025?
32 mins; March 15, 2025
Ausubel's concept hierarchy explained
4 mins; March 12, 2025
Sustaining School Improvement – Leadership, Culture, and Change with Adam Lowing & Stuart Welsh
39 mins; March 07, 2025
What are some high-impact, low-effort ways to improve mathematics across a school?
11 mins; March 04, 2025
Concreteness Fading: Bridging Procedural and Conceptual Understanding
72 hours 3 mins; February 28, 2025
How can schools embed a consistent, research-informed approach to mathematics teaching?
8 mins; February 25, 2025
Disciplinary Literacy: Unlocking Deeper Learning with Juli Ryzop
46 mins; February 21, 2025
How can I incorporate retrieval effectively in maths lessons without causing unnecessary cognitive overload?
9 mins; February 18, 2025
The Future of School Inspection: Still Analysing Ofsted's Proposed Reforms
50 mins; February 14, 2025
Improving reading across a whole school
14 mins; February 11, 2025
The Future of School Inspection: Analysing Ofsted’s Proposed Reforms
46 mins; February 07, 2025
David Ausubel's Key Ideas (In Summary) with Sarah Cottinghatt
5 mins; February 04, 2025
Finding time in busy timetables for high-quality art lessons
25 mins; January 31, 2025
Is the English writing system introduced in ways that can lead to spelling difficulties?
17 mins; January 28, 2025
The Hospital of Hope and The Fight Against Cancer
45 mins; January 24, 2025
To what extent is English orthography a representation of spoken language?
21 mins; January 21, 2025
Maximising Learning with Interleaved Practice in Maths
49 mins; January 17, 2025
Summative assessments: Why and when do we use them?
10 mins; January 14, 2025
What are the four most prominent features of an effective mathematics lesson?
9 mins; January 07, 2025
Beyond Words: The Purpose and Practice of Modern Foreign Language Education
49 mins; January 03, 2025
What are the four most prominent features of an effective lesson?
11 mins; December 31, 2024
Unlocking Learning: Background Knowledge, Spelling, and Modelling
52 mins; December 27, 2024
Transforming Reading and Mathematics: Powerful Questions for Teachers
51 mins; December 20, 2024
Promise or Peril: Can AI shape the future of education?
56 mins; December 13, 2024
Exploring Explicit Teaching with Zach Groshell
54 mins; December 06, 2024
What's in Store at TDaPE London?
42 mins; November 29, 2024
Building Confidence in Primary Mathematics with Amy How
45 mins; November 22, 2024
Lesson Design – Insights from Cognitive Science and Direct Instruction with Jake Cowling
37 mins; November 15, 2024
Powerful RE with Adam Smith
60 hours 52 mins; November 08, 2024
Language and Learning – Supporting EAL Pupils in Mathematics
39 mins; November 02, 2024
Time to Look – A Primary Art Field Guide
59 mins; October 25, 2024
The questions that keep me thinking
123 hours 31 mins; October 18, 2024