Last week, literacy expert Elizabeth Nonweiler quit the Welsh Government’s expert literacy panel, calling it ‘not fit for purpose’. In this episode, she speaks to Fin and Jane about why she quit and what she thinks about the government’s plans for reading.
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Fin’s NEW book, The Illustrated Guide to Pedagogy, is now available to pre-order:
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Closing the Disadvantage Gap:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/1032824107/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0
Power Up Your Pedagogy:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Power-Up-Your-Pedagogy-Illustrated/dp/1398388068
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Fin takes a look at the latest Welsh Government announcements and speaks to special guest Rob Randel about developments in reading.
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BOOKS
Fin’s NEW book, The Illustrated Guide to Pedagogy, is now available to pre-order:
https://amzn.to/4lsupnb
Closing the Disadvantage Gap:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/1032824107/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0
Power Up Your Pedagogy:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Power-Up-Your-Pedagogy-Illustrated/dp/1398388068
Subscribe to ImpactPlus today:
www.impact.wales/impactplus
PRODUCTION
Hosts: Finola Wilson and Jane Miller
Producer: Darren Evans
Visit us at: www.impact.wales
Music: Power Shutoff by Craig MacArthur
In this episode Fin and Jane return to a popular topic - questioning. They take a detailed look at how to use questions in the classroom, including lots of worked examples.
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BOOKS
Fin’s NEW book, The Illustrated Guide to Pedagogy, is now available to pre-order:
https://amzn.to/4lsupnb
Closing the Disadvantage Gap:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/1032824107/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0
Power Up Your Pedagogy:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Power-Up-Your-Pedagogy-Illustrated/dp/1398388068
Subscribe to ImpactPlus today:
www.impact.wales/impactplus
PRODUCTION
Hosts: Finola Wilson and Jane Miller
Producer: Darren Evans
Visit us at: www.impact.wales
Music: Power Shutoff by Craig MacArthur
In the second part of a new series looking at barriers to learning, Jane and Finola discuss what you can do if you’ve taught something, but your pupils aren’t learning it.
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BOOKS
Fin’s NEW book, The Illustrated Guide to Pedagogy, is now available to pre-order:
https://amzn.to/4lsupnb
Closing the Disadvantage Gap:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/1032824107/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0
Power Up Your Pedagogy:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Power-Up-Your-Pedagogy-Illustrated/dp/1398388068
Subscribe to ImpactPlus today:
www.impact.wales/impactplus
PRODUCTION
Hosts: Finola Wilson and Jane Miller
Producer: Darren Evans
Visit us at: www.impact.wales
Music: Power Shutoff by Craig MacArthur
In this episode, Fin and Jane are joined by Innes Robinson, executive headteacher of Pencoedtre and Whitmore High Schools in Barry. They discuss his career and how he has helped turn around challenging schools.
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BOOKS
Fin’s NEW book, The Illustrated Guide to Pedagogy, is now available to pre-order:
https://amzn.to/4lsupnb
Closing the Disadvantage Gap:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/1032824107/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0
Power Up Your Pedagogy:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Power-Up-Your-Pedagogy-Illustrated/dp/1398388068
Subscribe to ImpactPlus today:
www.impact.wales/impactplus
PRODUCTION
Hosts: Finola Wilson and Jane Miller
Producer: Darren Evans
Visit us at: www.impact.wales
Music: Power Shutoff by Craig MacArthur
In this episode, Fin and Jane launch a new series exploring barriers to learning. They start by discussing passive learners.
We’re delivering a workshop at the Thinking Deeply about Primary Education Cymru Conference – 27th September – St Peter’s School Cardiff. Get tickets here: The Thinking Deeply about Primary Education Conference Tickets, Sat, Sep 27, 2025 at 8:30 AM | Eventbrite
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BOOKS
Fin’s NEW book, The Illustrated Guide to Pedagogy, is now available to pre-order:
https://amzn.to/4lsupnb
Closing the Disadvantage Gap:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/1032824107/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0
Power Up Your Pedagogy:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Power-Up-Your-Pedagogy-Illustrated/dp/1398388068
Subscribe to ImpactPlus today:
www.impact.wales/impactplus
PRODUCTION
Hosts: Finola Wilson and Jane Miller
Producer: Darren Evans
Visit us at: www.impact.wales
Music: Power Shutoff by Craig MacArthur
In this episode, Jane and Fin speak to teacher and author Kieran Mackle about raising maths attainment, and discuss a recent Estyn report into mathematics teaching.
We’re delivering a workshop at the Thinking Deeply about Primary Education Cymru Conference – 27th September – St Peter’s School Cardiff. Get tickets here: The Thinking Deeply about Primary Education Conference Tickets, Sat, Sep 27, 2025 at 8:30 AM
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-thinking-deeply-about-primary-education-conference-tickets-1295761139449?msockid=0261b3f29a3b68dd0195a0b49bac69d6
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BOOKS
Fin’s NEW book, The Illustrated Guide to Pedagogy, is now available to pre-order:
https://amzn.to/4lsupnb
Closing the Disadvantage Gap:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/1032824107/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0
Power Up Your Pedagogy:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Power-Up-Your-Pedagogy-Illustrated/dp/1398388068
Subscribe to ImpactPlus today:
www.impact.wales/impactplus
PRODUCTION
Hosts: Finola Wilson and Jane Miller
Producer: Darren Evans
Visit us at: www.impact.wales
Music: Power Shutoff by Craig MacArthur
Reading ability among pupils is one of the biggest indicators of future success. In this episode Fin and Jane discuss how teachers can support struggling pupils improve their reading. How can you use challenging texts with pupils without switching them off?
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Contact:
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BOOKS
Fin’s NEW book, The Illustrated Guide to Pedagogy, is now available to pre-order:
https://amzn.to/4lsupnb
Closing the Disadvantage Gap:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/1032824107/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0
Power Up Your Pedagogy:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Power-Up-Your-Pedagogy-Illustrated/dp/1398388068
Subscribe to ImpactPlus today:
www.impact.wales/impactplus
Thinking Deeply about Primary Education Cymru Conference – 27th September – St Peter’s School Cardiff. Get tickets here: The Thinking Deeply about Primary Education Conference Tickets, Sat, Sep 27, 2025 at 8:30 AM | Eventbrite
PRODUCTION
Hosts: Finola Wilson and Jane Miller
Producer: Darren Evans
Visit us at: www.impact.wales
Music: Power Shutoff by Craig MacArthur
In this episode, Jane and Fin are joined by international education expert Lucy Crehan. They discuss Lucy’s recent work on the review of Northern Ireland’s curriculum.
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BOOKS
Fin’s NEW book, The Illustrated Guide to Pedagogy, is now available to pre-order:
https://amzn.to/4lsupnb
Closing the Disadvantage Gap:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/1032824107/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0
Power Up Your Pedagogy:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Power-Up-Your-Pedagogy-Illustrated/dp/1398388068
Subscribe to ImpactPlus today:
www.impact.wales/impactplus
PRODUCTION
Hosts: Finola Wilson and Jane Miller
Producer: Darren Evans
Visit us at: www.impact.wales
Music: Power Shutoff by Craig MacArthur
In the first episode of the 2025/26 academic year, Fin and Jane discuss some of the education news and announcements you might have missed over the summer.
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BOOKS
Fin’s NEW book, The Illustrated Guide to Pedagogy, is now available to pre-order:
https://amzn.to/4lsupnb
Closing the Disadvantage Gap:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/1032824107/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0
Power Up Your Pedagogy:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Power-Up-Your-Pedagogy-Illustrated/dp/1398388068
Subscribe to ImpactPlus today:
www.impact.wales/impactplus
PRODUCTION
Hosts: Finola Wilson and Jane Miller
Producer: Darren Evans
Visit us at: www.impact.wales
Music: Power Shutoff by Craig MacArthur
Impact Wales is ten years old! To celebrate a decade of supporting schools and teachers, Fin and Jane share the story behind the business and some of their highlights from the last ten years.
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Contact:
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BOOKS
Closing the Disadvantage Gap:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/1032824107/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0
Power Up Your Pedagogy:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Power-Up-Your-Pedagogy-Illustrated/dp/1398388068
Subscribe to ImpactPlus today:
www.impact.wales/impactplus
PRODUCTION
Hosts: Finola Wilson and Jane Miller
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Visit us at: www.impact.wales
Music: Power Shutoff by Craig MacArthur
When does consistency in teaching become compliance? In this episode, Jane and Fin discuss consistency, compliance and empowerment in the classroom.
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BOOKS
Closing the Disadvantage Gap:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/1032824107/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0
Power Up Your Pedagogy:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Power-Up-Your-Pedagogy-Illustrated/dp/1398388068
Subscribe to ImpactPlus today:
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PRODUCTION
Hosts: Finola Wilson and Jane Miller
Producer: Darren Evans
Visit us at: www.impact.wales
Music: Power Shutoff by Craig MacArthur
Back in 2021 Fin and Jane spoke to neuroscientist and educator Dr Jared Cooney Horvath about how learning happens. Since then there’s been an explosion of interest in this topic among teachers, so in this episode they are revisiting the conversation.
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BOOKS
Closing the Disadvantage Gap:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/1032824107/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0
Power Up Your Pedagogy:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Power-Up-Your-Pedagogy-Illustrated/dp/1398388068
Subscribe to ImpactPlus today:
www.impact.wales/impactplus
PRODUCTION
Hosts: Finola Wilson and Jane Miller
Producer: Darren Evans
Visit us at: www.impact.wales
Music: Power Shutoff by Craig MacArthur
Oracy is a vital skill for learning, but its value in not always fully appreciated. That’s why, in this episode, Fin and Jane are talking about oracy, why it’s important and how teachers can improve it in the classroom.
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BOOKS
Closing the Disadvantage Gap:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/1032824107/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0
Power Up Your Pedagogy:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Power-Up-Your-Pedagogy-Illustrated/dp/1398388068
Subscribe to ImpactPlus today:
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PRODUCTION
Hosts: Finola Wilson and Jane Miller
Producer: Darren Evans
Visit us at: www.impact.wales
Music: Power Shutoff by Craig MacArthur
In this second part of Jane and Fin’s look at Estyn recommendations, they discuss the inspectorate’s interim letters to schools. These letters give more information about what schools are doing and how they are meeting specific recommendations.
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BOOKS
Closing the Disadvantage Gap:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/1032824107/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0
Power Up Your Pedagogy:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Power-Up-Your-Pedagogy-Illustrated/dp/1398388068
Subscribe to ImpactPlus today:
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PRODUCTION
Hosts: Finola Wilson and Jane Miller
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Music: Power Shutoff by Craig MacArthur
In this first of two episodes, Fin and Jane look at some of Estyn’s recent recommendations to schools. What are inspectors telling schools they must work on and what are schools doing as a result?
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BOOKS
Closing the Disadvantage Gap:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/1032824107/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0
Power Up Your Pedagogy:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Power-Up-Your-Pedagogy-Illustrated/dp/1398388068
Subscribe to ImpactPlus today:
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PRODUCTION
Hosts: Finola Wilson and Jane Miller
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Music: Power Shutoff by Craig MacArthur
A quick message to explain why there’s no podcast this week. Fin and Jane will be back next week, but until then, why not delve into our back catalogue of episodes?
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BOOKS
Closing the Disadvantage Gap:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/1032824107/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0
Power Up Your Pedagogy:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Power-Up-Your-Pedagogy-Illustrated/dp/1398388068
Subscribe to ImpactPlus today:
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PRODUCTION
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Music: Power Shutoff by Craig MacArthur
In this episode Fin and Jane return to the topic of the middle tier and look at how schools are being supported to improve.
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BOOKS
Closing the Disadvantage Gap:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/1032824107/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0
Power Up Your Pedagogy:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Power-Up-Your-Pedagogy-Illustrated/dp/1398388068
Subscribe to ImpactPlus today:
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PRODUCTION
Hosts: Finola Wilson and Jane Miller
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Visit us at: www.impact.wales
Music: Power Shutoff by Craig MacArthur
With a year to go until the Senedd elections, Fin and Jane set out the five key education issues in Wales and look at what each of the main political parties has said about them.
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BOOKS
Closing the Disadvantage Gap
PRE-ORDER:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/1032824107/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0
Power Up Your Pedagogy:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Power-Up-Your-Pedagogy-Illustrated/dp/1398388068
Subscribe to ImpactPlus today:
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PRODUCTION
Hosts: Finola Wilson and Jane Miller
Producer: Darren Evans
Visit us at: www.impact.wales
Music: Power Shutoff by Craig MacArthur
Having a wide vocabulary at a young age is an early indicator of later academic success. In this episode, Jane and Fin discuss how broadening pupils’ vocabulary can have an impact in the classroom, and on the outcomes of disadvantaged pupils in particular.
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BOOKS
Closing the Disadvantage Gap
PRE-ORDER:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/1032824107/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0
Power Up Your Pedagogy:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Power-Up-Your-Pedagogy-Illustrated/dp/1398388068
Subscribe to ImpactPlus today:
www.impact.wales/impactplus
PRODUCTION
Hosts: Finola Wilson and Jane Miller
Producer: Darren Evans
Visit us at: www.impact.wales
Music: Power Shutoff by Craig MacArthur