Too Many Holidays is a new podcast from White Rose Education, featuring inspiring stories from transformative educators.
Join us as we delve into the captivating stories of dedicated individuals who have made a remarkable impact in the world of education.
Each episode, we bring you first-hand accounts of triumphs, challenges and transformative moments that have shaped these inspirational people.
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Too Many Holidays is a new podcast from White Rose Education, featuring inspiring stories from transformative educators.
Join us as we delve into the captivating stories of dedicated individuals who have made a remarkable impact in the world of education.
Each episode, we bring you first-hand accounts of triumphs, challenges and transformative moments that have shaped these inspirational people.
W: https://whiteroseeducation.com
FB: https://www.facebook.com/whiteroseedu/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/whiteroseeducation/
X: https://twitter.com/WhiteRoseEd
LI: https://www.linkedin.com/company/white-rose-education/
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Sonia Thompson is headteacher/director at St Matthew’s Research School. She is a Specialist Leader of Education and a Talk for Writing Lead Trainer. Sonia is especially passionate about evidence-based reading for pleasure practices.
Sonia is also the author of ‘Berger's An Ethic of Excellence in Action’, a thorough analysis of Ron Berger’s original Ethic of Excellence toolkit strategies, written with his support and guidance. The book shows what excellence looks like in the real world.
Tracey Adams has been a teacher for 26 years and is deputy head at St Matthew’s Research School in Birmingham. St Matthew’s is part of the Research School Network, and aims “to share the very best evidence-based practice with schools and teachers across the West Midlands through evidence-based training.”
Tracey is a NCETM Teaching for Mastery Specialist and Professional Development Lead. She is passionate about educational research and changing children’s lives through better teaching.
00:00 Intro
00:31 Sharing good practice
05:50 Does a disadvantaged area mean disadvantage in life?
09:22 Held back by skin colour, the N word is not ok.
12:14 These children deserve the best!
18:99 ‘Our’ curriculum – entwining the children in everything
26:46 How we inspire our children to be the best they can be
34:37 Where to start when improving other schools
43:06 Learning behaviours & coaching
46:52 Reading for pleasure: “You can’t do everything, Sonia, let it go!”
54:28 Workload, feedback and where to focus
59:23 Empowering all – An Ethic of Excellence in Action
01:03:49 The science of learning – in your lessons
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