Northern Lights Teaching School Hub Podcast

Ep 3 Enabling children, adults and schools to flourish with Jo Warner

In this episode I discuss how we can create a culture where all of our children, adults and schools can flourish. We explore:

• What is meant by the term 'flourishing'
• How we can ensure that our children flourish within our care
• The importance of not forgetting the adults in our school when thinking about the need to flourish
• How leaders at all levels have a responsibility to set and maintain a culture where children and adults can flourish 
• Creating a wider culture throughout the school so that the school in its entirety can flourish

Ep 2 Getting students bothered about their learning with Hywel Roberts

In this episode I discuss student engagement with Hywel Roberts. We explore

• The difference between compliance and engagement (and how to spot it)
• How we get students 'bothered' about what they're learning
• Examples and tips on how to get students 'invested' in their learning
• How we can 'protect students in', so they can use their imagination
• The power of storytelling and context when framing a topic that can be otherwise quite abstract

You can find Hywel on Twitter @HywelRoberts and his latest book 'Botherdness' is available from all good book stores.

Ep 1 Poverty Proofing the Curriculum with Sean Harris

In this episode I discuss how we can poverty proof our curriculum with Sean Harris. We explore:

• How Covid has amplified the disadvantaged gap in education
• Misconceptions that are often perceived about poverty, but are not backed up by evidence
• How we should look past the Pupil Premium label into what this really means for your students
• How a lack of cultural capital can create misconceptions and confusion with the content we teach
• How we can review our curriculum to ensure that we're not unintentionally widening the disadvantaged gap due to a lack of cultural capital

You can find Sean on Twitter @SeanHarris_NE