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In"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":498.054,"endTime":501.798,"body":"the second example, where the"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":501.85900000000004,"endTime":505.60299999999995,"body":"kids were queuing up too long"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":501.85900000000004,"endTime":505.60299999999995,"body":"for lunch, and they're just left"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":505.663,"endTime":509.16599999999994,"body":"hanging around, essentially."},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":505.663,"endTime":509.16599999999994,"body":"There are a number of ways to"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":509.226,"endTime":512.849,"body":"eliminate this too. Could the"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":509.226,"endTime":512.849,"body":"cooks and the supervisors have"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":509.52599999999995,"endTime":523.875,"body":"to fix. But those simple fixes"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":509.52599999999995,"endTime":523.875,"body":"result in big changes in"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":512.91,"endTime":516.352,"body":"walkie talkies, so they could"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":512.91,"endTime":516.352,"body":"message each other when the"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":516.412,"endTime":519.975,"body":"queue has died down and then"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":516.412,"endTime":519.975,"body":"they're letting them know that"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":520.036,"endTime":523.297,"body":"they're ready for the next"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":520.036,"endTime":523.297,"body":"class. So when the class is"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":523.357,"endTime":527.0409999999999,"body":"brought in, there's very little"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":523.357,"endTime":527.0409999999999,"body":"queue ahead of them. And then"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":524.136,"endTime":540.571,"body":"classroom behaviour. And that's"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":524.136,"endTime":540.571,"body":"what I've got to share with you"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":527.101,"endTime":530.121,"body":"what you've done is almost"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":527.101,"endTime":530.121,"body":"eliminated waiting time"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":530.181,"endTime":533.925,"body":"altogether. And if not walkie"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":530.181,"endTime":533.925,"body":"talkies Are there are other ways"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":533.986,"endTime":537.79,"body":"of communicating? You could use"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":533.986,"endTime":537.79,"body":"the children as monitor say, to"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":537.85,"endTime":541.534,"body":"send those messages back and"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":537.85,"endTime":541.534,"body":"forth. Queuing is an interesting"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":540.832,"endTime":555.702,"body":"today. If you haven't rated and"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":540.832,"endTime":555.702,"body":"reviewed us, what are you"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":541.594,"endTime":545.278,"body":"one, really, because when you"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":541.594,"endTime":545.278,"body":"see queueing, it indicates that"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":545.3389999999999,"endTime":549.143,"body":"there's a problem with a routine"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":545.3389999999999,"endTime":549.143,"body":"or system. So if you're in the"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":549.203,"endTime":552.766,"body":"classroom, and you've got a lot"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":549.203,"endTime":552.766,"body":"of children waiting to have"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":552.827,"endTime":556.511,"body":"their work marked or looked at"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":552.827,"endTime":556.511,"body":"that dead time, as well. So we"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":555.963,"endTime":569.529,"body":"waiting for? Open up your"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":555.963,"endTime":569.529,"body":"podcast app and give us an"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":556.571,"endTime":559.8919999999999,"body":"need to think about finding"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":556.571,"endTime":559.8919999999999,"body":"systems or routines for the"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":559.953,"endTime":563.757,"body":"kids. So they can move on to the"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":559.953,"endTime":563.757,"body":"next piece or section of their"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":563.818,"endTime":567.562,"body":"work without having to wait for"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":563.818,"endTime":567.562,"body":"the teacher's attention before"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":567.622,"endTime":571.125,"body":"they can do so. And in the last"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":567.622,"endTime":571.125,"body":"example where the children"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":569.79,"endTime":584.66,"body":"honest rating and review. And"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":569.79,"endTime":584.66,"body":"that tells the algorithm to"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":571.185,"endTime":574.748,"body":"literally run out of work, I"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":571.185,"endTime":574.748,"body":"don't want to say that happens"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":574.808,"endTime":578.492,"body":"to us all. Sometimes kids just"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":574.808,"endTime":578.492,"body":"fly through work, we expect it"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":578.552,"endTime":582.357,"body":"to take 40 minutes or so. So no"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":578.552,"endTime":582.357,"body":"judgement, I've been there. But"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":582.417,"endTime":585.739,"body":"the problem here was the"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":582.417,"endTime":585.739,"body":"children weren't then directed"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":584.921,"endTime":600.052,"body":"share school behaviour secrets"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":584.921,"endTime":600.052,"body":"with other teachers, school"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":585.799,"endTime":589.543,"body":"to a purposeful, meaningful task"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":585.799,"endTime":589.543,"body":"afterwards. So we have to ask"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":589.604,"endTime":593.106,"body":"ourselves, How can we avoid"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":589.604,"endTime":593.106,"body":"meaningless filler activities?"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":593.1659999999999,"endTime":596.971,"body":"When we're planning we have to"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":593.1659999999999,"endTime":596.971,"body":"think about what extension tasks"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":597.031,"endTime":599.99,"body":"might be needed to keep the"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":597.031,"endTime":599.99,"body":"children occupied and"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":600.051,"endTime":603.3720000000001,"body":"productive. Tasks that are"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":600.051,"endTime":603.3720000000001,"body":"relevant and help our pupils"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":600.313,"endTime":615.705,"body":"leaders and parents who might"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":600.313,"endTime":615.705,"body":"find this information useful."},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":603.433,"endTime":607.237,"body":"understand the material they're"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":603.433,"endTime":607.237,"body":"studying in greater depth. This"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":607.297,"endTime":609.1700000000001,"body":"then eliminates more dead time."},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":615.966,"endTime":631.618,"body":"It's another quick fire episode"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":615.966,"endTime":631.618,"body":"next time. I hope you have a"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":631.879,"endTime":648.054,"body":"brilliant week and I can't wait"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":631.879,"endTime":648.054,"body":"to see you on the next episode"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":648.315,"endTime":655.62,"body":"of School Behaviour Secrets."}]}