Beyond Good
A podcast about teaching. We discuss teaching and learning, pedagogy, lessons and classroom practise, management and leadership, teaching of mathematics, training and trainees, mentors and mentoring, behaviour management, being a head of department and running a faculty, SLT and much much more!
Episodes
127 episodes
Sarah Cottinghatt - Meaningful Learning & Coaching
Author, teacher, trainer, and expert coach Sarah Cottinghatt joins Matt and Femi to discuss her book 'Ausubel's Meaningful Learning in Action', and coaching!Follow Sarah's Coaching Cuts on Substack:https://cognitivecoac...
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Season 3
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Episode 45
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52:54
Rows v Groups & Detentions v Conversations
In this double episode Matt and Femi explore the arguments for students sitting in rows facing the front vs sitting around tables in groups, and then turn their attention to the issues around the effectiveness of issuing detentions vs a prompt ...
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Season 3
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Episode 44
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42:10
Characteristics of Poor Leadership
We've all experienced it! Matt and Femi lay out some of the most important characteristics of poor leadership in schools as they see it.
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Season 3
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Episode 43
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36:07
"There's too much content to get through..."
Sometimes it really is a struggle to get through all the content. But there's also possibly room for improvement when that claim is used to justify not giving students adequate time for independent practice in lessons, or building in regu...
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Season 3
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Episode 42
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37:49
Great Teaching Unpacked - Episode 3 Review
Matt and Femi discuss episode 3 of the great Teaching: Unpacked documentary series.Watch the documentary at steplab.co/watchGet in touch:beyondgoodpod@gmail.com
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Season 3
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Episode 41
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45:28
High Frequency Teaching Errors
Matt and Femi discuss some of the most common problems they've noticed over the course of many years of lesson visits and drop-ins.Contact us by email:beyondgoodpod@gmail.com
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Season 3
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Episode 40
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53:23
Respect for the Learners
Matt and Femi chat about a rarely-discussed characteristic of teachers; having respect for the learners.
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Season 3
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Episode 39
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40:42
Coachability!
Femi and Matt explore the idea that some people are more coachable than others...
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Season 3
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Episode 38
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40:15
Great Teaching, Unpacked Documentary - Episode 2 Review
Matt and Femi discuss episode 2 of the Great Teaching Unpacked Documentary - which focuses on behaviour, norms, routines and merits.Watch the documentary for free at:steplab.co/watch
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Season 3
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Episode 37
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53:05
First Success!
Matt and Femi discuss the idea of first success, and whether the copncept can inform thinking around teacher development and student learning.
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Season 3
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Episode 36
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38:25
Great Teaching, Unpacked Documentary - Episode 1 Review
Matt and Femi discuss Episode 1 of the Great Teaching, Unpacked documentary.Watch the documentary for free at:steplab.co/filmGet in touch with Matt and Femi:beyondgoodpod@gmail.com
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Season 3
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Episode 35
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56:31
"A dog with a bone"
Matt and Femi discuss the critical importance of not letting behavioural incidents go unchallenged.
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Season 3
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Episode 34
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30:33
Policies
Femi and Matt discuss the concept of school policies and policy documentation, and what makes them more or less effective.We're not on social media but we love to hear your thoughts, feedback, reflections and requests so please send us a...
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Season 3
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Episode 33
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34:45
Micro Interactions
Matt and Femi discuss those brief interactions with students that set the tone for the lesson, or help transform the way students think about themselves.
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Season 3
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Episode 32
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42:41
'Holding To Account' & 'Won't, Can't, Forgot'
Matt and Femi dive into the phrase that you so often hear amongst senior and middle management in schools: "Holding people to account".
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Season 3
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Episode 31
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36:13
Starting A School From Scratch - Michaela Khatib
Matt and Femi speak to the executive head teacher and founder of Cobham Free School, Michaela Khatib, about the remarkable journey to plan, start and grow a school from nothing to over a thousand pupils.
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Season 3
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Episode 30
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49:30
Teacher Knowledge
Matt and Femi discuss the need for teachers to have a basic understanding of how learning happens, as well as barriers and solutions to the problem.
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Season 3
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Episode 29
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46:21
Private vs State Schools
Matt and Femi discuss Femi's experience of working in both state and private schools, what the major differences are for teachers and what each can learn from the other.
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Season 3
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Episode 28
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39:41
Accountability Culture AND Power of Video
This episode has 2 unrelated topics... In the first half of the episode Femi and Matt discuss what it means to have a culture where you can 'hold colleagues accountable' for the benefit of the whole team. In the second...
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Season 3
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Episode 27
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47:00
Improving is Hard!
Femi and Matt discuss why improving our teaching (or anything) can be so difficult, and how that influences their thinking around coaching and PD.
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Season 3
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Episode 26
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40:19
My team are not doing what I asked!
Femi and Matt ponder the all too common phrase "people just aren't doing it"!
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Season 3
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Episode 26
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30:03
Disagree then Commit
Femi and Matt discuss the concept of 'disagree then commit' in the context of working in a school team or SLT.
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Season 3
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Episode 25
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41:39
Peter Lee - Headteacher at Q3 Academy Langley
Matt and Femi talk to Peter Lee about how he has managed to found and maintain a school which not only achieves outstanding results, but also has not had any supply bought in for over 8 years! Among many other things they discuss workload...
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Season 3
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Episode 24
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1:03:27