Ofsted have been back in the news and they've caused quite a bit of controversy in the education / teaching world!

New frameworks for how inspections will be carried out and how schools will be judged have been release to.... a mixed reception.

We talk about what the old system was, what has already been changed from this year, and detail the proposals for change from September 2025!

Let us know what you think.

Prepare yourselves for this one...

Join us as we discuss 'teacher martyrs' - a modern term that we define early on in the episode.

It's a pretty wild ride as Hayden gets rather angry at the state of education.

Is there anything we can do or is teacher martyrdom simply too engrained in our culture?

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We had the pleasure of sitting down with Omar, author and secondary school teacher, for an honest and open chat about his experience of workplace bullying in a toxic school.

Omar candidly talks about his experience as a younger teacher and the pressure toxic SLT put on staff to work themselves to the bone, and in some cases, CHEAT their way to better scores.

You can follow Omar here: https://x.com/unofficialoa?lang=en

Omar's podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5liz0H9ui4voyiK4qBWR5S?si=NETGTpiMSHe4Bn7wD2dkcQ&nd=1&dlsi=44256ac47a2d404c

Omar's books: https://www.amazon.com/official-Teachers-Manual-Teach-Training-ebook/dp/B071YXP9XR/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.IMtvi36YYuNSjD0LxeGbakFtH_fA1cRdO0jWAPF06lk0V2z_a3s1UlQ19lSA4IzGjZCrRAAzD3me4GF_EnxB_aRBldZ7sJrCxrqQsxLrRvk702zazZaLQeCoHpFfxysHJ8omJfVQyOEmNNj38gUX6Q.ZI1Q-hUaAHMrvACBILV5yvo_-D2E0aiYCNcUrarnYiI&dib_tag=se&keywords=unofficial+teacher+manual&qid=1731267393&sr=8-1

Half-term is over & we are back for CHRISTMAS TERM!

This term is a lot of teachers' favourite, but it also extremely busy and jam-packed with things to get done.

Here are our top 8 tips for teachers to survive the Christmas term.

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Nearly 2 years ago, thousands of teachers went on strike because of the broken, underfunded education system.

So, has education been fixed?

Did the strikes achieve anything?

The short answer is, no.

Education Is still broken.

Here, we discuss how.

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This week we have a bonus episode for you all!

We asked our lovely Instagram followers and listeners for questions and you filled our inbox.

We ran out of time in the main pod, so here's the bonus one!

Should teachers' emails be available to parents?

Did we consider other careers before teaching?

What does a neuro-affirming classroom look like?

All this and more! Send your questions in for the next one!

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Prioritising tasks as a teacher is essential to avoiding burn out.

A teacher's list is NEVER-ENDING and you will always find something else to do.

So what actually needs doing?

What can we bin off, and still not affect your class' learning?

How can you balance your input with the impact it has on outcomes?

Let us know your thoughts and follow us on Instagram:

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