Caroline, Mary-Kate and Jess nearly left education, became Covid response champions, and now help lead a multi-million pound business. They’re also our White Rose colleagues, and passionate champions of teachers and teaching. As women in STEM, they have an inspiring story to tell.

00:00 Intro

02:50 “We are there for the children.”

05:56 Sexuality and labels in the workplace

07:26 Rewarding classroom practice

15:17 Being a parent at work

21:34 Advanced maths cures broken hearts

26:44 Sacrifices and starfish

37:35 “Sometimes you’ve just got to say it!”

40:38 Representation & recruitment

44:51 White Rose Education’s global aims

47:40 “It was the right thing to do.”

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Phil Brooke is headteacher at Alexandra Park Primary School in Stockport, and a former SLE and NCETM Mastery Lead. Alexandra Park is rated Outstanding by Ofsted, which notes that the school “is very well led and managed.”

We talk to Phil about teaching in a deprived area, having a focus on teaching and learning and his determination to make sure the children under his care don’t struggle as he once did.

00:00 Intro

00:31 A culture of care for children & staff

07:09 Barriers to learning school extremely difficult

19:41 Travelling & creating a better future for children

27:47 ""Reading will never be a barrier!""

30:47 Who drives Teaching & Learning?

33:22 Whatever your role in school, you are a professional life-changer

38:53 Let's talk budgets and cover staff

42:03 School development & giving teachers time

46:28 Teaching assistants & pay rises

50:28 A research-based approach

53:32 An extra INSET day, well-being & Lieu days

55:18 First to arrive, last to leave

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Bruno Reddy is a maths educationalist with a background in psychology, who is now CEO of Maths Circle. He is the creator of Times Tables Rock Stars and NumBots, edtech platforms designed to boost maths confidence for life.

An early adopter of teaching for mastery, Bruno has supported a number of school trusts with their maths teaching, acted as adviser to the DfE and was a founding teacher and senior leader at King Solomon Academy, a mould-breaking school recognised for exceptional outcomes in a deprived area of London.

00:00 Intro

00:33 Time Savers & Times Table Rock Stars

06:14 How schools engage their children with TTRS

10:32 Criticisms of TTRS and how to combat these

16:27 Tricks, multiple methods, efficient strategies & deeper understanding

20:31 NumBots, Key Stage One & Early Years pedagogy

29:34 Children’s feedback: head coverings, cochlear implants & guide dogs

36:12 Challenging the status quo for the good of the children

39:50 “I was missing the classroom.”

01:06:00 The Baz Winter wig & the TTRS team

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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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Tony Ryan is the Chief Executive Officer of the Design and Technology Association. He is a public speaker with eleven and a half years experience as a Headteacher and a career in education spanning thirty four years. Tony has his own podcast entitled 'Designed for Life' where he discusses all things design and was a winner in the Manufacturer 'Top 100' Award 2023.

00:00 Intro

00:31 “I don’t want any kid to feel the way I felt” 

05:27 Aspirations for something that doesn’t yet exist 

07:49 Context for learning

09:47 “I survived it…and a kid turned around and said, that was alright”

12:58 Being a stand-up comic & is teaching a science or is it an art?

15:06 At the beginning it is hard

16:38 Leadership

23:03 We had to cut staff

27:38 The lamppost, alcohol and putting on three stone in weight

30:51 Mistakes

32:43 “Am I here to save somebody’s job, or am I here to do what’s best for the kids?”

35:36 Drugs, gangs and violence all dropped at the door.

45:36 The job is never done so…

48:31 Design and Technology is dying & so is our natural world.

54:00 A context for students to engage with

61:35 You can’t be what you can’t see

64:01 Four and five year olds with saws

65:57 Make them love your subject

68:18 Brompton Bikes

69:57 What’s the point?

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Professor Dame Alison Peacock is CEO of the Chartered College of Teaching. She is a public speaker and author, and a passionate proponent of giving teachers a voice. Her teaching career spans primary, secondary and advisory roles, and in 2018 she became one of the first women to receive an honorary fellowship from Queens' College, Cambridge.

As a professional body, the Chartered College “aims to celebrate, support and connect teachers to provide world-class teaching and raise the status of the teaching profession.”

00:00 Intro

00:36 “You’re not going to the grammar school because we can’t afford the uniform.”

02:55 Josephine – Any relationship, is a valued relationship.

09:59 Well-connected staff, hard staff, keen staff.

12:27 Creating a culture where ideas flourish.

13:40 Understanding, respecting, and tuning into children.

17:39 What does this look like in the classroom?

18:58 Special measures to outstanding without more monitoring and pressure.

24:35 A headteacher who listens – how does this work day-to-day?

29:03 The Chartered College – Teacher voice, refine skills, develop your practice.

32:48 I’m not sure if I’ve got anything to offer, is the Chartered College for me?

41:41 If you’d like teachers’ voices to be heard, the Chartered College is for you.

43:35 The motherhood penalty, changes to the accountability system and pay.

46:56 The flexible working model.

50:09 Children’s mental health.

51:18 “If you choose to teach in a challenging area, you shouldn't be punished for it.”

55:15 “It’s not enough to be a Dame, it’s not enough to be a Headteacher"

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Chris Dyson is the former headteacher of Parklands Primary school in Leeds, located in one of Europe’s largest council estates. Here, he was a National Leader of Education (NLE), helping to drive improvements across Yorkshire. Seeing schools achieve sustained improvement is his abiding passion.

In January this year Chris moved to Birmingham, to take up the role of deputy CEO of the Create Partnership Trust, an organisation responsible for the education of 3,000 children. His strength is in changing the culture in school environments through prioritising the wellbeing of both teachers and children.

00:00 Intro

00:29 A lot of love

03:45 Mrs George and Chris’ school days

06:15 Why did you become a teacher?

07:51 What was it like to be a child in classroom when you won Teacher of the Year 2004?

08:50 As a leader, did you try to replicate your classroom throughout school?

13:19 “When I started at Parklands…they didn’t want me”

17:14 Behaviour and how I got children and staff to come with me

21:20 You have to value your staff

30:01 Teachers on a hit list and uncomfortable conversations

32:45 Sharing is caring, it’s for the children

34:27 How do you attract the best teachers to your school?

37:07 School culture vs school trappings

43:09 Ofsted

45:22 Bringing your daughter to Parklands

47:10 Bringing a community together

53:53 “I took the excluded children and I gave them £10’000”

58:21 “Mosquegate”

61:33 Generating thousands of pounds through relationships with businesses

68:22 What are the biggest myths about outstanding schools?

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Professor Nira Chamberlain OBE is one of the UK’s most eminent mathematicians, President of the Mathematical Association and former President of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications. In 2018 he was named the World's Most Interesting Mathematician.

We could go on, but suffice to say that Professor Chamberlain is passionate about maths, its teaching and its application. He has over 30 years of experience at writing mathematical algorithms that solve complex industrial problems and five - yes, five - mathematical doctorates.

Topics Liam and Nira discuss include:

00:00 Intro

00:33 Maths isn’t important, every phone has a calculator.

06:35 I don’t need maths, I’m going to be a footballer.

13:53 Nira’s job as a mathematical modeller

14:53 Is maths the best game that has ever been invented?

20:35 The first mathematical question I received in infant school and the power of maths.

24:42 A boxer! “You don’t need anybody’s permission to be a great mathematician!”

26:53 “You are technically weak and naive if you ever think you can do a PhD in mathematics.”

29:14 Is this subconscious racism?

33:01 How do you promote diversity and where do changes need to happen?

38:53 A singer! “You don’t need anybody’s permission to be a great mathematician!”

42:37 The President of the IMA – Building a Powerful Mathematical Identity

44:32 The 5th most influential black person in the UK

51:30 “Being the first is nothing to be proud of, but it is a calling to ensure that one is not the last.”

53:19 What will engage and inspire future mathematicians?

57:21 Black Panther

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