My PGCE
Episodes
30 episodes
The End
My PGCE is finished! I talk about: QTS (Qualified Teacher Status) ECT (Early Career Teacher) Advice for new trainees: - Go with the flow - Focus on what matters, namely:&n...
A Conversation with Miss Ruddick
I talk to fellow podcaster Miss Ruddick (https://linktr.ee/hattyeru) about our experiences of the PGCE: Introductions Picking battles Overcoming a host of cha...
Weeks 39-41 - Relationships and Headaches
I talk about the last few weeks of my PGCE: Overview From Year 6 to Year 7 Intellectual need Mental health Twitter: https://twi...
Weeks 37 & 38 - SEND Placement
I talk about the last two weeks of my PGCE: Three days at a SEND school Why don't we have RSHE specialists? Mental health Twitter: https://tw...
Weeks 32-36 - A Long Wandering
I talk about the last few weeks of my PGCE: It was a fart spray! The value of trainee teachers Necessity - the mother of fast lesson planning A bit of a breakdown A wobbly...
Weeks 30 & 31 - A Day in the Hub, and Other Stories
I talk about the last couple of weeks of my PGCE: Shadowing a Hub Director A smelly observation What value do trainees add? Caffeine withdrawal Post-football panic
Weeks 28 & 29 - My First School Trip!
I talk about the last couple of weeks of my PGCE: Y7 trip to Birmingham University Pitch and pace A mental health blip Twitter: https://twitt...
Weeks 26 & 27 - Seeing Stars
I talk about the last couple of weeks of my PGCE: The Stars competition What do cows drink? The war in Ukraine and mental health Relatedness Twitter:
Weeks 24 & 25 - Pace!
I talk about the last couple of weeks of my PGCE: My most instructive experience yet Targeted questioning vs pace Don't stress about stress! Twitter:
Weeks 22 & 23 - A Tale of Two Formative Experiences
I talk about the last couple of weeks of my PGCE: The deep end My longest day of teaching yet Is respect transitive? The dilemma of escalating too quickly too soon Loose e...
Week 21 - Looking Back and Forward
I talk about the twenty first week of my PGCE: New format Looking back: - Planning en route - Fluid lessons - Adapting to student needs Looking forward: ...
Week 20 - Interim
I talk about the twentieth week of my PGCE: Targets Some thoughts: - What is the purpose of exam results? - "We know what's best for you" - The classroomisability principl...
Week 19 - A Week of Beginnings
I talk about the first week in my new placement school: [Edit] Overview Zooming in: - Best classroom management - Best maths teaching -- Style 1
Weeks 15 & 16 - Looking Forward
I talk about the final two weeks of the first term of my PGCE: Overview Zooming in: - Failing to create a headache - Interview day - Football, failure and motivation ...
Weeks 13 & 14 - Interrupted (again)
I talk about the thirteenth and fourteenth weeks of my PGCE: Overview Mental and physical health Twitter: https://twitter.com/mypgcepod Email: mypg...
Week 12 - The Saga of the Mini Whiteboards
I talk about the twelth week of my PGCE: Overview Zooming in: - The Saga of the Mini Whiteboards - What do inspectors really see? Mental health: - Maxed out&...
Week 11 - The Greatest Leap
I talk about the eleventh week of my PGCE: Overview Zooming in: - Advice from a Deputy Headteacher -- Shepherding -- Who do? - Is learning invisible?
Week 10 - Motivation?
I talk about the tenth week of my PGCE: Overview Zooming in: - Which comes first: motivation or success? - Creating a headache Mental health: - Monday motiva...
Week 8 - From Back to Front
I talk about the eighth week of my PGCE: Overview Zooming in: - Can problem solving be taught? - Leading some starter activities - Advice from an expert teacher ...
Week 7 - Back into the Cage
I talk about the seventh week of my PGCE: Overview Zooming in: - "Resilience" - Repetitive starter exercises - Writing down working - Participation and perfo...
Week 6 - Interrupted (continued)
I talk about (some of) the sixth week of my PGCE, which continued in self-isolation: Overview Cognitive overload in trainee teachers Mental health Twitter:
Week 5 - Interrupted
I talk about the fifth week of my PGCE, which was spent in self-isolation: Overview Zooming in: - How vs Why - Maths anxiety and working memory Mental health: <...
Week 4 - "Let's See How I Am"
I talk about the fourth week of my PGCE: Overview Zooming in: - What is an argument? - Starter exercises - Mindfulness for teaching: "capacity" and "habits of mind" <...