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Emma & Tom Talk Teaching

Emma Dooher & Tom Breeze

We’re Emma (PGCE Secondary Drama) and Tom (PGCE Secondary Music) from Cardiff Metropolitan University. Welcome to our podcast, in which we muse about the joys of working with student teachers, the expressive arts, research, and teaching in general. Expect deep discussions, topical debates, celebrations of great practice, and things to steal for your own lessons!Our primary audience is student teachers and early-career teachers, but we hope there's something here for everyone who's involved in the world of education, whether you're new or experienced. Most of our episodes involve a main discussion (often with one or more guests), and two regular slots: something interesting and something to try. And when we hit the holidays, we bring out some weird and wonderful talking points from the internet and just have a chat.Podcast artwork by Beth Blandford (@blandoodles on Facebook and Instagram)Music by Cameron Stewart

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235 episodes

  1. Where does Wales go now? Live from ResearchEd Cymru Bach (Part 1) 55:29
  2. October Half Term Special 2026! 1:13:32
  3. Aberfan: 60 years on (a discussion from 2023) 12:00
  4. Becoming a Welsh medium teacher with Dr Sioned Dafydd 49:25
  5. Supporting Student Teachers Learning to Plan and Planning to Learn 42:39
  6. Supporting School Attendance with Scott Norman-Stephenson 40:00
  7. SPECIAL REPORT: Wales's PISA results - where do we go from here? 30:39
  8. Professional Learning in Wales with Dr Gwenllian Lansdown Davies 33:38
  9. Summer Bonus 2026 11:37
  10. Learning Styles: The Neuromyth that Just Won't Die with Dr Louise Allen-Walker 43:57
  11. Research and Enquiry in Initial Teacher Education with Sioned Dafydd 56:08
  12. The Key Concepts of a Literacy Curriculum with Sarah McErlaine 29:46
  13. Debating Childhoods with Joe Brown and Dr Tim Clark 1:08:22
  14. SENEDD ELECTIONS SPECIAL: What did we learn from our interviews? with Dr Gareth Evans & Finola Wilson 55:13
  15. Tackling Racism in Education with Every Future Foundation 48:34
  16. Easter Special 2026! 1:12:22
  17. SENEDD ELECTIONS SPECIAL: Reform UK 36:01
  18. SENEDD ELECTIONS SPECIAL INTERVIEW: Cefin Campbell (Plaid Cymru) 38:33
  19. SENEDD ELECTIONS SPECIAL INTERVIEW: Jane Dodds (Liberal Democrats) 27:08
  20. 25 Years of Education in Wales with Dr Gareth Evans 42:16
  21. SENEDD ELECTIONS SPECIAL INTERVIEW: Lynne Neagle (Labour) 43:40
  22. SENEDD ELECTIONS SPECIAL INTERVIEW: Angela Karadog (Green Party) 31:05
  23. SENEDD ELECTIONS SPECIAL INTERVIEW: Natasha Asghar (Conservatives) 37:04
  24. Teachers' Curriculum Conversations with Dr Mary Woolley 48:01
  25. EXTENDED DISCUSSION: 'A National Plan for Music Education' with Dr Elizabeth MacGregor and Dr Viv John 1:19:22
  26. Immersing Pupils in a New Language with Dr Mirain Rhys & Dr Katharine Young 56:10
  27. Pupil Health and Wellbeing with Drs Chris and Suzy Peach 59:57
  28. A Whole-School Literacy Policy with Nicola Lo Celso 51:56
  29. Christmas Special 2025! 1:28:48
  30. All about Languages with Kerry Bevan 47:22
  31. Authentic Contexts for Learning with Katie Berrisford and Elizabeth Berry 37:15
  32. What Can Reflective Teachers Learn from Sport? with Professor Brendan Cropley 57:40
  33. October Half Term Special 2025! 1:13:32
  34. All About Art with Daisy Wilson and Jack Siddall 56:40
  35. Supporting Student Teachers in Planning and Evaluation 37:22
  36. What's Going On with Maths in Wales? 1:06:28
  37. So: You Want to Become a Teacher...! 50:14
  38. Looking Back, Looking Forward: Summer Bonus 2025 9:50
  39. All About Physics with Richard West 58:56
  40. Closing the Disadvantage Gap in Schools with Finola Wilson 1:08:49
  41. Participatory Research with Student Teachers and their Mentors 59:06
  42. Primary Teachers and Physical Literacy with Dr Fiona Heath-Diffey 59:40
  43. Easter Special 2025! 56:26
  44. Making Student Teacher Observations Purposeful 55:30
  45. Teacher Recruitment and Retention with Professor David Egan 1:01:29
  46. Teaching and Learning Shakespeare through Theatre Based Practice: A Book Review 1:01:37
  47. Mentoring with Sian Wickersham 55:50
  48. A Whole-School Behaviour Policy with Kelly Bubbins from Willows High School in Cardiff 51:38
  49. Transitions between schools as an early-career teacher 1:11:54
  50. School Uniform with Dr Rachel Shanks 44:54