The Impact Podcast
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The Impact PodcastMay 03, 2023
Episode 154: From novice to expert
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Hosts: Finola Wilson and Jane Miller
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Music: Power Shutoff by Craig MacArthur
Episode 153: Why resilience underpins all learning
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Episode 152: Do we need Desperate Measures in Wales?
Wales' new Cabinet Secretary for Education, Lynne Neagle, has given the first indications of how she will handle her brief. Fin and Jane discuss How Ms Neagle has started her new role.
Publication of the Independent Welsh Pay Review Body’s strategic review of the structure of teachers’ and leaders’ pay and conditions in Wales: https://www.gov.wales/written-statement-publication-independent-welsh-pay-review-bodys-strategic-review-structure
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Episode 151: Five challenges for Wales’ new education minister
Wales has a new cabinet secretary for education - Lynne Neagle. In this episode, Jane and Fin discuss the five challenges she faces in the role and how she might tackle them.
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Special episode: Can our new cabinet secretary for education bring schools back from the brink?
Wales has a new cabinet secretary for education - Lynne Neagle. In this special episode, Fin and Jane ask if Ms Neagle can fix the crisis in education, as well as discussing the recent IFS report, which lays bare the scale of the challenge she faces.
IFS report, Major Challenges for Education in Wales: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/major-challenges-education-wales
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Episode 150: In the news #5
In this episode, Fin and Jane bring you up to date with the latest educational news and announcements from the Welsh Government, Estyn and elsewhere.
LINKS
Estyn's National Headteacher Conference:
https://freshwater.eventscase.com/EN/estynheadteacherconference/Resources
14-16 learning under the Curriculum for Wales:
https://www.gov.wales/14-16-learning-under-curriculum-wales
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Episode 149: Giving effective feedback
Effective feedback is essential for pupil progress. While many teachers give feedback in class, they might not appreciate why it’s so important. Fin and Jane discuss how to give effective feedback.
Education Endowment Foundation feedback guidance report:
https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/education-evidence/teaching-learning-toolkit/feedback
Our active feedback tasks sketchnote:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BlVe49Nn9FM6qIoMIqXCdauPvz0LLXIz/view
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Episode 148: Teaching the basics
In this episode Jane and Fin are taking it back to basics and discussing how to teach the basics of literacy and numeracy.
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Episode 147: Multiple choice questions
Multiple choice questions are an amazing resource - versatile, flexible and useful, they provide teachers with an in-depth opportunity to identify learning and uncover misconceptions. Fin and Jane discuss their importance and why they are an essential teaching tool.
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Episode 146: A culture of professional learning, with Sue Marles
Bloom’s Taxonomy - Active Verb List: drive.google.com/file/d/1IkKhPWGf3FocZ-b_Rl85HI9VSF31b3U1/
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Episode 145: Something is rotten in the state of Wales
Education in Wales is in crisis. With the backdrop of the PISA results and an ongoing funding crisis, more evidence has emerged that things are going wrong. In this episode, Fin and Jane discuss Estyn’s annual report and the letter to the minister from the chair of the review of the middle tier.
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Episode 144: Deep learning
What is deep learning, and why is it important for teachers to understand the concept? Jane and Fin discuss.
PAPER: Craik & Lockhart (1972) - Levels of Processing: A Framework for Memory Research. http://wixtedlab.ucsd.edu/publications/Psych%20218/Craik_Lockhart_1972.pdf
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Episode 143: Progression in CfW
In this episode Fin and Jane discuss progression in Curriculum for Wales. Progression is front and centre of CfW, but what does it mean and what do teachers need to know?
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Episode 142: All about cognitive load theory
Cognitive load theory has been described as the single most important thing teachers need to understand. But what is it and how can it help in teaching? In this episode, Fin and Jane discuss everything teachers need to know about cognitive load theory.
LINK: Cognitive load theory in practice: https://education.nsw.gov.au/about-us/education-data-and-research/cese/publications/practical-guides-for-educators/cognitive-load-theory-in-practice
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Episode 141: What teachers really think of CfW
What do teachers really think of Curriculum for Wales? Impact Wales has been polling teachers on behalf of ITV News to find out. In this episode, Fin and Jane discuss the survey results.
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Episode 140: The Impact Christmas Quiz
It’s almost Christmas, so Fin and Jane are ending 2023 on a high with a quiz, featuring questions about the Impact Podcast and education in Wales! How many will you get right?
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Episode 139: Resilience in learning
Resilience has always been an issue in learning, but it has taken on a new importance since the pandemic. With resilience now embedded in Curriculum for Wales as one of the four purposes, Fin and Jane discuss how teachers can help pupils build resilience.
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Episode 138: PISA - Part 2
*CLARIFICATION: In this podcast we mentioned that the Republic of Ireland mandate Systematic Synthetic Phonics for all schools. We’ve since learned this is incorrect. However, they are #2 in the world in PISA for reading, up from #9 despite covid. So they are making sure pupils read well, early. Definitely something to explore further.
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Episode 137: PISA - Part 1
Next week, the PISA international student test results will be published. A recently published set of reading and numeracy test results showed standards among 7-14-year-olds in Wales have fallen since Covid. Fin and Jane ask what will this mean for PISA?
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Episode 136: CfW - the reality gap
There's a gap in education in Wales between expectation and reality. Jane and Fin discuss why expectation bias could spell disaster for education reform.
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Episode 135: Independent learning
Independent learning is a phrase that is often used in education, but what does it mean? How do pupils become ‘independent’ in their learning, and what is expected of teachers? Jane and Fin answer these questions and more.
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Episode 134: Looking back at the science of learning, with Jared Cooney Horvath
Back in episode 35, more than two years ago, Fin and Jane were joined by special guest Jared Cooney Horvath to discuss the science of learning. In this episode they look back at that discussion and reflect on what they've learned since. Heads and teachers in Wales can join our private Facebook group, Teachers in Wales - research-informed pedagogy: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1099646660713906/ Buy our professional learning pack, Pedagogy at the Heart of Curriculum for Wales: https://www.impact.wales/product/12-pedagogical-principles-of-curriculum-for-wales-learning-pack/ Subscribe to ImpactPlus today: www.impact.wales/impactplus Hosts: Finola Wilson and Jane Miller Producer: Darren Evans Visit us at: www.impact.wales Music: Power Shutoff by Craig MacArthur
Episode 133: More budget cuts, bigger threat
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Episode 132: Closing the disadvantage gap
Closing the disadvantage gap is a national priority, and it should be everyone's responsibility, from school staff to governors and parents. But closing the gap is not just about making teaching and learning better, it's much more complex than that. In this episode, Fin and Jane discuss how teachers can make a difference.
EEF report: https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/attendance-and-reading-key-barriers-to-disadvantaged-pupils-progress-say-three-in-four-schools
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Episode 131: Building CfW, with Hugo Hutchison
In this episode Fin and Jane are joined by Hugo Hutchison, headteacher at Monmouth Comprehensive School. They discuss the school’s approach to Curriculum for Wales and professional learning, which has been praised by Estyn.
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Episode 130: Looking back at deliberate practice
Pupils shouldn’t be the only learners in the classroom. Good teachers are constantly learning new knowledge and developing new understanding and then using it in their practice. In this episode, Fin and Jane look back at an earlier episode (101) exploring the concept of deliberate practice.
Cognitive Load and Classroom Teaching: The Double-Edged Sword of Automaticity
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/232817919_Cognitive_Load_and_Classroom_Teaching_The_Double-Edged_Sword_of_Automaticity
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Episode 129: Reading comprehension, with Chris Such
In this episode Jane and Fin are joined by Chris Such, author of The Art and Science of Teaching Primary Reading. They discuss reading comprehension across the curriculum.
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Episode 128: Estyn recommendations - an analysis
Impact Wales has conducted an analysis of Estyn’s recommendations for all primary and secondary schools that received a full inspection in the 2022/23 academic year. In this episode, Fin and Jane discuss the findings and what insights they provide.
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Episode 127: Tracking progress in CfW, part 2
*This episode is a follow-up to episode 123, in which Fin and Jane spoke to the assistant heads of St Richard Gwyn Catholic High School.
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Episode 126: Pedagogy in CfW
The 12 pedagogical principles are designed to underpin the implementation of Curriculum for Wales. But is that really the best way of doing it? Fin and Jane discuss pedagogy in CfW, how it’s reflected in the Welsh Government Guidance and what teachers need to know.
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Episode 125: Accountability - support, not shame
It’s the new academic year and Fin and Jane are returning to a familiar topic - accountability. In this episode they discuss how accountability fits in with Welsh Government policy expectations and the ethos of Curriculum for Wales.
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Episode 124: In the news #4
In this episode, the last of the 2022/23 academic year, Fin and Jane bring you up to date with the latest educational news and announcements from the Welsh Government.
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Episode 123: Tracking progress in CfW, with St Richard Gwyn
In this episode Fin and Jane are joined by Matt Davies, assistant headteacher for teaching, learning and curriculum and Louise Walsh, assistant headteacher for standards and outcomes from St Richard Gwyn Catholic High School in Flint. They discuss how Impact has supported the school to track progress in Curriculum for Wales.
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Episode 122: Made for Wales GCSEs
New ‘made for Wales’ GCSEs have been announced by Qualifications Wales. In this episode, Fin and Jane discuss the changes to the qualifications and what they mean for teachers and learners.
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Episode 121: How we’re getting reading comprehension wrong
The teaching of reading comprehension in schools is not where it should be. In this episode, Jane and Fin discuss why we’re getting reading comprehension wrong.
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Episode 120: The trouble with online professional learning
Since the pandemic, professional learning has increasingly moved online, with a proliferation of virtual courses and digital platforms. In this episode, Jane and Fin discuss the pros and cons of this approach.
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Episode 119: Knowledge that makes a difference
In this episode, Fin and Jane look back at some of the discussions they’ve had with each other and with special guests about the knowledge that makes a real difference in the classroom. They’ve chosen clips from three episodes that feature some of the most important and relevant research that teachers need to know.
The clips are taken from the following episodes:
- Episode 35: The science of learning, with Jared Cooney Horvath
- Episode 44: How to teach for transfer
- Episode 61: Children’s habits, with Harry Fletcher-Wood
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Episode 118: Budget cuts - the threat to education
Schools across Wales are strapped for cash and struggling to deliver for pupils. In this episode, Fin and Jane discuss the implications of budget cuts on the classroom and look at what services the Welsh Government could cut to ensure more money goes directly to schools.
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Episode 117: Questioning
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Episode 116: Making curriculum work in the classroom
Impact Wales has worked with the staff at Hyndland since 2020, focusing on the science of learning and curriculum design.
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Episode 115: CfW progress and problems
In this episode, Jane and Fin discuss a recent Welsh Government report into the implementation of Curriculum for Wales.
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Episode 114: Reading revisited
This special compilation episode features highlights from three previous episodes focused on that all-important topic - reading.
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Episode 113: The Estyn effect
Estyn recently made an announcement about changes to the school inspection process in Wales. In this episode Fin and Jane discuss what the changes are and what they mean for schools.
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Episode 112: The teaching and learning gap
It’s the gap that all teachers should be focused on - the teaching and learning gap. But what is it and how can it be closed? Jane and Fin discuss.
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Episode 111: In the news #3
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Episode 110: The Scottish Route to CfW
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Episode 109: Assessment and progression in CfW, with Matthew McAvoy
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Episode 108: Power Up Your Pedagogy, with Bruce Robertson
This week sees the publication of a new book - Power Up Your Pedagogy: The Illustrated Handbook of Teaching. Written by Bruce Robertson and illustrated by Impact’s Finola Wilson, the book is a one-stop professional development resource for teaching practice. In this episode, we’re joined by Bruce to discuss why it’s the only teaching handbook you’ll ever need.
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Episode 107: CfE is failing - Will CfW fail too?
New research from Scotland shows Curriculum for Excellence is failing, with a narrowing of the curriculum in secondary schools and low-performing subjects being cut. Jane and Fin discuss what this means for Curriculum for Wales.
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Episode 106: Vulnerable and disadvantaged learners
In this episode, Fin and Jane discuss how to support vulnerable and disadvantaged learners. With policy and funding often focused on this cohort, what does the research say will make an impact?
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