Oxford Education Podcast
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16. Identity, Awe & Wonder: giving every young person a voice and ways to bring vibrancy into the classroom with Aaron Bradbury
Aaron Bradbury - In this second episode of series 2 of Word Up with Helen Prince, Helen and Aaron Bradbury discuss the importance of creating a sense of belonging in the classroom and Aaron offers thr
15. Metacognition with Zoe Enser
Zoe Enser - In this first episode of series 2 of Word Up with Helen Prince, Helen and Zoe Enser discuss metacognitive learning and how this can motivate students to feel empowered, helping them to bui
14. Teaching tips for the Key Stage 2 classroom with Sophie Bartlett
Sophie Bartlett - In this episode of our series Word Up with Helen Prince, Helen chats to Sophie Bartlett about her experiences of being a primary Year 5/6 teacher. Sophie shares some great tips on ho
13. Talking transition across the key stages
Emily Weston In this episode of our series Word Up with Helen Prince, Helen chats to Emily Weston about the key role teachers can play in bridging the word gap at transition. Emily discusses her expe
12. Why it's important to teach vocabulary in History
Lindsay Bruce In this episode of our series Word Up with Helen Prince, Helen chats to Lindsay Bruce about the importance of language and vocabulary in the History classroom. Lindsay shares her passio
11. Teaching subject vocabulary in the RE classroom
Dawn Cox In this episode of our series Word Up with Helen Prince, Helen chats to Dawn Cox about strategies to teach subject vocabulary in the RE classroom, ensuring equality of provision, testing ret
10. What does good vocabulary teaching look like for boys?
In this episode of our series Word Up with Helen Prince, Helen chats to Matt Pinkett about strategies to raise expectations and improve outcomes for boys, the importance of challenging gender stereotypes and what good vocabulary teaching looks like in ...
9. A lifelong love of storytelling - part 2
Michael Morpurgo In this episode of our series Word Up with Helen Prince, Helen chats to Michael Morpurgo about his childhood, teaching career and success as a storyteller and writer. We learn how Mi
8. A lifelong love of storytelling - part 1
Michael Morpurgo In this episode of our series Word Up with Helen Prince, Helen chats to Michael Morpurgo about his childhood, teaching career and success as a storyteller and writer. We learn how Mi
7. Teaching and parenting with Gogglebox's voice of reason
Baasit Siddiqui In this episode of our series Word Up with Helen Prince, Helen and Baasit Siddiqui chat about his time as a teacher and his journey to becoming one of our favourite Gogglebox regulars