Oxford Education Podcast

Oxford Education Podcast


Latest Episodes

16. Identity, Awe & Wonder: giving every young person a voice and ways to bring vibrancy into the classroom with Aaron Bradbury
June 30, 2021

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
June 16, 2021

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
May 27, 2021

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
May 20, 2021

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
May 12, 2021

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
May 06, 2021

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?
April 29, 2021

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
April 22, 2021

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
April 14, 2021

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
April 08, 2021

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