Key Voices Podcast

We’re joined by Sabrina Hobbs, Principal at Severndale Specialist Academy, to talk about leading an SEN school and the importance of inclusion.

Also, in the news this week – 1 in 6 teachers want to work part time, schools advised to spend their pupil premium funding on developing teaching staff, and more…

We’re joined by Sir Andrew Carter, CEO of South Farnham School Educational Trust, to talk about teacher training, growing effective middle leaders and the future of school recruitment.

Also, in the news this week – Ofsted chief inspector calls for lifting of outstanding school exemption, off-rolling schools named in a nationwide survey, and more…

We’re joined by Mary Myatt, curriculum expert, to talk about the creative curriculum and what it means for schools.

Also, in the news this week – the rise in EHC plans, concerns about Ofsted’s inspection of behaviour and more…

We’re joined by Gareth Thyer-Jones, Managing Director of Talented Teacher Job, to talk about what schools can do to become more effective recruiters.

Also, in the news this week – protests over funding cuts for SEND services, Damien Hinds sets up group to help schools boost pupils’ character and resilience, concerns over new Ofsted framework, and more…

We’re joined by Jon Glenn, Learn to Swim & Workforce Director at Swim England, to talk about supporting pupils to meet swimming targets.

Also, in the news this week – two thousand pound ‘incentive’ payment for Maths and Physics teachers, the effects of mobile phones on pupils, new advice on A-level choices and swapping Mozart for Stormzy.

We’re joined by Julia Clements, Children’s Psychologist from Place2Be, to talk about supporting pupils’ emotional wellbeing during exam time.

Also, in the news this week – Ofsted published its new inspection framework, a quarter of teachers have witnessed off-rolling, and more…

We’re joined by Sidonie Bertrand-Shelton, Head of Education Programmes at Stonewall, to talk about LGBT-inclusive curriculum content and the government’s new guidance for teaching SRE.

Also, in the news this week – schools could be held responsible for excluded pupils’ results, Ofsted is considering creating a school reviews website, and more…

We’re joined by Laura Tomkinson and Joy Corner, Team Managers for Data Protection at the ICO, to talk about GDPR one year on and what schools should be doing to ensure they are compliant.

Also, in the news this week – parents want outstanding schools inspected more often, the government planning to tighten accountability around exclusions and more…

We’re joined by Tom Pinfield, Senior Education Officer at Childnet International, to talk about how to ensure that children and young people stay safe online.

Also, in the news this week – more than a half of schools not GDPR compliant, teachers using their own money to buy school resources and more…

We’re joined by Carolyn Roberts, Chair of the Ethical Leadership Commission and Headteacher of Thomas Tallis School in Blackheath, London, to talk about the importance of ethical leadership and the impact that headteachers can have on the positive behaviour of pupils.

Also, in the news this week – 50,000 children disappeared from school roll, teachers backing plans for a possible boycott of primary school tests and more…

We’re joined by Chris Kirk, education consultant and MAT expert, to talk about the multi academy trust landscape and the challenges MATs face.

Also, in the news this week – the launch of the DfEs free teacher recruitment service, cuts to pupil mental health spending and more…

We’re joined by Anita Samani, Martine Clark and Jane Palmer, school leaders at Byron Court School in Brent, to talk about effective strategies for improving staff wellbeing.

Also, in the news this week – a surge in primary school children in PRUs, a letter from councillors to the government urging an increase in school funding and more…

We’re joined by Oli de Botton, headteacher of School 21 in Stratford, to talk about oracy as part of a broad and balanced curriculum.

Also, in the news this week – knife crime among young people, a soar in unauthorised pupil absences and more…

We’re joined by Vikkey Chaffe, creator of Facebook’s 21,000-strong Primary School Leader group, to talk about networking and the benefits that it can bring to schools.

Also in the news this week, we will be updating you on the £5.7 billion shortfall in education funding, Ofsted potentially reconsidering its 150 minute notice inspections and more…

We’re joined by Matthew Purves, Ofsted’s Deputy Director for Schools, for the second half of our interview about the new Ofsted framework.

Also in the news this week, we will be updating you on The Chancellor’s Spring Statement, the creation of new special schools, and more…

We’re joined by Matthew Purves, Ofsted’s Deputy Director for Schools, to talk about the new framework and what it means for education leaders.

In the news this week, we will be updating you on career education in primary schools, inspection judgements for off-rolling schools, and more…

We are joined by Louise Cooper, Chief Executive of Governors for Schools, to talk about how to attract a wider diversity of volunteers into the governor role.

Also in the news this week, we will be updating you on new draft statutory guidance around sex and relationship education, a pilot scheme for a reception baseline assessment, teacher job-related stress, and more…

We’re joined by Sarah Hernandez, Chief Marketing Officer of The Key, to talk about what’s changed in our brand and how we got there.

In the news this week, we will be discussing teacher mental health, pay caps, flooring and coasting standards, and more…

This week we update you on proposed teacher pay rises, a new scheme to help pupils improve their mental health, concerns around declining recruitment standards, and more.

Welcome to Key Voices – a new ad-free podcast brought to you by The Key.  We will be bringing you a summary of the latest education news every Friday. We’ll also be creating a series of podcasts on a range of timely and important developments in education, and interviewing some key influencers along the way.

This episode covers changes to year 2 SATs marking, teacher payrises and recruitment and retention.