Beyond Good
Episodes
They're not listening!
23 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode, Matt and Femi discuss a comment made by Adam Boxer –that the most common issue he sees in classrooms he has visited is tha...
Ofsted!
17 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Matt and Femi discuss Ofsted. What is on offer is not a position on Ofsted, it is simply a balanced discussion limited to the perspe...
Centrally Planned Lessons
09 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
in today’s episode Femi and Matt discuss centrally planned lessons. Their discussion extends to the various forms of lesson resources such as star...
Checking for Understanding
26 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the podcast Femi and Matt discuss the broad ranging, but critical, topic of 'checking for understanding'. The discussio...
Return To Teaching!
19 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Femi and Matt speak to Rachael Southern who they asked to come on the show after learning about her fascinating and inspiring story: ...
People vs Systems
12 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode begins with some further thoughts on department development plans - following on from episode 15 on that topic. Matt and Femi talk abo...
Outliers
05 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Femi and Matt speak to Aparna about her experience of education as a mother of two exceptional children. The conversation shines a...
Department Development Plans
29 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Matt and Femi turn their attention to the subject of Departmental development plans and, as you will hear, this is a topic that they come at from quit...
Teaching Low Ability Students
22 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The central theme of the discussion in this episode is ‘teaching low ability students’. In a fairly wide-ranging discussion, Femi and Matt touch...
SLT
15 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, Femi and Matt mull over a topic which seems to get a disproportionate amount of air time on social media, which is teache...
Resilience
08 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Beyond Good Podcast, Matt and Femi discuss resilience. There is an old adage that students should be working harder than the ...
Things Schools Could Stop Doing!
02 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The theme of Femi and Matt's discussion in this episode is “things that schools could get rid of - or at least do less of”. While it is r...
How Has Your Teaching Evolved?
11 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Femi and Matt discuss what they were each doing at the beginning of their teaching careers that they felt was very effective, and as i...
Making the Most of Your Training Year
04 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week Femi and Matt discuss ‘making the most of your training year’ – in response to listener demand! Much of what is covered will be usef...
Meetings!
27 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode the seemingly mundane topic of 'meetings' comes under Femi and Matt's scrutiny. Both have sat in meetings, like so ma...
A Performance Mindset for Teaching - with Sam Roberts
20 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Matt and Femi speak with Sam Roberts. Sam Roberts is best known for his work in sports broadcasting - particularly as a rugby commen...
Developing Teachers
13 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join Femi and Matt as they share their thoughts and experiences of running professional development for teachers in their departments. Mentioned in ...
Running A Year Group - Mike Stuart
06 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the podcast Matt and Femi talk to special guest Mike Stuart about his many years of experience as a head of year. They discuss relation...
Discussing 5 Damaging Educational Myths
30 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Femi and Matt discuss Robert Pondiscio's AEI Op-Ed titled 'Confronting 5 Damaging Educational Myths'. The discussion ...
Beyond Good in Science - Rob Newman
23 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Femi and Matt explore high quality science teaching with Rob Newman. They discuss the importance of identifying and then observing e...
Tips for Cover Lessons!
16 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Matt and Femi discuss how they approach cover lessons. They cover etiquette for leaving cover, running cover lessons in your own sub...
Phil Naylor - Wisdom From 170+ Interviews!
09 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Femi and Matt are excited to be back after the summer break and kicking off season 2 with an interview with Phil Naylor. Phil was the long-standing ...
E22 - Education Over The Years - Patrick Ottley-O'Connor
19 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the final episode of season 1 of the podcast, Femi and Matt interview Patrick Ottley-O’Connor. At the time of recording Patrick was just a few ...
E21 A Pupil Perspective - Part 2
12 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is part 2 of Matt and Femi's interview with Amelia, in which she gives a student perspective on school. If you haven’t yet listened to t...
E20 A Pupil Perspective - Part 1
05 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Matt and Femi speak to former pupil Amelia. Although Amelia has just finished her A-levels, they mainly discuss secondary school, an...
E19 - September!
29 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With thoughts inevitably turning to September and planning the return to the classroom, Femi and Matt discuss some of the key aims for the first few l...
E18 Sam Strickland - The Behaviour Manual
22 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the podcast Matt and Femi speak with Sam Strickland. Sam has had a long and interesting teaching career – he is currently the p...
E17 Sonia Gill: Successful Difficult Conversations in School
15 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Beyond Good Matt and Femi talk to Sonia Gill - author of the books ‘Journey to outstanding’ and ‘successful difficult convers...
E16 New To Leadership (Part 2)
08 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Femi and Matt pick up where they left off last week with the theme of taking on a new leadership role. In a more discursive conversa...
E15 New To Middle Leadership
01 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With the summer nearly upon us, many colleagues will be turning their attention from teaching students towards planning and organising for the next ac...
E14 - Assessment
24 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Femi and Matt dive into assessment – specifically how they use short but frequent class tests to inform planning and teaching, and t...
E13 - Head of Year, Champion For Pupils - With Helen Sydenham
17 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Matt and Femi chat to pastoral legend Helen Sydenham. Helen is head of year at an inner city school and is known for her skill, tena...
E12 - Pupil Discussion In The Classroom
10 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the podcast Femi and Matt explore the topic of ‘discussion in the classroom’. They try to tease apart nuances such as the dif...
E11 - Beyond Good in English with Amy Green
03 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the podcast Femi and Matt are joined by Amy Green - an English teacher and head of English who has honed her craft in tough inner...
E10 - No Such Thing as an A-level Specialist, with Simon King
27 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Femi and Matt are again joined by guest Simon King as they explore the claim that the very best A-level teachers are also, in fact, th...
E09 - Walking the Shop Floor
20 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Femi and Matt discuss lesson observations and lesson visits - the process Femi calls 'walking the shop floor'. They touch ...
E08 - 'Set Zero' Students with guest Simon King
13 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Femi and Matt are joined by special guest Simon King to discuss teaching strategies and differentiation for those very top end students that we all oc...
E07 - Starters!
06 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The themes of Matt and Femi's discussion for this episode are 'starters' and 'the starts of lessons'. The conversation is e...
E06 - 'The Blue Memo' - Part 3
29 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Beyond Good, Femi and Matt return to the Blue Memo to discuss the final three points. The central themes of these points are &apo...
E05 - What Makes A Successful Department?
22 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Femi and Matt discuss the characteristics of a good department, visions and values, and achieving consensus within a team about what m...
E04 - 'The Blue Memo' - Part 2
14 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is the second of the three-part series on ‘The Blue Memo’ in which Femi and Matt cover points 4-7. They discuss the importance of engaging ...
E03 - 'The Blue Memo' - Part 1
08 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is the first of a three-part series on 'The Blue Memo'. In this episode Femi introduces the blue memo, explains what it is and where ...
Episode 2 - Mentors, Golden Rules and Lesson One
31 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the podcast Matt and Femi discuss mentors and some of the key things they took from their mentors that have shaped them as teachers...
Episode 1 - Raw Materials
19 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this (inaugural) episode of the podcast, Matt and Femi set out what the podcast is and isn’t about, how they each came to teaching and why they’...