Psychology in the Classroom
Episodes
Learning by Analogy
23 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week I am talking to Matt Slocombe from the Centre for Educational Neuroscience. His research investigates the cognitive and developmental proces...
The Daring Future of Education
16 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Education for all was created in a very different era and many argue that it is now not fit for purpose. Does education prepare us for the collabora...
Getting Stuff to Stick in Long Term Memory
09 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There are lots of tricks and tips that we can use to help remember things for exams. But ultimately understanding material makes learning easier. ...
How Teenagers Learn
02 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Over recent years we have learned so much about adolescent brain development and how changes in the brain affect learning. In this wide ranging inte...
What is Cognitive Psychology?
26 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Cognitive psychology is probably the most important branch of psychology for teachers in helping to understand memory, learning and education. In th...
The Psychology of Learning, Maths and More
19 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Rebecca Merkley is Assistant Professor in Cognitive Science at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada interested in how people learn. She studies h...
Long-term and Short-term memory
12 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There are many misconceptions about memory, that it is like a video camera accurately recording our lives. The differences between short- and long-t...
Learning to Learn
05 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Metacognition, cognition, revision strategies...these are the bread and butter of teaching and yet many misconceptions are still out there. Jonathan...
Season 2 - Learning about learning
21 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This term I will be focusing on the psychology of learning including memory, metacognition, intelligence, and much more. I have some excellent guest...
Whole School Mental Health Q&A Panel
07 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This live Q&A panel was recorded on 2nd December and was hosted by Opogo.com. I was joined by Delyth Lynch from Wellington College, Rob Vaughan from L...
Positivity in the Classroom
30 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What do colonoscopies have in common with optimism? Understanding what parts of an event we remember can help us ensure that any experience can be m...
Screens & Teens
23 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
With smartphones and 24/7 connection to the internet teenagers are growing up in a different world to their parents. Many people are quick to blame ...
A teacher's guide to eating disorders
16 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As a teenager I knew plenty of girls at school with eating disorders. As a new teacher I was really worried about how to support any young person wh...
Improving Wellbeing in the Classroom
09 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
By teaching effective study skills we give students coping strategies to deal with the stress and pressure of exams. Although many schools teach the...
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder - A Teacher's guide
02 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a much misunderstood condition affecting around 2% of young people. Dr Georgina Krebs, MRC Clinical Research ...
Should I Stay or Should I Go? Teacher Recruitment & Retention
26 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Teacher recruitment and retention is often linked to wellbeing. In this episode I talk to Jack Worth, Lead Economist at the National Foundation for ...
Spotting the Signs of Mental Ill Health
18 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Teachers are often seen as being at the frontline of those who can identify and support young people who are struggling with their mental health. It...
The Power of Listening
12 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever wanted to share a problem and the person you are talking to just keeps jumping with their solutions or tells you about a similar inciden...
Bullying - It's everybody's problem
10 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Around 30 percent of 15 year olds report experiencing bullying. In this interview Professor Lucy Bowes from Oxford University, talks about the long ...
Role modelling in the Classroom
05 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As teachers we often underestimate how much of our behaviour our students pick up on and model. In this podcast I consider why teachers are such imp...
Building Safe Spaces to Learn
27 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Classroom atmosphere is so important in improving wellbeing and making the classroom a safe place to learn is paramount. But how can teachers do thi...
Put Your Own Oxygen Mask on First...
21 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Presenteeism and absenteeism due to mental health issues costs schools £1697 per year per employee. It underlines why there is a clear business c...
It's not about fixing
14 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Maff Potts from Camerados joins me to discuss everything from why we don't need to fix people, the power of failure and the importance of tea. Altho...
A Whole School Approach to Mental Health & Wellbeing
28 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this very first episode I dive into what it means to take a 'Whole School' approach to mental health and wellbeing. Moving beyond the token gestu...
Returning to School after Covid
28 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It is a real pleasure to talk with Professor Cathy Creswell, Professor of Developmental Clinical Psychology at Oxford University, who has been researc...
Season 1 Trailer - School mental health and wellbeing
15 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Psychology in the Classroom, the podcast for teachers who want to apply the latest psychological research and thinking to their classroom p...