Teach Sleep Repeat
Episodes
Ep 189: Q&A: ECTs Leading Subjects, Best Teacher Moments & Phones In The Classroom
06 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Join our free WhatsApp community for Q&A submissions,polls on future episodes & links to the podcast first: https://chat.whatsapp.com/HB7n1...
Ep 188: The Most Common Teacher HATE Comments! (& Why They're Nonsense)
01 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
You've probably heard all of the most common teacher hate comments out there...Let's dive into them and why they are complete nonsense!Join ou...
Ep 187: Q&A - Ridiculous TA Expectations, Spotting Red Flags & Times Table Advice!
30 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Another unhinged Q&A with your teacher / education / school questions for us to dive into!Book a free demo for MathsZoo now and see how we can hel...
Ep 186: Positive Masculinity, Secondary School Teaching & Battling Social Media [w/ Mr Hobbs]
25 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we chat to Mr Hobbs, an English teacher in secondary school based in Cardiff. We talk about secondary teaching, decline in reading, positiv...
Ep 185: Q&A: Supporting Your Whole Class, Recognising Burnout & Ridiculous Teacher Tasks To Reject!
23 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We are back answering listener questions on all things teaching! Book a free demo for MathsZoo now and see how we can help your school smash maths! ht...
Levi Colwill On His Reading Campaign, Love Of Books & Helping The Next Generation
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Levi is on a mission to get kids reading. If you are a teacher or school leader, you can get hundreds of free ebooks for your students right now.👉 ...
Ep 183: Q&A: Behaviour Charts, Residential Trips & Exploiting TAs
16 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We are back answering listener questions on all things teaching! This week we cover residentials, TA exploitation and behaviour charts, amongs lots of...
Ep 182: Are Schools Finally At Financial Breaking Point?
11 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
With another unfunded pay rise on the horizon and school leaders saying they are running out of things to cut back on, are schools actually at breakin...
Ep 181: Q&A: Filming In The Classroom, Government and Influencers & Delivering CPD!
09 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We are back answering listener questions. Influencers working with government, filming in school, favourite teachers and delivering CPD! Enjoy it!Book...
Ep 180: Teacher Training, Middle Leadership & Finding The Right School: Our Teaching Journey
04 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we dive into our journey through teaching. From training, being newly qualified, taking on extra responsibilties, leading subjects, moving ...
Ep 179: Q&A: Subject Leader Pressure, Constructive Criticism & Politics In School
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We are back with another listener Q+A episode and we cover quite the range of topics this week!Should politics ever enter the classroom?What lesson wo...
Ep 178: The Most Insane Red Flag School Stories Ever (Part 3!)
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Book a free demo for MathsZoo now and see how we can help your school smash maths! www.mathszoo.orgJoin our free WhatsApp community for Q&A submis...
Ep 177: SATs Pressure, Grouping By Ability & Are Displays Ever Useful..? (Q&A)
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Book a free demo for MathsZoo now and see how we can help your school smash maths! www.mathszoo.orgJoin our free WhatsApp community for Q&A submis...
Ep 176: Teacher Guilt, Tricky Parents & When AI Is Pointless
16 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Enjoy your half-term Q&A episode lovely people!Come and join us for a live webinar on primary maths fluency on Tuesday 24th February at 3:45 and s...
Exciting Announcement!
13 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Come and join us at our Maths fluency webinar on Tuesday 24th February at 3:45 pm, hosted by Dylan and Hayden with a Maths Zoo live demonstration and ...
Ep 175: Why Behaviour Is Getting Worse & How We Can Fix It
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Book a free demo for MathsZoo now and see how we can help your school smash maths! www.mathszoo.orgJoin our free WhatsApp community for Q&A submis...
Ep 174: Q&A: Favourite Books, 00s School Trends & Maths Pedantry
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Book a free demo for MathsZoo now and see how we can help your school smash maths! www.mathszoo.orgJoin our free WhatsApp community for Q&A submis...
Ep 173: The Vital Role Of A Parent: Getting Children School Ready & Supporting Their Journey Through Education
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Book a free demo for MathsZoo now and see how we can help your school smash maths! www.mathszoo.orgJoin our free WhatsApp community for Q&A submis...
Ep 172: Q+A: Student Loan Debt, Declining Literacy Levels & A Maths Debate!
02 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Book a free demo for MathsZoo now and see how we can help your school smash maths! www.mathszoo.orgJoin our free WhatsApp community for Q&A submis...
Ep 171: AI In Education: Tech Barriers, Government Plans & Replacing Teachers?!
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Book a free demo for MathsZoo now and see how we can help your school smash maths! www.mathszoo.orgJoin our free WhatsApp community for Q&A submis...
Ep 170: Q&A: David Walliams Controversy, Free Childcare Traps & Gameshows In The Classroom!
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Book a free demo for MathsZoo now and see how we can help your school smash maths! www.mathszoo.orgJoin our free WhatsApp community for Q&A submis...
Ep 169: Listener Q+A: Exploiting Teacher Free Time, Missing Equipment & Trusting School Staff!
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Book a free demo for MathsZoo now and see how we can help your school smash maths! www.mathszoo.orgJoin our free WhatsApp community for Q&A submis...
Ep 168: We Started A Maths EdTech Business... Here's The Story! [MathsZoo]
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Book a free demo for MathsZoo now and see how we can help your school smash maths! www.mathszoo.orgWe are so excited to be luanching our Maths fluency...
Ep 167: Why Teaching Assisstants Are VITAL To Education
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Join our free WhatsApp community for Q&A submissions, polls on future episodes & links to the podcast first: https://chat.whatsapp.com/HB7n1PN...
Ep 166: Answering Your Questions: Rigid & Boring Afternoon Lessons, Advice For Student Teachers & Improving Confidence
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Join our free WhatsApp community for Q&A submissions, polls on future episodes & links to the podcast first: https://chat.whatsapp.com/HB7n1PN...
Ep 165: Our Big Predictions For Education In 2026!
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What are your big predictions for education in 2026?Join our free WhatsApp community for Q&A submissions, polls on future episodes & links to ...
Ep 164: Back To School 2026: The Best Bits About The Job!
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 163: Working With Difficult Colleagues, Toilet Drama & Questionable Celebrity Impressions
29 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 162: Decision Fatigue, Celebrity Teacher Staff Teams & The 9 Tenses Explained!
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Who would be in your ultimate teacher staff team for each subject?!Join our free WhatsApp community for Q&A submissions,polls on future episodes &...
Ep 161: Secret Santa Gone Wrong, Awful Staff Parties & Christmas In School!
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join our free WhatsApp community for Q&A submissions,polls on future episodes & links to the podcast first: https://chat.whatsapp.com/HB7n1PNG...
Ep 160: Christmas Q&A Special! Gifts, Off Timetable & Unhinged Christmas Behaviour!
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join our free WhatsApp community for Q&A submissions, polls on future episodes & links to the podcast first: https://chat.whatsapp.com/HB7n1PN...
Ep 159: How We Quit Teaching & Still Pay The Bills (Income Explained)
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 158: Elf on the Shelf Nightmare, Mythical Creature TAs & Gross Classroom Stories!
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join our free WhatsApp community for Q&A submissions,polls on future episodes & links to the podcast first: https://chat.whatsapp.com/HB7n1PNG...
Ep 157: Q&A - Endless Pointless Data, Disgraceful TA Pay & Teacher Tired Stories!
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join our free WhatsApp community for Q&A submissions, polls on future episodes & links to the podcast first: https://chat.whatsapp.com/HB7n1PN...
Ep 156: Daily Struggles of a Teacher & How To Overcome Them: Imposter Syndrome, Constant Judgement & Toxic Comparisons
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join our free WhatsApp community for Q&A submissions,polls on future episodes & links to the podcast first: https://chat.whatsapp.com/HB7n1PNG...
Ep 155: Crazy Book Day Costumes, Teachers Signing NDAs & Does It Matter If Your Class Likes You?
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join our free WhatsApp community for Q&A submissions,polls on future episodes & links to the podcast first: https://chat.whatsapp.com/HB7n1PNG...
Ep 154: Should Teachers Go On Strike... Again?
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join our free WhatsApp community for Q&A submissions,polls on future episodes & links to the podcast first: https://chat.whatsapp.com/HB7n1PNG...
Ep 153: Listener Questions: Covering Sick Leave, Teacher Wellbeing Fads & Why Arithmetic Is Vital!
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join our free WhatsApp community for Q&A submissions,polls on future episodes & links to the podcast first: https://chat.whatsapp.com/HB7n1PNG...
Ep 152: The Future Of Education: AI, Oracy & Financial Literacy. Will The Curriculuim Review Work?
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join our free WhatsApp community for Q&A submissions,polls on future episodes & links to the podcast first: https://chat.whatsapp.com/HB7n1PNG...
Ep 151: Teacher Guilt, Making Whole School Changes & What To Look Out For When Touring Schools
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We are answering your listener questions again! Let us know what you think!Join our free WhatsApp community for Q&A submissions,polls on future ep...
Ep 150: How Teachers Can Deal With Tricky Parents
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dealing with parents is an important part of the job as a teacher. We talk about how to go about it, what to avoid, and what schools can do to help th...
Ep 149: Listener Questions: Teacher Acronyms, Encouraging Reading & Involving Your Union!
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join our free WhatsApp community for Q&A submissions,polls on future episodes & links to the podcast first: https://chat.whatsapp.com/HB7n1PNG...
Ep 148: Attendance Awards, Smartphones & Absence Fines: Our Strongest Teacher Opinions!
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Having worked in schools for 10 years each, we have developed some strongly held beliefs on education, esepcially in primary.What do you think?Join ou...
Ep 147: Listener Questions: Supporting Neurodivergent Teachers, Short Attention Spans & Teacher Superpowers!
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join our free WhatsApp community for Q&A submissions,polls on future episodes & links to the podcast first: https://chat.whatsapp.com/HB7n1PNG...
Ep 146: Balancing Teaching and Parenting: Can You Do Both Well?
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join our free WhatsApp community for Q&A submissions,polls on future episodes & links to the podcast first: https://chat.whatsapp.com/HB7n1PNG...
Ep 145: Listener Questions: Embarassing Pupil Encounters, Worst Education Buzzwords & Would We Work For Ofsted?
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join our free WhatsApp community for Q&A submissions,polls on future episodes & links to the podcast first: https://chat.whatsapp.com/HB7n1PNG...
Ep 144: Extra PPA, Wellbeing Days & Supportive Leaders: AMAZING Policies Every School Needs!!
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join our free WhatsApp community for Q&A submissions,polls on future episodes & links to the podcast first: https://chat.whatsapp.com/HB7n1...
Ep 143: Listener Questions: Gender Stereotypes, Lesson Plan Formats & Getting Secondary Ready!
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Leave us a review and share this episode with someone youthink might enjoy it! It really helps us out.Join our free WhatsApp community for Q&A sub...
Ep 142: The Ultimate Guide To Primary Maths: Fluency, Reasoning, Problem Solving & How To Teach It Well!
13 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Leave us a review and share this episode with someone youthink might enjoy it! It really helps us out.Join our free WhatsApp community for Q&A sub...
Ep 141: Answering Your Questions: Careers After Teaching, The Homeschooling Boom & Teacher Training Improvements
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Leave us a review and share this episode with someone you think might enjoy it! It really helps us out.Join our free WhatsApp community for Q&A su...
Ep 140: Learning Through Play & Continuous Provision: Why Child-Led Learning Is So Powerful!
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We are joined by Ruth (MyMummyTeacher) to discuss the power of learning through play and why continuous provision can benefit children of all ages.Fol...
Ep 139: Answering Your Questions: Male Role Models, Wellbeing Initiatives & Fidget Toys
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Thank you to our wonderful WhatsApp community for all of the quesitons. You can join the team for free https://chat.whatsapp.com/HB7n1PNGdGL5STACssEH1...
Ep 138: The Biggest Time-Wasting Teacher Jobs & Why They Should Be Binned!
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There are a LOT of things teachers do that are, realistically, a waste of time. How many of these do you agree with?Leave us a review and share this e...
Ep 137: Answering Your Questions: Targeting Union Reps, Best School Trips & Parents Taking Children Out Of Lessons
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We are back answering your listener questions! - Best school trips we've ever been on- Does being a union rep put a target on your back- Best holiday ...
Ep 136: The Most TOXIC School Policies Ever! Massive Red Flags!
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We trawl through the most unhinged, red flag teacher rules our listeners sent into us... Some of these are not just ridiculous - they are probably ill...
Ep 135: Answering Your Questions: School Suspensions, Recognising Red Flags & Life After Teaching
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 134: Will Ofsted Ever Get It Right? Report Cards, New Gradings & Wellbeing Controversy
15 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join our podcast WhatsApp community for direct messages from us, links to new episodes, polls on future epsiodes & priority question submissions.h...
Ep 133: Answering Your Questions: Teacher Sickness Guilt, Scrapping One Subject & Promotion Without Burnout!
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We answer your questions on the best thing we learned as teachers, feeling guilty about taking sick leave, how to stand out for promotion without givi...
Ep 132: Making History Fun, Inspiring & Interesting with Greg Jenner (Public Historian, Horrible Histories & Podcast Host!)
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We sit down with Greg Jenner, historian, bestselling author and the resident historian on Horrible Histories. He tells us what it was really like work...
Ep 131: Answering Your Questions: Private School Ethics, Teacher Payscales & Becoming A School Leader
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Another episode where we go through your listener questions!We chat about loads, including: private school ethics, climbing the teacher payscale, the ...
Ep 130: Top Tips For Teachers To SMASH The New School Year!
01 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
September is upon us & the new school year has arrived (unless you're in a place that has already gone back...)Here, we lay out our top tips from ...
Ep 129: Answering Your Questions: Teaching Abroad, After-School Clubs & Working Through Summer
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We are back with another episode answering YOUR questions on all things education and teaching!Accents, teacher gifts, after-school clubs, teaching ab...
Ep 128: Unpicking The School's Bill: Branded Uniform Crackdown, Fairer Teacher Pay & Fewer Academy Freedoms
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for a dive into the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill that is currently making its way into law in the UK.We discuss school uniform, teach...
Ep 127: Answering Your Questions: Controversial Teacher Opinions, TA Roles & Pointless Assessment
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we answer your teacher questions - from our most controversial opinions about education, to how a TA should really be used in the cla...
Ep 126: Top Tips For New Teachers: How To Thrive In The Classroom
18 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Starting your first year as a new teacher? It can feel exciting, overwhelming, and just a little bit terrifying. In this episode, we share our top tip...
Ep 125: Why Aren't Children Reading For Pleasure?
11 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why Aren’t Children Reading for Pleasure Anymore? 📚Reading for fun is at an all-time low and the stats are sobering. In 2025, just one in three c...
Ep 124: Should We Shorten The School Summer Holidays?
04 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Yes. Hayden has an auto-focus square on his head. Enjoy it! As always, like clockwork, when the summer holidays roll around, we are bombarded with opi...
Ep 123: Has Creativity Died In The Classroom? Boring Schemes, Micro-Management & Arts Funding Cuts!
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we chat about how in so many schools, creativity is disappearing in two major ways.Firstly, the arts themselves are languishing. Huge drops...
Ep 122: The New Writing Framework: A Force For Good Or Bad?
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Dylan clears out his teacher cupboard and uncovers some absolute treasures: an inflatable flamingo, old class photos, and three brilliant b...
Ep 121: Our Final Week Of Teaching: Have We Made A Mistake?
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's our last week as teachers... and it's all starting to feel very real.In this episode, we look back on the moments that made us -the unfor...
Ep 120: Do Appraisals Actually Reward Good Teaching? Tick-Boxes, Free Labour & Ridiculous Targets
07 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the end of the school year, which can only mean one thing: performance appraisal season. But with targets that feel random, policies that haven...
Ep 119: The Birth Rate Crisis: Teacher Redundancies, School Closures & Fewer Teaching Jobs!
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The hidden crisis closing schools, cutting jobs, and reshaping teachingThis week, Dylan and Hayden dive into a topic that’s flying under the radar b...
Ep 118: Life After Teaching: From Burnout To New Beginnings with Sophie Hayes (StoryZoo)
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Last week, we shared the biggest news of our careers: we’re leaving teaching.In this episode, we dive into what comes next. We're joined by Sophie H...
Ep 117: We Are Quitting Teaching - Here's Why
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
BIG NEWS - We are stepping away from teaching.This has been a long-time coming & is a huge, difficult decision.You can't do a weekly education...
Ep 116: Term-Time Holiday Absences, Toxic School Stories & Online Teacher Trolling!
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hello Teach Sleep Repeaters!This episode is an eclectic mix of laughs, rants and putting the world of education to rights.We talk about why term-time ...
Ep 115: The Writing Moderation Mess & Using AI Speed Up Report Writing!
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we dive into two hot topics every primary teacher is thinking about right now:✏️ Writing ModerationIs it fair? Is it consistent? ...
Ep 114: 2025 SATs Deep Dive With Sophie B: Great Questions, Ridiculous Mark Schemes & Key Findings
26 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we’re joined by teacher, education writer and Learning by Questions legend Sophie Bartlett for a full-on SATs debrief! We take a deep div...
Ep 113: Accidental Swearing, Spelling Nightmare & The Summer Behaviour Dip!
19 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Teach Sleep Repeat, we dive headfirst into the absolute state of spelling in schools right now – and why teaching it (and English...
Ep 112: Top SATs Advice For Teachers & Should Faith Schools Still Exist?
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s SATs week – and we’ve got thoughts. In this episode, Dylan and Hayden share their top tips for teachers to survive the chaos, keep kids cal...
Ep 111: Breaking Down The Broken UK Education System & Why Teachers Might Strike Again!
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Teach Sleep Repeat, Dylan and Hayden delve into the pressing issues facing the UK education system. They explore six critical areas...
Ep 110: 10 Tips For Every Teacher To SMASH The Summer Term! Reports, Behaviour & Forward Planning
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The summer term is here — but are you surviving or thriving? In this episode of Teach Sleep Repeat, Dylan and Hayden share 10 practical tips to help...
Ep 109: Teacher Behaviour Hacks & Do We Teach Reading BADLY In School?
21 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back valued education customer teacher school staff friends!We asked online for your best behaviour hacks and you didn't disappoint, so we go ...
Ep 108: The Most TOXIC School Stories Ever: Hidden Cameras, Grading Displays & Public Shaming
14 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Flash back to episode 5 of this teacher podcast and the first episode that really struck a chord with many was our toxic schools podcast.We asked list...
Ep 107: 6 Ways Teachers Can Immediately Reduce Workload & Take Back Control
07 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we go back to our straight-talking roots in helping teachers gain back time. After talking about parents' evening and our experiences with ...
Ep 106: How Can Teachers Eat Well Easily & Overcome Bad Food Habits? Top Tips With Charlie Burley (The Teachers' Health Coach)
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ever since our first chat with Charlie Burley (The Teachers' Health Coach), we've been itching to get back for another conversation about food.Teacher...
Ep 105: Managing Imposter Syndrome, Tips For ECTs & Spotting Workplace Bullying
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we chat about looooads of different teacher topics. The impact of striking. Tips for ECTs and trainees. Managing workload. Identifyin...
Ep 104: How Much Of An Issue Is Behaviour In School? Teacher Tapp Insights with Gráinne Hallahan
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we chat about the apparent disconnect between what class teachers and leadership believe should be a school's top priority - behaviour ...
Ep 103: How To Inspire Children Through Science: A Chat With Maddie Moate
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we are delighted to be joined by the wonderful Maddie Moate. Maddie is a children's TV presenter, YouTuber, Author and West End star who ha...
Ep 102: Deep Diving The 'School Teachers Pay and Conditions Document': Know Your Rights!
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's not the most interesting or riveting read, but many teachers simply are not aware what is in the School Teachers Pay and Conditions Document ...
Ep 101: Why Do So Many People Hate Teachers?
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode was inspired by a recent string of not-so-nice comments on social media from people who clearly have something against teachers... So we ...
Ep 100: How We Would Lead A School: Planning, Marking, Play & Wellbeing
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We have reached 100 episodes!We look back at our favourite parts of the podcast (including one of the most genuinely funny moments of our lives...), t...
Ep 99: Have Ofsted Completely Lost Their Minds?
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Have you seen the recent announcements from Ofsted and the government that explain how schools will be judged in the future?The general consensus is i...
Ep 98: Have We Overcomplicated Teaching? Why Simplicity Is Key
03 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we dive into why teaching has become SO much more complicated, the role has evolved, and we are asking more than ever from out children.......
Ep 97: The Harsh Realities of Teaching: 7 Things We Need To Talk About
27 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we reflect on our trip to BETT! We met loads of amazing people & companies, but also felt a bit overwhelmed by the choise and size of t...
Ep 96: 15 Amazing Classroom Tools Every Teacher Should Try Out!
20 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we breakdown some of the best tools / schemes we use in the classroom. With about 20 years teaching experience between us, we talk ab...
Ep 95: Why Do So Many Teachers Feel Trapped In The Job?
13 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We've all either felt this way or had a conversation with a teacher that goes like this... "I would leave but I just feel like I can't" It's a widespr...
Ep 94: The Ultimate New Year Teacher Guide: 7 Things You Need To Do In 2025!
06 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy 2025! What better way to start off the year than with a brand new episode of Teach Sleep Repeat. This week, we talk through 7 things that will h...
Ep 93: Reading for Pleasure, Fining Bad Behaviour & 2025 Goals
30 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our LAST episode of 2024 is packed! We reflect on the best things from the last year, talk about the recent suggestion parents should be FINED for the...
Ep 92: Teacher This or That: Rows or Groups? iPads or Sheets? Pupil Gifts or Not?
23 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Yes... We are releasing an episode on Christmas week! This episode covers a whole medley of teacher topics, so there's bound to be something here for ...
Ep 91: The Ultimate Guide To Teaching Maths: Conceptual Understanding, Problem Solving & Manipulatives
16 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we spill everything we know about teaching maths. Having qualified as primary maths experts and lead maths in school for many years, ...