The Full English Podcast
Episodes
Ep 16 – Post16 English and Maths with Hollie Barnes-Lomax and Alastair Mullins
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Here is the description: Join Pam McLoughlin, from The Full English and Nicola Woodford-Smith from The Right Angle for a joint podcast discussing Post...
Ep 15: Voices in Education: Oracy, young males and the impact of Social Media
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ep 15: Voices in Education: Oracy, young males and the impact of Social Media by Pearson Edexcel English
Ep 14: Ideas to improve your students' feelings of belonging and thoughts on the future of English
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join Pam and Bennie Kara as they discuss a range of topics, including Bennie’s new book ‘The Diverse Curriculum,’ and the practicalities of enri...
Ep 13: Being resilient and having a positive mindset with Ashley Hickson-Lovence
23 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pam talks with Ashley Hickson-Lovence about his upbringing in Hackney and how he become a football referee and an English teacher. He’s now a publis...
Ep 12: Helping students to connect with Shakespeare
20 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join Pam as she chats with Ange Gordon who is a Product Developer at Pearson Edexcel and recently worked on our new Accessible Shakespeare texts. The...
Ep 11: Educational Research in the English classroom with Meera Chudasama
05 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Pam speaks with Meera Chudasama who is an English teacher with a passion for educational research. Find out how learners can become re...
Ep 10: The impact of diversifying your school's Literature texts with Diane Lee
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
During this episode Pam talks with Diane who is an English teacher in Suffolk. Diane’s school is part of our Lit in Colour Pioneers programme, and s...
Ep 9: Closing the Writing Gap with Alex Quigley
27 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Pam is joined by Alex Quigley who talks about his latest book ‘Closing the Writing Gap’. You’ll hear about the science of writi...
Ep 08: Reading for Pleasure with Emma Braithwaite
03 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join Pam for episode 8 with guest Emma Braithwaite. Emma is Head of Skills and Engagement at The Reading Agency and leads on a range of programmes inc...
Ep 07: GCSE 2.0 and the 'Forgotten Third'
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about the launch of Pearson Edexcel’s new English Language GCSE qualification. Pam’s guests are Liz Slade (Senior Qualification Manager at Pe...
Ep 06: Lit in Colour with Penguin and Pearson
10 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, the discussion focuses on diversity in literature and the exciting new Lit In Colour Pioneers programme. Pam’s three guests: Katy L...
Ep 05: Mindfulness and wellbeing with Ashley Lodge
23 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Pam is joined by Ashley Lodge to discuss Mindfulness and the positive impact it can have on our wellbeing. During the conversation, A...
Ep 04: Embedding effective revision strategies & engaging boys
02 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In our fourth episode, Pam is joined by Mark Roberts, an Assistant Principal in a secondary school in Devon. He regularly writes for the TES as well a...
Ep 03: Diversity is not a bolt-on with Bennie Kara
09 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In our third episode, Pam is joined by Bennie Kara to discuss diversity and a diverse curriculum in education, the concept of ‘usualising’ divers...
Ep 02: 'What's your why?' With guest, James Aidoo
02 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In our second episode, Pam is joined by James Aidoo, a multi-award winning youth practitioner and founder of the coaching company Innerscope. Pam and ...
Ep 01: Hot topics with Kat Howard
07 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In our first episode, Pam chats to Kat Howard, founder of LitDrive, Assistant Principal at a school in Northamptonshire and author of Stop Talking Abo...