Beyond Survival: The New Teacher Podcast
A weekly podcast to inspire and motivate teachers in the exciting first few years of their careers. Every week an expert guest will answer a central question to support new teachers to be the best version of themselves in the classroom. There is also a weekly 'Teacher Talk' which gives practical strategies for an aspect of teaching in fifteen minutes. Host Jamie Thom left the classroom in August of 2022 to run a new English PGDE at Napier University in Edinburgh. He is the author of four books on education, his latest come out in February 2023 and is called 'Talking To Teenagers: A guide to skillfull classroom communication.' He is passionate about supporting new teachers.
Beyond Survival: The New Teacher Podcast
Why Does Learning Fail?
This week's guest is Alex Quigley. Alex is a former English teacher and school leader, who now works for the Education charity Education Endowment Foundation. He has written many best selling books, including his latest 'Why Learning Fails'. Alex's website is: https://alexquigley.co.uk
In this episode we answer the question: why does learning fail? In answering that central question , Alex also answers:
What inspired your new book Why Learning Fails?
What role does 'patchy prior knowledge' have in learning and what can teachers do about it?
What role does 'overconfidence' have in learning and what can teachers do about it?
What role does an inability to work independently have in learning and what can teachers do about it?
What advice might you offer teachers at the start of their careers to enjoy a positive career in education?
I hope you really enjoy the episode, if you do please do pass it on. You can get in touch with me via my website https://jamiethom.co.uk