We’re Emma (PGCE Secondary Drama) and Tom (PGCE Secondary Music) from Cardiff Metropolitan University. Welcome to our podcast, in which we muse about the joys of working with student teachers, the expressive arts, research, and teaching in general. Expect deep discussions, topical debates, celebrations of great practice, and things to steal for your own lessons!
Our primary audience is student teachers and early-career teachers, but we hope there's something here for everyone who's involved in the world of education, whether you're new or experienced.
Most of our episodes involve a main discussion (often with one or more guests), and two regular slots: something interesting and something to try. And when we hit the holidays, we bring out some weird and wonderful talking points from the internet and just have a chat.
Podcast artwork by Beth Blandford (@blandoodles on Facebook and Instagram)
Music by Cameron Stewart
For today's research bite, Emma is in conversation with Danielle Kates from our PGCE Primary programme. Danielle was keen to investigate ways to improve her pupils' reading comprehension, so she carr…
We welcome Sioned Dafydd back to our studio today. Welsh-speaking listeners to the podcast will be very familiar with Sioned, and she has been working with Emma and Tom on a project to develop an und…
For today's PGCE Research Bite, Tom is joined by Christy Scott from PGCE Primary. Christy has carried out some research for her school about how to create classroom spaces which motivate pupils to re…
It's time to turn the tables on Emma and find out about her doctoral research in progress! Emma is investigating pedagogical content knowledge, a seminal concept in teaching, and specifically how we …
Mae Tameidiau o Ymchwil TAR yn cyflwyno ymchwil gorau myfyrwyr ar gyrsiau Addysg Gychwynnol i Athrawon gyda Phartneriaeth Caerdydd. Yn y bennod hon mae Nia Jefferies yn trafod sut yr aeth ati i ddysg…
It's been ages since we did a book review, and today we bring you the smallest book yet! Beginning Teachers' Learning is a slim volume but full of fascinating insights for anyone who works with novic…
For our latest episode of PGCE Research Bites, Dr. Sally Bethell is joined by Meredith Bawks from our PGCE Secondary PE programme. Meredith's research was sparked by seeing a pupil with autism in her…
It's the Easter break, and we've come to our beloved studio B2.16, plagued as it is with the noise of building work and passing students, with a pile of thought-provoking material from books, podcast…
PGCE research bites is back! Our student teachers have completed the latest set of assignments in which they address an area of interest or need in their schools. Reviewing the literature and outlini…
It's been a very long time since we did a live podcast recording - in fact it was just before Covid locked us all down and Tom's car became the podcast recording studio. And it's been almost exactly …
Today we welcome our colleague Dr. Anne Hodgson, an expert in autism and additional learning needs more widely. We discuss the new ALN act in Wales and the implications for pupils and teachers. As we…
It's time for another look at doctoral research in progress, and Tom's hoping his won't be in progress for much longer! Recorded the day after submitting his viva corrections, this episode looks at T…
Today we welcome Dr. Mary Woolley from Canterbury Christ Church University. Mary joins us down the line from Folkestone to discuss her role in a research project focusing on encounters between scienc…
Today, we welcome Professor David Egan to our podcast studio for an extended discussion about poverty in education in Wales. David has had a long and distinguished career in education, starting as a …
Happy new year! Friend of the podcast Sally Bethell is back once again, with an upgrade to Doctor Sally after successfully achieving her EdD professional doctorate a few months ago.
Having spoken to u…
Well, here we are again - in the gap between Christmas and New Year, and it's time for our annual tradition of giving each other six Christmas presents consisting of interesting things we've begged, …
Today we welcome a friend of PGCE Research Bites to his first full podcast episode! Dr. James Snook heads up all things to do with research and professional learning here at the Cardiff Partnership, …
This week, we're delighted to welcome a school colleague to our podcast studio. James Wise is the ITE coordinator at Cardiff High School, and also the organising force behind ResearchED Cymru. We wan…
Dyma damaid arall o ymchwil TAR i chi ac mae’r myfyriwr TAR Uwchradd Mathemateg, Tomos Woods, yn siarad gyda Dr Gina Morgan am ei waith ymchwil. Mae’n trafod ei ail Aseiniad, sef ymyrraeth sydd yn ff…
Confession time: quite a long time ago we were asked to provide a recommendation of something interesting from the EBSCO database of education literature for the Education Workforce Council's Meddwl …