In At Break
Two teachers, one question. In At Break is a podcast about all things education. Each week one host asks the other a question, sometimes it will be serious, sometimes silly, no matter what you will get an honest take on things. We flip a coin to decide who asks the questions. We end each episode with an anecdote "from the classroom". Mr T teaches at primary school and Mr B teaches at a Further Education College, two different worlds, but the same goal - education.
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 39 minutes
- Episodes
- 50
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2021
Christmas COVID Special: What were your best/worst parts about lockdown teaching?
Ho ho ho, we are talking about COVID again. Today we talk about the best bits, the worst bits and Mr T tells the story of the nativity play that went wrong!
Should yoga be taught in schools? (Ft. Yoga Teacher J)
We had the joy of hosting Yogi J, a yoga teacher who teaches adults and children. We talked about everything from the benefits of yoga, the difficulties of teaching yoga to children and whether Boris…
Should children be encouraged to fight bullies?
Mr T wins the flip and asks the question: Are these education myths fact or fiction? Mr T asks should children hit back when they get hit and does bullying make billionaires?
What are your strongest/controversial teaching principles?
Mr T wins the flip and asks the question: What are your strongest teaching principles? Mr B spits absolute fire, Mr T potentially gets himself fired and many hills are built for us to die on.
Do teachers have favourite students?
Mr B wins the flip and asks the question: Do teachers have favourites? We talk about how we deal with certain pupils, if disliking pupils ever happens and a new recipe is created by Mr B's pupils. Th…
How is sexual education taught at school? (Ft. Mr D)
We had the joy of hosting Mr D, a biology teacher who teaches in secondary education. We talked about everything from the infamous condom on a banana lesson, dislocated jaws from oral sex and how Mr …
How have you adapted your teaching?
Mr B wins the flip and asks the question: How have you adapted your teaching? We talked about Mr Brian, Mr Broccoli and trying to figure out what cornflakes were made out of.
Would you be able to fail a student?
Mr T wins the flip and asks a question from a fan: Would you be able to fail a student? We talked about what causes someone to fail, detentions in school and ridiculous medical claims on student form…
Best of In At Break: Season Two
Another academic year down and so, another season down! Thank you so much for checking out the podcast, if you want to skip to the highlights, they are at around the 17 minute mark. Enjoy your summer…
Should private schools do more to help state schools?
The fans win the flip and asks: Should private schools do more to help state schools? We discuss Mr T's ethics, motivation for helping and whether public opinion matters. Mr T ends the podcast with …
Hands Up #4
Thank you so much for your support, this is episode 40 which 39 more than we ever set out to make! In this episode, we discuss a variety of questions sent in by the listeners and Mr T reveals an unex…
Is vocation as important as education?
Mr T wins the flip and asks: Is vocation as important as education? We discuss sassy teenagers, the impact of mother nature and Mr T talks about his science lesson going horribly wrong. If you want…
How should teachers be assessed?
Mr B wins the flip and asks: How should teachers be assessed? We discuss ways to assess teachers, terrible teachers at school and a thief is found in Mr B's office. If you want to send in a questio…
Should children be grouped by ability?
Mr T wins the flip and asks: Should we group children by ability? We discuss academic pressure, bad teachers and meddling parents. If you want to send in a question, you can contact us at inatbreak…
Has lockdown made everybody overly sensitive?
Mr T wins the flip and asks: Has lockdown made everybody overly sensitive? We discuss students standing in sinks, manscaping accidents and mental health issues stemming from lockdown. If you want t…
Has teaching improved over the last 50 years?
Mr T wins the flip and asks: Has teaching improved over the last 50 years?? We discuss making parents cry, lazy students and why copying from a blackboard is basically just Wikipedia. If you want t…
What have parents and pupils said about you?
Mr B wins the flip and asks: What have parents and pupils said about you? We discuss pervy parents, senior leadership horror stories and why marking is mostly useless. If you want to send in a ques…
Do schools need competition to thrive? (Ft. Mr H)
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Mr H joins us to d…
How should teachers approach virtual learning?
Mr B wins the flip and asks: How have you been approaching virtual learning? We discuss Irish slang, great tools we use and stories students on virtual learning. If you want to send in a question, …
What advice would you give trainee teachers?
Mr T wins the flip and asks: What advice would you give to trainee teachers? We discuss who to avoid, what habits to pick up and not believing the hype. If you want to send in a question, you can c…