That'll Teach You

Creative psychotherapist, play therapist and teacher Karen Riordan (@primarylinks) joins Jane and Hugh this week to continue our discussion on how best we can build relationships in our classrooms. W…

It's the first week of school, and who better to help us kick off Season 3 than Lorraine (@all_things_primary)? As ever, Lorraine gives practical, sensible advice on how we can build relationships wi…

We are back! Jane and Hugh are all set for an exciting new season of That'll Teach You, so we hope you are too. This season will bring you interviews with authors, a mini-series on neurodiversity, an…

It's holiday time! For our final episode of Season 2, we are rejoined by Peace (@muinteoirchukwurah), who tells us all about her first year as a qualified teacher. We chat about maintaining a good wo…

Imagine starting Junior Infants for the the first time. Imagine moving from 6th class to secondary school. These might be the two biggest transitions in our educational lives, and we are joined by fa…

It's interview time! Every summer, how many of us get nervous about upcoming interviews? Whether you're an NQT looking for your first job, applying for CID, or an experienced teacher going for a lead…

We are joined this week by Magdalena Landziak (@sna_zone) who tells us about her journey from German teacher in Poland to SNA in Ireland. She talks about interviewing for the role, and what schools a…

We walked a marathon! Last weekend, Jane and Hugh took part in the Dublin Mountain Challenge in aid of Barretstown, hiking 42km through the Dublin mountains and ending up very tired and sore. Along t…

Our Teaching Abroad series resumes as we take a look at life as a teacher in South Korea. We are joined by Eddie and Sarah (@happystudentshappyteacher) who fill us in on their experiences teaching En…

We are joined by our colleague, friend, and all-around musical maestro Jay Wilson (@jaywilsonmusic) to learn more about being teaching individual music lessons. We have no doubt that Jay's curiosity …

Is AI a force for good or a threat to us all? Could it be both? Patrick Hickey (@aiteachingguru) joins the podcast to share his expertise and experience with AI in education. It's been the biggest ta…

The wonderful Mrs Mactivity (aka Heather and @mrsmactivity) tells her fascinating story on this week's episode. From class teacher to the senior team at Twinkl, all the way to setting up her own educ…

Actor, comedian, and Hugh's other podcast co-host Will Sebag-Montefiore (yes, that's his real name - he's @wsebag on Instagram) joins Jane and Hugh to wish you all a Happy Easter, and to discuss Jane…

Have you got a good work-life balance? We were faced with that question during our chat with Cormac (@mr.odonoghue), who joined the podcast to discuss how we can look after ourselves while continuing…

We continue our international series as Katie (@twinklekidsireland) joins us to tell us about her experience in education in China, teaching English to all ages. Katie takes us into a culture that so…

We're Down Under this week as Hayley (@theteacherstudent) joins the podcast to tell us all about teaching in Sydney. We talk behaviour management and planning, discuss the pros and cons of subbing fu…

But...what is the science of reading? We asked Dee (@playful_classroom) to return to the show to talk us through how the pedagogy around reading has evolved over the years, and how important it is to…

It's Seachtain na Gaeilge! Grá ar an Trá star Cian Ó Gríofa (@gaylgeoiri) joins Jane and Hugh to talk about his love for Gaeilge, his podcast First Things First (Season 2 coming soon) and Ireland's n…

Wellbeing expert Fiona Forman (@fionaformanwellbeing) joins the podcast this week to talk us through positive psychology - what it is, how it can help us in our own lives, and how we can bring it int…

Uniforms! Do we love them, do we hate them? Principal Trina Golden (@_fromtinyacorns_) rejoins the podcast this week to discuss the ever-debatable topic of what our children should wear in school. F…