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Welcome to Back to School, a mini series from The Sizzle Podcast.Back to School episodes see guests take a time machine trip back to their experiences of education. We discuss memories from primary school (4-11 years), secondary school (11-16 years) and 16+ years. Then we think about how these experiences might have shaped guest’s views on education and the workplace.In this episode, I talk with Bukky Yusuf. Bukky is a Secondary Science Teacher with over 20 years experience. She is a currently a Deputy Head teacher in a specialist school, as well as a teacher trainer, Consultant and Qualified Coach.We discussed a lot, including the following themes:
* Expectations around achievement
* The student rumour mill in school
* Loving strict teachers
* How to balance talking to pupils: like a child or like an adult?
* Should education be fun?
* Expectations vs reality x student names
* Social perceptions as a child
* The importance of “taking a student how they are”
* The power of being seen
* What a rondelle bead is
You can find Bukky here:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bukky-yusuf-teach-lead-coach/Twitter/X: @rondelle10_b



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Welcome to Back to School, a mini series from The Sizzle Podcast.Back to School episodes see guests take a time machine trip back to their experiences of education. We discuss memories from primary school (4-11 years), secondary school (11-16 years) and 16+ years. Then we think about how these experiences might have shaped guest’s views on education and the workplace.In this episode, I talk with Laura McInerney . Laura is a former teacher, education journalist, co-founder of TeacherTapp and a regular face on panel shows and news broadcasts.We discussed a lot, including the following themes:
* Being an “old headed child”
* A desire to be in charge of our learning
* The differences between primary and secondary education
* The relationship between care, boundaries and structure in school
* Nail varnish remover as a token of trust
* The REAL inspiration behind Laura’s personal logo
* The interaction between learning from employment and school
* The power and distinctiveness of “teacher voice”
* Education as a tool for people, so they can stand up for themselves and not passively accept things in their lives that they're not happy with
You can find Laura here:LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/lauramcinerney1Twitter/X: @miss_mcinerneywebsite: https://lauramcinerney.com/
If you are a teacher, you can find out more about / sign up to TeacherTapp here:https://teachertapp.co.uk/



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Welcome to S3E2 of The Sizzle Podcast.In this episode, I talk with Alex Holmes. Alex is a mental health coach, trainee psychotherapist and author. He has written Time to Talk which explores how men relate to love, belonging and connection. Alex’s work has been featured in The Guardian and British GQ and he hosts his own podcast, The Alex Holmes Podcast.You can find Alex here:LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/byalexholmesWebsite: https://alexholmes.co/



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Welcome to Back to School, a mini series from The Sizzle Podcast.Back to School episodes see guests take a time machine trip back to their experiences of education. We discuss memories from primary school (4-11 years), secondary school (11-16 years) and 16+ years. Then we think about how these experiences might have shaped guest’s views on education and the workplace.In this episode, I talk with Loic Menzies. Loic is a researcher and education policy expert, author and founder of the Centre for Education and Youth. You can find Loic here:LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/loicmenziesTwitter/X: https://twitter.com/LoicMnzsAcademic writing: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Loic-Menzies-2Loic has written and edited many reports and books, including Balancing Act and Young People on the Margins. He is currently working on another book entitled “How Education and Youth Policy Happens”.
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Welcome to S3E1 of The Sizzle Podcast.I talk with Jonny Walker about education, mythology and mythology education!It was truly a joy. As always, please get in touch to let us know what you thought.You can find Jonny here:Website: https://www.jonny-walker.co.uk/Twitter/X: @jonnywalker_eduLinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/jonnywalkerotherwiseYou can find Jonny's writing here:Fiction: https://www.jonny-walker.co.uk/work/fictionNon Fiction: https://www.jonny-walker.co.uk/work/nonfiction


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In this episode I am joined by Dr Tim Cox, Educational Psychologist and hopeful practitioner. We talk about lots of things, including:



- Tim's journey to becoming an Educational Psychologist

- How Tim's personal experiences helped him develop his understanding of the importance of hope

- The Agents of Hope podcast

- Different types of hope

- Building a discipline of hope

- Martial arts and love

- Tim's "Five Dimensions" framework of hope

- Tim's music career



Find Tim on Twitter: @TimCEducation


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