Teach Sleep Repeat

Teach Sleep Repeat is the podcast for teachers who need a laugh, a rant, and a reminder they are not alone. Dylan and Hayden dive into the real highs and lows of school life from classroom chaos to staffroom gossip. Listener submissions bring out the funniest disasters and most relatable dilemmas, while guests join to share their own unfiltered stories from life in and around education. Send us your favourite teaching stories! E-mail: teachsleeprepeatpod@gmail.com

Ep 148: Attendance Awards, Smartphones & Absence Fines: Our Strongest Teacher Opinions!

Having worked in schools for 10 years each, we have developed some strongly held beliefs on education, esepcially in primary.What do you think?Join our free WhatsApp community for Q&A submissions,polls on future episodes & links to the podcast first: https://chat.whatsapp.com/HB7n1PNGdGL5STACssEH1sLeave us a review and share this episode with someone youthink might enjoy it! It really helps us out.Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcastFollow us on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast

11-03
58:07

Ep 147: Listener Questions: Supporting Neurodivergent Teachers, Short Attention Spans & Teacher Superpowers!

Join our free WhatsApp community for Q&A submissions,polls on future episodes & links to the podcast first: https://chat.whatsapp.com/HB7n1PNGdGL5STACssEH1sLeave us a review and share this episode with someone youthink might enjoy it! It really helps us out.Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcastFollow us on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast

10-29
58:48

Ep 146: Balancing Teaching and Parenting: Can You Do Both Well?

Join our free WhatsApp community for Q&A submissions,polls on future episodes & links to the podcast first: https://chat.whatsapp.com/HB7n1PNGdGL5STACssEH1sLeave us a review and share this episode with someone youthink might enjoy it! It really helps us out.Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcastFollow us on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast

10-27
54:53

Ep 145: Listener Questions: Embarassing Pupil Encounters, Worst Education Buzzwords & Would We Work For Ofsted?

Join our free WhatsApp community for Q&A submissions,polls on future episodes & links to the podcast first: https://chat.whatsapp.com/HB7n1PNGdGL5STACssEH1sLeave us a review and share this episode with someone youthink might enjoy it! It really helps us out.Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcastFollow us on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast

10-22
55:18

Ep 144: Extra PPA, Wellbeing Days & Supportive Leaders: AMAZING Policies Every School Needs!!

Join our free WhatsApp community for Q&A submissions,polls on future episodes & links to the podcast first: ⁠https://chat.whatsapp.com/HB7n1PNGdGL5STACssEH1s⁠Leave us a review and share this episode with someone youthink might enjoy it! It really helps us out.Follow us on Instagram: ⁠www.instagram.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast⁠Follow us on TikTok: ⁠www.tiktok.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast

10-20
53:03

Ep 143: Listener Questions: Gender Stereotypes, Lesson Plan Formats & Getting Secondary Ready!

Leave us a review and share this episode with someone youthink might enjoy it! It really helps us out.Join our free WhatsApp community for Q&A submissions,polls on future episodes & links to the podcast first: https://chat.whatsapp.com/HB7n1PNGdGL5STACssEH1sFollow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcastFollow us on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast

10-15
51:28

Ep 142: The Ultimate Guide To Primary Maths: Fluency, Reasoning, Problem Solving & How To Teach It Well!

Leave us a review and share this episode with someone youthink might enjoy it! It really helps us out.Join our free WhatsApp community for Q&A submissions,polls on future episodes & links to the podcast first: https://chat.whatsapp.com/HB7n1PNGdGL5STACssEH1sFollow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcastFollow us on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcastCheck out Neil Almonds's great blog on fluency, reasoning and problem solving here: https://thirdspacelearning.com/blog/fluency-reasoning-problem-solving/

10-13
01:05:16

Ep 141: Answering Your Questions: Careers After Teaching, The Homeschooling Boom & Teacher Training Improvements

Leave us a review and share this episode with someone you think might enjoy it! It really helps us out.Join our free WhatsApp community for Q&A submissions, polls on future episodes & links to the podcast first: https://chat.whatsapp.com/HB7n1PNGdGL5STACssEH1s Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcastFollow us on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast

10-08
48:43

Ep 140: Learning Through Play & Continuous Provision: Why Child-Led Learning Is So Powerful!

We are joined by Ruth (MyMummyTeacher) to discuss the power of learning through play and why continuous provision can benefit children of all ages.Follow Ruth here: https://www.instagram.com/mymummyteacher/Sign the petition to make play and continuous provision statutory throughout KS1: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/729440Leave us a review and share this episode with someone you think might enjoy it! It really helps us out.Join our free WhatsApp community for Q&A submissions, polls on future episodes & links to the podcast first: https://chat.whatsapp.com/HB7n1PNGdGL5STACssEH1s Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcastFollow us on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast

10-06
56:32

Ep 139: Answering Your Questions: Male Role Models, Wellbeing Initiatives & Fidget Toys

Thank you to our wonderful WhatsApp community for all of the quesitons. You can join the team for free https://chat.whatsapp.com/HB7n1PNGdGL5STACssEH1s Leave us a review and share this episode with someone you think might enjoy it! It really helps us out.Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcastFollow us on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast

10-01
55:11

Ep 138: The Biggest Time-Wasting Teacher Jobs & Why They Should Be Binned!

There are a LOT of things teachers do that are, realistically, a waste of time. How many of these do you agree with?Leave us a review and share this episode with someone you think might enjoy it! It really helps us out.Join our free WhatsApp community for Q&A submissions, polls on future episodes & links to the podcast first: https://chat.whatsapp.com/HB7n1PNGdGL5STACssEH1s Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcastFollow us on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast

09-29
01:04:29

Ep 137: Answering Your Questions: Targeting Union Reps, Best School Trips & Parents Taking Children Out Of Lessons

We are back answering your listener questions! - Best school trips we've ever been on- Does being a union rep put a target on your back- Best holiday ever- How to become a good leader- Should parents be allowed to opt-out of certain lessonsLeave us a review and share this episode with someone you think might enjoy it! It really helps us out.Join our free WhatsApp community for Q&A submissions, polls on future episodes & links to the podcast first: https://chat.whatsapp.com/HB7n1PNGdGL5STACssEH1s Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcastFollow us on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast

09-24
50:26

Ep 136: The Most TOXIC School Policies Ever! Massive Red Flags!

We trawl through the most unhinged, red flag teacher rules our listeners sent into us... Some of these are not just ridiculous - they are probably illegal!Leave us a review and share this episode with someone you think might enjoy it! It really helps us out.Join our free WhatsApp community for Q&A submissions, polls on future episodes & links to the podcast first: https://chat.whatsapp.com/HB7n1PNGdGL5STACssEH1s Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcastFollow us on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast

09-22
53:16

Ep 135: Answering Your Questions: School Suspensions, Recognising Red Flags & Life After Teaching

Join our WhatsApp community for episode links, future episode polls & priority question submission:https://chat.whatsapp.com/HB7n1PNGdGL5STACssEH1sWe are back answering our lovely listeners' questions! From teachers recognising toxic red flags, to life after teaching, we cover loads in this one. Join our WhatsApp community to submit questions and get messages directly from us!https://chat.whatsapp.com/HB7n1PNGdGL5STACssEH1sFollow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcastFollow us on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast

09-17
53:52

Ep 134: Will Ofsted Ever Get It Right? Report Cards, New Gradings & Wellbeing Controversy

Join our podcast WhatsApp community for direct messages from us, links to new episodes, polls on future epsiodes & priority question submissions.https://chat.whatsapp.com/HB7n1PNGdGL5STACssEH1sWe dive into the confirmed Ofsted changes & discuss the impact that these changes will have on schools... If any...Check out Schools Week for the most up-to-date education journalism: https://schoolsweek.co.uk/Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcastFollow us on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast

09-15
01:02:53

Ep 133: Answering Your Questions: Teacher Sickness Guilt, Scrapping One Subject & Promotion Without Burnout!

We answer your questions on the best thing we learned as teachers, feeling guilty about taking sick leave, how to stand out for promotion without giving up your life, breaktime snacks & what jobs we'd have if it wasn't teaching!Join our WhatsApp community for free to get episode links, Q&A submission priority, polls on future episodes & sneak peaks! https://chat.whatsapp.com/HB7n1PNGdGL5STACssEH1sFollow us on:Instagram: www.instagram.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcastTikTok: www.tiktok.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast

09-10
46:21

Ep 132: Making History Fun, Inspiring & Interesting with Greg Jenner (Public Historian, Horrible Histories & Podcast Host!)

We sit down with Greg Jenner, historian, bestselling author and the resident historian on Horrible Histories. He tells us what it was really like working on the iconic show, why history should be about more than memorising facts, and the one thing he thinks every child should learn about the past. Greg also talks about his amazing, funny series of children's books, Totally Chaotic History, which cover key eras of history in the national curriculum! Find the latest book, The Stone Age Runs Wild, here:https://www.walker.co.uk/9781529522495/totally-chaotic-history-the-stone-age-runs-wild/Follow us on: Instagram: www.instagram.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcastTikTok: www.tiktok.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast

09-08
01:18:51

Ep 131: Answering Your Questions: Private School Ethics, Teacher Payscales & Becoming A School Leader

Another episode where we go through your listener questions!We chat about loads, including: private school ethics, climbing the teacher payscale, the UPS debacle, becoming a school leader, and a whole mix of extremely random hypothetical questions!Send us your questions for future episodes here:Instagram: www.instagram.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcastTikTok: www.tiktok.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast

09-03
45:03

Ep 130: Top Tips For Teachers To SMASH The New School Year!

September is upon us & the new school year has arrived (unless you're in a place that has already gone back...)Here, we lay out our top tips from 20 years of experience teaching in primary schools that will help you smash September!Sit back, relax, and let us know if we have missed anything out.Instagram: www.instagram.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcastTikTok: www.tiktok.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast

09-01
44:51

Ep 129: Answering Your Questions: Teaching Abroad, After-School Clubs & Working Through Summer

We are back with another episode answering YOUR questions on all things education and teaching!Accents, teacher gifts, after-school clubs, teaching abroad.... The topics are endless.Get in touch with us if you have any submissions you'd like us to answer in the future.Instagram: www.instagram.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcastTiktok: www.tiktok.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast

08-27
47:42

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