A fortnightly podcast for colleagues across the education sector brought to you by staff at Michaela Community School looking at educational issues from our collective and individual perspective.
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No Tech Logical - Effective Education Technology with Cassie Cheng
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Welcome to another episode of the Michaela podcast. Today we have an interview with the fantastic Cassie Cheng. Cassie describes how we use technology at Michaela. She talks about ditching powerpoint and embracing the power of the visualiser and how WhatsApp is used by all teachers for efficient communication. She also talks about our use of online…
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French at Michaela - What a Lund-erful World
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Welcome to another episode of the Michaela podcast. Today we have an interview with our wonderful Head of MFL, Jess Lund. Jess describes how we use a phonics based approach to teach our pupils and how dodgy translations can actually lead to great language.We are currently recruiting French teachers so if you or someone you know likes the sound of w…
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In this week's episode we hear from Michaela Maths teacher Sam Hurst on what it's been like starting at Michaela since September. He explains how the induction process starts from the moment you accept a job and then talks about how our "bootcamp" week at the start of the year helped him to settle into life at Michaela. He also talks about some of …
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Welcome to episode 2 of the Michaela Podcast. In this episode I interview Lizzie Speller, our head of Art. We discuss how we create a calm environment to teach Art and use direct instruction to provide all pupils with the skills needed to succeed in Art. Hear how we use pupils as Art Assistants to prevent time being wasted in lessons. If you are in…
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Kirb Your Enthusiasm For Knowledge Organisers
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Episode 1 of the Michaela Podcast featuring an interview with one of the school's founders, Mr Joe Kirby discussing the role of Knowledge Organisers: what they are, why we use them, what should appear on them and what should not appear on them.If you're interested in seeing some examples of Knowledge Organisers here are some blog links featuring Mi…
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