Hi there! I’m Fe. I’m currently a First Grade teacher in Georgia working through my 6th year of my teaching journey. I was very close to becoming the next teacher burnout statistic, but I’ve made some changes to my everyday lifestyle both teaching and my at-home life. I’m a believer in Christ, a believer in yourself, a believer in perseverance + hard work “makes the dream work”, and a believer in self-care. Join me on my teaching journey! I’m here to support you, share tips + tricks, share m ...
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A podcast discussing all things Teaching, Learning, Assessment and Quality in Further Education. Hosted by Stef Wilkinson, specialist in Quality improvement, innovation and strategic approach.
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S6 Ep 2: Initial Assessment - Establishing learner start points
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As we move through the first part of the new academic year. we need to make sure that we have captured a detailed picture of learner start points, so that we can adapt TLA to maximise progress across the learner journey.We still have a couple of weeks to make sure that we have a holistic picture of learner start points and today's epiosde gives us …
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My first solo episode!! It felt like a time for change. This new series will be a combination of solo episodes and guests joining me on the podcast as we talk all things high quality, learner experience and progress.I start with a podcast about the importance of the first 6 weeks and the things that can make a difference to learner engagement and r…
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S5 ep5: Stuart Rimmer - FE: Where are we now?
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Stuart is the first principal to come on the Teaching Excellence Podcast. With a keen interest in leadership, Stef chats with Stuart about his leadership journey in FE, the challenges that we currently face and the vision of FE in the future.
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S5 Ep4: Making Induction Meaningful with Lindsey Wilson
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This week Lindsey and I chat about Induction and the things that we think make it meaningful. Its a good time to consider how we best welcome students to college but also move away from induction being about assessment, assignments and course requirements. Its time to be creative and consider all the ways in which we can create a memorable experien…
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S5 Ep3: Isla and Stef - NATECLA, Apprenticeships and Ofsted
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This week Stef and Isla chat about the last few weeks, what we have been up to, where we have been and what we have heard which has caught our interest. Isla talks about the NATECLA conference and I chat about training I ran with Apprenticeships tutors and we both talk about some of our initial thoughts about our Ofsted experiences this year. We co…
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S5 Ep2: Spirals of Enquiry with Co-Head Paula Ayliffe
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I talk to Paula who is a co-head of a primary school. She shares how this works and how they have aligned CPD and their whole school approach to being curious and inquisitive about improvement.
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Season 5 Ep1: News and a little of 2022 so far
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Its time for Season 5 of the Teaching Excellence podcast. There is podcast news and we chat about things we have been up to recently in 2022, including a project which explores teaching low level English skills as well as exploring collaborative professionalism to create positive quality improvement cultures. If you find any of this interesting be …
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S4 Ep 7: Ben Whitaker: Change, Technology and Term 1
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I chat to Ben about all things change, technology and how things seem to be going in Term 1. Ben is an Educational Consultant working with a number of clients on both digital and cultural transformation. Prior to this, Ben has worked for 15 years in education as an Assistant Principal and Curriculum Manager, focusing on Apprenticeships and formerly…
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S4 Ep6: Culture Development through TLA with Amy Woodrow
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Stef and Amy chat about Culture Development through TLA and Quality Improvement, the need for focus and rapid action in response to learner needs as well as the 'noise' that can exist when there feels like there is so much to do. We also chat briefly about Amy's research as part of last years SUNCETT research programme.…
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S4 Ep5: Coaching, Mentoring and Professional Development with Rachel Lofthouse
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Stef and Rachel talk about Professional Development, Coaching and Mentoring in Education, with a specific focus on the Early Careers Framework and Contextual Coaching. We dig into the importance of relationships, nuance, challenge and the educational landscape in which we find ourselves as well as consider how practice can really be shaped to suppo…
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S4 Ep4: Tony Davies: Conditions to Maximise Learning
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I talk to Tony Davies about the conditions by which we can promote learning, including links to learning theory and how emotion can support or hinder learning. We also get into some discussion about quality improvement, action planning and observation processes to support teacher development. I hope you enjoy it. If you have a comment or response t…
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S4 Ep3: Culture of Curiosity with Bryony Evett Hackfort
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Stef talks to Bryony Evett Hackfort, Director of Teaching, Learning, Technology and Skills at Coleg Sir Gar and Coleg Ceredigion, about the way in which Professional Development for teachers has evolved over the last several years, how they have created a culture where curiosity is the focus and professional autonomy is built in.…
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S4 Ep2: Professional Learning with Jo Fletcher-Saxon
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Stef talks to Jo Fletcher Saxon about professional learning and development, reflects on how the pandemic changed the way we can engage, as well as how structured autonomy and being curious supports effective practice development. Jo also outlines a few of the different spaces that anyone and everyone can involved in practitioner research and colla…
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S4 Ep1: The Importance of Reflection with Joanne Miles
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Stef is joined by Joanne Miles to discuss some of the key themes that are popping up through conversations across the country as well as the importance of reflection as we head towards the end of this academic year. We discuss the importance of reflection for staff as well as how reflection can support learner engagement and ownership of learning. …
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Trista Holweck: Coaching Models and New Teacher Support Programmes
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This week, Stef talks to Trista Holweck about her research into coaching and support programmes for new teachers. We talk about the importance of coaching, the importance of humility and the way in which both coachee and coach/mentor can benefit from coaching relationships.
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Quality Improvement in a pandemic with Joanne Miles
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Stef talks to Joanne Miles about Quality Improvement as part of a new era of Teaching and Learning development. We discuss the challenges and the importance of placing Quality Improvement as the central focus rather than Quality Assurance. Joanne talks us through some of the work she has been doing with Dr Matt O'Leary on observation coaching model…
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Hybrid Models and Online TLA Pedagogy with Joanne Miles
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Stef talks to Joanne Miles about online teaching and learning, evidence based pedagogical principles that can help us to focus as well as hybrid models that teachers are currently navigating.
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Vicki Dawson - Waking up to the Importance of Sleep
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Ahead of this weeks wellbeing Wednesday, Stef talks to Vicki Dawson from The Sleep Charity about how the charity came about and the importance of Sleep. This Wednesday at 7pm Vicki will be running a session all about sleep and how we can get better quality sleep to boost our wellbeing.
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Jamie Smith: Change and Leadership for the future
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Stef chats to Jamie Smith about the changes that have happened due to the Covid pandemic and the ways that education can evolve to respond. We chat about leadership and the potential challenges that could cause problems if we don’t navigate them boldly and with different thinking.
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WW Adam Batchelor: Creating Healthy exercise habits
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Stef chats to Adam about this weeks Wellbeing Wednesday session which is all about creating healthy exercise habits when we are super busy. Ahead of World Mental Heath day, we discuss how and why it’s really important to find easy ways to exercise regularly.
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Stef talks to Wayne Hall from Darlington college about lockdown, technology, teaching and learning and being an Edtech demonstrator college.
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Scott Hayden: Lessons from lockdown and a new academic year
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Stef talks to Scott Hayden about his experience of lockdown, how things have been in the planning of the new academic year, as well as the development of skills beyond the curriculum.
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Wellbeing Wednesday: Flow yoga with Kelly Thistlethwaite
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Stef talks to Kelly about Flow yoga, the benefits of yoga and how it can provide a space to process things as well as contribute to our wellbeing. Kelly will be leading this weeks yoga session on Wednesday at 7pm. Book tour place via our linktree link available on Joyful Education insta, LinkedIn or twitter. Find Kelly at https://www.yorkshireyogi.…
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Joanne Miles: start of a new academic year Sept 2020
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Stef talks to Joanne Miles about community, using pedagogical principles when designing learning online, the importance of reflection and how managers/leaders can influence the approach to TLA this year whilst maximising impact.
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Wellbeing Wed: Breathwork with Jacqui Cooper
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Ahead of this weeks Wellbeing Wednesday session, Stef chats to Jacqui Cooper of BeachyJax about what the session will involve but also gives you an introduction to the power of the breath... which can help us deal with stress situations as well as high demanding workloads. Perfect for what we are currently facing in education…
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Matt Gordon: lessons from lockdown and teaching English
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Stef talks to Matt Gordon of Waltham Forest College about how lockdown was for him and freshest thinking about teaching English
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Wellbeing Wed: Energy boosting nutrition with Liberty Mills
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Ahead of tomorrow evenings well-being Wednesday session, Stef chats to Liberty Mills who will be running the energy boosting nutrition session on Wed at 7:15pm
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Interview with Alison Loughnane - APConnect year 2
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In this episode I chat with Alison Loughnane about Hopwood Hall and Bolton College’s collaborative project and involvement in APConnect. They ran a Good to Great Programme to support teacher development.
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Joanne Miles: Professional development in Lockdown
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This episode I talk to Joanne Miles about professional development in lockdown and the implications as we move towards a new very different academic year.
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Stef interviews Katheryn Cockerton about Maths motivation and anxiety in students
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Interview with Lou Mycroft at APNorth 28th Feb 2020
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Lou and I talk about key TLA projects happening through APConnect as well as some of the challenges and celebrations we see in FE
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Interview with Dan Williams: Enhancing Learning and Student Engagement
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Whilst at the APNorth event on 28th February 2020 I interviewed Dan Williams about enhancing learning and student engagement. Follow Dan at @FurtherEdagogy or at https://furtheredagogy.wordpress.com/
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This week I talk to Christina Donovan about her research on trust and how it directly links to the cultures that we operate within. We discuss the importance of authentic leadership and how there is a need for safe space and vulnerability in order for people to feel like they can be theirselves.
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Stef and Rosie discuss lesson observation function and impact.
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Yorkshire AP network and Annual AoC conference
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This week we catch up on recent events including the first Yorkshire Advanced Practitioner Network and the Annual AoC conference
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Season 2 - We are back!! Quality TLA updates... what we have been up to
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After a short break, we are back and being what we have been up to since July and what we have been up to in the first half term of the new academic year. 🙂
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#17 ReimagineFE roundup- this week we discuss the ReimagineFE conference which we attended on July 2nd at Birmingham City University. ⭐️
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ReimagineFE conference with Suzanne Savage
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This week Stef chats with Suzanne Savage to discuss the upcoming ReimagineFE conference on July 2nd 2019, all the sessions that are on and the intention for the event.
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This episode we chat to Sarah Simons all things UKFEChat and the upcoming conference on 15th June
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Interview with Matt O’Leary: Cultures and Professional Practice
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This week we talk all things observation and creating a culture of professional practice based on Matt’s research. Matt discusses some of the recent key projects he has been leading and shares his insights.
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#14 Formative assessment and feedback for improved achievement
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This episode we talk about a few key formative assessment and feedback strategies to improve achievement and student investment in learning.
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Our first ever guest on the Teaching Excellence podcast is Hannah Tyreman. Currently working at the Chartered College of Teaching, Hannah shares her insight into effective professional development and technology use.
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#11 Formative Assessment and tracking progress
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This episode we discuss formative assessment and progress tracking, the importance of initial assessment and key elements of tracking progress.
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Welcome to the Teaching with Tinsley Podcast! -Ep. 1
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Welcome to the Teaching with Tinsley Podcast 🎙! I’m very excited to get this first episode rolling. Today I’m sharing a little about myself and my ultimate purpose for this podcast. Please subscribe to my channel & share with your teacher friends! I look forward to sharing my teaching journey with you. 🖤 Fe…
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Mindset and positive Cultures - summary of AoC Quality presentation
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We talk mindset, culture and leadership following Stef’s presentation at the AoC Quality Conference Feb 19
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Today we discuss elements of Teaching and Learning which we think inspire students and generate a positive and outstanding approach to learning.
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This week we discuss our initial thoughts and experiences of the new proposed Ofsted Education Inspection Framework.
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Episode 7: Collaboration and Peer Review: this week we talk about the power of collaboration and peer review in terms of the learning and benefits of both in improving quality and teaching and learning.
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Episode 6: Measuring the impact of Professional Development
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This week we discuss the complexities of measuring the impact of Professional Development.
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Episode 5: What makes professional development successful?
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We continue our discussion about what seems to support effective professional development for teachers, in the hope that we share the things that have worked for us and the things we have seen to play a key role in professional development being impactful.
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