The Teacher In Classroom 21

Welcome to The Teacher in Classroom 21 podcast hosted by James Simms, Owner and CEO of The EverLearner. In this episode, James meets with Cheryl Schmidt, Assistant Headteacher at East Bergholt High School in Suffolk and discusses the features of excellence in senior educational leadership. Cheryl, having started her work at EBHS as a trainee and having progressed to the senior leadership team epitomises what authentic leadership is. A role model, guide and coach, Cheryl works tirelessly for the good of learners and teachers alike. This is an uplifting podcast with a colleague who will always find the glass half full.

Welcome to The Teacher in Classroom 21 podcast hosted by James Simms, Owner and CEO of The EverLearner. In this episode, James meets with Oliver Caviglioi. Oliver is a teacher, ex-Headteacher, Author and Designer. Oliver is widely renowned for his work on dual coding, a wonderfully graspable series of ideas that influence so much of what happens in classrooms and schools. This podcast is about ideas. It is about how human beings learn, how our classrooms must reflect that and how all teachers can build resources and experiences that cause learning deeply and efficiently. 

Welcome to The EverLearner Interviews and podcast. Join your host James Simms in conversation with Will Swaithes. Will is a PE teacher, middle and senior educational leader, Ex-Head of PE at the YST national charity and currently freelance educator and student of masters degree in educational leadership. The conversation moves from the position of PE in the educational cycle of children to the challenges faced by PE departments in schools and colleges to the role of change in leadership and the health of young people, teachers and society as a whole. James and Will also address the major pressures currently faced by PE colleagues in a range of settings.Listen, download, share and enjoy!

Join your host Marta Soteras Munt in conversation with James Simms. James is the creator of theeverlearner.com, Creator of Classroom 21, Specialist in self-paced and blended learning classrooms, key figure in the PE sector in the UK and one of the most-watched teachers on earth.

Welcome to the Teacher in Classroom 21 podcast. Join James Simms in live video and audio conversation with Hannah Wilson. Hannah is Executive Headteacher and CEO of Aureus School and Aureus Primary School, Co-founder of WomenEd, author of thehopefulheadteacher.blog and advocate of values-led leadership.Hannah discusses her recent Action Aid trip to Mozambique where she joined a team of 20 females in building two brand new classrooms at Condlana Primary School.Hannah is also the EHT who was featured in the tabloid press in May 2018 for her school’s well-established school dinners and dining hall policy. Headlines ranged from “Halalgate” to “School Only Provides Water and Halal Meat”, both gross misrepresentations of the values-led school dining policy which as established 18 months prior.Watch, listen, comment and share this resource far and wide.

Join your host James Simms on location with Ian Hylan, Executive Headteacher of Tomlinscote School and Sixth Form College and CEO of the Surrey Heath Educational Trust. James and Ian discuss the role of an executive head, the importance of the hidden curriculum and the potential future of academies.Listen, download, subscribe and review our shows!

Join your host James Simms in the studio with Emanuele Maccherini. Manu is a teacher of Latin, Greek and Classics and an expert in engaging young people to love the experience of the classroom. He uses storytelling, motivational techniques and the principle of authenticity to stimulate incredible effort and achievements in his learners. Manu is loved by his students and held in the highest esteem by everyone who comes into his class.Discussions revolve around the definition and behaviours of a teacher, the ways in which feelings of happiness and joy can be centralised in the learning experience, the importance of rediscovering the inner child and the consequences of using technology innapropriately in the learning cycle.Listen, download, subscribe and review our show!

Join your host James Simms in conversation with Distinguished Professor Paul Kirschner of the Open Universiteit Netherlands and co-author of the brilliant blog https://3starlearningexperiences.wordpress.com/. The conversation is a thorough examination of the use of feedback in the classroom. Paul and James cover levels of feedback questions, the timing of feedback, the differences between feedback, feed up and feed forward and the importance of corrective, directive and epistemic feedback.This is a must listen for all teachers, educators and school policy makers.Listen, download, subscribe and comment on our shows.

Join your host James Simms in conversation with the international patent lawyer, Hendrik de Lange. James and Hendrik discuss the role of the school in society, the link between creativity and nature, the role of patents in a capitalistic structure and the meaning of learning to someone who is deeply successful.This podcast is a must for educators. So many of us spend our time and thinking within the educational model and, sometimes, it’s necessary to listen to those outside of the model to make important realisations. Hendrik, with his deep-rooted success, is an excellent example of someone who can educate the educators and bring our thinking back to that which matters.Listen, download and subscribe so that you never miss an episode.New episodes are released every Sunday at 7 pm BST.

Join your host James Simms in conversation with teacher, coach, parent and creator of the Sport Diddy Handbook and Sport Diddy resources, Stuart Owen. James and Stuart discuss the concept of talent, the role that challenge plays in learning, the possibility that all people can learn all things and the principles behind Stuart’s inspirational Sport Diddy movement.This is a must listen for educators, PE teachers, sport coaches and all parents. Subscribe, download, share and review our shows which are released every Sunday at 7 pm UK.

Join your host James Simms in Classroom 21 with Bridget Clay, Co-author of Unleashing Great Teaching, Programme Lead at TeachFirst, advocate of the MTPT Project and teacher. Bridget and James export the core ideas of Unleashing, challenge the idea of teacher development and CPD and discuss the importance of leadership culture within schools and how SLT can achieve the right approach. Our conversation also includes a wide discussion of the Maternity Teacher Paternity Teacher Project and the impact of parenthood on professional experiences.

Join your host James Simms and special guest Jill Berry in Classroom 21. Jill is an educational consultant, Doctor of Education and expert in the process of senior leaders making the progression to headship. Jill is the author of Making the Leap: moving from deputy to headship. Jill is a key advocate of the #womenED movement.Our conversation with Jill moves from the joy of headship to the barriers that senior leaders face when “making the leap” to the importance of supporting women with the unconscious barriers that they face when transitioning to senior leadership. Importantly, James and Jill also discuss the crucial importance of health and wellbeing for headteachers and senior leaders and why being a model for a balanced life is so, so important.This is an essential listen for all aspiring heads, headteachers in post, and for all teachers wishing to develop awareness of wider educational issues and rhythms.

30 years after the implementation of Section 28, Daniel Gray @thatgayteacher joins James Simms in Classroom 21 to discuss LGBTed issues and the experience of coming out to one's colleagues and students. Daniel is the co-founder of LGBTed.uk which hosted its inaugural event in June 2018.

Join James Simms and Stuart Maddock in episode three of the Pioneers Series. Listen to the discussion of high-quality CPD, professional learning, the role of technology in education and, of course, The EverLearner classroom model.Listen, subscribe and share our show with as many teaching colleagues as possible. 

Join James Simms on location in Central London with our special guest David Weston as they discuss the concepts of "Unleashing Great Teaching", LGBT issues in education and the importance of blood donation and the role that organ donation and transplant surgery plays in saving the lives of so many people.David is the Co-author of Unleashing Great Teaching - The Secrets to the Most Effective Teacher Development, The CEO of The Teacher Development Trust, TES blogger and advocate for support relating to LGBT issues in education. Find David on twitter: https://twitter.com/informed_edu and at the Teacher Teacher Development Trust: http://www.informededucation.com/about/ 

Hosted by James Simms with Doctor Matthew O'Leary of Birmingham City University, the conversation investigates the issues with and possible solutions to the issue of lesson observations in schools, colleges and universities. 

Join James and Marta in Classroom 21 as we welcome Becky Wing, Olympic gymnast, World Championship finalist and graduate at the University of Stanford. The conversation moves from elite sport, the standardized classroom and the type of university experience that could benefit a wider range of learners.

Hosted by James Simms with our guest Heather Lane. James and Heather discuss Heather's progress as an EverLearner Pioneer and the methods by which she has completely restructured her classroom. Subscribe, review and rate our show!

Hosted by James Simms with our guest Gary Gulliver from Plympton International College in Adelaide, Australia. James and Gary discuss the structures of Gary's application of the EverLearner classroom in mathematics and physical education.

Hosted by Mike Prior with special guest James Simms of The EverLearner. Discussion revolve around educational equality, gender-role stereotyping, critical evaluation and the need for society to challenge dominant narratives. The show culminates with a discussion of the importance of the counterculture.