I have not opened this app in ages! Are people still using it? Hellllooooo? #edusky

NEW EPISODE! Amazing chat with the lovely Gráinne from @teachertapp.bsky.social talking all things behaviour, play & the difference in outlook from SLT to teaching staff. Fascinating & well worth a listen! #edusky #primarysky open.spotify.com/episode/2DRV...

NEW EPISODE! We talk about social media / algorithms affecting our young children before diving into the pay & conditions document that underpins teaching: How much work should we be doing? How much PPA should we get? TLR payments Work/life balance All here! open.spotify.com/episode/4WVd...

New term - New episode! Why do so many people hate teachers? This was inspired by a few msgs we received & some quite trollish comments on our social media pages recently. (We say in the ep, so many people don't but the minority are so loud) #primarysky #edusky open.spotify.com/episode/7wKP...

Our 100th podcast episode released today... One ACTUAL Hundred! Wow! - how we would lead a school - our fave moments from 100 eps (including the funniest story we've ever told) - shocking teacher stats & loads more #primarysky #edusky Check it out here: open.spotify.com/episode/20T4...

New episode out now! I think the recent Ofsted changes are even more frustrating because they pretended for so long they were actually listening to us. Loads extra packed into this one (TA exploitation, tough job of a good leader, Hayden's lookalike..) #edusky open.spotify.com/episode/44za...

Turns out we peaked inside the top 10! Our teacher podcast reached #9 in the Apple UK Education charts 😍 #edusky #primarysky

Something crazy has happened in the podcast charts this week.... Teach Sleep Repeat is ranked #12 in the UK for Education 😍 Thank you to everyone who has listened & supported us! #edusky #primarysky

Brand new episode out now! Why do we try and teach SO much content to young children? Why are we SO driven by data points and lines we make up? Can less actually be more? #edusky #primaeysky open.spotify.com/episode/32xe...

Jam-packed new episode of the podcast out now! - reflect on our visit to Bett - Hayden tries his best to rile me up - diving into the realities of teaching - chats with Deb Lyons (computer science for schools local authority) & Tony Cann (founder of LbQ) open.spotify.com/episode/3lFI...

New Episode out now! Are there any classroom tools or edtech you couldn't live without? Let us know what you think. #edusky #primarysky open.spotify.com/episode/14qA...

New Episode 🚨 I bet every teacher has either thought this themselves or spoken to a colleague who has... "I would leave teaching, but I just can't.." There are loads of reasons why. We look at them this week & offer solutions, whether it's staying or getting out open.spotify.com/episode/2c7Y...

Morning lovely BlueSkyers! Here's the first podcast episode of 2025. We put together a list of 7 things every teacher could do in 2025 - fair, reasonable boundaries at work - personal time - raise issues quickly & More! open.spotify.com/episode/2IKt...

Hey fellow lovely educators. We've continued to release our weekly podcast episodes over Christmas. You can find them here ⤵️ open.spotify.com/show/2G4n8Tj... #edusky #primarysky

Such lovely feedback on this one! 💙 It was so nice to talk about our passion, maths, and talk about what good maths teaching looks like. Properly defining fluency, reasoning and problem solving was my favourite part... Some myths dispelled! #edusky

New Episode! We lead & love maths, so this week... We talk about: - curriculum aims - what fluency, reasoning and problem solving should actually look like... - why summative assessments are mostly broken... & loads more Would appreciate feedback! #edusky open.spotify.com/episode/7whC...

New Episode! 9 things we would immediately implement into every school - no written marking - modern dress codes - ring-fencing play for children - rebalancing the curriculum & more! Let us know what you think. Link here: open.spotify.com/episode/74SJ... #edusky

"If you put your teachers health & wellbeing first, the children will get a better deal as a result" Clip taken from the latest episode of our podcast where we had a chat with Charlie Burley (the teachers' health coach) You can listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/4c8q... #edusky

2 weeks left of the Christmas term: How much of the remaining 10 days are you off timetable / not doing regular lessons? #edusky

Had 3 separate people message to say this was their favourite episode yet! I don't normally go on about how you "must" listen to our podcast (it cringes me out a bit) but .... This one will help a *lot* of people. Well worth a listen or a share with someone you think it might help #edusky

New Podcast Episode! We chatted with Charlie (The Teachers' Health Coach) and covered: - toxic social media - burnout - chronic stress - building small habits - self-care - his personal journey & lots more! So much scientific insight. Worth a listen. #edusky open.spotify.com/episode/4c8q...

What is something you would immediately drop from the curriculum if you could? I'll start: Roman Numerals Get in the bin #edusky

We posted about what a "Teacher Martyr" is a while ago & although the vast majority of people got the idea, a few people really took it badly. A few even said "these people don't exist"... I can assure you... They absolutely do 😂 What is a teacher martyr to you? #edusky

Huge hello to new followers! 👋🏻 I'm a primary school teacher, maths lead, father of a just-turned-one year old & host a teacher podcast with my teacher mate. I strongly believe you can be a great teacher without sacrificing your personal life. Id love to meet/follow other educators here! #edusky

The fact BlueSky doesn't demote links is honestly making it stand out for me as a podcaster right now. Yes Elon & Meta... I'm linking to leave your site to go to Spotify... Could you possibly believe that!?!? Links here actually reach the people who follow this account, which is awesome. #podcast

Is there anything that feels better as a teacher when someone external from the school says how polite and kind your class are? Every single child thanked our coach driver for driving them today, without being asked, & he was chuffed. "Your kids are so polite!" Love my class! #edusky

On Wednesdays, we take our year 4s for swimming lessons. Consistently my favourite thing to do with the children. So many smiles, pure enjoyment, and learning such a key skill considering how close we live to the coast. #edusky

How do schools make PPA from home work? E.g. what about the year group who have PPA when a staff meeting is on? Is it suggested PPA from home should be allowed or is it an actual thing you can demand to have? Grateful for any insight on this! #edusky

New Episode! Did you see Ofsted in the news recently when the new proposals for school inspections were released? Changing 'Outstanding' to 'Exemplary' genuinely made me laugh out loud. But are the wider changes a good thing? Or just the same old problem? #edusky open.spotify.com/episode/2oeT...

What is one thing that you could be given that would genuinely transform your teaching / work life balance / wellbeing? Ofc, less workload or more time etc... But what would do that for you? A brilliant scheme of learning? Actual quality training? Or are the issues too deep-rooted? #edusky

**NEW Episode** Dr Aimee Quickfall @DrAimeeQuicks is a researcher and ITT lead. Here, Aimee answers perhaps the most important Q in teaching right now: Why Young Mothers Are Leaving Teaching (and what to do about it) Kindly repost? An important episode. open.spotify.com/episode/3vyY...

Grateful for new followers following the mass X exodus. Reposting this mega-thread that includes many of the most streamed episodes of our teacher podcast "Teach Sleep Repeat" Always love feedback! Let me know if you're in education and I will follow back 🙌🏻 #edusky #primarysky

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Would love to know what fellow teachers think about this: Is Middle Leadership Ever Worth It? When I started out teaching, I just assumed I'd work up the ladder. I couldn't be less interested now. Ridiculous workload & terrible money. It's a no from me! #edusky open.spotify.com/show/2G4n8Tj...

I posted this on Instagram and someone commented "You won't get a job with that attitude!" 1) I've been in continuous employment since I was 16 2) If setting boundaries outside of working hours means I can't have the job, then I don't want it Sometimes, just say no. That's enough. #edusky

I absolutely love a quiz. Any other quizzers out there? What are the best places for a good quiz?

🔹🔷🟦 #FridayQuiz 🟦🔷🔹 🔹 Like, share and retweet 🔹 Have a go and good luck! 🔹 Share your score below with a gif 🔹 Share the quiz with whoever you want! Happy #Friday! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

What's your definition of a "Teacher Martyr"? #edusky

Today looks like: recording a podcast episode with @teachsleeprepeat.bsky.social and then looking after the poorly child for the rest of the day. Said poorly child is getting much better and will hopefully be back at school tomorrow 🤞

Anyone else seeing "invalid handle" on their profile? Had this handle since I signed up months ago... Assuming a bug?

Thanks. Might try to use it for sharing about teacher wellbeing. P.s. Loved your podcast on toxic schools. Sadly, most of us have been there. P.p.s Thanks for following. P.p.p.s I had never seen your podcast till BSky, so another great reason for this platform. P.p.p.p.s Sorry for all the P.s's. 😂

In class today, a child whipped some kind of card out of their desk and passed it to a friend opposite. I saw it and asked what it was... It was an *actual* Uno reverse card 😂 They were serving it to a pupil to reverse them asking to pass the worksheet over 😂 Can't say I didn't laugh 👀 #edusky

Loved listening to this, got to love a podcast with a hearty disclaimer - got yourself a new fan

The latest ep of our teacher podcast is out now: What Is A Teacher Martyr & Why Are They So Harmful To Education? We've already faced a bit of pushback on it.. We've done eps on toxic SLT, awful gov, Ofsted... This is about teachers & what we do wrong. #edusky open.spotify.com/episode/2SIB...

Saturday night in. Heating on. A rare gaming session. Heaven.

Teacher wellbeing is not booking us a yoga class & ordering us a pizza. It's actively going out of our way to REDUCE workload. Leaders and teachers themselves need to do this collectively. #edusky #primarysky

Reposting this as it's getting some more replies and it's absolutely packed with amazing book recommendations for your class! 📖 #edusky #primarysky

Thank you so much Dylan for reading Varjak Paw to your Year 4s! Please say hello to them for me, and wish them happy reading - and please do let me know how it goes, I'd love to see some of the work they produce!

Thank you so much for your podcasts! If they'd existed 10 years ago I might have felt stronger to avoid an obviously toxic school!

I enjoy Bluesky much more than I ever liked Twitter, especially since it became X But... How long will it last? The same people will just create accounts here and toxic attitudes will stay, right? Or is this place really different enough? (Blocking, no algorithm, ads etc) #edusky