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Join Martin and Rob for the latest news and updates in education and early years in England.

From leadership and exams to further and higher education, inspections and pensions, find out everything you need to know about your sector.

Now available on Podbean, Amazon Music, TuneIn, Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

Podcast episodes
Episode 32:
Episode 32:
January 2024: Cold weather and workload
Episode 31
Episode 31
September 2023: GCSE and A Level examination results, Induction, The Early Career Framework and what it means for mentors, "Threshold" myths.
Episode 30
Episode 30
August 2023: Teacher and support staff pay situation, Early Career Framework, Induction, 'gift-giving' myths.
Episode 29
Episode 29
July 2023: Early Years Special with Early Years lead Letitia McCalla - our Early Years Charter (community-tu.org/sign-up-to-our-early-years-charter), proposed changes to ratios and qualifications, and working hours myths.
Episode 28
Episode 28
June 2023 Pensions 2: Applying for your pension, auto-enrolment pension rules, iIll health pensions and we bust some more pension myths.
Episode 27
Episode 27
May 2023: Pensions (1) plus exams and assessments
Episode 26
Episode 26
April 2023: Teachers' Pensions consultation, teacher pay, contracts and teaching outside your speciality (“Your Working Life”) and we bust some resignation date myths.
Episode 25
Episode 25
March 2023: Teacher workload
Episode 24
Episode 24
February 2023: Teacher pay, primary assessment and GCSE and A Level Exams, health and safety in school buildings and bank holidays in our mythbusters.
Episode 23
Episode 23
January 2023: Tackling adverse weather, what to do during industrial action and busting myths around medical dismissal.
Episode 22
Episode 22
Our 2022 conference motion on Ukraine, interview with Community Workplace Rep Naila Khan and any other bus stop in England.
Episode 21
Episode 21
Autumn statement, getting involved in our campaigns and busting OFSTED myths.
Episode 20
Episode 20
Community's pay campaign, organising and higher education and busting mock exam myths.
Episode 19
Episode 19
Teacher and support staff pay, the Energy Bill Relief Scheme, and interview with Community Rep Naila Khan on her experiences being a Community Rep at school.
Episode 18
Episode 18
Interview with Community Rep Dean Osgood on our conference motion on student loans.
Episode 17
Episode 17
Support Staff and Teacher Pay - what does this mean for you?
Episode 16
Episode 16
Interviews with Community NEC and National Officer Helen Osgood and our emergency motion on Ukraine.
Episode 15
Episode 15
The proposed Schools' Bill, childcare ratios, keeping safe on social media and long-COVID myth busting.
Episode 14
Episode 14
Stephen Lawrence Day special on discrimination and anti-racism.
Episode 13
Episode 13
Coronavirus, DfE, support staff pay awards, job application process and "reasonable task" myth busting.
Episode 12
Episode 12
Coronavirus, pensions and political impartiality.
Episode 11
Episode 11
Union reps, coronavirus, teacher pay and differentiation.
Episode 10
Episode 10
EYFS framework, green book, job evaluations and Osted.
Episode 9
Episode 9
Climate change and sustainability, Ofsted, coronavirus, upper pay scales and sick leave.
Episode 8
Episode 8
Coronavirus, supply and agency workers, marking and planning.
Episode 7
Episode 7
Coronavirus vaccinations, the national funding forumula, early career teachers and appraisals.
Episode 6
Episode 6
Coronavirus planning, ventilation, keeping children safe in education and annual leave.
Episode 5
Episode 5
Autumn Coronavirus arrangement, teacher pay, performance management, target setting, appraisals and timetabling.
Episode 4
Episode 4
Education recovery, early years funding and reforms, annual leave and maternity leave.
Episode 3
Episode 3
Teacher Wellbeing Charter, Coronavirus, job evaluation, single status, the Green Book and marking.
Episode 2
Episode 2
Face coverings, behaviour hubs, resignations, references and lesson plans.
       
           

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