Teachers would agree that it is important to develop their practise. But is this sometimes going too far? Are you a teacher working very hard for significant extra hours beyond your contract, pushing yourself to be better, only to be told in observations and appraisals that it's not good enough? In this show, Yannick and Tony reflect on the line between accountability and the need to improve and the feeling that no matter what you do, it won't be seen as sufficient . Teachers have high expectations placed upon them by wider society, by leaders and trusts, and by external agencies like Ofsted and the DFE. Its right that we are accountable. But have the expectations started to get out of control?

AI is becoming increasingly embedded in education, but the pace of change can make it difficult to separate genuine opportunity from hype, risk and pressure to keep up. In this show, Paula is joined by Nicole O’Connor and Louise Kerr to explore what AI and digital literacy could look like in practice. We’ll consider how AI is already being used by pupils, teachers and schools, what young people might need to understand about it, how schools can approach technological change thoughtfully, and whether AI is really delivering on its promises around workload and efficiency. We’ll also consider the importance of critical thinking, professional judgement, data privacy and long-term implementation and ask what we might actually want the future of AI and technology in education to look like.

In this show, Darren continues to look at how teacher wellbeing can lead to better job performance as he explores the literature which links job satisfaction to teaching outcomes.