In this episode we discuss how we can improve the quality of teaching across the primary school, with practical advice and insights for school leaders.

We begin by discussing the role of the curriculum in improving teaching quality, including the importance of inclusion and oracy. We focus too on the importance of planning teaching and learning – both short-term action planning and longer-term planning.

Our panel also discusses effective approaches to teacher CPD, including coaching and mentoring and we consider why a people-focused, collegiate approach to the monitoring of teaching and learning is crucial – and what this can look like in practice.

Finally, we discuss how we can hold teachers to account in positive and supporting ways and offer a few top tips.

In the midst of a teacher retention crisis, this episode asks how primary schools can keep hold of their teaching staff, especially their early career teachers.

With more than 114,000 teachers having quit teaching for reasons other than retirement in the last three years, our expert panel discuss general principles for creating a school environment that encourages teachers to want to stay.

We talk about pay, equity of opportunity, creating belonging and psychological safety across our workforces, the vital role of CPD and support for career progression, and much more.

We ask what effective school leadership for retention looks like, including the support we must offer and how to build trust and those vital relationships.

We discuss strategies to address workload, a key driver of teacher retention, including flexible working, and how schools can help teachers to achieve a better work/life balance.

We focus in particular on strategies to support early career teachers, a third of whom are likely to quit after their first five years.

Ultimately, we ask how headteachers can make their school a place where teachers want to work and feel they belong.

This episode considers what an inclusive primary school looks like and how we can create a culture of inclusion that enables every pupil to thrive regardless of starting points.

We interview two experienced educators and discuss how we can support all learners, no matter their background and barriers to learning.

We talk about how to create the right ethos and culture of belonging and family in our schools, including and how we can overcome barriers to pupil wellbeing.

We discuss how we can address equity and equality of opportunity and we hear a number of real-life examples of inclusive practice.

The conversation also touches upon how to use external and additional expertise to deliver true inclusive practice.