Teaching Together

In this final instalment of our 'Practical Planning' series, we’re helping you tackle the "perfectionist's trap" - that exhausting urge to reinvent the wheel for every single lesson you teach. While you want your...

In this mini episode, we chat about ways we have been using AI as a genuine planning partner — not a quick fix (because it's often not quick), and not a replacement for your professional judgement. We unpack when AI can...

Planning lessons when you're sick is one of the least enjoyable parts of teaching — especially when you're trying to do it at 6:30am with a splitting headache and a box of tissues. In this mini episode of our Practical...

The way we plan lessons on placement doesn’t always translate to real classrooms. In this episode, we reflect on how our planning has changed from our placements and early teaching days to now. We discuss why many...

Sadly, not every good idea is a good fit, and sometimes the best thing you can do with a routine is let it go. In this episode, we talk about the routines we’ve tried, we've loved, we've worked hard to practise, but...

Okay, so we all know routines matter… but how do you actually get them to stick? In this mini episode, we chat about some of the classroom routines that we have tried (and sometimes failed) to make everyday teaching...

Let’s be honest… one of the most draining parts of our job is the admin. In our first mini episode of this Sustainable Systems topic, we unpack the small but constant tasks like emails, registers and classroom tracking...

Teaching often rewards survival — getting through the day, the week, the term — but survival isn’t the same as sustainability. In our very first episode for 2026, we spend some time unpacking the difference between...

In this final episode of 2025, we’re doing a Teaching Together take on Spotify Wrapped and reflecting on the moments that really shaped us as teachers this year. The minutes we have spent in teacher mode, the top...

It's nearly Christmas🎄which means most of us are just coming out the other side of report writing, probably a little worse-for-wear. In today’s episode, we chat about one of the trickiest parts of the process...

In this episode, we’re pulling apart one of the biggest assumptions in education right now — that we can standardise our way to better teachers. 🎓 The Strong Beginnings report argues that high-quality, uniform Initial...

In today's Recess Digest , we're unpacking two more Habits of Mind - Applying Past Knowledge and Taking Responsible Risks. We chat a little bit about what these habits mean and share some ideas and language you can use...

Parent–teacher interviews: love them or dread them, they’re one of the most nerve-wracking parts of the school year. In this episode, we get honest about how we typically prepare, and share some strategies for both...

Welcome to Term 3! Whether you are a few weeks in or just getting started, the end-of-winter burnout is probably creeping in, if it hasn't already crash-landed in front of you. In this episode, we talk honestly about...

Welcome to another episode from the learning lounge! Today's special guest Matt Pitman, author of The Connection Curriculum, joins in for a powerful conversation unpacking some of the big, confronting questions for...