Oct 14, 202636 minS2
Welcome back to Season 2 of The Literacy Lounge. Last episode, we heard from director Linda Neill about how a love of reading has shaped her life, her career and the values behind The Literacy Company. In this episode...
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The Literacy Lounge
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About this Podcast:
The Literacy Lounge is an educational podcast made for primary school teachers, focussing on delivering high quality, friendly English advice. Brought to you by expert and passionate literacy consultants with a wealth of experience, both inside and outside the classroom.Join us as we share first hand tips, advice and practical solutions that will support your experience of teaching English.Whether you are battling with full moon behaviour or weather related distractions, we have been there and are ready to share our tales!
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What is The Literacy Lounge about?
The Literacy Lounge is an educational podcast made for primary school teachers, focussing on delivering high quality, friendly English advice. Brought to you by expert and passionate literacy consultants with a wealth of experience, both inside and outside the classroom. Join us as we share first hand tips, advice and practical solutions that will support your experience of teaching English.
What has The Literacy Lounge covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Curriculum Assessment Review, Key Takeaways from the BESA Conference" (14 October 2026, 36 minutes), "Handling transition from Reception to Year 1" (9 September 2026, 29 minutes), and "Back to school survival tips" (26 August 2026, 30 minutes).
How often does The Literacy Lounge publish?
The Literacy Lounge publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 28 minutes across 20 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on The Literacy Lounge?
Booking probability for The Literacy Lounge is 30%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Literacy Lounge requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Literacy Lounge's contact route on record: verified email.
Who should pitch The Literacy Lounge?
The strongest fits for The Literacy Lounge are Schools (K-12). The Literacy Lounge has an education audience.
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Recent episodes
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- Sep 9, 202629 minS2
Welcome back to Season 2 of The Literacy Lounge. Whether you are listening on your commute or winding down with a hot drink after school, we hope these episodes continue to be useful, reassuring and easy to dip in and...
Episode #1
Back to school survival tips
Aug 26, 202630 minS2Welcome to Season 2 of The Literacy Lounge. We are so pleased with the response to our first season and cannot wait to keep chatting with you all. Whether you are listening on your commute or winding down with a hot...
Episode #16
Why is spelling holding my pupils back?
Jul 1, 202631 minS1In this episode, we tackle a topic that so many schools find challenging: spelling. Thank you for joining us for another episode of The Literacy Lounge. If you are enjoying the pod, don’t forget to subscribe and leave a...
Episode #15
How do we build on early writing skills
Jun 18, 202633 minS1In this episode, we continue our exploration of sentence development by moving beyond the early building blocks and into the next stage of pupils’ writing journeys. Following on from our previous conversation with...
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Episode #14
How do we develop early writing skills
Jun 3, 202625 minS1<p>In this episode, we explore how pupils develop early writing skills and what teachers can do to build strong foundations from the very start. </p><p>With the writing framework and the curriculum and assessment review...
- May 15, 202625 minS1
<p>In this episode, we continue our two part series on making secure end of year judgements. After focusing on EYFS in Part 1, we now turn our attention to Year 6 and what teachers should be looking for as pupils reach...
- May 15, 202619 minS1
<p>In this episode, we begin a two part series exploring how teachers can make secure end of year judgements. We start in EYFS, where the process looks and feels very different from the rest of the school. </p><p>It is...
- May 7, 202623 minS1
<p>In this episode, we take a deep dive into the Phonics Screening Check and what teachers can be doing right now to prepare pupils for success. </p><p> Whether you are listening on your commute or winding down with a...
- Apr 22, 202629 minS1
<p>In this episode, we’re joined by Jon Smedley, founder of Teach Active, to explore the power of active learning and how movement can transform engagement across the curriculum. </p><p>From his early days in the...
- Apr 8, 202633 minS1
<p>This episode takes a small step away from our usual format as we turn the spotlight onto one of our directors, Cath Richardson. If you are new to the podcast, Cath and Linda founded the company in 2013 and have led...
Episode #8
Reading for Pleasure or Purpose?
Mar 25, 202622 minS1<p>In this episode, we are going to focus on the hot topic of reading for pleasure. There’s been a lot in the press recently which we will pick up on and we are in the middle of the National Year of Reading which is...
- Mar 18, 202629 minS1
<p>On this episode, I have a new guest in the form of Jo who is going to be sharing with us her passion for spoken language and performance. </p><p><br></p><p>Things we chat about in this episode:</p>Thoughts on the...
Episode #6
What’s the deal with handwriting?
Mar 11, 202627 minS1<p>On this episode, I’m joined by Lynne who you may have seen already on our popular writing framework sessions. Today we are going to be tackling that tricky subject of handwriting. It comes up again and again and has...
- Feb 26, 202628 minS1
<p>In this episode, we are happy to welcome back Allison! We are armed with our big cups of tea ready to talk about spring term and all that has to offer in terms of development and progress. Allison is here with her...
- Feb 25, 202626 minS1
<p>In this episode, we are joined by another member of the teamand a fellow EY/KS1 champion – Louise. </p><p>Things we chat about in this episode:</p>What’s our favourite thing about Spring TermThe differences in pupil...
Episode #3
If we ran the DfE
Feb 11, 202625 minS1<p>In this episode, Jen has joined us to talk about her route into teaching and what our ideal National Curriculum for English would look like.</p><p>Things we chat about in this episode:</p>General thoughts on the...
Episode #1
How we became literacy consults
Feb 4, 202628 minS1<p>Welcome to the second episode of The Literacy Lounge which is a bit of a follow on from our first episode. </p><p>This is part 2 of our origin story where we will talk a bit more about how we became consultants, the...
Episode #1
Consultants are teachers too
Jan 28, 202631 minS1<p>Welcome to the first ever episode of our new podcast – The Literacy Lounge!</p><p>This podcast is designed to make practical English advice easy to access whenever it suits you. Pop it on during your commute or keep...
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