Hosted by Claire English · 🇺🇸 US · EN-AU · 174 episodes
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Welcome to 'The Unteachables Podcast', your go-to resource for practical classroom management strategies and teacher support. I’m your host, Claire English, a passionate secondary teacher and leader turned teacher mentor and author of 'It's Never Just About the Behaviour: A Holistic Approach to Classroom Behaviour Management.' I'm on a mission to help educators like you transform your classrooms, build confidence, and feel empowered. Why am I here? Not too long ago, I was overwhelmed by low-level classroom disruptions and challenging behaviors. After thousands of hours honing my skills in real classrooms and navigating ups and downs, I’ve become a confident, capable teacher ready to reach every student—even those with the most challenging behaviors. My journey inspired me to support teachers like you in mastering effective classroom strategies that promote compassion, confidence, and calm. On The Unteachables Podcast, we’ll dive into simple, actionable strategies that
Claire English hosts The Unteachables Podcast, a education show with 174 episodes published.
Joining me is Carmel McGee, a Tasmanian educator and certified lead teacher who has spent much of her career chasing one question: how do we actually create the conditions for curiosity to thrive? Carmel works at Riversi
Okay, so this one's a little different. I'm not the one asking the questions today. I'm coming to you live from EduTech 2026, booth 1216, and before I put a single educator, leader or keynote speaker in the hot seat, my
If you can grab them in the first five minutes, everything feels easier. That's the magic of a great starter activity — and this episode is Claire's full Q&A on how to do them well. Starter tasks are one of Claire's abso
Teachers are constantly being told to move away from punitive approaches — but rarely given the actual, practical skills to replace them with. And that gap? It's leaving teachers feeling disempowered, lost, and like rest
Classroom management can feel like this big, intangible, confusing beast that no one can seem to nail down. Claire gets it — and this episode is her antidote to that. Five non-negotiable moves. Five things she'd hand you
Mentioned Resource: The Engagement Bundle Engagement slumping? You're not alone. Whether you're in the final push to summer or just hitting that mid-year wall where motivation has quietly packed its bags, this episode is
What does it actually mean to be a professional in teaching? Not just "treated like one" — but what does professional knowledge, professional growth, and professional community actually look like in practice? I got to si
Okay, I'm going to say something that might surprise you. The most powerful differentiation strategy I know is also the most boring one. No fancy tech. No elaborate lesson design. No creating multiple versions of anythin
Let me be real with you for a second, the word "differentiation" has a bit of a reputation problem. For most teachers, hearing it conjures up images of three separate lesson versions, colour-coded ability groups, and a t
Every teacher has been there. The class that makes you want to crawl under your desk. The student who seems hell-bent on dismantling every lesson you've planned. And the horrible, shameful moment when you realise you've
When a student pushes a piece of work off their desk, puts their head down, pulls out their phone, or starts cracking jokes, it can feel personal. Like, really personal. Especially when you've poured your heart into that
What if the biggest shift you could make for your most complex students had nothing to do with behaviour charts, consequences, or reward systems — and everything to do with the way you see them? In this episode, I'm sitt
What if the reason classroom management feels so bloody hard… is because you were never actually taught how to do it in a way that works and aligns with your values? In this episode, I’m giving you a front seat to a live
A few weeks ago I had the absolute pleasure of jumping on the Teacher Takeaway podcast for a proper behaviour-nerd chat… and the second we wrapped, I knew I wanted you to hear it too. Because if you’ve ever walked into a
What if I told you that you could build connection, boost buy-in, reset the vibe, AND reduce low-level behaviour… in five minutes flat? No prep. Just you, your class, and a little bit of magic. ✨ In this episode, I’m giv
In this episode, I’m giving you a front seat to the teaching assistants I’ve had in my classroom for years… except they’re not people. They’re systems. Predictable, powerful routines that quietly run the room so I can ac
What if the class everyone labels “unteachable”… becomes your favourite group of the year? In this episode, I’m giving you a front seat to one of the most formative stories of my teaching career—back when I was fresh out
Here’s a spicy but honest truth: sometimes, we don’t like every student we teach. And while we’re trauma-informed, values-driven, compassionate educators — we’re also human. And navigating complex behaviour, bullying, de
In this episode, I’m giving you a front-row seat to how I break the ice with my classes without forcing kids (or me!) into anything awkward, loud, or fake. Whether you’ve got a class full of students with complex needs,
That quiet calm at the start of the year? Yeah, it won’t last... unless you do this . Welcome back to The Unteachables Podcast . It’s still back-to-school season, and this episode is for every teacher who wants to avoid
Angela Watson
Senior Research Fellow and Assistant Professor of Education · Johns Hopkins University
1 appearance on this show
Dr. Lori Desautels
educator, researcher, professor of applied educational neuroscience · Butler University
1 appearance on this show
Robyn Gobbel
author of Raising Kids with Big, Baffling Behaviors
1 appearance on this show
Bobby Morgan
The Liberation Lab
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