We discuss the day's NEU conference, including motions on leadership, early years, violence against women and Black lives matter, with Nick Potamitis, Sam Makinde, Lucy Coleman and Sarah Kilpatrick.Pandemic Podcast for Educators with Karam Bale

Winning on Assessment, Accountability, Pay and Maternity Rights

Apr 7th, 2021 24m 54s

Our second round up of NEU conference 2021, we look at the debates of Day 1, including assessment, accountability, pay and maternity rights. With special guests Phil Clarke and James McAsh.Pandemic Podcast for Educators with Karam Bales, Merike

Conference Preview

Apr 6th, 2021 18m 53s

We look ahead at the first ever online NEU Annual Conference and discuss two fringe meetings that have already taken place, with guests Eman Mohamed and Dawn Taylor.Pandemic Podcast for Educators with Karam Bales, Merike Williams and Gawain Lit

An Urgent Plan for Safer Schools

Nov 28th, 2020 26m 33s

We discuss the latest report from Independent SAGE and the EAGLE research group for education - An Urgent Plan for Safer Schools - with special guests Dr Steve Reicher of Independent SAGE and Dr Terry Wrigley of EAGLE.The report is available fo

At the Centre of Transmission

Nov 23rd, 2020 34m 41s

We discuss schools being in the top three locations for Covid19 transmission and the leaked public sector pay freeze with special guests Dr Claire Risley (Infectious Disease Epidemiologist) and Shelagh Kavanagh (Supply Educator Organiser).Pande

Latest Covid Data

Oct 9th, 2020 29m 55s

We take an in-depth look at the latest Covid figures with Andrew Baisley, architect of the new Covid School Map website - https://www.schoolcovidmap.org.uk/Pandemic Podcast for Educators with Karam Bales, Merike Williams and Gawain Little. *Ple

NEU Conference and Covid Website

Oct 7th, 2020 20m 22s

*Please subscribe to be notified of our latest episodes*Pandemic Podcast for Educators with Karam Bales, Merike Williams and Gawain Little. This episode focuses on the NEU online conference, dodgy government guidance on relationships and anti-c

Covid App

Sep 27th, 2020 25m 27s

*Please subscribe to be notified of our latest episodes*Pandemic Podcast for Educators with Karam Bales, Merike Williams and Gawain Little. This episode focuses on continuing chaos as the government launches an app that can't log NHS cases (now

Lockdown in the North

Sep 24th, 2020 32m 40s

*Please subscribe to be notified of our latest episodes*Pandemic Podcast for Educators with Karam Bales, Merike Williams and Gawain Little. This episode focuses on the rising case rates in the North East and North West of England with special g

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