Caroline, Mary-Kate and Jess nearly left education, became Covid response champions, and now help lead a multi-million pound business. They’re also our White Rose colleagues, and passionate champions of teachers and teaching. As women in STEM, they have an inspiring story to tell.

00:00 Intro

02:50 “We are there for the children.”

05:56 Sexuality and labels in the workplace

07:26 Rewarding classroom practice

15:17 Being a parent at work

21:34 Advanced maths cures broken hearts

26:44 Sacrifices and starfish

37:35 “Sometimes you’ve just got to say it!”

40:38 Representation & recruitment

44:51 White Rose Education’s global aims

47:40 “It was the right thing to do.”

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Phil Brooke is headteacher at Alexandra Park Primary School in Stockport, and a former SLE and NCETM Mastery Lead. Alexandra Park is rated Outstanding by Ofsted, which notes that the school “is very well led and managed.”

We talk to Phil about teaching in a deprived area, having a focus on teaching and learning and his determination to make sure the children under his care don’t struggle as he once did.

00:00 Intro

00:31 A culture of care for children & staff

07:09 Barriers to learning school extremely difficult

19:41 Travelling & creating a better future for children

27:47 ""Reading will never be a barrier!""

30:47 Who drives Teaching & Learning?

33:22 Whatever your role in school, you are a professional life-changer

38:53 Let's talk budgets and cover staff

42:03 School development & giving teachers time

46:28 Teaching assistants & pay rises

50:28 A research-based approach

53:32 An extra INSET day, well-being & Lieu days

55:18 First to arrive, last to leave

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Bruno Reddy is a maths educationalist with a background in psychology, who is now CEO of Maths Circle. He is the creator of Times Tables Rock Stars and NumBots, edtech platforms designed to boost maths confidence for life.

An early adopter of teaching for mastery, Bruno has supported a number of school trusts with their maths teaching, acted as adviser to the DfE and was a founding teacher and senior leader at King Solomon Academy, a mould-breaking school recognised for exceptional outcomes in a deprived area of London.

00:00 Intro

00:33 Time Savers & Times Table Rock Stars

06:14 How schools engage their children with TTRS

10:32 Criticisms of TTRS and how to combat these

16:27 Tricks, multiple methods, efficient strategies & deeper understanding

20:31 NumBots, Key Stage One & Early Years pedagogy

29:34 Children’s feedback: head coverings, cochlear implants & guide dogs

36:12 Challenging the status quo for the good of the children

39:50 “I was missing the classroom.”

01:06:00 The Baz Winter wig & the TTRS team

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TT Rockstars/NumBots

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