In At Break
Two teachers, one question. In At Break is a podcast about all things education. Each week one host asks the other a question, sometimes it will be serious, sometimes silly, no matter what you will get an honest take on things. We flip a coin to decide who asks the questions. We end each episode with an anecdote "from the classroom". Mr T teaches at primary school and Mr B teaches at a Further Education College, two different worlds, but the same goal - education.
Episodes
50 episodes
Christmas COVID Special: What were your best/worst parts about lockdown teaching?
Ho ho ho, we are talking about COVID again. Today we talk about the best bits, the worst bits and Mr T tells the story of the nativity play that went wrong!
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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45:17
Should yoga be taught in schools? (Ft. Yoga Teacher J)
We had the joy of hosting Yogi J, a yoga teacher who teaches adults and children. We talked about everything from the benefits of yoga, the difficulties of teaching yoga to children and whether Boris Johnson would be any good at yoga. Thank you...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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39:12
Should children be encouraged to fight bullies?
Mr T wins the flip and asks the question: Are these education myths fact or fiction? Mr T asks should children hit back when they get hit and does bullying make billionaires?
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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44:45
What are your strongest/controversial teaching principles?
Mr T wins the flip and asks the question: What are your strongest teaching principles? Mr B spits absolute fire, Mr T potentially gets himself fired and many hills are built for us to die on.
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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44:40
Do teachers have favourite students?
Mr B wins the flip and asks the question: Do teachers have favourites? We talk about how we deal with certain pupils, if disliking pupils ever happens and a new recipe is created by Mr B's pupils. The TED talk that Mr T referenced can be found ...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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50:12
How is sexual education taught at school? (Ft. Mr D)
We had the joy of hosting Mr D, a biology teacher who teaches in secondary education. We talked about everything from the infamous condom on a banana lesson, dislocated jaws from oral sex and how Mr D approaches sex education with his classes. ...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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43:17
How have you adapted your teaching?
Mr B wins the flip and asks the question: How have you adapted your teaching? We talked about Mr Brian, Mr Broccoli and trying to figure out what cornflakes were made out of.
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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38:52
Would you be able to fail a student?
Mr T wins the flip and asks a question from a fan: Would you be able to fail a student? We talked about what causes someone to fail, detentions in school and ridiculous medical claims on student forms. Thanks for coming back for Se...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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38:49
Best of In At Break: Season Two
Another academic year down and so, another season down! Thank you so much for checking out the podcast, if you want to skip to the highlights, they are at around the 17 minute mark. Enjoy your summer and we will see you in September.
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Season 2
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Episode 22
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37:01
Should private schools do more to help state schools?
The fans win the flip and asks: Should private schools do more to help state schools? We discuss Mr T's ethics, motivation for helping and whether public opinion matters. Mr T ends the podcast with a heartwarming tale about The Bog Baby. ...
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Season 2
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Episode 21
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53:37
Hands Up #4
Thank you so much for your support, this is episode 40 which 39 more than we ever set out to make! In this episode, we discuss a variety of questions sent in by the listeners and Mr T reveals an unexpected job from one of the parents in his cla...
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Season 2
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Episode 20
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47:17
Is vocation as important as education?
Mr T wins the flip and asks: Is vocation as important as education? We discuss sassy teenagers, the impact of mother nature and Mr T talks about his science lesson going horribly wrong. If you want to send in a question, you can con...
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Season 2
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Episode 19
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39:10
How should teachers be assessed?
Mr B wins the flip and asks: How should teachers be assessed? We discuss ways to assess teachers, terrible teachers at school and a thief is found in Mr B's office. If you want to send in a question, you can contact us at inatbre...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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36:15
Should children be grouped by ability?
Mr T wins the flip and asks: Should we group children by ability? We discuss academic pressure, bad teachers and meddling parents. If you want to send in a question, you can contact us at inatbreak@gmail.com or follow us on T...
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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35:42
Has lockdown made everybody overly sensitive?
Mr T wins the flip and asks: Has lockdown made everybody overly sensitive? We discuss students standing in sinks, manscaping accidents and mental health issues stemming from lockdown. If you want to send in a question, you can conta...
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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32:03
Has teaching improved over the last 50 years?
Mr T wins the flip and asks: Has teaching improved over the last 50 years?? We discuss making parents cry, lazy students and why copying from a blackboard is basically just Wikipedia. If you want to send in a question, you can conta...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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33:40
What have parents and pupils said about you?
Mr B wins the flip and asks: What have parents and pupils said about you? We discuss pervy parents, senior leadership horror stories and why marking is mostly useless. If you want to send in a question, you can contact us at inat...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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37:59
Do schools need competition to thrive? (Ft. Mr H)
We were joined by Eric Huff of Academic Quotient. You find out more about his company here: https://aqademic.org/. You can use the promo code: IAB50 to get a discount on your order!Mr H joins us to discuss competition, the prob...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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43:13
How should teachers approach virtual learning?
Mr B wins the flip and asks: How have you been approaching virtual learning? We discuss Irish slang, great tools we use and stories students on virtual learning. If you want to send in a question, you can contact us at inatbreak@...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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30:45
What advice would you give trainee teachers?
Mr T wins the flip and asks: What advice would you give to trainee teachers? We discuss who to avoid, what habits to pick up and not believing the hype. If you want to send in a question, you can contact us at inatbreak@gmail.com...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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38:30
Hands Up #3
Welcome to our third Hands Up episode in which you send in questions for us to answer!A huge thank you to those who sent questions in, please keep them coming!If you want to send in a question, you can contact us at inatbreak@gma...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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43:52
What kind of student were you at school?
Mr B wins the flip and asks: What kind of student were you like at schoool? We discuss tough experiences, awful teachers we had and throat punching. If you want to send in a question, you can contact us at inatbreak@gmail.c...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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51:36
What is your worst teaching trait? (Quickfire Question Special)
Mr B wins the flip and asks some quickfire questions at Mr T. We discuss taking work home with you, who the worst teacher was in cinematic history and parent evening nightmares. If you want to send in a question, you can contact us at ...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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43:25
Should everybody be encouraged to attend university? (Ft. Doctor H)
Dr H wins the flip and asks: Should teachers be encouraging everybody to go to university They are joined by Dr H who is a university lecturer. They discuss setting the bar too low for students, how students cheat in class and ridiculous dietin...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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55:59
Is private education unethical?
Mr T gets regifted a win and asks: Is private education unethical? We discuss the dollar value on each pupil in school, whether education should be equal and what to do if you get gifted a thong by a 6 year old. If you want to send in a q...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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54:08
