Listen Score
LS 45
Global Rank
TOP 1%

ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗

Update frequency:
weekly
Average audio length:
24 minutes
Guest interviews
Has sponsors
English
United Kingdom
291 episodes
since Jan. 24, 2021
episodic

AUDIENCE OF THIS PODCAST 🔗

~74.07% of listeners are from United States.
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US
74.07%
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GB
5.55%
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NO
3.96%
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PK
3.43%
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AU
3.43%
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SG
2.38%
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PH
1.32%
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CA
1.05%
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NZ
1.05%
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LK
0.79%
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KZ
0.52%
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EE
0.52%
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NL
0.52%
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TW
0.26%
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SE
0.26%
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BR
0.26%
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ES
0.26%
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ID
0.26%
Others
0.11%
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LATEST EPISODE 🔗

Have you ever taught a pupil who seems perfectly capable of completing their work, but spends half the lesson finding ways to avoid getting started? It's easy to interpret this behaviour as laziness, defiance or a lack of motivation. But sometimes, avoidance is a way of escaping discomfort or…

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Ever used your calmest voice with an upset pupil, only to find it winds them up even more? You’re trying to help, but somehow your calming strategy is making things worse. In this episode of School Behaviour Secrets, you’ll explore the difference between sounding calm and helping a pupil feel under…
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Some pupils never put their hand up. They never admit they’re stuck. But then they fall behind while everyone assumes they’re coping.In this episode of School Behaviour Secrets, you’ll learn why asking for help can feel threatening for some pupils and the hidden coping strategies they use instead -…
The final week of term should feel positive - but when routines disappear, emotions rise and pupils realise the year is ending, behaviour can quickly start to unravel. In this episode of School Behaviour Secrets, you’ll learn how to keep the end of term calm, structured and meaningful without remov…
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