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every 9 days
Average audio length:
23 minutes
English
Australia
16 episodes
since April 7, 2026
episodic

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When your phonics screening check results make your stomach drop, what do you actually do next?  In this return episode of the Structured Literacy Podcast, Jocelyn treats the check like a blood pressure reading: it tells you whether to look closer, and the score sheets tell you where. She explains …

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"Ask more questions, tell less" is coaching gospel - but what if it's setting your least experienced teachers up to fail?  In this episode of the Leading Learning Podcast, Jocelyn challenges the one-size-fits-all approach to instructional coaching, arguing that asking someone to gene…
Ever wonder why a teacher can run a flawless, tightly-structured literacy block in the morning, then deliver a chaotic, worksheet-heavy science lesson by the afternoon? In this episode of the Leading Learning Podcast, Jocelyn unpacks the real reason strong instructional practice so often fails to t…
Every school is drowning in a checklist of "evidence-based" boxes to tick (phonics programs, screeners, daily review, engagement norms) and still seeing no movement in student outcomes. Why? In this episode, Jocelyn unpacks the gap between doing the tasks and achieving the outcome, and wh…
Systems are pushing hard on explicit teaching and the science of reading - but a directive can change what a school looks like without ever touching what happens once the classroom door closes.  In this episode, Jocelyn unpacks the real cost of leading change through compliance and tone alone, and …
This is the season two premiere of the Leading Learning Podcast, hosted by Jocelyn Seamer. The episode opens with a real classroom story: a teacher, new to implementing a spelling program, quietly turned a discussion-based lesson segment into a written worksheet, spending unpaid personal time to do…
In this episode, Jocelyn looks back at an episode from her other show, the Structured Literacy Podcast. We challenge the assumption that whole-class phonics with a little extra is the most effective route and explore why targeted Tier 1 grouping often delivers stronger gains. Using cognitive load t…
In this episode, Jocelyn unpacks a question school leaders increasingly face: should we build our own curriculum program instead of buying one?  Using the distinction between price and cost, Jocelyn shows how "free" homegrown programs often carry hidden costs: lost coaching time, leader b…
In this episode, Jocelyn tackles one important question: Do your students have the prerequisite knowledge for this learning? The spread of answers reveals whether a school is focused on delivering content or ensuring students actually learn. Key points include: Introducing content does not equal l…
In this episode, Jocelyn explores why new teaching practices often fail to take hold after professional learning sessions, and how giving teachers one clear, concrete starting point - rather than open-ended freedom - better supports beginners in building consistent, effective habits.
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