
What do you get if you cross a startup with a turnaround? With guest Liz English
19/12/2025 | 59 mins.
Liz is the principal of the Houstone School, a fascinating and probably unique case of being both a startup and a turnaround. Liz is extremely impressive and her thoughts on school leadership are incisive and practical. Not to be missed!

What is formative assessment, and why should anybody care? With professor Dylan Wiliam
12/12/2025 | 55 mins.
This week, Amy and Adam are joined by assessment maestro Dylan Wiliam. Dylan’s voice has been a mainstay of educational discourse for decades, and the episode is packed with insight and wisdom. Don’t miss out!

What can educational statistics tell us about the classroom and policy? With Natasha Plaister
05/12/2025 | 1h 1 mins.
In this episode, Adam and Amy are joined by Natasha Plaister, a statistician at the FFT Education Datalab. They discuss all sorts of nerdy things like women in STEM, disadvantaged attainment gaps and the impact of Covid. Link to Carousel Teaching webinars: tinyurl.com/CTWeb26

Are we Educating Yorkshire?
28/11/2025 | 54 mins.
In this episode, Adam and Amy discuss their thoughts on Channel 4’s Educating Yorkshire. They try to pay tribute to the teachers involved whilst addressing some of the issues raised by the program.

What's the key to unlocking teacher development? With Adam Robbins
21/11/2025 | 55 mins.
In this episode, Adam and Amy are joined by leadership maestro, Adam Robbins. They discuss the tensions between middle and senior leadership, and explore how to get ideas to spread through a school and effect change.



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