The team were delighted to welcome, CEO, author and all round good-egg, Rachel Johnson to Episode 7 of the Teacher Standard 9 Podcast. We discuss a Nuclear Bunker School in Strange, Stranger, Strangest, the team's favourite service stations and a little bit of Rachel's crime fighting days in Year 8 (with a little bit of behaviour chat along the way). It is a bumper episode and well worth the time. Make a cuppa (or gin), sit down and enjoy!

TS9 special - this week the team were joined by journalist and Teacher Tapp founder, Laura Mcinerney.

Laura joins Jonny, Dave and Bob to deliberate the question, 'What is the purpose of schools?' as well as the usual segments of 'Strange, Stranger and Strangest' and an unmissable 'Back to school with...'.

An episode not to be missed!

The team are joined by a former OFSTED inspector this week to discuss all things OFSTED. Some might say that doesn't sound very interesting - trust us - it was.

We are joined this week by Christie, head teacher from West Sussex, to discuss how we would persuade someone to join the profession. Along side the usual segments we focus on why our job is the best and how we can support the recruitment and retention crisis - well we try to anyway.

In this episode, we welcome, headteacher, Paul Barber to discuss what makes a school a great place to work and attend. We also explore this week's 'Strange, Stranger and Strangest' whilst hoping Jonny can cope without offending anyone for an hour. Join us for the usual laughs and the odd profound moment as we continue on our journey to bring the fun back into teaching.

On episode 2, we are joined by our first guest to discuss what we would do if we had the chance to be Education Secretary for the day; the strange, stranger and strangest schools Bob could find given 10 minutes alone on the internet and do children really believe everything their teachers tell them?

Welcome to Teacher Standard 9 (TS9), a podcast for teachers to showcase what it is 'really' like to teach and tell the stories we do not always get to share. 

We've all said it - 'I could write a book about all the funny things that happens in school' - well we didn't write a book but we did start a podcast. 

Join Jonny, Dave and Bob to discuss the mishaps and misfortunes of teaching 30 unruly infants. From the Flintstones to Ofsted's 'unsatisfying' complaints policy - in episode 1 we delve into teaching in a way not often ventured. 

We will talk you through how the podcast will look and how you can get involved. Have a listen and get in touch via twitter @teachstand9 or email your stories to teachstand9@gmail.com!