In At Break
In At Break
Mr T and Mr B
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.
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!
Dec 20, 2021
45 min
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 so much for checking out the episode!
Nov 28, 2021
39 min
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? 
Nov 19, 2021
44 min
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. 
Oct 26, 2021
44 min
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 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFnMTHhKdkw&ab_channel=TED
Oct 15, 2021
50 min
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. Please send in any questions you would like us to answer to [email protected]
Oct 1, 2021
43 min
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. 
Sep 17, 2021
38 min
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 Season 3!
Sep 3, 2021
38 min
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. 
Aug 12, 2021
37 min
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. If you would like to send in a question, you can at [email protected].
May 14, 2021
53 min
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