The Unteachables Podcast
Welcome to 'The Unteachables Podcast', your go-to resource for practical classroom management strategies and teacher support. I’m your host, Claire English, a passionate secondary teacher and leader turned teacher mentor and author of 'It's Never Just About the Behaviour: A Holistic Approach to Classroom Behaviour Management.' I'm on a mission to help educators like you transform your classrooms, build confidence, and feel empowered.Why am I here? Not too long ago, I was overwhelmed by low-level...
Episodes (162)
#61. “Make me a sandwich”. How we can address the alarming misogyny present in o...
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#60. Students not taking accountability for their behaviours? Here's what to do.
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#59: Struggle with boundaries as a teacher? This one sentence will change absolu...
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#58: Do your students take you seriously? How to balance being warm, friendly, a...
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#57: “You'll NOT act a fool in my classroom and go unchecked!” What it really lo...
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#56: TEACHER PEP TALK! Feeling powerless in the classroom? Disempowered? Disresp...
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#55: Q&A. Help! I get ZERO support, advice, or mentorship from my leaders around...
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#54: So if punishment is OFF the table, what is ON it when it comes to behaviour...
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#53: If your classroom management doesn't include these 3 things, it won't work....
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#52: I had a strong why, but I was still a weak teacher. What it really took to...
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#51: How to become a 'Disruptive Educator', and make the move from high-control...
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#50: Teachers with few behaviour issues have the following 5 things in common......
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#49: No homework, no mandatory testing, AND shorter school days? The observation...
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#48: Should we be ‘letting things slide’ as teachers? Or should we be holding st...
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#47: How teachers are set up to fail, what SHOULD be included in teacher trainin...
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#46: What it really takes to change behaviour with the hardest to teach (and why...
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#45: Are you classroom managing like a fist, or a palm? A game-changing metaphor...
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#44: The one thing you need to do during the holidays to improve your classroom...
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#43: 2023: The year I became a mother, a wife, and an author. Reflections, regre...
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#42: Want to do some laid-back learning at the end of the year, and STILL mainta...
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#41: What Is the Conscious Competence Ladder, and Why You Need to Know About It...
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#40: Want a Calm Lesson? You Need a Calm Start! The 3 Proactive Classroom Manage...
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#39: Four Steps to Better Parent-Teacher Relationships: Tackling those Tough Con...
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#38: A Candid Conversation About Returning from Maternity Leave, Mum Guilt, and...
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#37: What Good Classroom Management Can't Exist Without: A Chat with Marie Gentl...
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#36: Are You Confusing The Hell Out of Your Students? Strategies for Clearer Ins...
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#35: Increasing Felt Safety (and Reducing Challenging Behaviours) Through Consis...
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#34: Co-Regulation Explained: The Core of Calm and Effective Classroom Managemen...
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#33: Teachers, protect your peace this school year with these 5 crucial reminder...
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#32: Teaching Kids with 'Big Baffling Behaviours': The Science of Opposition wit...
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#31: The 'Why' That Drives Our Behaviour (The 'Good', the 'Bad', and the 'Ugly')...
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#30: We don't teach our subjects! We teach students, and there is one hell of a...
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#29: Dropping the ball on things at work? Don't worry, that's what they were des...
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#28: Are You Setting Your Students Up for Success, or Failure (Without Even Real...
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#27: Addressing Misogyny (and Other Damaging Comments) in the Classroom: Your St...
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#26: Sorry, Not Sorry: How Apologies Can Be a 'Get Out of Jail Free Card' for St...
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#25: Rethinking discipline: Why consequences are only a small piece of the pie
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#24: A Step-by-Step Guide on How to Set Expectations, and (More Importantly) Mak...
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#23: Mindfulness: 'Airy-fairy' or a crucial classroom management tool? With Laur...
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#22: Why Your Students Might Be Rewarding (or Punishing) You with Their Behaviou...
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#21: When students say... NO! What to do, and how to avoid getting too triggered...
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#20: How to nail classroom management whilst leaving a legacy of kindness and co...
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#19: The behaviour management trap that is keeping teachers stuck in survival mo...
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#18: Miss Honey: beloved teacher role model or a misleading representation of th...
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#17: Are we just excusing ‘bad behaviour’? What teachers need to know about the...
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#16: Do you feel like you’re constantly repeating yourself? How to minimise the...
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#15: What does a good teacher look like anyway?? A powerful discussion around te...
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#14: A very honest chat about my teaching journey: How burn out, a break, and sk...
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#13: 2022 all wrapped up. What you need to leave behind this year and move towar...
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#12: The things I would go back and tell my first year teacher self. Tips, encou...
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