LO: To know students will stick anything in places they shouldn't stick things.
From Two Mr Ps in a Pod(Cast) by Two Mr Ps in a Pod(Cast)
June 12, 2026 · 1h 9m
About this episode
The episode discusses various education topics, including teacher experiences, government collaborations, and bizarre education news stories.
This week, the lads are back after half term and counting down the final few weeks until the summer holidays. Adam opens up about leaving his latest role and finding himself in that strange in-between stage of weighing up new opportunities, signing up for supply work and figuring out what comes next. Two new features this week. First - THE BIG QUESTION from a listener focuses around the Department for Education's controversial collaboration with Gemma Collins. Lee shares his experiences of working with the DfE, meeting Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson and explains the challenge of trying to represent teachers' concerns while still maintaining access to decision makers. The conversation dives into SEND reforms, teacher workload, government communication and why so many teachers and parents felt frustrated by the timing of the campaign. The there's IN THIS WEEK'S NEWS... There's also a look at two bizarre education news stories making headlines. One involves a teacher who called in sick before being spotted on a stag do in Portugal, while the other features a headteacher accused of some very questionable spending decisions involving school funds, cruises and karaoke machines…
People in this episode
Hosts: Adam, Lee
Topics covered
- education news
- teacher experiences
- government collaboration
- SEND reforms
- teacher workload
- social media trends
- school memories
Keywords
- education
- teacher
- Department for Education
- Gemma Collins
- SEND reforms
- social media
- school productions
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Department for Education
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