Hamilton Brookes - Primary Education Specialists
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We are Hamilton Brookes - Primary Education Specialists: offering teaching and learning support for professionals in schools in the UK, and around the World. Part of Oxford Brookes University
www.hamilton-trust.org.uk
www.hamilton-trust.org.uk
Mat Tobin talking about reading, becoming a writer and the importance of high quality books in primary classrooms, has been the most downloaded #PrimaryFutures podcast episode of all time!
If you haven't listened already, now is a great time to catch up!
www.hamilton-trust.org.uk/primary-futu...
If you haven't listened already, now is a great time to catch up!
www.hamilton-trust.org.uk/primary-futu...
August 20, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Mat Tobin talking about reading, becoming a writer and the importance of high quality books in primary classrooms, has been the most downloaded #PrimaryFutures podcast episode of all time!
If you haven't listened already, now is a great time to catch up!
www.hamilton-trust.org.uk/primary-futu...
If you haven't listened already, now is a great time to catch up!
www.hamilton-trust.org.uk/primary-futu...
This is one of the most hopeful conversations about the future of primary education Ed Finch had with Professor Sam Twiselton and Dame Alison Peacock on the #PrimaryFutures podcast.
Grab a cuppa 🍵and have a listen: www.hamilton-trust.org.uk/primary-futu...
Grab a cuppa 🍵and have a listen: www.hamilton-trust.org.uk/primary-futu...
August 13, 2025 at 11:02 AM
This is one of the most hopeful conversations about the future of primary education Ed Finch had with Professor Sam Twiselton and Dame Alison Peacock on the #PrimaryFutures podcast.
Grab a cuppa 🍵and have a listen: www.hamilton-trust.org.uk/primary-futu...
Grab a cuppa 🍵and have a listen: www.hamilton-trust.org.uk/primary-futu...
Sonia Thompson, is the Head at St Matthew’s CE Research School.
Speaking to Ed Finch on the #PrimaryFutures podcast, Sonia shares her experiences as a headteacher, discussing the benefits of being a research school and the collaborative ethos that drives their success.
Speaking to Ed Finch on the #PrimaryFutures podcast, Sonia shares her experiences as a headteacher, discussing the benefits of being a research school and the collaborative ethos that drives their success.
August 6, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Sonia Thompson, is the Head at St Matthew’s CE Research School.
Speaking to Ed Finch on the #PrimaryFutures podcast, Sonia shares her experiences as a headteacher, discussing the benefits of being a research school and the collaborative ethos that drives their success.
Speaking to Ed Finch on the #PrimaryFutures podcast, Sonia shares her experiences as a headteacher, discussing the benefits of being a research school and the collaborative ethos that drives their success.
"We have a tendency to see students with EAL by the limits of their English, rather than by the extent of everything else they bring to the classroom."
Make a shift in the experiences of your EAL children by taking a simple yet powerful step: becoming a language learner yourself.
Make a shift in the experiences of your EAL children by taking a simple yet powerful step: becoming a language learner yourself.
July 30, 2025 at 11:03 AM
"We have a tendency to see students with EAL by the limits of their English, rather than by the extent of everything else they bring to the classroom."
Make a shift in the experiences of your EAL children by taking a simple yet powerful step: becoming a language learner yourself.
Make a shift in the experiences of your EAL children by taking a simple yet powerful step: becoming a language learner yourself.
"Children don't learn when they are emotionally distressed, if they are hungry, if they are tired. Why are we not thinking this way about our teachers? It's something that must change."
July 23, 2025 at 11:03 AM
"Children don't learn when they are emotionally distressed, if they are hungry, if they are tired. Why are we not thinking this way about our teachers? It's something that must change."
How can you know if a science story is good or terrible? What does it take for science stories to inspire, engage and educate children?
Listen to Jules Pottle talk about how she uses stories in primary classrooms to teach science and what the research says about the impact on children's learning.
Listen to Jules Pottle talk about how she uses stories in primary classrooms to teach science and what the research says about the impact on children's learning.
July 16, 2025 at 11:03 AM
How can you know if a science story is good or terrible? What does it take for science stories to inspire, engage and educate children?
Listen to Jules Pottle talk about how she uses stories in primary classrooms to teach science and what the research says about the impact on children's learning.
Listen to Jules Pottle talk about how she uses stories in primary classrooms to teach science and what the research says about the impact on children's learning.
Are the children enjoying learning? Not just in maths! And are they reading books after we've taught them to read?
Listen to the episode of #PrimaryFutures which is about Putting Fun Back into Maths - and so much more!
Listen to the episode of #PrimaryFutures which is about Putting Fun Back into Maths - and so much more!
July 2, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Are the children enjoying learning? Not just in maths! And are they reading books after we've taught them to read?
Listen to the episode of #PrimaryFutures which is about Putting Fun Back into Maths - and so much more!
Listen to the episode of #PrimaryFutures which is about Putting Fun Back into Maths - and so much more!
Over the next 10 weeks we will be revisiting the great conversations on #PrimaryFutures podcast.
We're starting with Ian Eagleton talking about what he sees in schools that are really trying to include, in a natural way, the #LGBTQ+ community in their curriculum.
We're starting with Ian Eagleton talking about what he sees in schools that are really trying to include, in a natural way, the #LGBTQ+ community in their curriculum.
June 18, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Over the next 10 weeks we will be revisiting the great conversations on #PrimaryFutures podcast.
We're starting with Ian Eagleton talking about what he sees in schools that are really trying to include, in a natural way, the #LGBTQ+ community in their curriculum.
We're starting with Ian Eagleton talking about what he sees in schools that are really trying to include, in a natural way, the #LGBTQ+ community in their curriculum.
🎈 Happy 1st Anniversary #PrimaryFutures! 🎈
Exactly a year ago we launched the #PrimaryFutures podcast. 10 inspiring, and open conversations about the future of primary education that you really can't miss!
Out on podcasting platforms and on our website:
www.hamilton-trust.org.uk/primary-futu...
Exactly a year ago we launched the #PrimaryFutures podcast. 10 inspiring, and open conversations about the future of primary education that you really can't miss!
Out on podcasting platforms and on our website:
www.hamilton-trust.org.uk/primary-futu...
June 5, 2025 at 9:35 AM
🎈 Happy 1st Anniversary #PrimaryFutures! 🎈
Exactly a year ago we launched the #PrimaryFutures podcast. 10 inspiring, and open conversations about the future of primary education that you really can't miss!
Out on podcasting platforms and on our website:
www.hamilton-trust.org.uk/primary-futu...
Exactly a year ago we launched the #PrimaryFutures podcast. 10 inspiring, and open conversations about the future of primary education that you really can't miss!
Out on podcasting platforms and on our website:
www.hamilton-trust.org.uk/primary-futu...