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It’s never too early to start thinking about your future! Learning about a career in radio was such an exciting experience for some of our children. We hope you all managed to hear our first ever radio advert @cornwallsrewindradio last week!

Listen to our Education Corner Podcast🎙️ ️interview with Mr. David Boyd, Head at Tormead School, Surrey. In this episode of Education Corner Podcast, we spoke to David about the school's pastoral care and community, their prime location in Guildford and their state-of-the-art technology and facilities. In this reel, David emphasises the importance of resilience and flexibility in the face of mental health challenges and the impact of AI in today’s world, as well as a ‘Girls On Board’ programme which encourages girls to speak up.👏🏻👏🏿👏🏽 To hear more you can listen to the podcast on Soundcloud, Apple Podcast, Spotify or YouTube and don’t forget to subscribe. Please see: https://youtu.be/Qz4oWY3YMD0?si=8V5zSYZIXp2xSYAP To read more, turn to page 61-63 in the Winter edition! ️️️⛄❄️⛄ https://issuu.com/educationchoicesmagazine/docs/education_choices_winter_2025_online/61 #educationchoicesmagazine #educationcornerpodcast #educationchoices #education #tormeadschool EDIB DEI equality diversity inclusion belonging guildford educationtechnology singlesexeducation surreyschools

Listen to our Education Corner Podcast🎙️ ️interview with Mr. David Boyd, Head at Tormead School, Surrey. In this episode of Education Corner Podcast, we spoke to David about the school's pastoral care and community, their prime location in Guildford and their state-of-the-art technology and facilities. In this reel, David emphasises the importance of resilience and flexibility in the face of mental health challenges and the impact of AI in today’s world, as well as a ‘Girls On Board’ programme which encourages girls to speak up.👏🏻👏🏿👏🏽 To hear more you can listen to the podcast on Soundcloud, Apple Podcast, Spotify or YouTube and don’t forget to subscribe. Please see: https://youtu.be/Qz4oWY3YMD0?si=8V5zSYZIXp2xSYAP To read more, turn to page 61-63 in the Winter edition! ️️️⛄❄️⛄ https://issuu.com/educationchoicesmagazine/docs/education_choices_winter_2025_online/61 #educationchoicesmagazine #educationcornerpodcast #educationchoices #education #tormeadschool EDIB DEI equality diversity inclusion belonging guildford educationtechnology singlesexeducation surreyschools

Some familiar voices along with some newbies from Bordertown High School kicked off the First School Arvo show of 2026 yesterday! Jump onto the Connect FM Spotify, click on the Subscribe button and have a listen to these super stars #school #students #radio #community

✨TESTIMONIAL THURSDAY✨ "Paving my way into the world of radio" a quote from Caroline Murphy sharing her experience on our Radio Presenter Course. Interested in media or journalism? Our programmes are a great place to start. Training funded by @SkillnetIreland , Government of Ireland and the European Union. 👉Learn more below: https://bit.ly/49SIeZI #TestimonialThursday #LearningWaves #MediaTraining

#Throwback: Have you heard Developod ep 68 yet? In this clip, Emma talks about her first classroom teaching experience, how in the first lesson terror, self-doubt, and lack of experience, training, and preparation gave way to enjoyment, fun, and seeing lightbulb moments in students when she was thrown in at the deep end. In this episode, Helen interviews Emma Walker of Pronunciation with Emma, who describes her journey from early reading support work at age 16 through linguistics studies, CELTA, and a TESOL master’s to becoming a pronunciation specialist and major YouTube educator. Emma explains how her passion for phonetics and classroom experiences with learner listening difficulties led her to focus on pronunciation and listening as closely linked skills, filling a gap she saw in ELT resources. She discusses her pandemic-era experiment teaching through video games on Twitch, the growth of her online pronunciation platform, and the challenges of building a niche business despite skepticism. Reflecting on changes in ELT, she notes that pronunciation now receives more attention and acceptance, including accent diversity, and says that while her future path may evolve, she expects to remain in teaching or coaching and is most proud of her persistence and resilience in building her career. Emma encourages listeners to believe in themselves, because motivation can come and go but determination and consistency can take us there. https://tdsig.org/developod-tdsigs-podcast/ Available in all the Podcast places! 📲🎧

13th February is a World Radio Day! 📻 Listening to the radio is a great way to learn English, but broadcasters often use “Radio Slang” that isn’t in your textbooks. Let’s learn these 3 useful phrases! Practice time! ✍️ Can you write a sentence using the phrase “Stay Tuned” in the comments? I’ll be checking them! #WorldRadioDay #EnglishLingo #RadioSlang #LearningEnglish #EnglishTeacher EnglishVocabulary Broadcasting

#Throwback: Have you heard Developod ep 67 yet? In this clip, Emily replies to Helen’s question “What has changed in ELT?” with that actually hasn’t changed: Nativespeakerism. She talks about seeing her own privilege in South Korea in 2004… a familiar scenario we still see in many places in 2026. In this episode, Helen and Emily discuss her eclectic career, including teaching, teacher training, authoring books like Voices for National Geographic Learning, running online courses, and creating doodle and sketchnote visual resources. Emily describes teaching ESOL learners from refugee backgrounds and embraces a nomad lifestyle, traveling while working remotely. She highlights persistent issues in ELT like native speakerism and lack of LGBTQ+ representation, though she notes growing awareness of diverse Englishes and localisation in teaching materials. Looking ahead, Emily will continue visual recording and write about her digital nomad experiences. Emily emphasises how supportive the ELT community is and encourages us to: embrace creativity and messiness in teaching and learning, network and take opportunities, and feel the fear, turn off your inner troll, and draw anyway! https://tdsig.org/developod-tdsigs-podcast/ Available in all the Podcast places! 📲🎧

🎙️ A really important conversation on Get Radio today 🌟 Rich was joined by Melanie Waller, Principal of LVS Oxford, to talk about the incredible work happening at the school. 💬📚 They discussed why tailored support for students is more important than ever, and how LVS Oxford creates an environment where young people can truly thrive. 💛 Their open day this Friday is already sold out, but more dates are coming soon, a brilliant opportunity for families to see firsthand how the school supports its students! 👀✨ #GetRadio #Oxfordshire #LocalEducation #CommunityMatters #EHCP

🌟 Grade 4 students had a great time exploring opinion writing by creating their own fun and engaging “Would You Rather…” podcast!

Our presenters took to the airwaves today 🎙️ Radio shows, jingle making & welcoming our new presenters from our radioahead sessions! 🌊 #OceanYouth #youthradio #Youthvoice @sound_communities_cic