Teach Sleep Repeat

By Dylan Price and Hayden Stevens

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Teach Sleep Repeat is the podcast for teachers who need a laugh, a rant, and a reminder they are not alone. Dylan and Hayden dive into the real highs and lows of school life from classroom chaos to staffroom gossip. Listener submissions bring out the funniest disasters and most relatable dilemmas, while guests join to share their own unfiltered stories from life in and around education. Send us your favourite teaching stories! E-mail: teachsleeprepeatpod@gmail.com

Episode Date
197. Is Setting In Maths Actually A Good Thing?
May 06, 2026
196. Q&A: Unannounced Learning Stalks, Parent Emails & Are SATs Pointless?
May 04, 2026
195. Will The Smartphone Ban In Schools Actually Change Anything?
Apr 29, 2026
194. Q&A: Reading For Pleasure Gimmicks, Flimsy Behaviour Policies & Wellbeing Fads
Apr 27, 2026
193. Does It Matter What Kids Eat At School?
Apr 22, 2026
192. Q&A: Cost Of Living Nightmare, Sick Day Pressure & Using A.I. Safely
Apr 20, 2026
191. The Insanity Of SATs Prep In Primary Schools
Apr 15, 2026
190. Q&A: Teacher Hypocrites, Delaying School Admissions & Independent Writing
Apr 13, 2026
Ep 189: Q&A: ECTs Leading Subjects, Best Teacher Moments & Phones In The Classroom
Apr 06, 2026
Ep 188: The Most Common Teacher HATE Comments! (& Why They're Nonsense)
Apr 01, 2026
Ep 187: Q&A - Ridiculous TA Expectations, Spotting Red Flags & Times Table Advice!
Mar 30, 2026
Ep 186: Positive Masculinity, Secondary School Teaching & Battling Social Media [w/ Mr Hobbs]
Mar 25, 2026
Ep 185: Q&A: Supporting Your Whole Class, Recognising Burnout & Ridiculous Teacher Tasks To Reject!
Mar 23, 2026
Ep 184: Levi Colwill On His Reading Campaign, Love Of Books & Helping The Next Generation
Mar 18, 2026
Ep 183: Q&A: Behaviour Charts, Residential Trips & Exploiting TAs
Mar 16, 2026
Ep 182: Are Schools Finally At Financial Breaking Point?
Mar 11, 2026
Ep 181: Q&A: Filming In The Classroom, Government and Influencers & Delivering CPD!
Mar 09, 2026
Ep 180: Teacher Training, Middle Leadership & Finding The Right School: Our Teaching Journey
Mar 04, 2026
Ep 179: Q&A: Subject Leader Pressure, Constructive Criticism & Politics In School
Mar 02, 2026
Ep 178: The Most Insane Red Flag School Stories Ever (Part 3!)
Feb 25, 2026
Ep 177: SATs Pressure, Grouping By Ability & Are Displays Ever Useful..? (Q&A)
Feb 23, 2026
Ep 176: Teacher Guilt, Tricky Parents & When AI Is Pointless
Feb 16, 2026
Exciting Announcement!
Feb 13, 2026
Ep 175: Why Behaviour Is Getting Worse & How We Can Fix It
Feb 11, 2026
Ep 174: Q&A: Favourite Books, 00s School Trends & Maths Pedantry
Feb 09, 2026
Ep 173: The Vital Role Of A Parent: Getting Children School Ready & Supporting Their Journey Through Education
Feb 04, 2026
Ep 172: Q+A: Student Loan Debt, Declining Literacy Levels & A Maths Debate!
Feb 02, 2026
Ep 171: How Useful Is A.I. In Education?
Jan 28, 2026
Ep 170: Q&A: David Walliams Controversy, Free Childcare Traps & Gameshows In The Classroom!
Jan 26, 2026
Ep 169: Listener Q+A: Exploiting Teacher Free Time, Missing Equipment & Trusting School Staff!
Jan 21, 2026
Ep 168: We Started A Maths EdTech Business... Here's The Story! [MathsZoo]
Jan 19, 2026
Ep 167: Why Teaching Assisstants Are VITAL To Education
Jan 14, 2026
Ep 166: Answering Your Questions: Rigid & Boring Afternoon Lessons, Advice For Student Teachers & Improving Confidence
Jan 12, 2026
Ep 165: Our Big Predictions For Education In 2026!
Jan 07, 2026
Ep 164: Back To School 2026: The Best Bits About The Job!
Jan 05, 2026
Ep 163: Working With Difficult Colleagues, Toilet Drama & Questionable Celebrity Impressions
Dec 29, 2025
Ep 162: Decision Fatigue, Celebrity Teacher Staff Teams & The 9 Tenses Explained!
Dec 22, 2025
Ep 161: Secret Santa Gone Wrong, Awful Staff Parties & Christmas In School!
Dec 17, 2025
Ep 160: Christmas Q&A Special! Gifts, Off Timetable & Unhinged Christmas Behaviour!
Dec 15, 2025
Ep 159: How We Quit Teaching & Still Pay The Bills (Income Explained)
Dec 10, 2025
Ep 158: Elf on the Shelf Nightmare, Mythical Creature TAs & Gross Classroom Stories!
Dec 08, 2025
Ep 157: Q&A - Endless Pointless Data, Disgraceful TA Pay & Teacher Tired Stories!
Dec 03, 2025
Ep 156: Daily Struggles of a Teacher & How To Overcome Them: Imposter Syndrome, Constant Judgement & Toxic Comparisons
Dec 01, 2025
Ep 155: Crazy Book Day Costumes, Teachers Signing NDAs & Does It Matter If Your Class Likes You?
Nov 26, 2025
Ep 154: Should Teachers Go On Strike... Again?
Nov 24, 2025
Ep 153: Listener Questions: Covering Sick Leave, Teacher Wellbeing Fads & Why Arithmetic Is Vital!
Nov 19, 2025
Ep 152: The Future Of Education: AI, Oracy & Financial Literacy. Will The Curriculuim Review Work?
Nov 17, 2025
Ep 151: Teacher Guilt, Making Whole School Changes & What To Look Out For When Touring Schools
Nov 12, 2025
Ep 150: How Teachers Can Deal With Tricky Parents
Nov 10, 2025
Ep 149: Listener Questions: Teacher Acronyms, Encouraging Reading & Involving Your Union!
Nov 05, 2025
Ep 148: Attendance Awards, Smartphones & Absence Fines: Our Strongest Teacher Opinions!
Nov 03, 2025
Ep 147: Listener Questions: Supporting Neurodivergent Teachers, Short Attention Spans & Teacher Superpowers!
Oct 29, 2025
Ep 146: Balancing Teaching and Parenting: Can You Do Both Well?
Oct 27, 2025
Ep 145: Listener Questions: Embarassing Pupil Encounters, Worst Education Buzzwords & Would We Work For Ofsted?
Oct 22, 2025
Ep 144: Extra PPA, Wellbeing Days & Supportive Leaders: AMAZING Policies Every School Needs!!
Oct 20, 2025
Ep 143: Listener Questions: Gender Stereotypes, Lesson Plan Formats & Getting Secondary Ready!
Oct 15, 2025
Ep 142: The Ultimate Guide To Primary Maths: Fluency, Reasoning, Problem Solving & How To Teach It Well!
Oct 13, 2025
Ep 141: Answering Your Questions: Careers After Teaching, The Homeschooling Boom & Teacher Training Improvements
Oct 08, 2025
Ep 140: Learning Through Play & Continuous Provision: Why Child-Led Learning Is So Powerful!
Oct 06, 2025
Ep 139: Answering Your Questions: Male Role Models, Wellbeing Initiatives & Fidget Toys
Oct 01, 2025
Ep 138: The Biggest Time-Wasting Teacher Jobs & Why They Should Be Binned!
Sep 29, 2025
Ep 137: Answering Your Questions: Targeting Union Reps, Best School Trips & Parents Taking Children Out Of Lessons
Sep 24, 2025
Ep 136: The Most TOXIC School Policies Ever! Massive Red Flags!
Sep 22, 2025
Ep 135: Answering Your Questions: School Suspensions, Recognising Red Flags & Life After Teaching
Sep 17, 2025
Ep 134: Will Ofsted Ever Get It Right? Report Cards, New Gradings & Wellbeing Controversy
Sep 15, 2025
Ep 133: Answering Your Questions: Teacher Sickness Guilt, Scrapping One Subject & Promotion Without Burnout!
Sep 10, 2025
Ep 132: Making History Fun, Inspiring & Interesting with Greg Jenner (Public Historian, Horrible Histories & Podcast Host!)
Sep 08, 2025
Ep 131: Answering Your Questions: Private School Ethics, Teacher Payscales & Becoming A School Leader
Sep 03, 2025
Ep 130: Top Tips For Teachers To SMASH The New School Year!
Sep 01, 2025
Ep 129: Answering Your Questions: Teaching Abroad, After-School Clubs & Working Through Summer
Aug 27, 2025
Ep 128: Unpicking The School's Bill: Branded Uniform Crackdown, Fairer Teacher Pay & Fewer Academy Freedoms
Aug 25, 2025
Ep 127: Answering Your Questions: Controversial Teacher Opinions, TA Roles & Pointless Assessment
Aug 20, 2025
Ep 126: Top Tips For New Teachers: How To Thrive In The Classroom
Aug 18, 2025
Ep 125: Why Aren't Children Reading For Pleasure?
Aug 11, 2025
Ep 124: Should We Shorten The School Summer Holidays?
Aug 04, 2025
Ep 123: Has Creativity Died In The Classroom? Boring Schemes, Micro-Management & Arts Funding Cuts!
Jul 28, 2025
Ep 122: The New Writing Framework: A Force For Good Or Bad?
Jul 21, 2025
Ep 121: Our Final Week Of Teaching: Have We Made A Mistake?
Jul 14, 2025
Ep 120: Do Appraisals Actually Reward Good Teaching? Tick-Boxes, Free Labour & Ridiculous Targets
Jul 07, 2025
Ep 119: The Birth Rate Crisis: Teacher Redundancies, School Closures & Fewer Teaching Jobs!
Jun 30, 2025
Ep 118: Life After Teaching: From Burnout To New Beginnings with Sophie Hayes (StoryZoo)
Jun 23, 2025
Ep 117: We Are Quitting Teaching - Here's Why
Jun 16, 2025
Ep 116: Term-Time Holiday Absences, Toxic School Stories & Online Teacher Trolling!
Jun 09, 2025
Ep 115: The Writing Moderation Mess & Using AI Speed Up Report Writing!
Jun 02, 2025
Ep 114: 2025 SATs Deep Dive With Sophie B: Great Questions, Ridiculous Mark Schemes & Key Findings
May 26, 2025
Ep 113: Accidental Swearing, Spelling Nightmare & The Summer Behaviour Dip!
May 19, 2025
Ep 112: Top SATs Advice For Teachers & Should Faith Schools Still Exist?
May 12, 2025
Ep 111: Breaking Down The Broken UK Education System & Why Teachers Might Strike Again!
May 05, 2025
Ep 110: 10 Tips For Every Teacher To SMASH The Summer Term! Reports, Behaviour & Forward Planning
Apr 28, 2025
Ep 109: Teacher Behaviour Hacks & Do We Teach Reading BADLY In School?
Apr 21, 2025
Ep 108: The Most TOXIC School Stories Ever: Hidden Cameras, Grading Displays & Public Shaming
Apr 14, 2025
Ep 107: 6 Ways Teachers Can Immediately Reduce Workload & Take Back Control
Apr 07, 2025
Ep 106: How Can Teachers Eat Well Easily & Overcome Bad Food Habits? Top Tips With Charlie Burley (The Teachers' Health Coach)
Mar 31, 2025
Ep 105: Managing Imposter Syndrome, Tips For ECTs & Spotting Workplace Bullying
Mar 24, 2025
Ep 104: How Much Of An Issue Is Behaviour In School? Teacher Tapp Insights with Gráinne Hallahan
Mar 17, 2025
Ep 103: How To Inspire Children Through Science: A Chat With Maddie Moate
Mar 10, 2025
Ep 102: Deep Diving The 'School Teachers Pay and Conditions Document': Know Your Rights!
Mar 03, 2025
Ep 101: Why Do So Many People Hate Teachers?
Feb 24, 2025
Ep 100: How We Would Lead A School: Planning, Marking, Play & Wellbeing
Feb 17, 2025
Ep 99: Have Ofsted Completely Lost Their Minds?
Feb 10, 2025
Ep 98: Have We Overcomplicated Teaching? Why Simplicity Is Key
Feb 03, 2025
Ep 97: The Harsh Realities of Teaching: 7 Things We Need To Talk About
Jan 27, 2025
Ep 96: 15 Amazing Classroom Tools Every Teacher Should Try Out!
Jan 20, 2025
Ep 95: Why Do So Many Teachers Feel Trapped In The Job?
Jan 13, 2025
Ep 94: The Ultimate New Year Teacher Guide: 7 Things You Need To Do In 2025!
Jan 06, 2025
Ep 93: Reading for Pleasure, Fining Bad Behaviour & 2025 Goals
Dec 30, 2024
Ep 92: Teacher This or That: Rows or Groups? iPads or Sheets? Pupil Gifts or Not?
Dec 23, 2024
Ep 91: The Ultimate Guide To Teaching Maths: Conceptual Understanding, Problem Solving & Manipulatives
Dec 16, 2024
Ep 90: 9 Things We Would Implement In Every School Immediately: Marking, Dress Codes & Play
Dec 09, 2024
Ep 89: Beating Burnout, Boosting Health & Putting Yourself First: Top Tips with Charlie Burley (The Teachers' Health Coach)
Dec 02, 2024
Ep 88: The New Proposed OFSTED Reform: Will It Finally 'Raise Standards In Education'?
Nov 25, 2024
Ep 87: What Is A Teacher Martyr & Why Are They So Harmful To Education?
Nov 17, 2024
Ep 86: Workplace Bullying, Toxic SLT & Teacher Martyrs: Omar Akbar (The Unofficial Teacher's Manual)
Nov 11, 2024
Ep 85: How To Survive The Christmas Term (8 Top Tips)
Nov 04, 2024
Ep 84: Did The Teacher Strikes Change Anything? (Why Education Is STILL Broken)
Oct 28, 2024
Q&A Special: Our Teaching 'Philosophy', Inclusive Classrooms & Parental Communication
Oct 23, 2024
Ep 83: A Teacher's Guide To Prioritising: Which Tasks Can We Bin Off?
Oct 21, 2024
Ep 82: The Best Parts of Teaching: Fulfillment, Fun & Making a Difference
Oct 14, 2024
Ep 81: Why Is Education So Obsessed With 'Reinventing The Wheel'?
Oct 07, 2024
Ep 80: Is Teaching A Job For Life Anymore?
Sep 30, 2024
Ep 79: Is Becoming A Middle Leader In School Ever Worth It?
Sep 23, 2024
Ep 78: How Toxic Schools Use "Accountability" To Bully & Intimidate Teachers
Sep 16, 2024
Ep 77: 23 Things That Should NOT Be Expected From Teachers: Displays, Organising Trips & Orders
Sep 09, 2024
Ep 76: Controversial Teacher Opinions: Ditch Languages, Keep SATs & 4-Day School Weeks?
Sep 02, 2024
Ep 75: The Ultimate Back-To-School Guide For Teachers: Routines, Behaviour & Self-Care
Aug 26, 2024
Ep 74: How To Smash Your Teacher Training: 12 Tips To Success
Aug 05, 2024
Ep 73: 5 Mistakes Every Teacher Makes (& How To Overcome Them)
Jul 29, 2024
Ep 72: How To Build A Successful Teacher Side Hustle
Jul 22, 2024
Ep 71: What Makes An 'Amazing' Teacher?
Jul 15, 2024
Ep 70: Surviving The Summer Term, Being A "Fun" Teacher & Tory Collapse
Jul 08, 2024
Ep 69: Alastair Campbell On Politics In School, Lowering The Voting Age & Being Optimistic
Jul 01, 2024
Ep 68: Should Private School Fees Include VAT?
Jun 24, 2024
Ep 67: Can Flexible Working Save Education?
Jun 17, 2024
Ep 66: Does Becoming A Parent Negatively Affect Your Teaching?
Jun 10, 2024
Ep 65: Do We Need A New National Curriculum?
Jun 03, 2024
Ep 64: A SATs Reflection & The General Election
May 27, 2024
Ep 63: A Leaving Teaching Success Story With Kate Languages
May 20, 2024
Ep 62: Top Tips For New Teachers: 8 Things We Wish We Knew Sooner
May 13, 2024
Ep 61: Does School Prepare Children For Real Life?
May 10, 2024
Ep 60: Mr P: Transforming Teaching With AI, The Impact of Austerity & Brutally Honest Children
May 06, 2024
Ep 59: Should Teachers Be Banned From Displaying Tattoos In The Classroom?
Apr 22, 2024
Ep 58: The Hilarious Mrs Smith: Learning Stalks, Knobservations & Stand-Up Comedy
Apr 15, 2024
Ep 57: Making The Most Of Your Time Off: Say NO, Prioritise Tasks & Stop Comparing!
Apr 08, 2024
Ep 56: Sophie B: SATs Insights, The Best Way To Prep & Widespread Cheating (Part 2)
Apr 01, 2024
Ep 55: Sophie B: Parenting and Teaching, Setting Boundaries At Work & Job Sharing (part 1)
Mar 25, 2024
Ep 54: Mixed Ability or Sets: Should We Group Classes Based On Ability?
Mar 18, 2024
Ep 53: What Children Should Be Learning At Home (& What To AVOID!)
Mar 11, 2024
Ep 52: Brushing Teeth & Toilet Training: What Exactly Is The Role Of A Teacher?
Mar 04, 2024
Ep 51: The Best Things About Teaching Are.....
Feb 26, 2024
Ep 50: Top Tips To Avoid Teacher Burnout
Feb 19, 2024
Ep 49: Writing Assessment: How Many Schools Are Cheating The Broken System?
Feb 12, 2024
Ep 48: Is OFSTED Actually About To Change For The Better?
Feb 05, 2024
Ep 47: The School Absence Crisis: What Caused It & How Can It Be Fixed?
Jan 29, 2024
Ep 46: Will The Teacher Workload Reduction Taskforce Actually Make A Difference?
Jan 22, 2024
Ep 45: Is The Primary School Timetable Fit For Purpose?
Jan 08, 2024
Ep 44: Hayden Vs Dylan: New Year's Resolution Challenge
Dec 29, 2023
Ep 43: THE CHRISTMAS SPECIAL: Secret Santa, Memorable Gifts & Why Turkey Is Massively Overrated
Dec 22, 2023
Ep 42: The Struggles Of Staying Fit And Healthy In Teaching: A Chat With Martin Malone (@TheTeachersPT)
Dec 18, 2023
Bitesize #5: School Dinner Desserts, A Finger Dilemma & The Ultimate Friendship Test
Dec 15, 2023
Ep 41: Christmas in School, Teacher Gifts & A Whole Bunch Of Owls
Dec 11, 2023
Ep 40: The Drastically Changing Teaching Profession: Chronic Underfunding, Enormous Workload & Dwindling Respect
Dec 04, 2023
Bitesize #4: Try These 5 Things Before You Quit Teaching (It Worked For Us!)
Dec 01, 2023
Ep 39: Can You Help Us?
Nov 27, 2023
Bitesize #3: Reflections on Newborn Parenting: The Best Hardest Thing Ever
Nov 24, 2023
Ep 38: Heather Wright & Jane Considine on Amazing Books, Boosting Writing & Representing Female Teachers
Nov 20, 2023
Bitesize #2: Top 5 Tips To Boost Teacher Wellbeing (Parody)
Nov 17, 2023
Bitesize #1: Q&A Special: Leaving The Profession, Favourite Subjects & Our Worst Day Ever!
Nov 13, 2023
Ep 37: How Can We Fix Toxic Schools? (Problems And Solutions)
Nov 10, 2023
Ep 36: Why Are SO Many Teachers Quitting? (Top 5 Reasons)
Nov 03, 2023
Ep 35: Our Ofsted Experience
Oct 27, 2023
Ep 34: Becoming A Parent - Sleep Deprivation, Projectile Vomiting & Celebrating Farts!
Oct 20, 2023
Ep 33: Big Announcements!! (...And Some Other Stuff)
Oct 06, 2023
Ep 32: Teaching Assistants - The Unsung Heroes of Education
Sep 29, 2023
Ep 31: What Is The Point Of Marking?
Sep 22, 2023
Ep 30: Is Behaviour Getting Worse?
Sep 15, 2023
Ep 29: New Year, Crumbling Schools & Geordie Accents
Sep 08, 2023
Ep 28: Top Tips For The New School Year - Self-care, High Expectations & Building Relationships
Aug 25, 2023
Ep 27: The Toxicity of Teacher TikTok
Aug 18, 2023
Ep 26: Why Do Some Teachers Struggle With The Summer Holidays?
Aug 11, 2023
Ep 25: Mr P on Ofsted, AI & Growing His Online Brand
Aug 04, 2023
Ep 24: What's It Like To WIN On A TV Quiz Show?
Jul 28, 2023
Ep 23: Rob Smith: The Literacy Shed Founder On Building A Successful Education Business
Jul 21, 2023
Ep 22: The End Of The School Year - Productions, 'Winding Down' & Saying Goodbye
Jul 14, 2023
Ep 21: Emily Weston: Whole Class Reading, Mixed Year Group Classes & Transition To Secondary School
Jul 07, 2023
Ep 20: Why Are Teachers STILL Striking?
Jun 30, 2023
Ep 19: Gareth Metcalfe: Making Resources, Teaching Problem Solving & Maths 'Anxiety'
Jun 23, 2023
Ep 18: Should Teachers Use AI When Writing Reports?
Jun 16, 2023
Ep 17: Sophie Bartlett: Staying Positive, Making Mistakes & Shared Parental Leave
Jun 09, 2023
Ep 16: The Truth About School Residential Trips
May 26, 2023
Ep 15: Being A Male Primary School Teacher
May 19, 2023
Ep 14: Should We Scrap The KS2 SATs?
May 12, 2023
Ep 13: The Problem With The Primary Curriculum
Apr 28, 2023
Ep 12: What Is Teacher Training Really Like?
Apr 21, 2023
Ep 11: Should Homework Be Scrapped?
Apr 14, 2023
Ep 10: Why We Loved Primary School
Apr 07, 2023
Ep 9: The Highs, Lows and Hilarities of Teaching
Mar 31, 2023
Ep 8: How Much Work Do Teachers Actually Do?
Mar 24, 2023
7: Shampoo, Strikes and Stories From The Classroom
Mar 17, 2023
6: How Tutoring Helped Us Go Part-Time
Mar 10, 2023
5: When Schools Become Toxic (Extended Episode)
Mar 03, 2023
4: Is Roald Dahl Being Censored?
Feb 24, 2023
3: Hogwarts, Wellbeing and an Inflatable Dolphin
Feb 17, 2023
2: Stories From The Classroom
Feb 10, 2023
1: Why Are Teachers Striking?
Feb 03, 2023