TeachCast was designed to inspire listeners with stories of daily difference making in NSW public schools. If you’re a pre-service teacher studying an initial teacher education degree or an early career teacher still finding your feet in the classroom, this podcast is for you.

Episodes 1 - 5 of TeachCast are now available to stream on Spotify, Apple podcasts and YouTube.

Episode 1: Welcome to TeachCast

Meet Shannon and Siobhan, our dynamic teacher co-hosts, who are excited to share their own teaching journeys and introduce you to the upcoming guests and episode topics for the first season of TeachCast.

Episode 2: On studying to become a teacher and how the FTC enriched Inara’s experience

We speak to pre-service teacher, Inara, about being a Future Teachers Club member, her early teaching experiences in the classroom and advice for future teachers on the same path.

Episode 3: On teaching mathematics and how it opened doors for Eddie Woo

We speak to Eddie Woo, mathematics teacher and educational leader with the NSW Department of Education, about his career trajectory, love of bringing mathematics to life in the classroom and rise to becoming a YouTube sensation.

Episode 4: On the great debate between primary and secondary teaching

Our co-hosts, Shannon and Siobhan, go head-to-head in the great debate of primary versus secondary teaching and cover the difference in teaching and leadership roles in primary and high school contexts.

Episode 5: On developing your leadership potential ft. @giftedandtalentedteacher

We speak to Sarah, an assistant principal in a NSW public school, for advice on navigating leadership opportunities as a teacher and how to build a supportive teacher network beyond the classroom.

Season 1 of TeachCast was recorded on the homelands of the Darug people. We pay respect to Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples tuning in.

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