Education Research Reading Room

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• ERRR #110. Craig Barton on Getting the 'We Do' Right + Lessons from His Trip to Australia

  August 3, 2026 · 1 hr 44 min

  In this episode, host Ollie Lovell interviews the hugely popular UK educator, Craig Barton. Craig shares insights from his new 'Tips for Teachers guide to...' book series , focussing on the 'We do'. In the second half of the episode…

• ERRR #109. Chris Such on Teaching Reading and Comprehension

  February 27, 2026 · 1 hr 42 min

  In this episode, host Ollie Lovell speaks with reading expert Christopher Such on the three key principles underlying the enabling of reading comprehension for students. Chris and Ollie discuss how these three principles have been…

• ERRR #108. Bill Hansberry on Making Restorative Conversations Work

  January 9, 2026 · 1 hr 36 min

  In this episode, host Ollie Lovell speaks with experienced educator Bill Hansberry on a practical approach to restorative practices in schools. Full show notes at www.ollielovell.com/billhansberry

• ERRR #107. Doug Lemov on Teaching Reading

  November 30, 2025 · 1 hr 31 min

  In this episode, host Ollie Lovell interviews the hugely influential author of Teach Like a Champion, Doug Lemov, about his newest book, The Teach Like a Champion Guide to the Science of Reading. Doug shares advice on everything from why…

• ERRR #106. Lissie Doyle on Test Feedback that Makes Students Think

  September 16, 2025 · 1 hr 17 min

  In this episode, host Ollie Lovell speaks with Lissie Doyle about running test feeback in a way that supports students to think deeply about the process and learn from their mistakes. Full show notes at www.ollielovell.com/lissiedoyle

• ERRR #105. Sue Knight on Effective School Leadership

  August 8, 2025 · 1 hr 50 min

  In this episode, host Ollie Lovell speaks with Sue Knight, principal of multiple turnaround school stories based upon the Science of Learning. Sue shares her insightful 3 principles for effective school leadership. See all show notes…

• ERRR #104. Haywood & Parkinson on System-Level Approaches to Improving Primary Mathematics

  July 10, 2025 · 2 hr 11 min

  In this episode, host Ollie Lovell speaks with Amy Haywood and Nick Parkinson from The Grattan Institute on their recent research into primary mathematics and what we need to do at the system level to improve it! Full show notes at…

• ERRR #103. James Mannion on Making Change Stick (Implementation)

  June 5, 2025 · 2 hr 15 min

  Host Ollie Lovell speaks with James Mannion about his new book, "Making Change Stick", and how to effectively implement change and improvements in schools and organisations. Full show notes at www.ollielovell.com/jamesmannion2