Education Research Reading Room

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, Craig and Ollie share reflections and learnings from their 2025 Australia tour. Find out what each learnt from the other on running effective professional development within this episode.

Full show notes at www.ollielovell.com/craigbarton5

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 communicated through Chris' two books, The Art and Science of Primary Reading and Primary Reading Simplified, in addition to the videos and action steps recently written by Chris for Steplab.

Full show notes at www.ollielovell.com/chrissuch

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

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 books are dying in our culture, the role of book choice in teaching reading, book-driven objectives, teaching writing, and much more.
This is a must-listen podcast for anyone teaching reading, especially in upper primary and secondary school.
Full show notes at www.ollielovell.com/douglemov2

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