Education Research Reading Room

About Education Research Reading Room

The most in-depth education podcast available. Each episode host Ollie Lovell takes a deep dive into an important area of education with an educational thought leader from around the world, from practicing teachers to university professors and everyone in-between. If you're looking to build deep knowledge about education and how learning happens, this is the podcast for you.

Publisher

Ollie Lovell: Teacher, author, podcaster, blogger, PhD candidate. @ollie_lovell

Category

kids & family

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

27 Jan 2017

Latest episode

3 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

2 of 121 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   3 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

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

   Host Ollie Lovell interviews educator Craig Barton about mastering the 'We Do' phase of teaching and shares reflections from their Australian tour.

2. 

   27 Feb 2026TRANSCRIPT

   ERRR #109. Chris Such on Teaching Reading and Comprehension

   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 (www.steplab.co). Full show notes at www.ollielovell.com/chrissuch (www.ollielovell.com/chrissuch)

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   9 Jan 2026

   ERRR #108. Bill Hansberry on Making Restorative Conversations Work

   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

Inside a recent episode

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

Published 3 Aug 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And that's when it gets really muddled. When you do an I do, we do together, it is inevitably a car crash because you're in a bit of a dilemma as a teacher. So you're kind of doing three things for the price of one. You're doing a bit of explaining. You're doing a bit of checking for understanding of stuff you think the kids should already know. So the kind of prerequisite knowledge. And then you're kind of checking for understanding of stuff that the kids probably have no reason to know because it's new stuff that you're just teaching. […]

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

52 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

79 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 58 / 100

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77

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0

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0

Engagement

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