Talking Teaching
Hosted by Sophie Specjal and Dr Sophie Specjal · University of Melbourne
4.9from 27 ratings
- 57
- Episodes
- 7
- Transcribed
- 27
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2018
- First episode
- 387K
- YouTube views
About Talking Teaching
Talking Teaching is a University of Melbourne podcast for the Faculty of Education in Melbourne, Australia. It is a podcast about effective, evidence-based classroom practice and the latest in educational thinking. Each episode features insights from world-renowned educators and thinkers and is expertly hosted by Dr Sophie Specjal.
- Publisher
- University of Melbourne
- Category
- education
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 26 Apr 2018
- Latest episode
- 2 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
7 of 57 episodes have a transcript.
2 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Reinventing Schools – Connecting Learning, Health and Wellbeing
10 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Thriving Kids: Rethinking Early Intervention, Neurodiversity and Belonging
18 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Promise to Every Student: From Classroom Practice to National Leadership. In conversation with Stephen Gniel, CEO of the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA)
Inside a recent episode
Reinventing Schools – Connecting Learning, Health and Wellbeing
Published 2 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] So as Sharon said in the last episode, it's not about bolting on extra things, but really how do we leverage what teachers already know and do to really help them support all students in the best way possible? And I've always been passionate that health school system should be working closely together. We all care about the same children. We all want the best outcomes. So why are these silos there? And often it can be for lots of different reasons, but I think we do need to work better together. Sharon, do you think that This collaboration has been then for a long time and such an important one, which I can imagine was quite contemporary back then. […]
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- Sharon Goldfeld
- Jon Quach
- Frank Oberklaid
- Matt Harrison
- Stephen Gniel
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 386,852
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 4 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 23 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 50 / 100
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- Quality
- 28
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 86
- Engagement
- 92
Questions about Talking Teaching
Who hosts Talking Teaching?
Sophie Specjal and Dr Sophie Specjal host the show. Published by University of Melbourne.
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The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.
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