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Podcast 36: What Is A Ministry of Defence School?


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Joshua McGovern

Joshua McGovern has been working with Teacher Toolkit since March 2018. He is responsible for our Soundcloud and iTunes channels and is the production manager for podcasts. He has a degree in Music Production and is a graduate of Leeds Beckett University. Aside from working...
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What is it like to work in a Ministry of Defence School?

Our 36th interview on the Teacher Toolkit podcast is with Ben Turner, headteacher at a Ministry of Defence school in Germany. Ben’s school teaches students whose parents are in the armed forces.

Podcast Summary

In this episode, you can hear Ben and Teacher Toolkit founder, Ross McGill:

  • describe an average day at Ben’s school
  • recount Ben’s education background and key school memories
  • list Ben’s career highlights
  • explain the unique workload challenges they there are in a Ministry of Defence school
  • share workload tips for teaching primary school children
  • reveal how teachers can pursue careers in Ministry of Defence schools
  • give suggestions for things Ben would like to implement and remove from the world of education
  • discuss something that Ben’s learnt recently and how he got into blogging.
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8th December 20189th March 2019 by Joshua McGovern
Posted in Podcasts, Primary, Teaching and LearningTagged #TTkitPodcast, armed forces, british army, career, education background, george orwell, Germany, Interview, Marking, Ministry Of Defence, podast, Podcast, Verbal Feedback, Workload

3 thoughts on “Podcast 36: What Is A Ministry of Defence School?”

  1. CM says:
    8th December 2018 at 8:31 am

    I can’t hear anything on the podcast

    Reply
    1. @TeacherToolkit says:
      8th December 2018 at 11:39 am

      It’s definitely working! Try another browser; check the volume 🙂

      Reply
  2. Emma Bryson says:
    17th December 2018 at 10:37 am

    Fantastic portrayal of MOD Schools – a wonderful organisation to work for. If you are teacher and see a vacancy for an MOD School, I urge you to find out more as you won’t regret it. Outstanding students and behaviour, a wealth of resources and lots of CPD regularly on offer: excellent!

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