It's July so it must be. unexpected gangs of people with power tools outside the studio! Temporary studio quickly constructed to take us through the nine podcast recordings we're doing this week.

RT @thomasbreeze: Phew… first day of a mammoth 2-day bilingual lecture recording session done for next year’s PGCE. Huge thanks to Pete, Et….

RT @thomasbreeze: It was 20 years ago today. no, not a Sgt. Pepper quote, but I did my first day in my first teaching job on 4th July 200….

No thank you, @academia - if anyone wants to know about this paper, lead author Judith Kneen, the real human version (accept no substitutes) and two co-authors (us) have already made a podcast for people to enjoy:

THIS FRIDAY: It's time for us to head off on our Summer break, but before we do, here's Richard West from @StanwellSchool with an episode all about physics. Here's Richard doing us all favour by busting the myth that physics is a boys' subject.

TOMORROW: we welcome Finola Wilson from Impact Wales to the podcast - she's got a new book out about closing the disadvantage gap in schools. Tune in!

THIS FRIDAY: We welcome back Dr Fiona Heath-Diffey, who tells us about some of the amazing professional journeys of primary PGCE student teachers as they learn to teach PE. Here's Fiona on the importance of a healthy attitude towards exercise!

Our Easter light (and slightly bonkers) episode is recorded and ready to go. Tune in on Friday to hear, amongst other things, Emma and Tom discussing an article in @tes about the tired teacher tropes in 'Adolescence'!

Did you catch our episode with @KellyBubbins from.@willowshigh the other day? Have a listen to discover how Kelly and her colleagues formed their vision and put it into practice with the whole school and community.

Teacher recruitment and retention is a hot topic at the moment, so it was a timely visit by Professor David Egan to our studio to discuss his recent report into the issues. Tune in on Friday! Here's a taster, and you can read the report here:

We'd love to know what conversations you're having between different subjects in secondary schools - please tell us in this short survey!.

RT @marywoolley: Diolch i’r holl athrawon uwchradd yng Nghymru sydd wedi ymateb i’n harolwg hyd yn hyn. Mewn ymateb i'ch adborth rydym wedi….

. and you can hear our podcast version of this article here:

Until we appear in vision again in two weeks, here's something to cheer up your Friday: our colleague @SianTeach giving our school-based mentors some love in our episode from two weeks ago!

We hope you enjoy today's camera-free episode in which Emma reviews a book on teaching and learning Shakespeare (something for everyone in that, we hope, even if you don't teach drama or English!)

RT @KellyBubbins: Absolute honour to be invited on to @TalkTeachingPod. Listen in to hear about our whole school strategies following our '….

RT @thomasbreeze: Recording a couple of episodes of @talkteachingpod in one of @MetBroadcast’s other studios today - thanks to Pete for set….

RT @thomasbreeze: Thanks to our excellent school colleagues for coming in today to help create content to support mentors out in school. Ma….

Any secondary teacher followers in Wales, we'd be very grateful if you'd have a go at this research survey from Cardiff Met colleagues!

Unrhyw ddilynwyr athrawon uwchradd yng Nghymru, byddem yn ddiolchgar iawn pe baech yn rhoi cynnig ar yr arolwg ymchwil hwn gan gydweithwyr ym Met Caerdydd!