'Back to School'  What's included in this episode?  Interview with Obie Matin, Secondary English Teacher, St. Martin in-the-Fields, Brixton, London  (3:00) How to handle ‘back to school’ anxiety and renew the love of teaching whether its your first year as an NQT or 20 years in The hidden role of student recruitment to your subject English as a core subject - expectations of excellence Supporting student transition to secondary school Using lifelong learning and adult education to improve your own teaching practice How education has shifted to become more personalised Understanding Government and bureaucratic change is a constant and focusing on what you can affect - the students in your class Slowing down or speeding up - what’s next for Obie Matin? Plus, shout-outs to Teacher Toolkit, WomenEd, and City Lit Quotes: ON THE FEAR OF BACK TO SCHOOL: ‘That anxiety and dread…the beginning of another school year.’ HOW TO COPE: ‘It’s about finding strategies that bring the joy of teaching back to you.’ SUMMER HOLIDAYS AND TEACHERS: ‘it’s impossible to explain in words the freedom that teachers have in summer holidays’ EXAM RESULTS: ‘Every time it’s results day or results night i have the same feelings i had when i was opening my own brown envelope. you work with those students for so long and worked so hard with them…and they’ve worked so hard!’ LIFE-LONG LEARNING: ‘Before I was a teacher, I was an adult education junky.’ ON TEACHMEET: ‘‘It’s just an incredible movement’ Further Reading: St. Martin in-the-Fields, Brixton, London: http://www.younglambeth.org/organisation/st-martin-in-the-fields-school-for-girls.html  Teacher Toolkit: http://www.teachertoolkit.me/  WomenEd: http://www.womened.org/  Teach Meet London Boat: https://storify.com/PodcastEdtech/teachmeet-london-boat-tmlondonboat  City Lit: http://www.citylit.ac.uk/  Two new partners! Visit www.innovatemyschool.com to subscribe to the free newsletter for the latest inspirational articles Visit www.ukeduweekly.com to review the latest news and articles