Teaching on Purpose: Show me boards with Emma Maguire
Emma Maguire, head teacher of Wharton Primary School, shares her journey into teaching and the importance of checking for understanding. She…
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Teaching on Purpose · 14 April 2026 · 40 min
Teaching on Purpose: Nadine Cotton
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Published by Teaching on Purpose. Teaching on Purpose is part of the Education Leaders Podcast Network.
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In this first episode, host, Adam and Nadine Cotton, Director of Secondary standards and Quality of Education, talk about purpose. What is it that drives teacher decision making in the classroom and how can we make sure that we put those drivers, (our purposes) at the heart of how we talk about teaching...
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