{"podcast":{"title":"Miss Estruch Teach & Tell","slug":"miss-estruch-teach-tell-7095349","podcast_index_feed_id":7095349,"rss_url":"https://app.kajabi.com/podcasts/2147857403/feed","website_url":"https://www.missestruch.co.uk/podcasts/miss-estruch-teach-tell","image_url":"https://kajabi-storefronts-production.kajabi-cdn.com/kajabi-storefronts-production/file-uploads/site/2147633614/podcasts/d65e11d-aaee-6cb7-83da-1cc44a0b3_Bold_Feminine.png","author":"Miss Estruch","episode_count":80,"summary":"Welcome to Miss Estruch Teach & Tell —the podcast dedicated to helping busy teachers streamline their workload, improve productivity, and find more joy in teaching. Whether you’ve been in the classroom for years or you’re navigating the challenges of balancing work with being a busy mum, this show is designed for you. Join Miss Estruch each week as she shares time-saving teaching tips, engaging Biology lesson ideas, and powerful edtech tools that make your life easier while boosting the quality of your lessons. From candid teacher confessions to practical strategies that work, we dive deep into what it means to thrive both in and out of the classroom. Expect relatable anecdotes, actionable takeaways, and an authentic community of educators who understand the struggle to achieve a sustainable work-life balance. If you're ready to take your teaching to the next level while reclaiming your personal time, hit that subscribe button now!","last_synced_at":"2026-09-28T14:25:42.826375+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/miss-estruch-teach-tell-7095349"},"episode":{"title":"How AQA Design Exam Questions (And How Teachers Can Too) | S3 E4 Teach & Tell podcast","slug":"how-aqa-design-exam-questions-and-how-teachers-can-too-s3-e4-teach-tell-podcast","published_at":"2026-09-28T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/miss-estruch-teach-tell-7095349/how-aqa-design-exam-questions-and-how-teachers-can-too-s3-e4-teach-tell-podcast","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/miss-estruch-teach-tell-7095349","url":"https://www.missestruch.co.uk/podcasts/miss-estruch-teach-tell/episodes/2149259015","audio_url":"https://app.kajabi.com/podcasts/medias/2149259015.mp3","summary":"What if a student got an exam question wrong not because they didn't know the content, but because of an ambiguous word buried in the sentence? In this episode of Miss Estruch Teach & Tell, former Head of Biology Katie Estruch breaks down insights straight from the AQA Summer Conference 2026 keynote by Tor Thompson (AQA Assessment Design Manager). Discover how exam boards screen for \"Construct Irrelevant Variance\" (CIV) to ensure assessments measure true subject knowledge rather than reading stamina or decoding speed. 📌   What We Cover:   • What is Construct Irrelevant Variance (CIV)? • Language screening: Eliminating ambiguous phrasing, dense clauses, and rare vocabulary • Formatting & Layout: Reducing cognitive load and designing for dyslexia • Visuals: Clean diagrams and designing for colour vision deficiency • Context: Streamlining wordy scenarios into clear numbered steps • The Classroom Checklist: 5 quick wins for writing your own worksheets and assessments","meta_description":"What if a student got an exam question wrong not because they didn't know the content, but because of an ambiguous word buried in the sentence? In this ep…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":587,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/miss-estruch-teach-tell-7095349/episodes/how-aqa-design-exam-questions-and-how-teachers-can-too-s3-e4-teach-tell-podcast/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/miss-estruch-teach-tell-7095349/how-aqa-design-exam-questions-and-how-teachers-can-too-s3-e4-teach-tell-podcast.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}