{"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":"S2 E29 | Why Lesson Observations Destroy Teacher Trust and How to Fix this!","slug":"s2-e29-why-lesson-observations-destroy-teacher-trust-and-how-to-fix-this","published_at":"2026-03-23T06:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/miss-estruch-teach-tell-7095349/s2-e29-why-lesson-observations-destroy-teacher-trust-and-how-to-fix-this","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/miss-estruch-teach-tell-7095349","url":"https://www.missestruch.co.uk/podcasts/miss-estruch-teach-tell/episodes/2149178086","audio_url":"https://app.kajabi.com/podcasts/medias/2149178086.mp3","summary":"Lesson observations are one of the most daunting   aspects of teaching. When done poorly, they can destroy morale, create performative lessons, and erode trust within a school. But when done well, observations can become one of the most powerful professional development tools a school has. In this episode of Miss Estruch Teach & Tell, I’m joined by Craig Randall from Trust Based Observations to unpack how lesson observations should actually work and why so many systems get it wrong. We explore the difference between observations designed to judge and observations designed to learn. Craig explains how trust is built slowly through repeated observations and why one- off high stakes observations rarely give an accurate picture of teaching. Instead of creating pressure for teachers to perform a “ perfect lesson”, the Trust Based Observations model focuses on building professional trust, improving teaching through dialogue, and supporting teachers rather than evaluating them. We also discuss the fears many teachers have when being observed and the challenges leaders face when trying to observe staff in a way that builds trust rather than anxiety. If lesson observations in your school feel stressful, performative, or unfair, this conversation will give you a completely different perspective on how they can work. What we cover in this episode • Why traditional lesson observations often damage trust in schools • The problem with judging teachers based on one or two observed lessons • Why teaching cannot be accurately evaluated through snapshots • The psychology of trust and the “ marbles in the jar” analogy • Why the first several observations should focus only on positive feedback • When and how constructive feedback should be introduced • Why feedback should focus o…","meta_description":"Lesson observations are one of the most daunting aspects of teaching. When done poorly, they can destroy morale, create performative lessons, and e…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2103,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/miss-estruch-teach-tell-7095349/episodes/s2-e29-why-lesson-observations-destroy-teacher-trust-and-how-to-fix-this/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/s2-e29-why-lesson-observations-destroy-teacher-trust-and-how-to-fix-this.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}