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Education Research Reading Room

by Ollie Lovell: Teacher, author, podcaster, blogger, PhD candidate. @ollie_lovell

The most in-depth education podcast available. Each episode host Ollie Lovell takes a deep dive into an important area of education with an educational thought leader from around the world, from practicing teachers to university professors and everyone in-between. If you're looking to build deep knowledge about education and how learning happens, this is the podcast for you.

Latest episodes

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ERRR #111. Brian Poncy on Understanding Intervention and Building Math Fluency

#43 trending · Education for Kids

In this episode, host Ollie Lovell speaks to international expert on mathematics fluency and systematic interventions in eduction, Brian Poncy. Brian and Ollie explore ke

Oct 14
1 h 30 min

ERRR #110. Craig Barton on Getting the 'We Do' Right + Lessons from His Trip to Australia

In this episode, host Ollie Lovell interviews the hugely popular UK educator, Craig Barton. Craig shares insights from his new 'Tips for Teachers guide to...' book series

Aug 3
1 h 44 min

ERRR #109. Chris Such on Teaching Reading and Comprehension

In this episode, host Ollie Lovell speaks with reading expert Christopher Such on the three key principles underlying the enabling of reading comprehension for students.

Feb 27
1 h 41 min

ERRR #108. Bill Hansberry on Making Restorative Conversations Work

In this episode, host Ollie Lovell speaks with experienced educator Bill Hansberry on a practical approach to restorative practices in schools. Full show notes at www.o

Jan 9
1 h 35 min

ERRR #107. Doug Lemov on Teaching Reading

In this episode, host Ollie Lovell interviews the hugely influential author of Teach Like a Champion, Doug Lemov, about his newest book, The Teach Like a Champion Guide t

Nov 30 2025
1 h 30 min

ERRR #106. Lissie Doyle on Test Feedback that Makes Students Think

In this episode, host Ollie Lovell speaks with Lissie Doyle about running test feeback in a way that supports students to think deeply about the process and learn from th

Sep 16 2025
1 h 16 min

ERRR #105. Sue Knight on Effective School Leadership

In this episode, host Ollie Lovell speaks with Sue Knight, principal of multiple turnaround school stories based upon the Science of Learning. Sue shares her insightful

Aug 8 2025
1 h 50 min

ERRR #104. Haywood & Parkinson on System-Level Approaches to Improving Primary Mathematics

In this episode, host Ollie Lovell speaks with Amy Haywood and Nick Parkinson from The Grattan Institute on their recent research into primary mathematics and what we nee

Jul 10 2025
2 h 11 min

ERRR #103. James Mannion on Making Change Stick (Implementation)

Host Ollie Lovell speaks with James Mannion about his new book, "Making Change Stick", and how to effectively implement change and improvements in schools and organisatio

Jun 5 2025
2 h 15 min

ERRR #102. Benjamin Riley on the dangers of AI in Education

This episode we’re speaking with Benjamin Riley. Ben is the founder of Cognitive Resonance, a think-and-do tank devoted to helping people to understand human cognition an

May 7 2025
1 h 46 min

ERRR #101. Alex Evans on Systematic School Improvement & Instructional Coaching

Host Ollie Lovell speaks with Alex Evans, Deputy Headteacher at St Luke’s Church of England School about the St Luke's change journey that moved the school from the botto

Apr 7 2025
2 h 01 min

ERRR #100. Steve Biddulph on the Roots of Anxiety

In this episode, host Ollie Lovell speaks with the worlds most popular Parenting author, Steve Biddulph, on his new book, 'Wild Creature Mind'. This discussion explores

Mar 5 2025
2 h 10 min

ERRR #099. David Morkunas on Writing Quality Maths Lessons

In this episode of the ERRR Podcast, renowed mathematics education David Morkunas describes the ins and outs of writing high quality mathematics lessons, and particularly

Feb 1 2025
1 h 25 min

ERRR #098. Steve Capp on Effective School Leadership

In this episode, host Ollie Lovell speaks with acclaimed school principal Steve Capp to hear what it takes to turn around not one, but two primary schools. Steve shares c

Jan 7 2025
1 h 53 min

ERRR #097. Jonathan Sharples on Implementation in Education

Professor Jonathan Sharples from the Education Endowment Foundation shares insights and practical advice regarding how to help educational programs and initiatives to hav

Dec 10 2024
2 h 04 min

ERRR #096. Jennifer Buckingham on Literacy Instruction & Policy in the UK, Ireland & Aus

In this episode, Dr. Jennifer Buckingham describes key instructional and policy differences between the UK, Ireland, and Australia, and how these contribute to differing

Nov 7 2024
1 h 45 min

ERRR #095. Ron Berger on an Ethic of Excellence

This episode we're speaking with Ron Berger. Ron was a public school teacher and master carpenter in rural Massachusetts for over 25 years and is now a well-known nationa

Oct 4 2024
2 h 05 min

ERRR #094. Craig Barton and Ollie analyse Ollie's teaching

In this episode, usual ERRR host Ollie Lovell has a recent maths lesson that he taught pulled apart by fellow edu-podcaster Craig Barton. Craig ask's Ollie a huge numbe

Sep 2 2024
2 h 04 min

ERRR #093. Adam Boxer on the First 10 Minutes of a Lesson

Adam Boxer is a chemistry teacher in North London, he writes about science education, cognitive science, evidence-based education, and many other important topics. He’s a

Aug 4 2024
2 h 06 min

ERRR #092. Harry Fletcher-Wood on Running Effective Professional Development

Expert PD designer Harry Fletcher-Wood shares wisdom on what it takes to design truly deep and impactful PD for teachers. See all the show notes at www.ollielovell.com/

Jul 5 2024
2 h 08 min

Chart trend

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#47
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#119 ▲ 34 Education for Kids US

What listeners say

A curated, balanced selection of Apple Podcasts reviews.

I took some time today to listen to your show!! Education Research Reading Room is a fantastic podcast with great info, advice, and perspectives. You won't regret listening to and learning from the podcast.

Credibility specialist · Mar 2023

Love the podcast! Your episode with John Hollingsworth on explicit instruction completely revolution slides my teaching. It has been extremely transformative to see the progress my students are making after implementing just a few of the strategies mentioned in that episode.

tyygggh · Apr 2021

I have been looking for a long time (more than a year) for a convenient way to access high-quality summary of educational research while driving or before sleeping. I have tried many approaches, such as listening to YouTube or online courses from the phone. But it was so hard to find a channel that discuss theories and findings in depth and systematically. Luckily I finally reach this channel on podcast. Thank you so much Ollie. This is exactly the thing I am looking for.

Emily11119999 · Jan 2021

Fantastic podcast for any educator who wants to improve his/her knowledge about education research and being research informed!

GreenGamerGurl · Nov 2019

I listened to the episode with Professor Mazur and was bothered by some of the comments. When Prof. Mazur explained how he wondered why his students weren’t learning. One of his choices was that his students were dumb. It’s horrible that an educator would have that thought; and then to publicly admit it, wow! The host seemed to agree when he stated that it was not reasonable to think that the students were dumb because they attended Harvard. Why would the host entertain this comment, let alone follow it up? Did the host not remember the episode with Dr. Anita Archer? Stop blaming students for their failure to learn. Also what do intelligence and Harvard have to do with each other? My second concern is the host’s reference to other institutions as less elite than Harvard. Just why? Why is Harvard the standard? Why even make the comment? It had absolutely nothing to do with the host’s wondering about how to get students to do pre-work prior to a course meeting. The Harvard students weren’t doing the pre-work either! When this episode started, I had the thought to discontinue listening. I wish I had followed that thought so that I would not have heard the disparaging comments. I will no longer listen to this podcast.

Literacy and Justice For All · Mar 2022

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