Coffee Teach Sleep Repeat
Coffee • Teach • Sleep • Repeat is a podcast where educational theory meets the everyday realities of the staffroom. Hosted by Stuart Mitchell (TeacherStu), it explores the thinkers, ideas, and conversations that help us understand not just how we teach, but why we teach the way we do. Rather than offering quick fixes or classroom hacks, the show unpacks influential educational theories and connects them to schools and teacher education. It encourages thoughtful reflection on teaching practice, inviting listeners to settle in and join the conversation.
Episodes
Episode#6: The Space Between Us
What makes a difference to the learning that happens in a classroom? Is it what we teach, how we teach it, or something that happens in the space between teacher and learner?In this episode, we explore the work of humanistic psychologist Carl Rogers and his ideas about the relationships that make learning possible. Through empathy, genuineness and unconditional positive regard, Rogers challenges u
Episode#5: The Staffroom Sessions
In this special Staffroom Sessions episode of Coffee • Teach • Sleep • Repeat, we are joined by colleagues for an honest conversation about teacher identity, professional learning, experience and the realities of becoming a teacher.Drawing on personal experiences and professional reflections, the discussion explores the idea of teaching, the moments when we begin to feel like teachers, and the mes
Episode#4: The Reflective Practitioner
What does it really mean to become a reflective teacher?In this episode, we explore Donald Schön’s influential work on professional learning and the reflective practitioner, examining how teachers draw on experience, judgement and professional knowledge while navigating the unpredictable realities of classroom practice.We consider Schön’s concepts of knowing-in-action, reflection-in-action and ref
Episode#3: Learning at the Edge
Once upon a time, we were all beginners.In this episode, we explore Jean Lave and Etienne Wenger’s theory of Situated Learning, focusing on the idea of legitimate peripheral participation. We consider what happens when a new teacher enters an established professional community, beginning at the edge through observation, supported participation and gradually increasing responsibility.Drawing on the
Episode#2: Transformative Learning
What happens when our assumptions about learning, teaching and ourselves are challenged? This episode explores Jack Mezirow’s theory of Transformative Learning, considering how critical reflection, dialogue and experience can reshape the ways we understand the world and our professional practice. A practical introduction for teachers and education professionals interested in learning that can chan
Episode#1: The Offence of Theory
Theory may not give you the answer, but it might give you a better question.In The Offence of Theory, Maggie MacLure challenges the idea that educational research should simply tell us “what works”. Theory can feel uncomfortable because it refuses to provide easy answers. Instead, it asks us to question why we believe something works, whose voices are being heard, whose are missing, and what assum
The One With The Pilot Episode
Welcome to Coffee. Teach. Sleep. Repeat.Teaching isn’t a job with all the answers, it’s a profession built on questions.In this pilot episode, Stuart Mitchell introduces Coffee. Teach. Sleep. Repeat. a podcast for Associate Teachers (Trainee Teachers), Early Career Teachers (ECTs), Mentors and Experienced Teachers who want to think more deeplyabout teaching and professional learning.Using the simp
