Magnify Matters Podcast

“Building better teaching through practice and feedback” with Teach Well

Drawing on their work across more than 900 schools, Katie Webster and Katie Roberts-Hull reflect on the realities of school improvement, from early career teaching experiences to system-wide professional learning, and what it takes to move beyond one-off professional development to something that genuinely shifts teaching.

As partners in the Magnify Sandhurst journey, they connect research to practice, exploring how modelling, feedback and sustained support build teacher confidence and create the conditions for every student to learn.

Together they explore:

• Why calm, orderly and predictable learning environments are the foundation for effective teaching and learning.
• What doesn’t work in professional learning, and why one-off workshops rarely lead to sustained change in practice.
• Why teachers need to see what effective instruction looks like, not just hear the theory behind it.
• How retrieval practice, review and full participation strengthen learning and support long-term memory.
• Why system improvement relies on coherence, shared language and continuous learning over time.

Whether you’re in the classroom, leading a school or working across a system, this episode offers practical insight and a clear reminder that improving teaching is not about doing more, but about doing what works, consistently and well.

Now stay with us as we magnify what truly matters in education.