The Unteachables Podcast

Claire English

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#177: Educating the 'whole child' beyond the academic buzzword. Andrea Vandenbohl on…

7/20/2026 • 40 min

I am still here at EduTech 2026, and today's conversation has completely lit me up. I'm sitting across from the wonderful Andrea Vandenbohl, deputy principal at Northam Grammar School, where she has spent the last five years leading initiatives that weave wellbeing science and character education into every part of school life. Andrea's work is built on the beli… Play episode

#176: Kate Stockman on student voice, empathy, and why so many students st…
#175: From fostering an unhoused teen at just 22, to leading trauma-inform…
#174: Is your school quietly killing curiosity? Carmel McGee on what it lo…
#173: Finally answering the biggest questions you've sent in. Can you be t…
#172: Starters CAN be your classroom management superpower (here's how to …
#171: If you want students to take REAL accountability for their behaviour…
#170: 5 classroom management moves I am obsessed with (and you can use imm…
#169: 4 whole-class recall games that will have students begging to learn …
#168: What schools get profoundly wrong — with Andy Hargreaves
#167: The ‘boring’ differentiation strategy you need to be using in 2026 t…
#166: Why telling teachers to ‘just differentiate’ is helping nobody (and …
#165: The "brain builder" mindset shift every teacher needs. Jessica Sinar…
#164: Why your students won't do the work (even when it's really doable) |…
#163: What does real inclusion look like in the classroom? Supporting neur…
#162: How to Turn Your Teaching Into a Classroom Management Machine
#161: What we get wrong about classroom management, low-level disruption, …
#160: The 10 quick community builder activities that will become your clas…
#159: The 5 routines that are non-negotiable for teachers wanting to reduc…
#158: How to build the most beautiful, positive, connected class community…
#157: "What if I just realllly don’t like a student?!" How to teach a kid …
#156: Why forced icebreakers don’t build trust or community (and what does)
#155: The first-week moves that’ll save you months of behaviour work down …
#154: How to build back confidence and credibility after a tough year with…
#152: So it's December, and your students won't stop talking... Now what?
#151: What to do when your class is bringing the 'checked out, apathetic, …
#150: Students pushing your buttons? These 6 one-liners will save you!
#149: 3 Thanksgiving activities to beat the November behaviour wobbles
#148: If I had a totally unmanageable class, I'd do these 4 things immedia…
#147: Why your classroom transitions are chaotic (and how to fix them)
#146: Why classroom compliance isn’t the win you might think it is
#145: The Halloween classroom management mistakes that turn your class int…
#144: How to actually support students with additional needs... in a mains…
#143: 5 powerful (and doable) ways to support ADHD students. October is AD…
#142: My English teacher saved my life (and she will never know it). The e…
#141: Tired of blank stares and the same 5 hands up? Here's how to get who…
#140: If you've ever been told (or felt) you need to "be stricter" for cla…
#139: The exit routine your class [and you] desperately needs
#138: Brain breaks that secretly boost behaviour (and help us reclaim a bi…
#137: Feel like you need to split into 30 trying to support the whole room…
#136: The entry routine that is magic for low-level disruption! The power …
#135: Is your teaching presence undermining your classroom management?
#134: Bullying in the classroom?! 😖 How to talk to your students about it…
#133: Flipping your lid! The concept that changed everything about the way…
#132: The No-BS Back to School Breakdown! Exactly what I do lesson-by-less…
#131: 4 sobering statistics that prove that teaching is the hardest, and m…
#130: Dealing with defiance? You don't need to say a word - you just need …
#129: The exact one-liners I use in the classroom when responding to defia…
#128: 4 ways imposter syndrome shows up for teachers in the classroom (and…
#127: I met the King, and he asked me a question about the work I do with …

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