Mr Barton Maths Podcast

Craig Barton

Education

Mathematics Education

Teaching Strategies

Atomisation

Do Now

Professional Development

Classroom Management

AI In Education

Lesson Structure

Unstoppable Learning

Instructional Coaching

Atomization

Artificial Intelligence

Teaching Practices

Cognitive Routines

Mini Whiteboards

Gcses

Teacher Training

Engelman's Theory Of Instruction

Lumen Curriculum

Craig Barton interviews guests from the wonderful world of education about their approaches to teaching, educational research and more. All show notes, resources and videos here: www.mrbartonmaths.com/blog/

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Publishes	Weekly	Episodes	224	Founded	10 years ago
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Latest Episodes

#224 AI in Education with Kris Boulton

Kris Boulton returns for the AI in Education mini-series. He shares how Claude has become fully woven into his daily work, gives a candid first-hand account of his visit to Alpha School in New York, and digs into where AI now sits for creating high-q... more

2 Jun 2026 • 2 hrs 9 min

#223 What do 10,000 teachers think about AI?

Grainne Hallahan, formerly an English teacher, now runs the questions at Teacher Tapp — the app that surveys more than 10,000 teachers a day. She came on with five AI-related findings from the archive, on cheating, lesson planning, attendance targets... more

20 May 2026 • 1 hr 59 min • Most popular

#222 AI in Education with Becky Allen

In this long-awaited sequel (eight years after her last appearance), Craig welcomes back Becky Allen — education researcher, co-founder of Teacher Tap, co-author of The Teacher Gap, and now a consultant to the US-based Alpha School chain — for a deep... more

13 May 2026 • 1 hr 36 min

#221 Building an AI tutor with Google DeepMind with Bibi Groot (Eedi’s Chief Impact Officer)

In this episode of the Mr Barton Maths podcast, Craig sits down with Bibi Groot, behavioural scientist at Eedi, to unpack the rigorous research behind their ed-tech work. Bibi traces her journey from the UK's Behavioural Insights Team — where she app... more

6 May 2026 • 1 hr 47 min

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Recent Guests

Grainne Hallahan

Former English teacher; leads questions at Teacher Tapp

Teacher Tapp

Episode: #223 What do 10,000 teachers think about AI?

Becky Allen

Professor and education researcher, co-founder of Teacher Tap, co-author of The Teacher Gap

University/institution not explicitly stated in transcript; associated with Alpha School and Teacher Tap

Episode: #222 AI in Education with Becky Allen

Bibi Groot

Chief Impact Officer at Eedi

Eedi

Episode: #221 Building an AI tutor with Google DeepMind with Bibi Groot (Eedi’s Chief Impact Officer)

Dan Meyer

Educator and author featured for AI in Education expertise

Amplify (formerly Desmos)

Episode: #220 AI in Education with Dan Meyer

Simon Woodhead

Co-founder of Eedi, Chief Data Scientist

Eedi

Episode: #219 AI in Education with Simon Woodhead (Eedi's Chief Data Scientist)

Carl Hendrick

Education researcher and writer involved with Alpha School projects

Alpha School / Academic University in Amsterdam

Episode: #218 AI in Education with Carl Hendrick

Adam Boxer

Science teacher, regular guest, involved with Carousel Learning

Carousel Learning / Totridge Academy

Episode: #217 AI in Education with Adam Boxer

Barbara Oakley

Distinguished professor of engineering, memory and learning expert

Oakley's academic and professional affiliations mentioned in episode

Episode: #216 AI in Education with Barbara Oakley

Daisy Christodoulou

Director of Education at No More Marking; author of multiple books on education

No More Marking

Episode: #215 AI in Education with Daisy Christodoulou

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Craig Barton

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4.9 out of 5 stars from 600 ratings

Refreshingly respectful
I love that Craig and Ollie disagree on points, but they do so with the utmost respect for each other’s perspective and expertise, and as a result they achieve a consensus. Many non-teachers would do well to listen and learn from the excellent model for how to debate. The episodes are always thought-provoking and make me wish I had more time to plan my lessons from scratch again!
Apple Podcasts
5
ESMTeacher
United Kingdoma year ago
Love this podcast!
Although my allegiance as an Australian does lie with Craig’s rival, Ollie Lovell, I would not miss an episode of Mr Barton, especially when he says, ‘flippin heck.’ Craig always asks the questions that we are sometimes a bit shy to ask for fear of looking foolish. Does anyone else bop along to the theme tune and try and time the ‘hellooooo and welcome’ with Craig’s? This podcast is practical and you feel smarter at the end. Five stars Mr Barton.
Apple Podcasts
5
MsDaisy64
Australia3 years ago
Supermotivational commute listen
Honest, openminded, turbo energy, detailed perspective!
Challenge to non Uk listeners: abbreviations like cpd, gcse etc etc etc etc.
After more than 100 hours of fun listening from Denmark I begin to get it.
Apple Podcasts
5
jonasok
Denmark3 years ago
A must for any maths teacher.
Recently I had been feeling very uninspired after 8 years of teaching and was considering leaving the profession. Almost all professional development provided by my school was of a very low quality and didn’t improving my teaching. I felt like I was actively getting worse at the job and had lost my passion for it. Listening to this podcast on the way to work has reinvigorated me, gave me great practical advice and allowed me to love teaching again.
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5
10010100101
Australia3 years ago
Podcast Heaven
Seriously one of the best podcasts around! The long format, the guests, the hosts - I learn and am challenged each and every time. Thank you Craig, love this work.
Apple Podcasts
5
Andrea Baumgartner
Australia3 years ago

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Episodes are lengthy but rich in practical takeaways for the classroom and CPD.

Listeners appreciate the respectful, evidence-driven debates between hosts and guests, and see it as a strong model for professional discourse.

Listeners often highlight the podcast as a valuable resource for maths teachers and education professionals seeking deep, research-informed insights.

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Apple Podcasts	#140	United States/Education/How To
Apple Podcasts	#10	United Kingdom/Education/How To
Apple Podcasts	#146	Canada/Education/How To
Apple Podcasts	#173	United Kingdom/Education
Apple Podcasts	#15	Australia/Education/How To
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Talking Points

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#223 What do 10,000 teachers think about AI?

Q: What is your take on the 58% of secondary teachers who suspect a student cheated with AI?

It likely underestimates the true extent of cheating because AI has become highly capable at hiding its outputs, and high-stakes contexts push students toward using AI, while teachers struggle to recognize it in some cases.

#221 Building an AI tutor with Google DeepMind with Bibi Groot (Eedi’s Chief Impact Officer)

Q: What were the headline findings from the Google DeepMind collaboration with Eedi?

The AI tutor delivered engagement and learning gains comparable to, and in some aspects exceeding, a human tutor, with high retry success rates and improved transfer on subsequent questions; importantly, AI tutoring achieved gains without increasing safeguarding risks and benefited from a structured, constrained design.

#222 AI in Education with Becky Allen

Q: So what have you seen that's impressive from a learning perspective that AI can do right now, as opposed to theoretical promises?

Becky explains that current impressive uses include activating prior knowledge through open-ended prompts, guiding worked examples in small steps, and creating adaptive, formative tasks that resemble a one-to-one tutoring approach, particularly in mathematics and science. She emphasizes that context and interaction quality matter, and that AI-enabled tools can drive productive, student-centric dialogue in ways traditional static tasks cannot.

#218 AI in Education with Carl Hendrick

Q: What are the practical apps students are using, and are these static or generative?

There is an app stack with spaced repetition and predictive models that adapt to the student's current performance, not just the last result. The content combines instructional sequences with checks for understanding, drawing on examples, vocabulary, and morphology.

#218 AI in Education with Carl Hendrick

Q: Would you be able to give listeners a background on Alpha School and what they do?

Alpha School is two hours of app-based learning in the morning with goals and monitoring, followed by traditional activities. The system uses AI coaching, data tracking like time on task and latency, and aims to scale direct instruction and retrieval practice while keeping teachers involved for metacognitive support.

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A data-driven, practitioner-focused exploration of AI in education, classroom technology, and pedagogy. Episodes discuss how teachers leverage AI for lesson planning, assessment, and personalization, while weighing benefits against concerns like equity, workload, and integrity. Across interviews with researchers, edtech founders, and seasoned educators, topics frequently circle around the balance between human guidance and automated tools, the role of data in learning, and practical implications for schools and policy. Notably, the show tends to favor long-form, in-depth discussions that connect theory to classroom realities, making it a valuable resource for educators seeking evidence-informed strategies and for partners aiming to reach te... more

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