Thomas Breeze
@thomasbreeze.bsky.social
Senior lecturer, programme leader for PGCE Music at Cardiff Metropolitan University. Co-presenter, ‘Emma & Tom Talk Teaching’ podcast (@talkteachingpod.bsky.social)
Very enjoyable Thursday morning recording a podcast episode with Dr Viv John in the studio and Dr @ehmacgregor.bsky.social (+ Walnut the dog) in Oxford. Plenty of critique for the National Plans for Music Education of both England and Wales!
November 6, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Very enjoyable Thursday morning recording a podcast episode with Dr Viv John in the studio and Dr @ehmacgregor.bsky.social (+ Walnut the dog) in Oxford. Plenty of critique for the National Plans for Music Education of both England and Wales!
Tomorrow, I'll be joining @ehmacgregor.bsky.social & Viv John to present our work comparing the Welsh & English National Plans for Music Education. Cardiff Met colleagues please come along if you can! Article here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
November 4, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Tomorrow, I'll be joining @ehmacgregor.bsky.social & Viv John to present our work comparing the Welsh & English National Plans for Music Education. Cardiff Met colleagues please come along if you can! Article here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Teacher recruitment and retention is a hot topic at the moment, so it was a timely visit by Professor David Egan to our studio to discuss his recent report into the issues. Tune in on Friday! Here's a taster, and you can read the report here: issuu.com/cardiffmet/d...
March 19, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Teacher recruitment and retention is a hot topic at the moment, so it was a timely visit by Professor David Egan to our studio to discuss his recent report into the issues. Tune in on Friday! Here's a taster, and you can read the report here: issuu.com/cardiffmet/d...
This week we welcomed some school colleagues to our studio to create multimedia resources to support school-based teacher educators in making student teachers’ observations of lessons more focused and purposeful. Huge thanks to them, and the team from C.Met Sport Broadcast & Media for their help!
February 13, 2025 at 10:02 PM
This week we welcomed some school colleagues to our studio to create multimedia resources to support school-based teacher educators in making student teachers’ observations of lessons more focused and purposeful. Huge thanks to them, and the team from C.Met Sport Broadcast & Media for their help!
Congratulations to Dr @VivJohn6 who did a fab research seminar today on the experiences of popular musicians learning to be teachers. Thanks for inviting me along for the ride, Dr Viv!
November 15, 2024 at 12:40 PM
Congratulations to Dr @VivJohn6 who did a fab research seminar today on the experiences of popular musicians learning to be teachers. Thanks for inviting me along for the ride, Dr Viv!
Read in one sitting - thanks, @N8Holder! Ranges widely and is clear, concise, interesting and subject-specific - all my favourite things!
November 15, 2024 at 12:40 PM
Read in one sitting - thanks, @N8Holder! Ranges widely and is clear, concise, interesting and subject-specific - all my favourite things!
It’s PGCE Research Bites recording time again… two days in @MetBroadcast’s very shiny studio to bring you some of the best student teacher research from @ITEcardiffmet in both English and Welsh!
November 15, 2024 at 12:40 PM
It’s PGCE Research Bites recording time again… two days in @MetBroadcast’s very shiny studio to bring you some of the best student teacher research from @ITEcardiffmet in both English and Welsh!
Huge thanks to @lucy_crehan, @garethdjevans and Matt Maughan from @BassalegSchool1 for their contribution to today’s panel discussion for the PGCE Secondary programme. We’ll put it out on @TalkTeachingPod soon for everyone to enjoy!
November 15, 2024 at 12:40 PM
Huge thanks to @lucy_crehan, @garethdjevans and Matt Maughan from @BassalegSchool1 for their contribution to today’s panel discussion for the PGCE Secondary programme. We’ll put it out on @TalkTeachingPod soon for everyone to enjoy!
What a day! @Fenn5Lisa and I had a great time, but more importantly we learned a lot, and hope our student teachers did too. Huge thanks to our panellists @Pymble1984 @prycewilliams and Marc Lewis from @YsgolPlasmawr and to Peter and Adrian from @MetBroadcast!
November 15, 2024 at 12:40 PM
What a day! @Fenn5Lisa and I had a great time, but more importantly we learned a lot, and hope our student teachers did too. Huge thanks to our panellists @Pymble1984 @prycewilliams and Marc Lewis from @YsgolPlasmawr and to Peter and Adrian from @MetBroadcast!
We’re off! Here’s what I’m seeing this morning…
November 15, 2024 at 12:40 PM
We’re off! Here’s what I’m seeing this morning…
A new first today - our PGCE Equity & Diversity conference, live online to nearly 400 student teachers, is a co-production between @MetBroadcast and @ITEcardiffmet - our schools of Education & Social Policy and Sport & Health Sciences collaborating on 4 hours of live broadcasting
November 15, 2024 at 12:40 PM
A new first today - our PGCE Equity & Diversity conference, live online to nearly 400 student teachers, is a co-production between @MetBroadcast and @ITEcardiffmet - our schools of Education & Social Policy and Sport & Health Sciences collaborating on 4 hours of live broadcasting
Had a first go in the new studio today, recording a segment for @talkteachingpod with @CameronGStewart - thanks as ever to @MetBroadcast for the support!
November 15, 2024 at 12:39 PM
Had a first go in the new studio today, recording a segment for @talkteachingpod with @CameronGStewart - thanks as ever to @MetBroadcast for the support!
Calling all @cardiffmet PGCE students! Time to tune in to the first of our video broadcasts about your clinical practice placements. Check your emails for details and resources. Hope you enjoy the change of pace and format - see you at 9!
November 15, 2024 at 12:39 PM
Calling all @cardiffmet PGCE students! Time to tune in to the first of our video broadcasts about your clinical practice placements. Check your emails for details and resources. Hope you enjoy the change of pace and format - see you at 9!
First day of the PGCE was lovely yesterday, not least because we got to do the day 1 lectures in-person for the first time since 2019. My start-of-programme views from 2020 to yesterday: spot the odd one out!
November 15, 2024 at 12:39 PM
First day of the PGCE was lovely yesterday, not least because we got to do the day 1 lectures in-person for the first time since 2019. My start-of-programme views from 2020 to yesterday: spot the odd one out!
The genius that is @dafydd_sioned watched me and @ethayer_cmu record three lectures this morning (with plenty of slip-ups!), had a quick lunch break, then sat down and delivered all three lectures to camera in Welsh in single takes, with only the English slides as a guide! 🤯
November 15, 2024 at 12:39 PM
The genius that is @dafydd_sioned watched me and @ethayer_cmu record three lectures this morning (with plenty of slip-ups!), had a quick lunch break, then sat down and delivered all three lectures to camera in Welsh in single takes, with only the English slides as a guide! 🤯
Massive thanks to @MetBroadcast who’ve provided their studio (re-dressed with education pictures), top-quality kit and fantastic tech support so we could produce some online resources to support school placements. Six hours of bilingual goodies in the can today!
November 15, 2024 at 12:39 PM
Massive thanks to @MetBroadcast who’ve provided their studio (re-dressed with education pictures), top-quality kit and fantastic tech support so we could produce some online resources to support school placements. Six hours of bilingual goodies in the can today!
Plenty of speculation about what @CaraCAitchison was saying to me last week. Strict royal protocol means I can neither confirm nor deny that the VC was saying, “fall through the stage again at one of my graduation ceremonies and it’s P45 time for you, miladdo, PhD or no PhD.”
November 15, 2024 at 12:38 PM
Plenty of speculation about what @CaraCAitchison was saying to me last week. Strict royal protocol means I can neither confirm nor deny that the VC was saying, “fall through the stage again at one of my graduation ceremonies and it’s P45 time for you, miladdo, PhD or no PhD.”
Canadian PGCE student teacher Christy sharing her research into game-based maths strategies in the primary classroom with @dafydd_sioned - catch her work on @TalkTeachingPod and YouTube in the autumn!
November 15, 2024 at 12:38 PM
Canadian PGCE student teacher Christy sharing her research into game-based maths strategies in the primary classroom with @dafydd_sioned - catch her work on @TalkTeachingPod and YouTube in the autumn!
Tameidiau o Ymchwil TAR is back! Capturing some of the best student teacher research from @cardiffmet in Welsh @metcaerdydd
November 15, 2024 at 12:38 PM
Tameidiau o Ymchwil TAR is back! Capturing some of the best student teacher research from @cardiffmet in Welsh @metcaerdydd
Slide 4 of today’s class is dedicated to @MarvinMTMusic and everyone else who twitches a bit when they see this picture.
November 15, 2024 at 12:38 PM
Slide 4 of today’s class is dedicated to @MarvinMTMusic and everyone else who twitches a bit when they see this picture.
It’s that time again! Filming the first of our new block of PGCE Research Bites with excellent student teachers. You can watch these at
November 15, 2024 at 12:17 PM
It’s that time again! Filming the first of our new block of PGCE Research Bites with excellent student teachers. You can watch these at
Up and running bright and early this morning for two recordings: firstly to share my doctoral research and then interviewing @marywoolley down the line from @CanterburyCCUni about connections between science and religion.
November 15, 2024 at 12:17 PM
Up and running bright and early this morning for two recordings: firstly to share my doctoral research and then interviewing @marywoolley down the line from @CanterburyCCUni about connections between science and religion.
Busy day in B2.16 today - three hours of live broadcasting to the #PGCE programmes featuring @theredcardwales @ITimbrell then checking the @ipDTL remote line to @marywoolley at @CanterburyCCUni ready for a @TalkTeachingPod recording on Monday!
November 15, 2024 at 12:01 PM
Busy day in B2.16 today - three hours of live broadcasting to the #PGCE programmes featuring @theredcardwales @ITimbrell then checking the @ipDTL remote line to @marywoolley at @CanterburyCCUni ready for a @TalkTeachingPod recording on Monday!
A quick bit of filming over the #PGCE lunch hour for our @CSCJES @sewalesEAS funded project on the professional standard. Thanks to Lucy from PGCE English for helping out!
November 15, 2024 at 12:01 PM
A quick bit of filming over the #PGCE lunch hour for our @CSCJES @sewalesEAS funded project on the professional standard. Thanks to Lucy from PGCE English for helping out!
Filming @palmerston_p_s for the @CSCJES and @sewalesEAS funded standards project today. Thanks to our lovely colleagues for the warm welcome, endless supply of hot drinks, and very nice setup complete with plant!
November 15, 2024 at 12:01 PM
Filming @palmerston_p_s for the @CSCJES and @sewalesEAS funded standards project today. Thanks to our lovely colleagues for the warm welcome, endless supply of hot drinks, and very nice setup complete with plant!