Podcasting in the Classroom
Give pupils something worth saying and a reason to say it well.
Podcasting brings speaking, listening, research, writing, creativity, teamwork and digital production together around something pupils can genuinely make.
One Stop Podcasts delivers practical podcasting workshops and projects for schools, colleges and education organisations, helping learners develop ideas, find their voice and experience the process of creating their own podcast.
From focused workshops to longer projects and staff CPD, delivery can be shaped around your learners, curriculum and setting.
The podcast is the outcome. The learning goes much further.
A real reason to communicate
Ask pupils to practise speaking and listening and it can feel like an exercise.
Give them a subject, a microphone and a real audience, and the purpose changes.
They have to decide what they want to say.
Research it.
Write for someone other than the teacher.
Ask good questions.
Listen carefully to other people.
Respond.
Explain.
Work together.
And eventually hear something they helped create.
Podcasting gives communication a purpose beyond the classroom task.
From an idea to a finished podcast
01: Explore
Listen, question and understand what makes a podcast interesting.
02: Develop
Choose a subject, audience and idea worth exploring.
03: Plan
Research, structure, write questions and prepare what needs to be said.
04: Create
Take on roles, collaborate and record the podcast.
05: Produce
Experience how raw recordings can be edited and shaped into something people want to hear.
06: Reflect
Listen back, evaluate the work and recognise what was learned along the way.
They don’t just learn about podcasting. They learn by making one.
One project. A surprising amount of learning
Podcasting naturally brings together skills schools are already working hard to develop.
Oracy & Communication
Speaking clearly, articulating ideas, asking questions, listening actively and responding to others.
Literacy
Researching, planning, scripting, summarising and writing with a real audience in mind.
Confidence & Pupil Voice
Creating space for pupils to express ideas, opinions and experiences.
Critical Thinking
Deciding what’s relevant, developing questions, evaluating information and making choices about what belongs in the finished podcast.
Collaboration
Working towards a shared outcome through different roles, responsibilities and creative decisions.
Digital & Media Literacy
Understanding recording, editing, audio, audience, publishing and how media is constructed.
Creativity
Developing formats, stories, interviews, sound and ideas rather than simply completing a predetermined task.
Different learners can contribute in different ways. That’s part of what makes podcasting such a useful collaborative medium.
The subject can come from almost anywhere
A classroom podcast doesn’t have to be about podcasting.
It can become a way of exploring almost anything pupils are already learning about.
A History Documentary
Investigate a period, place or person and turn the research into a story.
A Science Explainer
Take a complicated idea and work out how to communicate it clearly.
A Book or Literature Podcast
Discuss characters, themes and different interpretations.
A School News Programme
Interview pupils and staff and explore what’s happening across the school community.
An Oral History Project
Capture memories and experiences from family members or the wider community.
A Debate or Discussion
Research different perspectives and learn how to make, and listen to an argument.
A Careers Podcast
Interview people about jobs, industries and different routes into working life.
A Pupil Voice Series
Give learners a structured way to explore issues that matter to them.
The microphone isn’t the subject. It’s the tool that gives the subject an audience.
Built around your learners and your setting
Not every school needs the same project.
We can develop delivery around the age group, available time, learning objectives, equipment and the outcome you’d like pupils to work towards.
Focused Workshops
A practical introduction to podcasting built around a clear creative task and achievable outcome.
Ideal for enrichment, creative days, curriculum activity or introducing a group to podcast production.
Full-Day Workshops
More time to explore ideas, develop communication skills and move further through planning, recording and production.
Multi-Session Projects
A deeper experience developed across several sessions, giving learners more time for research, planning, recording, editing and reflection.
Bespoke Projects
Podcasting can be built around a particular curriculum topic, school priority, event, community project or group of learners.
Tell us what you’re hoping to achieve. We’ll help shape the right approach.
Start with what you already have
Schools sometimes assume that bringing podcasting into the classroom means investing in a purpose-built studio, specialist microphones and lots of new technology.
It doesn’t.
Depending on what you want pupils to learn and create, meaningful podcast work can often begin with equipment your school may already have including laptops, tablets, headphones and simple recording tools.
That can be enough to introduce the core skills: developing ideas, researching, scripting, speaking, listening, collaborating and understanding how recorded audio is shaped into something an audience can follow.
Where specialist equipment adds genuine value, we can introduce it at the right stage. But the technology should always serve the learning, not become the focus of the activity.
The aim is to create a workflow that feels practical, achievable and appropriate for your setting not to make podcasting more complicated than it needs to be.
Start with the learning. Choose the technology around it.
Designed for education
Working with children and young people comes with responsibilities that go beyond delivering a great workshop.
One Stop Podcasts brings extensive experience of working in education, with sessions planned and delivered around the age of the learners, the school setting and the agreed safeguarding requirements.
We work with schools in advance to establish appropriate arrangements for participation, recording and the use of any finished content, helping create an environment where pupils can take part confidently, safely and with a clear understanding of what they are creating.
DBS checked · Safeguarding aware · Age appropriate · Professionally delivered
Questions about Podcasting in the Classroom
Do we need podcasting equipment?
No. We can adapt projects around suitable equipment you already have and recommend additional technology only where it genuinely improves the experience.
What ages can you work with?
Delivery can be adapted from primary through secondary and further education.
How many pupils can take part?
This depends on the format, age group, available equipment and intended outcome. We’ll agree an appropriate group structure when planning the project.
Does podcasting have to sit within Media or Music?
No. Podcasting can support learning across subjects including English, History, Science, PSHE and Careers because the medium relies on research, communication, questioning and explanation.
Can pupils create an actual podcast?
Yes. Depending on the workshop and permissions, learners can work towards finished podcast content. Public publishing isn’t necessary for the project to have a real creative outcome.
Do you offer teacher CPD?
Yes. CPD can be delivered independently or alongside pupil workshops to help staff develop their own use of podcasting.
Who is Podcasting in the Classroom for?
FROM PRIMARY CLASSROOMS TO FURTHER EDUCATION
Primary Schools
Age-appropriate creative projects built around communication, confidence, curiosity and collaboration.
Secondary Schools
Podcasting connected to subjects, enrichment, careers, pupil voice and wider creative and digital learning.
Colleges & FE
Projects that can move further into storytelling, interviewing, media production, professional practice and employability.
Multi-Academy Trusts
Workshops, CPD and scalable approaches that can be developed across multiple schools.
FOR TEACHERS & SCHOOL TEAMS
Make podcasting something you can continue using after we’ve left.
Pupil workshops can introduce what’s possible.
Staff CPD helps build the confidence and practical knowledge to keep using podcasting across your school.
Our Podcasting in the Classroom CPD isn’t designed to turn teachers into audio engineers.
It’s about showing staff how podcasting can become a manageable classroom tool for speaking, listening, writing, curriculum learning, enrichment and pupil voice.
CPD can explore:
- simple classroom podcast formats
- planning podcast-based activities
- speaking, scripting and questioning
- realistic recording approaches
- pupil roles and group workflows
- curriculum and enrichment applications
- reflection and evidence of learning
- practical ideas staff can use in their own setting
Twilight CPD
A focused introduction for staff.
Half-Day CPD
A practical session with more time to explore and plan classroom applications.
Full-Day INSET / Development
A deeper opportunity to develop podcasting around curriculum, enrichment or wider school priorities.
The aim isn’t simply to deliver a workshop. It’s to leave capability behind.
Education experience meets professional podcast production.
There’s an important difference between knowing how to make a podcast and knowing how to help a group of learners make one successfully.
One Stop Podcasts brings both sides together.
Our workshops draw on professional experience across audio production, podcasting, music and sound, alongside extensive experience in education, teaching and supporting learners with different levels of confidence, ability and experience.
That means we understand how a podcast is developed and produced to a professional standard but also how to break that process down into clear, achievable stages that make sense in a classroom.
We know when to simplify the technology, how to create different roles within a group, how to support learners who may be less confident speaking, and how to keep the activity focused on communication, creativity, collaboration and the intended learning outcomes.
The aim isn’t to recreate a professional studio inside the classroom. It’s to take the principles that make podcast production work and adapt them into an experience that is engaging, inclusive and appropriate for the learners in front of us.
Professional podcasting knowledge. Real education experience.
Give your pupils something real to make
Whether you’re considering a focused workshop, a longer project or staff CPD, you don’t need to have everything worked out before getting in touch.
Tell us about your school, learners and what you’d like the experience to achieve.
We’ll help you shape the right approach.