The National Mathematics & Science College
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Welcome to the The NatMatSci Podcast, brought to you by, of course, The National Mathematics & Science College. This is the podcast to let you find out more about NatMatSci by hearing staff and students talking about their experiences here, all unscripted and unplugged, so that you can hear what life is really like at the college. If you have any questions please do contact the school through the main website.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Staff interviews reveal how subject enthusiasm, career experience, and teaching philosophy meet inside one college community.
The NatMatSci Podcast turns staff introductions into conversations about how educators arrive at their subjects, think about teaching, and prepare to join a college community.
A maths teacher brings Earth's curvature to a party; your curiosity gets a plus-one.
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A grounded college update that moves from boarding changes to future-facing science.
The Nat Mat Sci Podcast with Dr Andy Kemp frames a college catch-up around boarding life and the academic side of college life. It touches on the new boarding facilities, changed catering, a smaller gym in the house, and the larger leisure-centre gym nearby, giving the episode a…
A clear, practical guide to pre-A's timetable, flexibility, and role in building independence.
Nat Mat Sci's pre-A course comes across as a well-rounded academic route, with Zoe Haywood setting out a full timetable of daily maths and English alongside three sciences, computer science, and economics.
A calm maths interview that links technical confidence to the human side of teaching.
Elliot Cole comes across as a steady new head of maths, reflecting on his path into NatMathSci and the classroom approach he wants to bring with him.
A plainspoken, reflective story about changing direction and finding a better fit in teaching.
John Wingfield traces a fairly direct path from economics and accountancy into teaching, then into his current role as vice principal operations at the National Mathematics and Science College.
A calm, practical look at EAL teaching that favors adaptation over theory.
The episode offers a quiet portrait of Katie Martin, the college's new EAL teacher, as she speaks from Warsaw about what English can mean in and beyond the classroom.
A steady introduction to a chemistry teacher focused on stretch, support, and the university step.
This episode introduces Dr Rob Smith, the new chemistry teacher at the National Mathematics and Science College, and keeps its focus on teaching, support, and the move on to university.
A clear, accessible look at computer science, AI, and why understanding technology matters.
Adam DePledge's conversation on Nat Mat Sci gives computer science a practical, everyday shape. It moves past classroom basics and keeps its focus on how algorithms, echo chambers, and the pull of extreme content affect the way people move through digital life.
A conversational maths interview that keeps the focus on curiosity, respect, and the pleasure of seeing an idea click.
Dr Tim Honeywell comes across as a new maths teacher who genuinely likes the subject and likes the way it shows up in ordinary life, from the size of the Earth to the certainty of a right answer.
Campus radio from the wrong side of reality.
Campus decisions, Northeast news, and Northeast priorities.
How research culture changes in practice.
Conversations from inside the IT channel.
The NatMatSci Podcast introduces Tom Pitt, Head of Medical Pathway and Biology Teacher at the National Mathematics and Science College.
Dr Rob Smith joins Simon for a conversation about stepping into his new role as chemistry teacher at the National Mathematics and Science College.
In this episode, new computer science teacher Adam Depledge discusses his teaching career, the importance of computer science, and real-world applications like AI and algorithms.
The Nat Mat Sci Podcast speaks with Katie Martin, the college's new EAL teacher.
John Wingfield joins the Nat Matsai podcast as the college's new vice principal operations.
Elliot Cole, the incoming head of maths at NatMatSci, discusses his unconventional career path from mechanical engineering at Jaguar Land Rover to teaching.
Dr Tim Honeywell, an incoming math teacher at NatMatSci, discusses his career path from PhD to teaching, his passion for pure mathematics, and his interests in music and basketball.
Dr Andy Kemp, the Principal, sits down for a catch-up on the National Mathematics and Science College.
Zoe Haywood explains that the pre-A course at the National Mathematics and Science College is a standalone year for students not yet ready to begin A-levels.