PODCAST PAL: The Student Podcasting Toolkit
Transform Your Students Into Global Citizens - No Experience Required!
What if your most anxious student could become your most confident presenter?
What if your Year 7s could build genuine friendships with students in Ghana, Poland, or India - not through forced pen-pal letters, but through authentic conversations they actually want to have?
Podcast Pal makes this happen.
Complete 12-week curriculum that develops oracy and real-world communication skills while building student voice and agency through authentic international partnerships. Tested with 150+ students across Years 7-11, including SEND provision. Zero podcasting experience needed. Perfect for enrichment or after-school provision as well as timetabled lessons.
What You Get:
✓ 12 weeks of detailed lesson plans with differentiation
✓ Exclusive AI coaching bot - your 24/7 Podcast Pal assistant (unlocked after purchase)
✓ Step-by-step video tutorials - watch it work before you teach it
✓ International partnership matching framework
✓ Student workbooks and recording guides (smartphone-friendly!)
✓ Assessment rubrics and parent communication templates
The Journey:
Weeks 1-3: Interview skills and research techniques
Weeks 4-6: International partner matching and first exchanges
Weeks 7-9: Recording, editing and production skills
Weeks 10-12: Publishing and celebration
You’re never planning alone - the included AI bot answers questions, troubleshoots problems, and adapts materials to your specific context.
Supports school priorities: Oracy development, student voice and agency, global citizenship curriculum, international partnerships, digital literacy, and well-being through real-world skills and authentic confidence-building.
Perfect for: Citizenship, English, Media Studies, PSHE, cross-curricular projects, or after-school clubs.



