Posts by Mark Taylor
Website relaunch – NAPE 027
THE WAY WE WORK FOR PRIMARY EDUCATION
The National Association for Primary Education (NAPE) brings together everyone who has a concern for the learning of children from birth to 13 years. Members and affiliated schools work to improve education through the Early, Primary and Middle Years.
This week I take you through the relaunch of the NAPE website and what you can expect to find.
- Join online via PayPal
- Read our journal Primary First
- Links to the NAPE podcast
- I-SPY book series available to buy from £2 per book
- The Development of Handwriting Skills by Christopher Jarman
- Blog posts & social media feeds
- Christian Schiller – In His Own Words
- Our position papers & media releases
Take a look now at www.nape.org.uk
096: Purple Mash & 2Simple with Danica Chapman
Danica Chapman is the Regional Professional Development Manager at 2Simple covering London North and East (UK). Danica was a primary school teacher for 23 years and has extensive experience working in educational technology – both developing resources and delivering high quality CPD in her area. She works hard supporting schools with their use of Purple Mash to ensure they get the best value out of their investment.
Social Media info:
https://www.facebook.com/2Simpleuk
https://www.facebook.com/2simplePurpleMash/ (Purple Mash teachers group)
Flipped Lifestyle with Shane & Jocelyn Sams. LF033
Shane & Jocelyn Sams join me on the Learning on Fire podcast and explore the most important learning and educational moments that shaped their lives.
Our guest – Shane & Jocelyn Sams
We are Shane & Jocelyn Sams. We are a real family from Kentucky making our entire living on the Internet! If we can do it, so can you!
After years of job losses, bad bosses, and trading time for dollars; we decided to look for something different. On a rare day off work, we discovered online business listening to a podcast. After months of trial and error, we were able to start an online business that would not only replace our income, but earn seven figures online!
Now, we work 10-15 hours a week, and spend our time traveling and enjoying our kids. We never miss their ball games, dance recitals, or field trips. We never have to stress about making appointments or finding the time or energy to spend quality time together.
Online business gave our family freedom we couldn’t imagine. It gave us total control of our lives. That’s living the Flipped Lifestyle!
We started The Flipped Lifestyle Podcast, and created The Flip Your Life Blueprint to help other familes find the freedom we have by working at home, and making money online.
Questions asked on the Learning on Fire Podcast Interview
1. Who are you?
2. What does your life look like now and how is it different from when you were growing up?
3. What was valuable about your school experience?
4. Which teachers do you remember and why?
5. Who did you admire when you were young?
6. What was it about that person that had such an impact?
7. What was the best piece of advice you have ever been given and who gave it to you?
8. What advice would you give your younger self?
9. What does your future look like?
10. What podcast, book, video, film, song or other resource has had the biggest impact on your life and why?
Resources mentioned
Smart Passive Income – Pat Flynn
Contact information
Show Sponsor
National Association for Primary Education
Our aim is to achieve a higher priority for the education of children from birth to 13. High quality learning in the early years of life is vitally important to the creation of an educated society. Young children are not simply preparing for the future, they are living a never to be repeated time of life and the best way to learn is to live.
Punctuation Mats
Do your pupils struggle to use punctuation accurately?
The accompanying activity sheets and display resources also encourage them to use perfect punctuation every time!
To celebrate our English & Literacy season TeachingPacks.co.uk have generously given you the opportunity to download some of their wonderful resources for FREE. During each week of this season I will add a new resource for you to use in your class.
This week:
To download the Punctuation Mats please click the link below.
Mark Warner from Teaching Packs has given Education on Fire a coupon code for you to join their membership of Teaching Packs Plus for just £19.50.
Please click below for details.
Robert Young General Secretary – NAPE 026
In the latest episode of ‘Meet the National Council’ I interview Robert Young General Secretary and Interim Chair of National Association for Primary Education.
Robert Young
General Secretary
Robert has been active in NAPE since 1986 when NAPE SE London was established as a university based branch and was elected as its first chair, remaining in post until 2013. His professional background is in initial teacher education, having been involved in higher education since 1973, retiring from full-time work in 2007. Since then he has continued to support the University of Greenwich as a part-time link-tutor in schools and doing some external examining for other universities. Semi-retirement has also enabled him to develop his interest in school governance, both as a chair of governors in a Greenwich primary school and as a national leader for governance.
For more information about National Association for Primary Education please visit