350: School & Multi Academy Trust Growth Guide with Al Kingsley
Al Kingsley has spent the last 30 years in the Educational Technology space and almost 20 of those as a school trustee and governor. He is Group CEO of NetSupport Ltd, an internationally acclaimed EdTech vendor, and Chair of Hampton Academies Trust and the Richard Barnes (AP) Academy, all in the East of England. He also chairs his region’s Governor Leadership Group.
Alongside these roles, Al also sits on the DfE’s Regional Schools Directorate Advisory Board for the East of England and is the Independent Chair of the County’s SEND Board. As a firm supporter of lifelong learning, he is also a regional Apprenticeship Ambassador and Chair of the Employment and Skills Board for his region’ s combined authority.
An active writer about all things Education, Al is a member of the Forbes Technology Council and sits on the advisory council for the Foundation for Education Development.
Website
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Resources Mentioned
Watch the LIVE podcast with Eric and his team at www.youtube.com/live/z5Mbcxr9mBA?feature=share
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349: A dual language online school with Eric Franzen
Eric Franzen is the co-founder and owner of Ideal School. They are an internationally-accredited dual language online school. They are accredited in 86 countries by Cognia (formerly AdvancEd) and serve students and families from North America to South America and the Caribbean.
Ideal School are connecting students in real-time with real, experienced, caring, and bilingual teachers from around the globe, revolutionising education one family at a time. They provide an interactive, engaging, and rigorous educational experience at an affordable price. If you are an interested family who are looking for an alternative to traditional education, or video-based online schools do take a look.
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Social Media Information
www.instagram.com/idealschool_edu
www.facebook.com/idealschool.edu
www.tiktok.com/@idealschool_edu
www.youtube.com/@idealschool-wausa7896
Resources Mentioned
Watch the LIVE podcast with Eric and his team at www.youtube.com/live/z5Mbcxr9mBA?feature=share
Show Sponsor – National Association for Primary Education (NAPE)
Get access to all 20 videos from the the summit at www.nape.org.uk/summit
348: The Happy Confident Company with Nadim Saad
Nadim Saad is a parenting coach and best-selling author, who founded The Happy Confident Company to help children thrive, by offering them the insights and tools they need to face life’s challenges and become the best version of themselves.
Nadim works with renowned therapists, teachers and children, drawing from the latest research in child psychology and neuroscience to develop programmes that have already changed the lives of hundreds of thousands of children, families and increasingly teachers.
The Happy Confident Schools Programme has been running for three years with amazing results for teaching staff and pupils.
Developed with schools, teachers and experts, and based on the latest research in the field of social emotional learning, the programme requires no changes to the curriculum as it is based on ten-minute sessions per day. It is clinically proven that 10 minutes of wellbeing and mindfulness per day are transformative, leading to children feeling better, behaving better and consequently reducing the burden and stress on teaching staff.
A father of three, Nadim has an MBA from INSEAD and Masters in Management from European Business School and is a regular speaker on parenting themes for FTSE100 companies.
Nadim, his books and range of Happy Confident Company products have been featured in leading media publications such as The Sunday Times, The Telegraph, The Guardian, the BBC, Sky News and The Week Junior.
Website
Social Media Information
Instagram: happyconfidentcompany
facebook: happyconfidentcom
Show Sponsor – National Association for Primary Education (NAPE)
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347: The future – A solo show with Mark Taylor
Today I share some details about how the podcast will be developing in the coming months.
LIVE Podcasts can be found at https://www.youtube.com/@educationonfire5530/streams
BookTastic Children’s Book Festival https://www.booktastic.org.uk/
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346: A Curious Curriculum: Teaching foundation subjects well with Claire Banks
Written by Claire Banks and Mick Waters, A Curious Curriculum: Teaching foundation subjects well details the insightful and transformational steps that a school can take towards designing and delivering a rich, rigorous and wide-ranging curriculum.
Before becoming Director of Education for The Olympus Academy Trust, a cross-phase multi-academy trust in north Bristol, Claire Banks was a head teacher for nine years in an inner-city primary school. Throughout her career she has been interested in social and emotional learning and school climate, which has led to her work on leadership culture. Claire now works on curriculum design and school improvement in a system leadership capacity, offering school-to-school support to school trusts. Her passion for succession planning for the profession has led to her coaching and mentoring on aspiring heads and women in leadership programmes.
Website
www.crownhouse.co.uk/a-curious-curriculum
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Twitter and Instagram: @CrownHousePub
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Details of the NAPE Primary Education Summit can be found at www.nape.org.uk/summit