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I'm Mark Taylor and I interview educators from around the world so that I can enable you to support your children to live, learn and grow to their full potential

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Ethical Persuasion in Education with Patrick van der Burght (Cialdini Institute)

July 13, 2026

Mark Taylor talks with Patrick van der Burght — business partner of Dr. Robert Cialdini and founder member of the Cialdini Institute — about the science of ethical persuasion and what it means for teachers, parents, and school leaders.Patrick explains why 90-95% of our decisions are made by the brain’s fast, automatic “System 1” rather…

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From Career Days to Career Systems: Dr. Sophia Morgan on Fixing Career Education

July 6, 2026

Dr. Sophia Nicole Morgan is an educator, author, and entrepreneur whose work focuses on career literacy, academic advising, and helping students make intentional decisions about their futures. Her career spans Jamaica, the United States, and China. She is the founder of Explore Career Academy, a platform dedicated to helping schools integrate career exploration and college…

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Wyzly Founder Adam Adler: Turning Screen Time Battles Into Learning Wins

June 29, 2026

Adam Adler is a Charleston-based founder and investor focused on building technology that creates healthier, more sustainable systems — for families, communities, and the next generation. The idea for Wyzly didn’t come from a pitch deck or a boardroom. It came from Adam’s daughter, Isla. At seven years old, Isla proposed a simple idea that…

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Most Recent Blog Posts

Tower of London

10 Feb 2019

A short video from my recent visit to the Tower of London while recording a podcast for the National Association for Primary Education.

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Thank you and Happy Holidays

21 Dec 2018
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Rosemary Evans Bequest Award

28 Oct 2018

National Association for Primary Education Rosemary Evans Bequest Award Are you a recently qualified early years / primary teacher (QTS gained since June 2016)? Are you keen to reflect on your professional development as a classroom practitioner? Are you keen to get something published in an educational journal and add it to your CV? If…

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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.

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