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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Shaping Tomorrow’s Leaders: Richard Jack III on Youth Development
Richard Jack III is dedicated to shaping tomorrow’s leaders and empowering adults through personal development. Leading several impactful organisations—Ladies and Gentlemen by Choice, focusing on youth development; RJ3 Consultants, exclusively for adult personal growth; and Constructive Community Culture Academy, designed to help schools address behavioural challenges to boost academic achievement—he brings a wealth of experience…
Read MoreTeach to Work: Building a Pathway from Classroom to Career
Teach to Work: How a Mentor, a Mentee, and a Project Can Close the Skills Gap in America. Patty Alper shares her insights on how mentorship can significantly bridge the skills gap in education and empower students to achieve their first successes. With over 20 years of mentoring experience, she emphasizes the transformative power of project-based…
Read MoreUnleashing Educational Equity: Dr. Almitra L. Berry’s Journey to Empower Marginalized Learners
Dr. Almitra L. Berry is a nationally recognized speaker, author, and consultant focused on the education of culturally and linguistically diverse learners in America’s K12 education system. Her research focuses on equity and academic achievement for marginalized learners – particularly in majority-of-color, low-wealth, large, urban school districts. She hosts the podcast, Educational Equity Emancipation; is…
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20 resources you can use to support learning
As discussed by guests on the podcast these include:
Mental Health, Wellbeing, Empathy, STEM, Maths, Spelling, Coaching, ELT & SpLD, PE, Parent Engagement, Teacher Observations, Productivity Tools
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Oxfordshire Headteachers Conference 2021
Leading To A Brighter Future. Headteachers have responded brilliantly to the many issues brought about by Covid 19, and the consequent demands made upon them by politicians, parents and the media. Join them for an online conference which brings together a unique group of speakers, who all realise the importance of change in our education…
Read MoreEducation on Fire Named Best Educational Podcast 2021
I’m delighted to announce that Education on Fire has made the shortlist of Learning Ladders’ ‘Best Educational Podcast 2021’ awards. We were shortlisted alongside 46 other podcasts from a long list of over 100 entries, for our dedication to providing useful, actionable and credible advice to educators. The awards panel featured teachers, school leaders,…
Read MoreTowards a balanced and broadly-based curriculum
On 8th March 2021 the National Association for Primary Education held their annual Schiller Lecture presented by Dr. Tony Eaude. Due to the pandemic this was the first time it was held virtually and the recording is available for you here. Dr. Eaude has published widely on a range of educational topics extending from pedagogy…
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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.