Do you want your children to be happy, creative and inspired? To have an inner belief that they can achieve anything?
Here you will find 3 podcasts that will support you to help achieve this goal.
Sharing creative and inspiring learning on our schools
The most important learning and educational moments that shaped the lives of people living on their terms, with a sense of purpose, meaning and significance.
National Association for Primary Education
Bringing schools, teachers, family and organisations together to support a child centred vision of education.
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The National Association for Primary Education (NAPE) brings together everyone who has a concern for the learning of children from birth to 13 years.
Music has always been my passion. I am a professional musician and educator. Let me show you how to give the gift of music to the pupils of your school.
"I would teach children music, physics & philosophy; but most of importantly music, for the patterns in music & all the arts are the keys to learning"
Plato
Latest Podcast Episodes
Education On Fire
114: International Positive Education Network
Season 7 ‘Wellbeing’ continues on the Education on Fire Podcast.Mike Buchanan is the Executive Director of HMC, the English-speaking world’s oldest association of Head Teachers. From 2005-2018 he was Head of Ashford School in the UK where he oversaw its transformation from a small girls’ school to a thriving all-age, co-educational day/boarding, independent school of…
Read More113: 5 Steps to wellbeing with Ashley Manuel. Replay
The Growing With Gratitude Program by Ashley Manuel aims to help teachers, students and families easily develop the habits of gratitude, kindness and mindfulness that have been identified as the stepping stones to greater happiness and success. Teaching children these skills as early as possible in their journey helps them develop greater resilience, builds their…
Read More112: Happy Teachers and Conscious Schools
Season 7 ‘Wellbeing’ continues on the Education on Fire Podcast. Helen Pengelly – Happy Teachers & Conscious Schools Happy Teachers was founded by Helen Pengelly in 2015. Her mission is to enable all school leaders, teachers and pupils to shine their inner light out into the world. However too many teachers are overwhelmed, stressed and…
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A Fire Lighting Learning Community. LF050
Mark explains his ideas about starting an Education on Fire Community. A group of people to lead the creation of important learning content that we can gift to our children.
Read MoreInnovation School with David Miller. LF049
David Miller joins me on the Learning on Fire podcast and explores the most important learning and educational moments that shaped his life. Our guest – David Miller David Miller is Director of the Innovation School at Kelvinside Academy. David has had a long career in education and in 2008 was…
Read MoreSocial Media Networking with Tim Lewis. LF048
Tim Lewis joins me on the Learning on Fire podcast and explores the most important learning and educational moments that shaped his life. Our guest – Tim Lewis Tim Lewis is a former IT manager who, after the death of his wife, decided to try and…
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Handwriting with Jeremy Rowe – NAPE 041
Handwriting The National Association for Primary Education are planning new handwriting workshops for primary schools. Mark Taylor talks to Jeremy Rowe about his vast experience in education and what to expect from the handwriting workshops. Handwriting is in the National Curriculum – is it an anachronism like 12x table? – or an important skill? It could…
Read MoreFlourishing Childhood – NAPE 040
Rebecca Sheikh is a certified Aware Parenting Level 2 teacher, and her passion lies in helping parents find ways to discipline without the use of punishments or rewards. She taught as primary school teacher for 17 years before having her first child. She is now the…
Read MoreStringbabies with Kay Tucker – NAPE 039
The National Association for Primary Education has a long history of supporting music and the arts. Mark Taylor host of this podcast is also a musician and music educator which makes this a very exciting episode. Stringbabies is a holistic approach to teaching bowed strings and general musicianship using a unique notation system developed by…
Read More"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."
Nelson Mandela
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I love this podcast- Mark does a brilliant job of gently challenging the education status quo, and in so doing he reveals some of the most innovative, creative and inspiring approaches to education."
Lisa Avery
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Instruments from the percussion box
In this series of videos Mark Taylor from Primary Music on Fire demonstrates how to play the percussion instruments from the percussion trolley. Mark combines his professional performing career with teaching drums, percussion instruments and whole group rhythm workshops. With 25 years experience there is something to take away for everyone. Primary Music on…
Read MoreHow to play sleigh bells
In this series of videos Mark Taylor from Primary Music on Fire demonstrates how to play the percussion instruments from the percussion trolley. Mark combines his professional performing career with teaching drums, percussion instruments and whole group rhythm workshops. With 25 years experience there is something to take away for everyone. Primary Music on…
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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.