Posts by Mark Taylor
003 : How to nurture aspirational, ambitious and curious learners with Janice Mardell, Headteacher of Overstone Primary School.
Overstone Primary School is like a family. You are welcomed and invited to dine at their table, where they share a kindness and tender care that comes from knowing what every child needs. This is a school with a heart, that truly understands that people are the school. Pupils, staff, parents and the community.
Overstone Primary School Website
002 : How can our resident educationalist help make a difference in your classroom with Peter Cansell
Peter has been in education professionally for 35 years, teaching in middle schools in Oxford, doing advisory work, teaching higher education and as a Primary Headteacher at Harwell Primary School. He retired from that post in September 2014, but has continued as Chair of OPHTA (Oxfordshire Primary Headteachers’ Association), was elected to become Chair of the National Network of Chairs of Headteachers’ Groups in June 2014 and was delighted to have become a NAPE council member this year, serving on the editorial board for Primary First. In January of 2015 he co-founded the Oxford School of Thought, an independent education think tank. He is a trustee and chairs the management committee of another charity, Full Circle, which is well regarded for its ground breaking intergenerational work.
001 : Positive Education Training and NAPE with Lynn Hannay
Lynn became chair of the National Association for Primary Education in November 2014 having been a member of NAPE for almost 30 years and a member of council for 6 years. Lynn started as a primary school teacher in the late 1970’s in London in ILEA days and spent her entire career in London schools having experience in both state and Independent sectors. She was a head teacher until July 2014, leaving to become an independent education consultant. Lynn has worked in residential field centres, ran a variety of CPD, been a consultant working on resources for teachers, and at present provides CPD for teachers from abroad entering our work force as well as running residential arts experiences for children.
http://schillereducation.co.uk
000 : Mark Taylor your host and Education on Fire creator
Mark Taylor is your host and creator of Education on Fire.
Mark is a professional timpanist, percussionist and educator. He has performed with some the most prestigious orchestras and ensembles in the UK which range from the English National Ballet to the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The Royal Shakespeare Company to shows in London’s West End.
His passion for education led him to co-create a music education company called Rhythmically Speaking which specialised in whole class rhythm workshops and samba.
Listen to the story behind why Education on Fire became a reality and how we can be of service to you.
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A voice for education and society by Peter Cansell
At a time when education in this country is being chewed up by the machinations of the idealism of politicians, there is a need for a voice, a voice for educational reason, a voice for society, a voice for sanity.
We need to hear the views of real educators, those of us who have a grounding in giving children a chance to learn. Not just learning a very narrow spectrum of information that can be easily measured as to whether it has been remembered or not. Education is bigger than that. Not in a system that encourages schools to become silos, where reaching out to others is seen as anti competitive, but in a way that encourages the sharing of ideas and good practice, a way that allows us all to benefit from the best ideas, that encourages the development of good practice, that allows us to look at someone's innovative ideas and innovate further.
This Podcast is an opportunity to explore Education with peers and others, to look at creative ways of approaching children's learning, to learn ourselves about different ways of doing things, to see the success others have achieved and to share our ideas with others.
I know I will learn a great deal from the wisdom of colleagues who are exploring new, creative approaches and I hope to offer a view which reflects a realistic response, while always remembering that our responsibility is towards educating the children in our care.