Mark Taylor talks to NAPE Information Officer Peter Cansell about their support for More Than A Score, a growing coalition of parents, teachers, heads and education experts, working together to call for change in the government’s over-testing regime. Children are More Than A Score Primary school is a time for self-discovery, building confidence and nourishing potential. But…
Continuing our Primary Music on Fire specials I catch up with Ollie Tunmer about how the Beat Goes On is developing. This includes body percussion with literacy, samba drumming and collaborations with organisations such as Charanga. You can get in touch with Ollie at www.beatgoeson.co.uk and follow on twitter…
James Newcomb joins me on the Learning on Fire podcast and explores the most important learning and educational moments that shaped his life. Our guest – James Newcomb James Newcomb is a professional musician, specializing on the cornet after a 32 year career on the trumpet which…
Mark Taylor joins Dr. Tony Eaude and Professor Simon Catling in a conversation about their new project – Humanities [20:20] Join us in our campaign to restore the humanities – History, Geography, RE and Citizenship to their rightful place in the primary curriculum. We believe the humanities play a key part in a broad and…
We continue our Primary Music on Fire specials this week by talking about how being authentic with your class can be inspiring for your pupils. This is especially true when you love rock music, have a YouTube Channel and created History Rocks. Glenn Carter is a primary school history co-ordinator…
Alissa Daire Nelson joins me on the Learning on Fire podcast and explores the most important learning and educational moments that shaped her life. Our guest – Alissa Daire Nelson Alissa Daire Nelson is regularly featured on television news segments, inside major blogs and publications, and on podcasts from…
Mark Taylor and Carol Aveyard from Primary Music on Fire Membership Site attended the Music & Drama Education Expo in London 2019. In this episode we discuss what we learnt and why we had such a great time. We attended 3 workshops, recorded interviews with some exhibitors and caught up with friends – old and new –…
National Association for Primary Education has been working with Kellogg’s to help adjudicate their Breakfast Club Awards which are presented to the winners at the Houses of Parliament. This award is in addition to the Kellogg’s ‘Support for Breakfast Clubs’ grant that schools can apply for to help fund their own breakfast club. Each school…
Mark takes a breath and gives a personal account of this milestone for Education on Fire. He talks about how his life is changing and future plans to help more children live life on their terms. This quote is the inspiration for what is to come. “Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted…
Mark takes a breath and gives a personal account of this milestone for Education on Fire. He talks about how his life is changing and future plans to help more children live life on their terms. This quote is the inspiration for what is to come. “Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted…