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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From Bolt-On to Built-In: Rethinking SEND and Inclusion with Lisa Pinkerton
Lisa Pinkerton is Head of Education at Widget, a symbols-based communication software company, and a former deputy headteacher, inclusion lead, and NPQ SENCO course facilitator with 26 years in primary education.Lisa makes the case for SENCOs sitting on the senior leadership team, not as a bolt-on role but as a strategic voice shaping decisions from…
Read MoreWorld Schooling on the Water: Danielle Vandehei on Sailing, Unschooling and Finding Alignment
Danielle Vandehei is a world-schooling sailor mum who, with her husband and son, spent the last four years building a life around sailing, exploration and learning through experience. Danielle shares how a breaking point on land — a demanding job, a young child, and a longing for more intentional time together — pushed the family…
Read MoreTeaching Chemistry Through Art, Dance and Drama with Zafra Lerman
Zafra Lerman is a scientist, educator and humanitarian. She received a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel and conducted research on Isotope Effects at Cornell and Northwestern Universities in the U.S. and the ETH, Zurich, Switzerland. She developed an innovative approach of teaching science through art, music, drama, dance, and rap…
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