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
Latest Podcast Episodes
Kindness – See the Good! | Dr. Kaisa Vuorinen
Kindness – Character strengths miniseries with See the Good!Happy kids learn best!See the Good! is a scientifically proven Finnish teaching method based on the very latest research on positive psychology and character strengths. Their method helps students to recognize and use character strengths at school and beyond. It guides teachers, builds positive school culture, and…
Read MoreKaisa Vuorinen: Happy Kids Learn Best, But Not Without Happy Teachers
Kaisa Vuorinen, PhD, is a Finnish researcher, educator, speaker, author and the founder and CEO of Positive Learning. Her work focuses on positive education, character strengths, socio-emotional skills, well-being, and flourishing in education. Kaisa has trained teachers and educational leaders in over 30 countries and has spoken at numerous international conferences and educational forums worldwide.…
Read More3 min update on future podcast release days
Mark Taylor will be adding extra podcasts to the current weekly schedule on an ad hoc basis. 🔥 This will help give you more valuable conversations to support young people. 🔥 Reduce the time between recording and release dates for guests as required 🔥 Provided more flexibility for mini series 🔥 Allow me to produce…
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Top 10 resources you can use to support learning
As discussed by guests on the podcast these include:
A Children's Podcast, Mentoring, Online Teaching and Learning Tool, Science, Maths, Spelling, Reading & Writing, Arts, Resilience Empathy & Global Citizenship, Parent Engagement, Whole School Mental Health
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NEW DATE for Bett, Learnit & Hosted Leaders Programme 2022 – 23-25 March
NEW DATE for Bett, Learnit & Hosted Leaders Programme 2022 – 23-25 March Following the rapid escalation of Omicron cases across the UK and around the world, we have taken the decision to postpone Learnit, Bett and our Hosted Leaders Programme. The new dates for the event are 23-25 March 2022, and will still take place at the ExCeL London. Our commitment to ensuring…
Read MoreSpecial Educational Needs CPD
I will be hosting an online zoom CPD focusing on 3 areas of Special Educational Needs to help you support your pupils: – English as an Additional Language (EAL) – How to identify children who may also have dyslexia or another SPLD – Common speech, language and communication needs Co-occurring challenges Do you ever worry…
Read More6 Online CPD Events in 2021/22
Following the success of the National Association for Primary Education online conference in March 2021 ‘Towards a balanced and broadly based curriculum’ NAPE have planned 6 new online CPD events for the new academic year. 5 starting points for Primary Music Special Education Needs EdTech EYFS Mental Health/Wellbeing Climate & Ocean Plastic To find out…
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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.