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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AI in Education: Why a University With No Lecture Halls Might Be the Future | Boris Walbaum
Boris Walbaum is the founder and president of Forward College, an innovative higher education institution built for the AI era. Students study across Lisbon, Paris, and Berlin over three years, earning a University of London degree while never setting foot in London — all in a university with no lecture halls. Boris is also an…
Read MoreComposing The Moons Symphony: Music, NASA and the Power of an Interdisciplinary Education
Today I’m chatting with Amanda Lee Falkenberg, an internationally acclaimed Australian composer, pianist and creator of The Moons Symphony — a groundbreaking orchestral work recorded with the London Symphony Orchestra under Marin Alsop, with choral forces recorded separately at Abbey Road Studios. Amanda’s work bridges science, music and storytelling, developed in close collaboration with NASA…
Read MoreTackling the Manosphere: Elanie Ademokun (Jigsaw) on Misogyny, Boys, and School Culture
Elanie Ademokun, Programmes Director at Jigsaw Education Group, joins Mark Taylor to unpack one of the most pressing issues facing schools right now: the rise of the “manosphere” and its impact on misogyny, safeguarding, and school culture. Drawing on over 20 years in education — including 11 years teaching English and PSHE in secondary schools,…
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