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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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GGGG Ep 8 – The Reggio Emilia Approach with Cristian Fabbi

May 18, 2026

Today we bring together Prof Dr Ger Graus OBE and Cristian Fabbi, Director of the Fondazione Reggio Children, for a deeply human and intellectually rich conversation about the future of early years education.Ger and Cristian share personal stories and the work of their friend and colleague Carla Rinaldi — one of the world’s most influential…

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Summer Camps USA: What Kids Learn at Camp That Schools Can’t Teach

May 11, 2026

Today I’m delighted to chat with Matthew Kaufman from I Love Camp. He has spent more than three decades creating environments where children and staff thrive and he has done this as a camper, counselor, and now summer camp director. People learn, grow, and connect best in community settings where problem-solving, creativity, and play come…

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From Instinct to Action: How Pulse Is Closing the Gap in Student Support

May 4, 2026

Joe Reed, founder of Pulse, discusses how his student support platform is transforming the way schools identify and respond to struggling students. Rather than relying solely on traditional metrics like grades and attendance, Pulse brings together teachers, parents, counsellors, and therapists around a shared, real-time picture of each student’s wellbeing. Joe shares the story behind…

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How to play recorder for beginners

04 May 2020

Inside the Primary Music on Fire membership we have videos and resources to help you teach the basics of music and beginner instrumental lessons.  To help you at this time we wanted to release our recorder workshop which contains:  – Introduction to the instrument – Introduction to rhythm & pulse – Introduction to pitch –…

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119 countries have Education on Fire podcast listeners

29 Apr 2020

Thank you to every listener of the Education on Fire podcast

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FREE music resources from Primary Music on Fire

18 Apr 2020

We offer some FREE music resources and chat about things we have learnt from teaching music online. www.educationonfire.com/recorder-free/   Emily’s music group for younger children www.facebook.com/mfenorthampton

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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.

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