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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Why Outdoor Education Beats Nature Deficit Disorder | Nick Hands, Boundless Outdoors
Boundless Outdoors is a Worcestershire-based outdoor learning provider with centres in Malvern and Bell Heath, supporting schools, groups and young people through residentials, activity days, DofE, STEM programmes and tailored outdoor learning experiences.A key part of Boundless Outdoors’ work is helping schools create inclusive, confidence-building experiences for all pupils, including those with SEND or additional…
Read MoreAI 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…
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The 4th Ultimate Wellbeing in Education Conference
The 4th Ultimate Wellbeing in Education Conference with Damian Hinds MP. This landmark event will explore ways in which both student wellbeing and staff wellbeing can be improved in schools, colleges and universities. Through discussions and advice from a…
Read MoreTower of London
A short video from my recent visit to the Tower of London while recording a podcast for the National Association for Primary Education.
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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.
