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From Compliance to Curiosity: How Inner Spark Learning Lab is Changing Education

June 8, 2026

Jacob Adams is an education leader committed to transforming schools into places of joy, belonging, and critical thinking for Black and Brown youth. He coined the term “disconnection crisis” to describe how traditional education separates young people from their purpose, community, and creativity. In 2017, he founded STEM to the Future, now Inner Spark Learning…

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GGGG Ep 10 – The Future of Higher Education

June 1, 2026

In this final episode of the Ger Graus Gets Gritty series, Professor Dr Ger Graus OBE and I wrap up our 10-episode journey through education from early years to higher education and beyond. We explore the difference between schooling and education, the role of universities in an AI-driven world, and whether lifelong learning could —…

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GGGG Ep 9 – The Future of Schooling: Rethinking What, How, and Why We Teach

May 25, 2026

Joining Mark Taylor as part of this series with Prof Dr Ger Graus OBE is Rebecca Durose-Croft a Managing Director with over 20 years’ experience in educational publishing and the evolving world of edtech. Rebecca has built a reputation for bringing together editorial expertise, strategic thinking and a deep understanding of how learners engage with…

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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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Most Recent Blog Posts

National Association for Primary Education to sponsor the Education on Fire network

21 Sep 2018

I am delighted to announce that The National Association for Primary Education are the new sponsor for the Education on Fire podcast network. This new collaboration will include a new NAPE podcast being produced by Education on Fire. Who are NAPE? ‘Nape speaks for young children and all who live and work with them. Our aim to…

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Steam School – Are you prepared for future jobs in tech and digital?

03 Jul 2018

Steam School hosts a weekly live broadcast & a mini challenge with innovators from the world of science, tech & digital media to help schools meet the challenge of equipping young people with 21st century aspirations and skills.  Our shows are produced with a Youtube generation in mind… they are’ v-log styled’ with real people, sitting at the desks achieving…

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Teacher Training Opportunities this Summer at the Royal Opera House

25 May 2018

Dear Teacher, The Royal Opera House’s Learning and Participation programmes place creative learning at the centre of every child’s education, attainment and experience. Our online resources, written by experienced teachers, are high quality, inspirational materials that can be adapted to all classrooms and student abilities. Explore the programmes and develop your skills at our CPD Days at…

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Education on Fire sponsor

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.

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