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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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Ger Graus Gets Gritty Recap Show

March 9, 2026

This week I used AI to summarize the 7 episodes I have recorded with Prof Dr Ger Graus OBE about his book Through a Different Lens: Lessons from a Life in Education. The aim was to give you a short (22 mins) overview of the themes we have discussed in a different way.I used the…

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GGGG Ep 7 – And finally

March 2, 2026

Based on the final chapter of Prof Dr Ger Graus’s book Through a Different Lens: Lessons from a Life in Education (Routledge), this conversation asks the most honest question of the entire series: So what? Ger examines what 40-plus years of educational work has truly changed — and what it hasn’t. At the heart of…

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GGGG Ep 6 – More than a school – measuring what we value

February 23, 2026

“More Than a School: Values, Measurement, and What Education Is Really For” In this episode of the Ger Graus Gets Gritty series, Mark Taylor sits down once again with Professor Dr. Ger Graus OBE to explore one of his most passionate themes — the idea that schools are, and must intentionally become, more than a…

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30 Jan 2018

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Safety Snakes – A new online safety themed Barefoot lesson plan

18 Jan 2018

About Safety Snakes: The Safety Snakes campaign offers teachers a range of free resources to help them combine the principles of online safety with computational thinking. We’re providing a new online safety themed Barefoot lesson plan and printed Bee-Bot mat, designed similar to a Snakes and Ladders game. This includes a digital version of the…

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Primary Music Lesson 12

17 Jan 2018

Primary Music Lesson: Rhythmically Speaking: 12 Building Structure and Variation Mark Taylor, director of Rhythmically Speaking, explores variation around a simple structure to further develop the samba ensemble.  

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