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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From Instinct to Action: How Pulse Is Closing the Gap in Student Support
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…
Read MoreClimate Solutions Are the Future of Business — and Young People Can Be Part of It
Josh Dorfman is a climate entrepreneur, author, and media personality. He is the CEO and host of Supercool, a media company covering real-world climate solutions that cut carbon, increase profits, and enhance modern life. Josh was previously the co-founder and CEO of Plantd, a carbon-negative building materials manufacturer, which was named to Fast Company’s list…
Read MorePrimary Schools — Events & Resources for Educators
As we transition into the Easter break here in the UK, I will take the next couple weeks off to spend time with my family. But today I share the events and products produced by National Association of Primary Education. These include: Reading Conference with University of Bedfordshire Maintaining Curiosity in the Curriculum – Christian…
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Top 10 resources you can use to support learning
As discussed by guests on the podcast these include:
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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Primary Music Lesson 11
Primary Music Lesson: Rhythmically Speaking: 11 Call and Response Mark Taylor, director of Rhythmically Speaking, develops the samba ensemble with a call and response routine.
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Primary Music Lesson: Rhythmically Speaking: 10 Samba Ensemble Mark Taylor, director of Rhythmically Speaking, brings the previously prepared rhythmic elements together into a combined samba ensemble.
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Primary Music Lesson: Rhythmically Speaking: 9 Preparing the Ensemble: Agogo Mark Taylor, director of Rhythmically Speaking, prepares a primary school class for Samba ensemble with individual work with the agogo players.
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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.