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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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Supporting Bereaved Children: Harry’s Rainbow

January 5, 2026

Marie-Claire Parsons is the project lead for Harry’s Rainbow, a charity that support bereaved children in Milton Keynes. She has 30 years experience in schools culminating in founding a 6 school federation and being the executive headteacher. Marie-Claire has been a family liaison officer, education lead and beneficiary lead for the charity. She has just…

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Learning Together: Making Spaces Accessible & Inclusive for Everyone

December 29, 2025

Jenna Udenberg is a lifelong resident from the Northshore of Minnesota and is a former music educator of 19 years. She has used a manual wheelchair since the age of 8 due to Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. Jenna is a 2017 Blandin Foundation Community Leader, a 2020 Bush Fellow, and a 2025 Shannon Leadership Institute Fellow.…

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Navigating the Complexities of Autism and Education: Insights from Victoria Lenormand

December 22, 2025

Victoria Lenormand is a former police detective turned holistic coach, Reiki master, and passionate advocate for alternative education and social justice. With a 28-year career in public service behind her, Victoria’s lens is both compassionate and sharp: she’s witnessed firsthand how institutions can sometimes fail those they claim to serve. Her journey took a transformative…

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Most Recent Blog Posts

Primary Music Lesson 7

17 Jan 2018

Mark Taylor, director of Rhythmically Speaking, prepares a primary school class for Samba ensemble with individual work with the Reco-Reco players.

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Primary Music Lesson 6

17 Jan 2018

Mark Taylor, director of Rhythmically Speaking, prepares a primary school class for Samba ensemble with individual work with the ganza players.  

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Primary Music Lesson 5

17 Jan 2018

Mark Taylor, director of Rhythmically Speaking, prepares a primary school class for Samba ensemble with a phonetic pattern – “Baked Beans, Sausage, Tomato” – to help learn the key rhythmic element for the Tamborim.  

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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.

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