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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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For Dyslexic Parents: A wordless picture book making StoryTime fun – Silent Snow

November 17, 2025

Kirsty Heap is an executive coach, keynote speaker, and neurodiversity advocate who helps individuals and organisations create environments where people can truly thrive. Drawing on her lived experience of dyslexia, she empowers business owners and leaders to understand their strengths, build confidence, and grow sustainably. Kirsty is also the author of Silent Snow, a picture…

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Digital Seatbelts: Making Broadband Safer for Children with Network-Level Parental Controls

November 10, 2025

Mashood Ahmad is the CEO and founder of Gigabit IQ, an award-winning UK broadband provider dedicated to delivering safer, smarter, and faster internet through fully managed Wi-Fi and industry-leading online safety tools. A recognised voice in digital inclusion and child online protection, Mashood is a Council Member at ISPA UK and a vocal advocate for…

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Free Music Education for All Students: Digital Resources & Live Performances | Aurora Orchestra

November 3, 2025

Aurora Orchestra’s creative learning programme supports teachers to bring rich musical education and experiences to all children. The Aurora Classroom programme encompasses: digital resources for primary and secondary schools flexible cross-curricular resources for SEND settings training for teachers from our team of experts world-class programme of live activity for children and young people. Music at…

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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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Most Recent Blog Posts

Education on Fire goes to LA for Podcast Movement 17

20 Aug 2017

I am so excited to say this week I will be attending Podcast Movement 17 in Anaheim, California. I am going to meet the best podcasters in the world and learn as much as I can to make the Education on Fire podcast as inspiring as it possibly can be. I have taken a sharp learning…

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Edutech Show 6-7 October 2017 London Olympia

14 Jul 2017

Edutech Show 2017 Curriculum centred exhibition launched for UK Teachers at Olympia, London. NAPE are pleased to support this upcoming conference and the Education on Fire podcast will be there getting all the behind the scenes information for its Life Long Learning listeners. Edutech show is set to launch this autumn at Olympia, London on 6-7…

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Arnav Sharma – 100 Finalists in the 2016-17 Paradigm Challenge

29 Jun 2017

Arnav Sharma my guest from episode 26 has a new project that he would like you to take a look at and support. He is one of 100 Finalists in the 2016-17 Paradigm Challenge If you are inspired and want to help please vote and encourage this remarkable young man to even more greatness. Full…

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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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