Do you want your children to be happy, creative, and inspired - to have an inner belief they can achieve anything?
The education system is broken and many young people are disillusioned with school. However it is still an important part of our children's future. So how do we support them to be creative, inspired and passionate about learning so they can fulfil their potential?
School is important because you need qualifications to access higher education and jobs. BUT it is only part of the learning tapestry.
Latest Podcast Episodes
182: Teach Active with Jon Smedley
Jon Smedley has over 20 years’ experience within education, as a senior leader, a Primary Advisor and PE consultant. He works with schools across the UK and internationally, promoting the rationale and benefits of an active school day and focusing on how this can be achieved through active lessons and active teaching and learning strategies.Jon…
Read More181: Challenging Learning with James Nottingham
James Nottingham is the founding director of Challenging Learning, a group of companies with 25 staff in six countries. He is a world-renowned keynote speaker and author and creator of the Learning Pit®, one of the most popular ways to encourage and structure questioning, challenge, and reflection. His first book, Challenging Learning, was published in…
Read More180: End of year review 2020
This week I look back at what we have achieved in 2020. 133 countries 3 podcasts 290+ episodes GoFundMe Book Campaign Facebook Group Primary Music on Fire membership About to break 50,000 downloads Join the Education on Fire Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/326839888272595 If you would like to support our GoFundMe campaign to create a valuable…
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"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."
Nelson Mandela
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I love this podcast- Mark does a brilliant job of gently challenging the education status quo, and in so doing he reveals some of the most innovative, creative and inspiring approaches to education."
Lisa Avery
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12 weeks of FREE support for spelling
In January, Sir Linkalot won the ‘Best Educational App’ award at this year’s Bett Show in London – the world’s largest Edtech exhibition. During this time of school closures, Sir Linkalot is offering 12 weeks of FREE access to his spelling app across the world. To find out what it’s all about, please click on…
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Our Patreon page is now live. Listen to todays show and find out all about it. See how we can come together as a community to create a learning environment that supports the skills and understanding required for our children to flourish. They are the next generation who will take the world forward. Let them…
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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.