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
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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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.…
Read MoreNavigating the Complexities of Autism and Education: Insights from Victoria Lenormand
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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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
Primary Education Summit – March 2023
National Association for Primary Education is proud to present a Primary Education Summit ‘Visions for the Future’ over two weeks starting on 15th March 2023. This is intended to promote discussion about the type of rich and engaging primary education which will enable all our children to meet the challenges they face now and in the…
Read MoreOcean Plastic & Climate Change Writing Festival
National Association for Primary Education presents: Ocean Plastic & Climate Change Writing Festival. This online zoom call will be the starting event to launch a festival of writing on this topic. Presented by Ellie Jackson, author of Wild Tribe Heroes – The No.1 Children’s Book Series On Ocean Plastics & Climate Change. We will separate…
Read MorePrimary to Secondary Transition CPD
I have been delighted to host a series of CPD events for National Association for Primary Education this academic year. The latest is focused on transition to secondary school. I hope it is supportive for you. https://studentbreakthrough.thinkific.com/courses/build-your-breakthrough (FREE course) ecatraining.com hello@ecatraining.com
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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.