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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“You Can Only Aspire to What You Know Exists” – A Musical Journey Through Education
In this solo reflective episode, host Mark Taylor wraps up the first part of the Ger Graus Gets Gritty season by doing something personal — instead of a straightforward summary, he weaves the season’s key themes through the story of his own life in music. From a secondary school wind band to 30 years as…
Read MoreGer Graus Gets Gritty Recap Show
This week I used AI to summarize the 7 episodes I have recorded with Prof Dr Ger Graus OBE about his book Through a Different Lens: Lessons from a Life in Education. The aim was to give you a short (22 mins) overview of the themes we have discussed in a different way. I used…
Read MoreGGGG Ep 7 – And finally
Based on the final chapter of Prof Dr Ger Graus’s book Through a Different Lens: Lessons from a Life in Education (Routledge), this conversation asks the most honest question of the entire series: So what? Ger examines what 40-plus years of educational work has truly changed — and what it hasn’t. At the heart of…
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Most Recent Blog Posts
Primary 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
Read MoreHow education and businesses can work together to support learning
Is it time to find a way to bring together the wealth of businesses and expertise of educators to support real life learning for children? This is a recent conversation from our Education on Fire community.
Read MoreThe Role of Podcasts in Education Marketing
The Role of Podcasts in Education Marketing BETT 2022 EdTech Talks I was very kindly asked by ViewSonic to take part in their BETT Show EdTech Talks 2022 discussing podcasting in education. The recording is available for you to watch here. Listen to my Education on Fire podcast interview with Peter Claxton – Ep…
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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.