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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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Ethical Persuasion in Education with Patrick van der Burght (Cialdini Institute)

July 13, 2026

Mark Taylor talks with Patrick van der Burght — business partner of Dr. Robert Cialdini and founder member of the Cialdini Institute — about the science of ethical persuasion and what it means for teachers, parents, and school leaders.Patrick explains why 90-95% of our decisions are made by the brain’s fast, automatic “System 1” rather…

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From Career Days to Career Systems: Dr. Sophia Morgan on Fixing Career Education

July 6, 2026

Dr. Sophia Nicole Morgan is an educator, author, and entrepreneur whose work focuses on career literacy, academic advising, and helping students make intentional decisions about their futures. Her career spans Jamaica, the United States, and China. She is the founder of Explore Career Academy, a platform dedicated to helping schools integrate career exploration and college…

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Wyzly Founder Adam Adler: Turning Screen Time Battles Into Learning Wins

June 29, 2026

Adam Adler is a Charleston-based founder and investor focused on building technology that creates healthier, more sustainable systems — for families, communities, and the next generation. The idea for Wyzly didn’t come from a pitch deck or a boardroom. It came from Adam’s daughter, Isla. At seven years old, Isla proposed a simple idea that…

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Most Recent Blog Posts

Primary Education Summit – March 2023

09 Jan 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…

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Ocean Plastic & Climate Change Writing Festival

21 May 2022

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…

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Primary to Secondary Transition CPD

18 May 2022

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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Education on Fire sponsor

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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