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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Jez Alborough: Children’s Author on Creativity & Inspiration
Jez Alborough is the author and illustrator of over 45 books for children. His Eddy and the Bear trilogy (which began with the much loved WHERE’S MY TEDDY in 1992) has sold nearly four and a half million copies and was made into a Bafta award-winning animated television special and series.DUCK IN THE TRUCK (1999)…
Read MoreFor Dyslexic Parents: A wordless picture book making StoryTime fun – Silent Snow
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…
Read MoreDigital Seatbelts: Making Broadband Safer for Children with Network-Level Parental Controls
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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Top 10 resources you can use to support learning
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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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The 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…
Read MoreCherishing the growth of young children: what early years education can be
The NAPE Christian Schiller Lecture 2022 with Nancy Stewart. Nancy Stewart is a consultant and writer with wide experience across early years sectors in schools, nurseries, local authority advisory service, and National Strategies where she was Senior Early Years Adviser with a central role in Every Child a Talker. Nancy provided expert advice to the…
Read MoreNancy Stewart – Schiller Lecture
Cherishing the growth of young children: what early years education can be. Monday 14 March 2022 at 4.45pm Booking information and full details of Nancy Stewart’s lecture.
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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.