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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How Filmmaking Builds Confidence and Resilience in Young People with James Walker (Young Film Academy)
James Walker is the co-founder of Young Film Academy (YFA), one of the UK’s leading filmmaking organisations for young people. For over 20 years, James and the YFA team have helped thousands of teenagers develop storytelling, communication, leadership, teamwork, creative confidence and practical filmmaking experience through hands-on outreach projects, workshops and their flagship residential summer…
Read MoreTeaching Kids About Money: Real-Life Lessons from a Real Estate Investor | Jonathan Greene
Real estate investor Jonathan Greene grew up learning about money not through lectures, but through exposure — walking rental properties with his dad, watching cash change hands, and having open conversations about deals from the age of 10. In this episode, Jonathan and Mark explore why today’s frictionless, cashless world makes financial understanding harder for…
Read MorePupil Voice Surveys That Actually Change a School — Jamie Moseley-Sarsfield, Fairfield Prep
Jamie Moseley-Sarsfield is the Deputy Head Academic at Fairfield Prep School, part of the Loughborough Schools Foundation. He focuses on enhancing pupil experience and academic engagement, recently leading initiatives such as adapting IAPS pupil voice surveys for younger years and implementing STEAM-based enterprise education. Key Takeaways High engagement changes what a survey means — a…
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Cherishing 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.
Read MoreNEW DATE for Bett, Learnit & Hosted Leaders Programme 2022 – 23-25 March
NEW DATE for Bett, Learnit & Hosted Leaders Programme 2022 – 23-25 March Following the rapid escalation of Omicron cases across the UK and around the world, we have taken the decision to postpone Learnit, Bett and our Hosted Leaders Programme. The new dates for the event are 23-25 March 2022, and will still take place at the ExCeL London. Our commitment to ensuring…
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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.