Mark takes a breath and gives a personal account of this milestone for Education on Fire. He talks about how his life is changing and future plans to help more children live life on their terms. This quote is the inspiration for what is to come. “Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.” ― Rumi This episode is a joint release with Learning on Fire as Mark thanks everyone supporting EducationOnFire.com...
Jun 28, 2019•19 min
During the last half term holiday we did a 4 day ukulele challenge with Paul Mansell a ukulele expert and author of the tutor book Ukulele School. It was great fun and Paul gave Carol Aveyard and Mark Taylor (creators of Primary Music on Fire) beginner lessons live online! We started with the very first steps, learned about the instrument and covered 4 songs. To watch and find out more please visit Day 1 ukulele challenge #website Primary Music on Fire Show Sponsor National Association for Prima...
Jun 10, 2019•7 min
Paul Mansell As an author I have a publishing deal with Kevin Mayhew Ltd and my first book ‘Classical Uke’ was published in December 2017. The book has been a great success and subsequently my publisher commissioned me to write a ukulele tutorial book. The result was ‘Ukulele School’ which was published in March 2019. In March 2019 I was the first ukulele player to ever be featured on the cover of the world famous BMG Magazine. I am a regular columnist for several magazines including ‘Ukulele ...
Jun 03, 2019•27 min
Thank you to everyone who has taken part in this English & literacy season on the Education on Fire Podcast. Here are the links to all the episodes in this series. 087: LitFilmFest English & Literacy Season 6 Launch 088: Tagtiv8 with Bryn Llewellyn 089: Planet Poetry & Xientifica SOS with Daniel Phelps 090: Enchanted Wanderers with Emmy & Taran 091: EducationCity 092: Mr Hunt from the Front 093: Write On! Webb 094: Reading for Pleasure – Prof. Teresa Cremin 095: My education expe...
May 27, 2019•9 min
Danica Chapman is the Regional Professional Development Manager at 2Simple covering London North and East (UK). Danica was a primary school teacher for 23 years and has extensive experience working in educational technology – both developing resources and delivering high quality CPD in her area. She works hard supporting schools with their use of Purple Mash to ensure they get the best value out of their investment. www.2simple.com Social Media info: https://www.facebook.com/2Simpleuk https://ww...
May 20, 2019•35 min
Peter Cansell talks to me about his thoughts on the English & literacy season so far. Peter is my resident education expert. The person who provides the bigger picture and will tell me that you can’t just play music all day at school other subjects are important too! Peter has been in education professionally for 35 years, teaching in middle schools in Oxford, doing advisory work, teaching higher education and as a Primary Headteacher at Harwell Primary School. He retired from that post in S...
May 13, 2019•36 min
It was my privilege to be at the NAPE Annual Schiller Lecture last week to listen to Prof. Teresa Cremin speak on the topic – Reading for Pleasure: developing readers for life. You can find out more about Teresa Cremin on the Open University website http://www.open.ac.uk/people/tmc242#tab1 https://researchrichpedagogies.org/research/team/reading-for-pleasure National Association for Primary Education are the sole sponsor of the Education on Fire Podcast Network and it is my pleasure to be able t...
May 06, 2019•1 hr 1 min
Melissa’s goal at Write On! Webb is to serve Parent Educators and their elementary and middle school children who long for support in the area of writing — but, not just learning to write well – actually enjoying the process, too! Through live educational webinars, digital courses, multitudes of writing aids and resources, as well as interacting with a community of like-minded, family-loving, kid-centered moms, Melissa inspires and empowers all who travel down the wild and wonderful parenting pa...
Apr 29, 2019•44 min
Simon (Mr Hunt from the Front) recently shot to international stardom as the dance floss teacher, although he does teach from time to time! He recently won the Manchester Evening News School Awards in the ‘Inspirational Teacher of the Year’ category. Simon is an SLE and Year 4 teacher at Tottington Primary School. He has also taught in Reception, Year 3 and 6 in his teaching career so far. Through his work on poetry, he has spoken at the Superpod6 conference in Seattle USA alongside the cast and...
Apr 22, 2019•44 min
Haylie Taylor has 13 years’ experience in teaching, 10 of these in primary education. She is passionate about helping other teachers with their day-to-day jobs and ensuring students’ success. She is driven by her passion to continually develop instructional techniques in the classroom and has experience working with children of many ages and abilities. Haylie now works for EducationCity who are passionate about providing engaging, educational resources and games for students aged 3-12 years, as ...
Apr 15, 2019•29 min
Two primary school teachers from Devon, Emmy and Taran, make up the Enchanted Wanderers. At their core, they just want to help children to grow; grow with self- confidence and self-belief in their own voice and ideas and to use this to empower their future learning. Contrary to the serious tone of this statement, they to do this in a way that is fun and creative for all involved. With stories and storytelling as the root, the Enchanted Wanderers use art, circus, music and drama to produce a spac...
Apr 08, 2019•30 min
NEW BOOK USES STORYTELLING AND POETRY TO SHOW CHILDREN THE BEAUTY OF SCIENCE Xientifica SOS was written by University of Winchester Researcher Daniel Phelps, and features illustrations by Beth Gibbs, a student at Winchester School of Art. It follows five schoolchildren, each with different gifts, who are thrust into a fight for survival that tests their minds, bodies, courage and teamwork. Aimed at 8-12 year olds, Xientifica SOS looks to inspire children to engage with science in a creative way,...
Mar 31, 2019•35 min
Ideas, resources, support and training that energise learning in Mathematics & English. Tagtiv8 Word is far more than ‘an active version of a world famous word game that uses tiles’. Players collaborate or compete as individuals, pairs or small groups/teams in various active games that develop an understanding of phonics, spelling and more. According to a Key Stage 2 pupil at Oakdale Junior School in London, Bryn is ‘a genius’. However, his friends and family know the truth. Bryn worked in v...
Mar 25, 2019•31 min
Welcome to the first episode of the new season Education on Fire – English & Literacy. We have a great selection of interviews for you over the coming weeks which I hope will help and inspire you in your teaching. As a special thank you for listening every week I will give you a FREE English resource from teachingpacks.co.uk for you to download and use in your classroom. See below. On todays show I chat to Dominic Traynor from LitFilmFest LitFilmFest helps future-proof young learners. Our aw...
Mar 18, 2019•34 min
Todays episode is a round up of the Primary Music on Fire Membership Site launch season and a catch up of what else is available on the Education on Fire Podcast Network. The English/Literacy season starts in two weeks time and we look forward to exploring this new topic with you.
Mar 04, 2019•4 min
Welcome to the launch day episode of Primary Music on Fire Membership Site. You can join now at www.educationonfire.com/membership/ Primary Music on Fire
Feb 25, 2019•7 min
On this weeks show Mark Taylor and Carol Aveyard talk about what is inside the Primary Music on Fire Membership Site . Taking the fear out of teaching music, by giving you the step by step skills and ongoing support you need, to produce lifelong musical memories for you, your school and your pupils. Are you a teacher who wants to create or develop music in your school? Do you need support and resources? GET OUR FREE MUSIC GAMES DOWNLOAD BELOW. Do you need CPD and a private forum of like-minded t...
Feb 18, 2019•10 min
On todays show Mark reveals why he decided to keep everything under one roof. 3 podcasts and a primary music membership site = Education ON FIRE Full details at www.EducationOnFire.com/primary-music
Feb 11, 2019•5 min
On todays show Mark reveals when the doors will open on the Primary Music on Fire Membership and the small investment that could change the lives of children through music. Full details at www.EducationOnFire.com/primary-music
Feb 04, 2019•7 min
Mark Taylor & Carol Aveyard take you behind the scenes of the Music & Drama Education Expo – Manchester October 2018. www.musicanddramaeducationexpo.co.uk We talked to some of the people who were exhibiting and delivering workshops so you can get a feel for the opportunities available at this great event. The next is a two day exhibition taking place on 6-7 March 2019 in LONDON OLYMPIA CENTRAL. We interviewed: David Liggins – www.ocarina.co.uk Ocarina Workshop first introduced ocarinas t...
Jan 29, 2019•28 min
This is a short mini season special at the start of 2019 as we focus on the launch of our Primary Music on Fire membership site. We are just 1 month away from giving a small number of teachers the opportunity to join us for the beta launch where you will get an exclusive first look at what courses we have to offer and gain access to Carol Aveyard and I as we support you to embed music in your school. Primary Music on Fire Taking the fear out of teaching music by giving you the step by step skill...
Jan 28, 2019•3 min
Thank you for a wonderful 2018 and I can’t wait to share more creative and inspiring learning with you in 2019.
Dec 21, 2018•1 min
Mark Taylor rounds up this PE and Sport season 5. He reminds us of previous episodes that focused on dance from the ‘Music & the Arts’ season 4 which can support and enhance your PE provision and gives us an insight into what to expect in the coming weeks. Here are the links to each episode in this season. 071: Physical Education – Season 5 Launch Show 072: The PE Umbrella with Ryan Ellis 073: The PE Specialist with Ben Landers 074: Create Development with John Parsons 075: Skills4Sport with...
Nov 26, 2018•8 min
Jim Harte is Physical Education Teacher at Cypress Woods Elementary School in Palm Harbor, FL. Jim has over 37 years coaching and teaching experience. His programs have been recognized for Creativity and Innovation in PE and Recess. Jim’s personal coaching and teaching philosophy is to develop the whole individual with a special emphasis on sound fundamentals and a principled foundation. Jim has held a Florida teaching certificate for over 35 years. He has taught in both public and private schoo...
Nov 19, 2018•45 min
Peter Cansell is my resident education expert. He has great experience of teaching PE in primary schools, as well as being responsible for how it was integrated into his school when he was a Headteacher. Peter has been in education professionally for 35 years, teaching in middle schools in Oxford, doing advisory work, teaching higher education and as a Primary Headteacher at Harwell Primary School. He retired from that post in September 2014, but has continued as Chair of OPHTA (Oxfordshire Prim...
Nov 12, 2018•27 min
Alex Dunn talks to me about how his experience of teaching PE in schools relates to sport in the community. Skills4Sport is an established company providing lessons, courses, camps and club facilities in the Northamptonshire area. Running Roade Tennis Club and Nighthawks Badminton Club gives Alex Dunn the ideal base to promote both sports. Whether you are a complete beginner or an established player, there is always something to learn. Both Clubs provide fun friendly sport with club nights, camp...
Nov 04, 2018•43 min
Create Development Creating positive relationships with physical activity for life. Create Development are redefining what’s possible for PE, Sport and physical activity through a new, positive and inclusive culture. Their innovative training and resources support primary schools, families and communities to transform the culture of physical activity. Their unique, inclusive approaches create habits and develop essential behaviours, physical literacy, emotional and thinking skills in EVERY child...
Oct 29, 2018•35 min
Ben Landers – The PE Specialist Ben started this website ThePEspecialist.com in 2014 in an effort to provide an amazing resource for teachers. He has a passion for kids and teaching quality physical education lessons that will empower students to be the best they can be. Being a PE teacher is such a great opportunity to have a positive impact on the kids that you teach, but his hope is to also impact more students through providing resources and ideas to teachers. The reason he started The PE Sp...
Oct 22, 2018•30 min
Todays guest is Ryan Ellis from The PE Umbrella Podcast Ryan is a primary school teacher and provides P.E teacher training in the UK. His experience also includes football coaching in the USA and he is the founder of The PE Umbrella Podcast. The 4 Umbrellas make up the backbone of what The PE Umbrella represents and stands for. The Blue Umbrella – Physical Domain The Green Umbrella – Cognitive (thinking) Domain The Red Umbrella – Social Domain The Purple Umbrella – Affective (emotional) Domain “...
Oct 15, 2018•31 min
Welcome to the launch of season 5. In this series we will be focusing on physical education and sport in primary schools. We will include: Free & paid resources from our guests A specialist P.E podcast A membership site County coaches and how to utilise the local community Teacher training We also discuss how Education on Fire has become a podcast network with 3 shows, my new Primary Music on Fire membership site and our new sponsor NAPE. 1. Education on Fire Podcast . Themed seasons for tea...
Oct 08, 2018•6 min
