Molly Bolding is an education journalist, inclusion consultant and online educator, based in London. She has been teaching and tutoring online since 2018 but has also taught in classrooms in the UK and Japan. Molly mostly teached English, both to UK curriculums and as EFL, but has previously tutored History, Geography, Maths, Science, university applications and personal statements. She also provides educational services as part of her consulting work. Molly's first book, ‘The Online Tutor’s Too...
Dec 01, 2022•54 min
Joe Dale is an independent languages consultant from the UK who works with a range of organisations such as Network for Languages, ALL, The British Council, the BBC, Skype, Microsoft and The Guardian. He was host of the TES MFL forum for six years, former SSAT Languages Lead Practitioner, a regular conference speaker and recognised expert on technology and language learning. He has spoken at conferences and run training courses in Europe, North America, South America, the Middle East, the Far Ea...
Nov 28, 2022•52 min
Mark explains a new feature coming to the podcast in 2023. Live video podcast recordings where you can watch and interact or ask questions as we create the show. It won't replace the current format but become an added extra for those wanting to be more involved in the community. Listen to find out more! Mentioned in this episode: NAPE Al Kingsley Summit Promo Watch Mark Taylor interview Al Kingsley about 'Creating Digital Strategies for Schools' as part of the Primary Education Summit 2023 - Vis...
Nov 24, 2022•9 min
Danny Brassell is America's leading reading ambassador. He is helping parents and educators inspire kids to love reading and achieve more. Danny has a number of programs to support you across all age groups and he has a FREE gift for you below. Danny has taught students ranging from preschoolers to rocket scientists, and he has worked with some of the world’s leading literacy experts, including: Stephen Krashen, Jim Trelease, Tim Rasinski, Lori Oczkus, Ruth Culham, Richard Gentry, Diane Lapp, Do...
Nov 21, 2022•44 min
Tanya Sheckley is Founder and President of UP Academy, an elementary lab school which values innovation, empathy and strength and incorporates a unique neuro-development program for children with physical disabilities. Tanya’s vision and mission show it’s possible to celebrate differences, change what’s broken in the American education system, and that all children can receive a rigorous, well rounded education. She is an Edpreneur, Author of Rebel Educator: Create Classrooms of Imagination and ...
Nov 17, 2022•47 min
Mathew is an engineer, inventor, designer, writer, and entrepreneur. And the creator of GoVenture, one of the original and most widely used series of educational games and simulations in the world. Mathew’s educational programs have reached millions of people around the world through thousands of schools, nonprofits, government agencies, and Fortune 500 companies. He is the founder of several companies, author of two books, and recently launched the world’s first and only fully game-based traini...
Nov 14, 2022•46 min
Leddy Glenn's passion for Special Education began when she was working at a non-profit and realized the individuals she enjoyed working with most were ones with exceptionalities. When she had this epiphany, she left her job and went back to school to become a special education teacher. Leddy learned how each aspect of the special education process could evolve because she has sat at every seat at an Individual Education Plan (IEP) meeting as the student, special education teacher, and parent. Th...
Nov 10, 2022•44 min
Richard Watts is head of Educational Marketing at the British Army. He is a former secondary school teacher with over a decade of classroom experience. We discuss how the British Army encourages students to look at Remembrance through the prism of representation, diverse voices and personal histories. BASE - Engaging resources and inspiring workshops to support teachers and career development services Free school visits Free work experience Careers education Funding university Free resources inc...
Nov 07, 2022•47 min
The story of how Harvey Wizard became an internet multimillionaire in the early days of affiliate marketing is told in the New York Times Bestseller, "Get Rich Click". Harvey is a former Dartmouth District Enrollment Director, ad executive, serial 7-figure entrepreneur, film producer, bestselling author and globetrotting standup comedian. Today, Harvey will tell us not only how to get accepted to schools like Harvard and Stanford (without unethical shenanigans), but also how the same approach ca...
Nov 03, 2022•58 min
Absolute Internship matches talented university students and graduates with international work experience placements in elite cities around the world. With over 60 university partnerships and more than 800 host companies across the globe, we help ambitious individuals stand out in an increasingly crowded job market. Our programs offer unbeatable work experience, incredible adventure, and a summer to remember! Their goal is to inspire accomplished scholars to succeed. They facilitate this through...
Oct 31, 2022•36 min
New research from the National Governance Association has found that vacancies for school governors and trustees are at their highest since 2016. 67 per cent of governing boards reported at least one vacancy and of these, 38 per cent reported two or more vacancies. The results are part of the NGA’s 2022 annual governance survey which also found that, post pandemic, 63 per cent of respondents reported issues with recruitment compared to 55 per cent in 2019. Governing boards are responsible for th...
Oct 27, 2022•45 min
Julia is the co-founder of To Eleven. She has a Ph.D in Education from UCLA and spent much of her career as a research and learning scientist at UCLA as well as consulting and advising for school districts, philanthropic organizations, academic publishing, ed tech, corporate training, and government agencies. Julia co-founded To Eleven to utilize knowledge of how learning works to shape the design and development of meaningful and engaging learning experiences for learners of all ages. 'We are a...
Oct 24, 2022•44 min
Founded in 1996, the Texthelp Group is a global technology company helping people all over the world to understand and to be understood. It has led the way in creating innovative technology for the education and workplace sectors for the last three decades. Texthelp believes in a world where difference, disability or language are no longer barriers. It is focused on helping all people learn, understand, and communicate through the use of digital education and accessibility tools. With over 50 mi...
Oct 20, 2022•57 min
CentralReach - Our mission is to provide the leading software and services platform to help children and adults diagnosed with autism and related IDDs - and those who serve them - unlock potential, achieve better outcomes, and live more independent lives. Chris Sullens is the Chief Executive Officer of CentralReach and is leading the company in its mission to provide an end-to-end platform of software and services that enable Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) clinicians and educators to produce su...
Oct 17, 2022•43 min
Future First are the UK education charity helping young people in state schools and colleges broaden their horizons by connecting them with former pupils. Their mission is to see every state school and college supported by a thriving and engaged alumni community, which improves students’ motivation, confidence and life chances. Future First provides schools and colleges with the technology, tools and support needed to mobilise their past pupil networks. Alumni can support the whole school commun...
Oct 13, 2022•43 min
The Artis Foundation's mission is to transform lives through the arts by creating magical, high quality learning opportunities to help children flourish. Rebecca Boyle Suh is a passionate advocate of integrating the arts throughout learning and has particular interests in primary education and raising girls. In 2004 Rebecca established Artis, a social business dedicated to transforming education through the performing arts reaching thousands of children every week. Co-Founder & Executive Cha...
Oct 10, 2022•44 min
Brett’s lifelong mission is to help every child access an excellent education. He is the co-founder and CEO of Tiney.co, a digital platform and operating system enabling micro-entrepreneurs to launch and run childcare businesses from their homes and giving families access to quality, affordable and flexible early years education. He is also the non-executive chairman of the National Citizen Service Trust, the largest youth programme in the UK for those on the cusp of adulthood. He wrote the orig...
Oct 06, 2022•32 min
DJ Stutz is the host of Imperfect Heroes: Insights into Parenting. An early childhood specialist with endorsements in special ed and music. She is recently retired with more than 20 years of classroom experience mostly in kindergarten and pre-k. DJ was also a parenting facilitator for the Clark County (Las Vegas) Department of Family and Youth Services where she led classes in a wide variety of venues including 2 women's prisons. On her podcast, DJ and her guests share their knowledge and experi...
Oct 03, 2022•36 min
Anna Ansted has been working with international charity, Lepra, for 9 years. Lepra works in India, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe helping people affected by leprosy. Every day 600 people are diagnosed with leprosy; 50 of those are children. Anna works with schools across the UK to raise awareness about leprosy – that it still exists, that it is curable and with more support, Lepra can help more people. Working with schools for over 50 years, Lepra have develop a schools’ programme that offers students ...
Sep 29, 2022•32 min
The Good Eggs book series is Sandy Ciaramitaro's contribution to supporting children as they learn about virtues, diversity, and service – essential concepts to integrate into their lives as they grow into Good Eggs! This social emotional learning series is perfect for children ages 5-12. The Good Eggs Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that works hard to identify childhood support programs, organizations, and families facing challenges in order to provide care and assistance. Once an organiza...
Sep 26, 2022•38 min
Drawing on 25 years of China-based work and 10 years as the founding principal of the only Sino-U.S. independent, cooperatively run high school approved by the Ministry of Education in China, Brantley is consistently ahead of conversations that others are having about globalized education for the 21 st Century. Driven by a belief in the power of disruption, Qibao Dwight is a living laboratory that allows those within it to experiment with the assumptions and world-views that we all hold and the ...
Sep 22, 2022•50 min
Dr. Matthew Courtney specializes in using data and research to support schools and teachers as they work to improve teaching and learning. As an educator, researcher, and policy maker, he focuses his efforts on building capacity in teachers and leaders to perform deep analyses of learning. When educators are faced with persistent problems of practice, he shows them how to tap into the existing research literature to solve their problem and to apply research methodologies to rigorously test their...
Sep 15, 2022•42 min
Alex Boylan is the Creator, Executive Producer and Host of The College Tour TV Series. The College Tour is a TV series brought to you by multi-award winning producers. The series tells the story of colleges and universities around the world. Each episode of The College Tour focuses on a single college or university. From campus life, academics, housing, sports, activities, and much more… each student driven segment will give young people an inside look at what it’s truly like being a student a...
Sep 12, 2022•55 min
Reflection and gratitude to HM Queen Elizabeth II Mentioned in this episode: NAPE Al Kingsley Summit Promo Watch Mark Taylor interview Al Kingsley about 'Creating Digital Strategies for Schools' as part of the Primary Education Summit 2023 - Visions for the Future - presented by National Association for Primary Education (NAPE) https://www.educationonfire.com/creating-digital-strategies-for-schools/
Sep 11, 2022•3 min
Elliott is the Founder and CEO of Chess4Life, a platform that teaches kids critical thinking skills, problem-solving, EQ, and other important life lessons through chess. Elliott earned the National Master in Chess title mostly through dedicated self-study, and he holds the Professional Chess Coaching Certification Level V — the highest awarded certification by the United State Chess Federation (USCF). Numbers wise, Chess4Life has 70+ employees and they’ve trained over 10,000 students and also ha...
Sep 08, 2022•44 min
Most people are overwhelmed by the amount of paper and digital information in their lives. Frank Buck makes organization easy so you can increase productivity, decrease stress, and enjoy life. Global Gurus ranked Frank #1 in the world in the "Time Management" category for 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022. His career path took him from band director to principal to central office administrator and now to productivity coach, writer, and speaker. You will discover ways to get to: Organise your paperwork ...
Sep 05, 2022•44 min
Reading Mate are an education software company that exist to create equal opportunities for all children with a love of reading. English teacher, Hannah Rix, and husband James, have designed a free app for parents and software for schools that supports and encourages a love of reading. As well this, they’re ensuring every child has access to books with up to 130,000 eBooks with their app. This breaks down barriers, increases opportunities and raises standards. Reading Mate exist to inspire a lif...
Sep 01, 2022•37 min
Linc’s passion for fighting social inequality led him to leverage his 35 years enterprise technology experience to create a creative solution to help level the playing field while also delivering technology solutions for the world’s most important causes. Linc served on the Technology Association of Iowa board for three years. He was assigned by Governor Kim Reynolds to her Empower Rural Iowa Task Force and has been identified as “the most innovative leader on bringing tech jobs to rural in the ...
Aug 29, 2022•37 min
As the holidays come to an end here in the UK I give some thank you shout outs to new and old supporters of Education on Fire. If you would like to support the show via my 'BuyMeACoffee' page please visit www.educationonfire.com/support You can get in touch via the website at www.educationonfire.com/contact/ or on social media: Twitter & Instagram- @taylormapps Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/EducationOnFire Show Sponsor The National Association for Primary Education speaks for young chi...
Aug 25, 2022•5 min
Lindsay McMahon is the co-host of All Ears English. The All Ears English Podcast is downloaded 8 million times per month globally and has been ranked in Best of Apple Podcasts categories in 2018 and 2019 and as well as #1 in US Education Language Courses. Lindsay and her podcast have been featured in Podcast Magazine, Language Magazine, and Forbes. 'Connection NOT Perfection™ ' Are you feeling stuck with your English? Many people study English but don’t actually learn it. Throw away your boring ...
Aug 22, 2022•29 min
