Education On Fire - Sharing creative and inspiring learning in our schools

Tanya Bunting is an early year’s practitioner at heart – a teacher through and through! She first came across NLP in 2014 when she decided to take a career break, after 17 years in school leadership. After learning with Dr. Richard Bandler, she was hooked! Tanya couldn’t wait to return to the classroom or to begin working with individual clients to share her skills. Her diverse background supports...

Following the success of the online event ' Towards a Balanced and Broadly Based Curriculum ' in March 2021, the National Association for Primary Education have planned 6 new online CPD events for the new academic year. 5 starting points for Primary Music 18th October 2021 (booking now) Special Education Needs EdTech EYFS Mental Health/Wellbeing Climate & Ocean Plastic Find out more informatio...

Delwyn is the business owner of Accent Music School which she operates from her home in New Zealand. She holds a music degree from the University of Canterbury, majoring in composition. Delwyn and her husband Robin have 3 adult children. For some of their school years they were home schooled and all of them learned piano and one other instrument with Delwyn. This was because there was limited acce...

Daniel Bauer is an unorthodox Ruckus Maker who has mentored thousands of school leaders through his blogs, books, podcasts, and powerful coaching experiences. His new book, The Mastermind: Unlocking the Potential Within Every School Leader introduces a proprietary process called the ABCs of powerful professional development™ which is changing the landscape of how school leaders experience professi...

Dr. Stephanie Ryan, Ph. D. is a chemist, a boy mom, and a social media influencer who enjoys using her background to create superior educational products and content. Although an academic at heart, Dr. Stephanie is passionate about learning through play. She can be found helping young kids explore the fascinating world around them. Over the years, Dr. Stephanie has taught science to all age groups...

Lindsay Lyons is an educational justice coach who works with teachers and school leaders to inspire educational innovation for racial and gender justice, design curricula grounded in student voice, and build capacity for shared leadership. Lindsay taught in NYC public schools, holds a PhD in Leadership and Change, and is the founder of the educational blog and podcast, Time for Teachership. Websit...

As we start the 21/22 academic year Mark Taylor shares his plans on how Education on Fire aims to support you as a teacher. His new audio course '10 Pieces of Advice You'd Like to Have as a Child' is now available on Listenable. Find out about the new 4 point F.I.R.E guide designed to help you take stock of your working life and guard against burnout. Available to download at www.educationonfire.c...

The Wild at Heart Foundation believe that every single dog – no matter where in the world it is born, no matter its size, breed, age or circumstance – deserves to live a healthy, happy life. They champion compassion and collaboration; they believe that there is power in kindness and community, and that by working together towards a common goal, we can help make the world a better, kinder place. Be...

James Schillemore is English Leader and Lower Phase Leader at Stamshaw Junior School in Portsmouth. James published his own children's book, 'Off the Post' in 2013 and is passionate about children learning to read and developing a love of books and language. James undertook an extensive research project in to the subject as part of his National Professional Qualification in Senior Leadership and,...

Holly Sharp - The Next Generation's Career Counselor Award Winning Author. Coach. Classroom Advocate. Non-fiction books for kids junkie. Helping Kids, Parents and Teachers Navigate The Question: "What do you want to be when you grow up?" The Top 100 Books on Amazon cover only 20 careers - we can do better. With 2/3 of adults having regret about their career choices- we have to do better. Holly Sha...

Heidi DeCoux is a serial entrepreneur that has built four businesses to high-six figure status and sold two of them, has appeared in magazines and websites like Forbes, is the author of an Amazon best-selling book on marketing, and president of the Palmas Del Mar chapter of Uncommon Entrepreneurs. She’s a marketing maven and an investor, but her real passion, the thing tha...

Dr. Megan Sweet is an author, speaker, and systems-thinker who has been in education for more than twenty-five years. Through her extensive experience leading personal and system-wide change, Megan has come to believe that when we approach our challenges from the inside-out, by building a supportive and heart-centered connection with ourselves first, we have the confidence and resilience to tackle...

Garrett & Mandi Oler discuss how travel and enrolling their children into a bilingual school has enhanced their educational experiences, confidence and world citizenship. Garrett & Mandi are a married couple that love to help people travel abundantly - and affordably - with their families. They cringe every time they hear parents say that travel is a luxury only for the “lucky,” and are on...

Jane Considine is an Education Consultant who energises and inspires thousands of teachers every year, helping them to transform the teaching of reading, writing and spelling in the primary education phase. Jane’s research-informed and evidence-based systems provide structures for success, enabling teachers to continually deliver outstanding results. Jane has authored two best-selling books, Hooke...

Superheroes of science set to come to life in new comic book from The Remarkablz A new comic book is turning real-life science heroes into superheroes, bringing diverse pioneers of science and engineering to a new generation of young readers in an exciting and engaging format. The Remarkablz is the brainchild of London-based illustrator and game designer Katy Alexander, bringing the stories of sci...

Recruitment, Retention and Resilience are intertwined and have become the new Three Rs. If we accept that Recruitment is hard, then Retention becomes that much more important. If Retention is hard, then Resilience becomes the key. Put simply, we need to start more conversations in school about well-being and Resilience. Luckily, The Resilience Project can do...

Lyfta is an award-winning immersive learning platform where teachers can easily build or curate powerful, interactive and curriculum-aligned lessons that bring learning to life. Lyfta helps educators to engage and inspire digitally-native children and young people; foster critical skills and values for navigating our changing world; and broaden horizons by giving children and young people opportun...

Al has spent the last 30 years in the EdTech space and 20 of those as a school trustee and governor. He is Group CEO of NetSupport Ltd, an internationally acclaimed EdTech vendor, and has lived and worked in both the UK and US. He is Chair of 2 Academy Trusts and Chair of an alternative provision Academy, all in the East of England. Alongside these roles, Al also sits on the Regional Schools Commi...

Maria Brosnan is an educational leadership and wellbeing specialist, author, coach, speaker. Over a 30-year period, Maria has worked in a variety of wellbeing capacities; from counselling end-stage cancer patients to whole school wellbeing training. She created  Pursuit Wellbeing  as a platform to offer information, inspiration and support to promote the wellbeing of teachers, leaders an...

Mark Taylor chats to Ian Gilbert, a patron of National Association for Primary Education. Since founding Independent Thinking in 1994, Ian has built a global reputation as an educational thinker, innovator, entrepreneur, speaker and award-winning editor and writer. He was listed by the IB magazine as one of their top 15 ‘educational visionaries’. Never happier than when he is making children’s bra...

Maddy Kavanagh, Education and Skills Programme Manager at Nesta Challenges and Gordon Taylor, a STEM technician at Walton Priory Middle School are talking to me about the The Amazon Longitude Explorer Prize. The Amazon Longitude Explorer Prize, delivered by Nesta Challenges, calls on young bright minds to put their passion for science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) to the test...

David is a former consulting actuary to Fortune 100 companies. He built the world’s largest coaching business, becoming #1 on Google for life coaching and coaching thousands of hours in 12 countries around the globe. As well as helping others, David is no stranger to overcoming challenges himself, having survived a full collapse of his paraglider and a fractured spine, witnessing the death of his...

thinkfour is a free online virtual learning platform for Scottish Higher pupils which distils complex sections of the curriculum into four minute videos as presented by experienced teachers. It is available to  all  children throughout Scotland and targeted at ages 14-17. Young people are able to upload their own versions of the videos which are vetted by teachers and there is a whole se...

Nathalie Richards founded EduKit to help schools to ensure ALL students could access life-changing support in order to achieve their potential. Now, 7 years on, over 150,000 students have taken EduKit Insight surveys and they have connected thousands of schools with impactful youth interventions via the free EduKit Connect service. And in the summer of 2020 in the midst of the pandemic, they worke...

Read Write Code written by Jeremy Keeshin, is a friendly introduction to the world of coding and explains why it is the new literacy. Jeremy Keeshin is the CEO and Co-founder of CodeHS, the leading coding education platform for schools used by millions of students. He is an expert in computer science education and education technology, and he has visited hundreds of schools all over the world. Pri...