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

In this solo show Mark shares his thoughts and experience of what learning has really meant during lockdown. It seems amazing that governments are declaring children need to catchup with missed work. How can there be no allowance for the world shutting down? Why does life have to look the same as before? Surely if nothing else recent events have shown us all that life has to reflect what is happen...

Imagen gives the opportunity for agencies and brands to collaborate with Gen Z Imagen is a Gen Z startup based in Shoreditch, East London. Their mission is to help Gen Z to shape their future. They enable agencies and brands collaborate with Gen Z for brutally honest insights about branding, marketing or products. No more guessing, they crowdsource the best feedback, ideas and insights from their...

What do you think is the most important advice you could give your children so they can grow up to be the best version of themselves? This bonus episode is a compilation of responses to that question from my first 9 guests who appeared on the Learning on Fire Podcast. This podcast had some wonderful conversations around 10 set questions: 1. Who are you? 2. What does your life look like now and how...

Today we focus on EYFS with Ben Case from the Foundation Stage Forum and Tapestry - An Online Learning Journal. The Foundation Stage Forum is a gathering place for anyone involved in Early Years and Primary teaching and learning. Tapestry builds a very special record of a child’s experiences, development and learning journey through their early years and primary education. Using photos, videos and...

In this solo show Mark explains where Education on Fire is heading and how you can be part of the community to steer it. The podcast has been downloaded in 121 countries since it's launch in 2016. Let's join together and support the children of the world learn from the wisdom of those who have been interviewed on the show. Listen now to find out more. 'Education is not the filling of a pail but th...

Is the current age-based system of organising learning in schools in need of radical change? Dr. Patrick Alexander from Oxford Brookes University shares his thoughts based on his new book - Schooling and Social Identity: Learning to Act Your Age in Contemporary Britain. Patrick Alexander is a social anthropologist specialising in education, childhood and youth studies. Patrick's research and teach...

Jordan Firth is a presenter on BBC Bitesize's 'Teacher Talks' on BBC iPlayer, Year One teacher and presenter of the Hands Up! Podcast. The amount of work and support from all sectors to support teachers and parents educate their children during the pandemic has been truly inspiring. The BBC here in the UK have been a guiding light and their resources have been and continue to be invaluable for so...

Have you ever wanted to turn your expertise and knowledge into an online course to help others? I chat to Billy Bross who explains how his idea took him from a side project to a full time business. Billy Bross had a thriving career as a consultant in the energy industry, working with important clients like the Department of Energy, Native American tribes, and Fortune 500 companies. It was an inter...

Shrub Oak International School is a private, coeducational, therapeutic day and boarding school for students ages 8-30 on the autism spectrum who face complex challenges and have high personal attention needs. Located on 127 acres of rolling, wooded hills approximately 30 minutes north of New York City, Shrub Oak offers unparalleled educational opportunities for students in a family-centric, suppo...

Do you want to know how to become a successful animator and create a YouTube channel with over 260,000 subscribers? Listen to how Evan Burse from The Cartoon Block did it. Evan has been an animation professional for over 10 years. He’s worked on such shows as Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Black Panther, Marvel’s Hulk and The Agents of S.M.A.S.H., and Teen Titans. Since 2009, Evan has been p...

Health and nutrition education for teachers and parents. Support your children to learn about their wellbeing in school or online. The Yoghurt & Juice Network was an idea born during a long car journey, where founders and Nutritionists, Yasmin and Jenna, were fed up of listening to the responsibility of the current state of children’s health being passed between parents, schools, industry, gov...

Today we discuss how the current lockdown and remote learning could change the education system forever. Batsheva Frankel, MAT, is a veteran teacher of over 25 years. In 2011, she began developing the award-winning LaunchBox products, which are games and activities that explore big philosophical ideas. She is also the creator of Lenses of Questioning, a methodology for helping students develop cri...

OneStep CPD provides free CPD courses for teachers to give you the tools and support to improve how you teach. Our guest Sally Hill is the CPD Manager at OneStep CPD and dedicated to improving teaching and learning by up-skilling teachers to be more effective and confident when delivering lessons. Sally was previously a History Teacher in Manchester for 5 years, including spells as a Head of Depar...

Jon Vroman joins me on the Education on Fire podcast and explores the most important learning and educational moments that shaped his life. Jon helps others be “Moment Makers”. He is married to his gorgeous and free-spirited wife Tatyana and father of two energetic and playful boys, Tiger and Ocean, and live in Austin, Texas. Jon is the founder of the Front Row Foundation, a charity establish...

A one minute trailer that outlines what the Education on Fire Podcast is all about and how to listen. 'Education is not the filling of a pail but the lighting of a fire' https://www.educationonfire.com/

Professor Barry Carpenter has been a headteacher of three schools in the UK, a national director at the UK government's Department for Education and was the first professor of Mental Health in Education in the UK. Barry's due to retire this June and has had a very high-profile career in education over more than 40 years. In fact, the UK government has just released guidance that Barry developed th...

Education comes from life experiences not just schooling. Today we share some of those lessons that have empowered our guest Janelle Christa to breathe life into “conscious entertainment” Janelle is a Hollywood coach, actress, producer, screenwriter and creator of “conscious entertainment”. Having come from a history of affairs, divorce, and family dysfunction as well as a bi-polar diagnosis, she...

Who knew at the time of recording that so many children would be forced to learn online because of countries being in lockdown. However there are many people who have been advocating this for a while. A timely bonus episode as we continue to share podcasts previously released on the network as Learning on Fire. Ai Addyson-Zhang, Ph. D is a Social Media Pedagogy consultant. She created Classro...

Lesley Moffat has taught high school band for over thirty years in the Pacific Northwest. Her ensembles have performed all over the US and in Canada, including four performances at Carnegie Hall. Following decades of chronic illness and exhaustion that were the result of the stress that comes with running a band program that included over 300 students, she revamped her teaching strategies to suppo...

Teru Clavel talks to Mark Taylor about her book,  World Class: One Mother’s Journey Halfway Around the Globe in Search of the Best Education for Her Children  and her own educational experiences. Teru Clavel is a comparative education expert and author who has shared her insights on education and globalization on Fareed Zakaria’s GPS, The TODAY Show, CBS This Morning, CNBC’s Squawk Box,...

Richard Gerver has been described as one of the most inspirational leaders of his generation. He is an award-winning speaker, bestselling author and world-renowned thinker. Richard began his career in education, most notably as headmaster of the failing Grange Primary School. In just two years, famously transformed into one of the most acclaimed learning environments in the world. H...

The schools are closing. When we come out the other side of this lockdown will education ever be the same again? What will homeschooling mean for you? What initiatives and skills can you implement during this time? What positive human traits can you demonstrate to show your children the best way support themselves during this time of change? Listen to what we are doing with our family.

Todd Nesloney is the Director of Culture and Strategic Leadership for the Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association (TEPSA). He has also served as an award winning principal of a PreK-5th Grade campus of over 775 students in a rural town in Texas. He has been recognized by the White House, John C Maxwell, the Center for Digital Education, National School Board Association, the BAMMYS...

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Before launching the app, Sir Linkalot (Andy Salmon’s alter ego) worked with 150,000 children (4 to 18 year olds) and presented to 15,000 teachers at 500+ schools (including 3 visits to Kenya in 2017 where he had record book sales). He has presented at many teacher conferences & one prison. More than a third of 11-year-old children don’t meet literacy test standards. After using the app, appro...