National Association for Primary Education

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR PRIMARY EDUCATION in collaboration with HUMANITIES 20:20 Project and PRIMARY UMBRELLA GROUP present a virtual twilight conference:   TOWARDS A BALANCED AND BROADLY-BASED CURRICULUM Virtual Conference - Monday 8th March 2021, 4.15pm-6.45pm The Conference, embracing a theme which has always been central to debate about children’s entitlements, has been highlighted by Of...

Essity is a global leader in hygiene and health. Since 2017 they have been actively working to improve hygiene and health standards and education within UK schools. National Association for Primary Education started working in collaboration with Essity in 2018 to highlight and support this venture. 'With our partners we collaborate in gathering knowledge and insights, using our different perspecti...

The National Association for Primary Education (NAPE) brings together everyone who has a concern for the learning of children from birth to 13 years. Members and affiliated schools work to improve education through the Early, Primary and Middle Years. Today we share the top 5 ways we are supporting YOU. Some resources are FREE and one award could give you £400. Virtual Conference - Monday 8th Marc...

This week we look back at what the National Association for Primary Education has achieved in 2020 and take a glimpse into 2021. Our FREE resources have expanded for you in forms of: Podcasts YouTube e-copies of our journal Primary First TEACHING HANDWRITING BY CHRISTOPHER JARMAN There is now a new, 3rd Edition Teachers' Handwriting Book, containing the; teaching and practice handwriting page...

Dr Hilary Leevers, Chief Executive at EngineeringUK talks to Mark Taylor about Neon. Neon brings together the UK's best engineering experiences and inspiring careers resources to help teachers bring STEM to life with real-world examples of engineering.  Finding engaging activities to show where engineering is used in the real world can take time. So, we do the hard work for you, curating the...

EdTech has been central to our lives in education during the current pandemic. Today I chat to Al Kinglsey and explore how our old and current thinking can support us in planning a strategy for the future of your school. Al Kingsley (MD of NetSupport) has been a school governor for the last 15 years and is currently Chair of Hampton Academies Trust in Peterborough and KWEST Trust in Norfolk. Al wa...

Please welcome our new National Council member Edd Moore. Edd is a teacher and Eco Coordinator at Damers First School, Dorchester, Dorset. Edd has built up the eco work at Damers over the last 8 years from a blank canvas. Under his leadership, achieved the Eco Schools Green Flag three times in 2016, 2018, 2020, won Eco Schools Primary Eco School of the Year, Surfers Against Sewage Plastic Free Sch...

Since September 2015, Mark Lacey has served as Chief Executive of the Diocese of Salisbury Academy Trust. The trust comprises of eighteen academies, across Wiltshire and Dorset. The Trust serves 3,500 pupils and has a clear and active growth strategy as it seeks to drive forward improvement of its academies, the vast majority of which entered the Trust under sponsored arrangements. The Diocese of...

As Britain’s greatest ever-female gymnast, Beth’s impressive achievements include being an Olympic Bronze Medalist, a triple World Champion, a six-time European Champion, a Commonwealth Champion and seven-times consecutive National Champion. Along with her unrivalled success Beth has competed at three Olympic Games;  Athens 2004 ,  Beijing 2008  and  London 2012  - where s...

Today I chat to Lisa-Maria Müller about her recent report for The Chartered College of Teaching - Education in times of crisis: The potential implications of school closures for teachers and students. A review of research evidence on school closures and international approaches to education during the COVID-19 pandemic by Lisa-Maria Müller and Gemma Goldenberg Full report is here .   Lisa-Ma...

'Teacher training in England and Wales - The potential impact of curriculum 2022 on QTS' was an article written by Dr. Jane Dorrian for NAPE's professional journal - Primary First. On this podcast we discuss the themes of this article in more depth. Jane worked as a Year 5/6 primary teacher in south Wales before specialising in early years. She then became an LEA Advisory Teacher and during this t...

Marcus Orlovsky is a financier turned tech turned education facilitator: host of TEDx conferences around Europe, working with students across UK and a National Association for Primary Education patron. 'At Bryanston Square, I am combining my skills and knowledge to make a difference in education, from the facilities to what goes on in them, and it’s something I’m passionate about. I built a s...

National Association for Primary Education Get a FREE e-copy of our professionally produced journal Primary First. https://nape.org.uk/ 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 l...

The National Association for Primary Education (NAPE) brings together everyone who has a concern for the learning of children from birth to 13 years. Members and affiliated schools work to improve education through the Early, Primary and Middle Years. We are looking to hear stories and experiences of those involved in education during the lockdown. We would like to create a vision of how education...

Mike Aylen and Mark Taylor (chair & vice chair) chat through some of the recent developments in NAPE.  The National Association for Primary Education speaks for young children in our schools and all who work with them, be part of that voice, join us. All are welcome as members;  Heads, Teachers, Teaching Assistants, Parents, School Governors. Inspectors, Administrators and entire Sc...

Welcome to National Association for Primary Education podcast. On todays show you will hear a chapter from our book Christian Schiller - In His Own Words', read by Peter Cansell - NAPE Information Officer

Welcome to National Association for Primary Education podcast. On todays show you will hear the latest news including our new YouTube Channel and a chapter from our book Christian Schiller - In His Own Words', read by Peter Cansell - NAPE Information Officer Christian was appointed HMI in 1924 and then followed a long period of work with the schools in Liverpool where his contact with poor childre...

Thank you so much for listening during 2019. Have a very Merry Christmas and we look forward to continuing our journey in 2020.

Wendy Scott is a Froebelian early years teacher with extensive experience in the PVI sector as well as schools. Headship of a demonstration nursery school was followed by a senior lectureship at Roehampton University, where she co-ordinated the original advanced diploma in multi-professional studies.   Wendy has been an early years and primary inspector in London, and has worked across E...

Handwriting The National Association for Primary Education are planning new handwriting workshops for primary schools. Mark Taylor talks to Jeremy Rowe about his vast experience in education and what to expect from the handwriting workshops. Handwriting is in the National Curriculum – is it an anachronism like 12x table? – or an important skill? It could be considered important for aesthetic...

                  Rebecca Sheikh is a certified Aware Parenting Level 2 teacher, and her passion lies in helping parents find ways to discipline without the use of punishments or rewards. She taught as primary school teacher for 17 years before having her first child. She is now the mother of two children (ages 6 and 2). She completed an MA in Counselli...

The National Association for Primary Education has a long history of supporting music and the arts. Mark Taylor host of this podcast is also a musician and music educator which makes this a very exciting episode. Stringbabies is a holistic approach to teaching bowed strings and general musicianship using a unique notation system developed by cellist Kay Tucker. Although initially aimed at 3 to 6 y...

  Robert Morgan – Editor of Primary First and NAPE National Council. Robert has 12 years’  experience as a primary school teacher from schools in Torfaen, Southwark and Bexley. He was a mathematics, assessment and history coordinator, a teacher governor, well-being officer and an assistant headteacher. He was appointed to the University of Greenwich in 2007 as a senior lecturer in Educa...

The National Association for Primary Education launches the NAPE podcast for the new academic year. We talk about some of the highlights from our first 36 episodes and give a few insights into what is coming next.   If you are new to NAPE here is some background.             The National Association for Primary Education speaks for young children and all who live...

On the podcast this week I talk to Peter Cansell – NAPE Information Officer about how they are working with Essity  to try and improve hygiene standards in school toilets.   Last year Essity founded and launched the School Hygiene Essentials Initiative which is a collaboration of hygiene, health and education experts who are working together to try and improve hygiene standards in schoo...