National Association for Primary Education

As a non-political charity the National Association for Primary Education (NAPE) does some incredible work to support children live their best lives from birth to 13. Nothing epitomises this more than their Festival of Voices concert series that has been in existence for 36 years. This event at Dorchester Abbey brings around 240 school children together to perform in a beautiful venue with a live...

Mark Taylor talks to NAPE Information Officer Peter Cansell about their support for More Than A Score,  a growing coalition of parents, teachers, heads and education experts, working together to call for change in the government’s over-testing regime. Children are More Than A Score Primary school is a time for self-discovery, building confidence and nourishing potential. But primary school childre...

Mark Taylor joins Dr. Tony Eaude and Professor Simon Catling in a conversation about their new project – Humanities [20:20]         Join us in our campaign to restore the humanities –  History, Geography, RE  and  Citizenship  to their rightful place in the primary curriculum. We believe the humanities play a key part in a broad and balanced school curriculum. They have a...

National Association for Primary Education has been working with Kellogg’s to help adjudicate their Breakfast Club Awards which are presented to the winners at the Houses of Parliament. This award is in addition to the Kellogg’s ‘Support for Breakfast Clubs’ grant that schools can apply for to help fund their own breakfast club. Each school can apply for a cash sum of up to...

We had the privilege of visiting Buckland Church of England Primary School to hear all about their Zulu Nation Day. You can listen to Headteacher Louise Warren and 6 pupils explain all about this wonderful experience entitled:   The Mighty Zulu Nation Curriculum enrichment Celebrating diversity at Buckland CE Primary School March 2019   The school was awarded a Creative Learning Bursary...

National Association for Primary Education are the sponsor of the Education on Fire Podcast Network and Primary Music on Fire Membership site.   To support you in providing music in your school you will receive a 50% discount as a NAPE member. Full details and how to join Primary Music on Fire can be found at Primary Music on Fire If you are not a NAPE member you can find out more about them...

National Association for Primary Education are pleased to support:         Join us in our campaign to restore the humanities –  History, Geography, RE  and  Citizenship  to their rightful place in the primary curriculum. We believe the humanities play a key part in a broad and balanced school curriculum. They have a crucial role in helping children to: explore the purpose &...

One of the biggest concerns for Year 6 children now that SATs are out of the way is moving on to their next school. They will have often found themselves treated as responsible members of their current school, Leaders in many different areas, but for many it will be back to square one and certainly a big drop down the pecking order. Transition programmes and visits to the new school will help some...

THE WAY WE WORK FOR PRIMARY EDUCATION 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. This week I take you through the relaunch of the NAPE website and what you can expect to find. Join online via...

In the latest episode of ‘Meet the National Council’ I interview Robert Young General Secretary and Interim Chair of National Association for Primary Education. Robert Young General Secretary             Robert has been active in NAPE since 1986 when NAPE SE London was established as a university based branch and was elected as its first chair, remaining i...

National Association for Primary Education in collaboration with the School of Education, Oxford Brookes University, present the Annual Schiller Lecture READING FOR PLEASURE : developing readers for life Prof. TERESA CREMIN  The lecture will explore the cognitive, social and emotional benefits of reading and in particular will focus on how, when teachers share their reading lives and books in comm...

  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. He was ce...

Here are the details for the Christian Schiller Lecture 2019. We are taking a 2 week break for the Easter Holidays but will be back and revitalised in the summer term. Remember to subscribe to the podcast on your favourite app or platform and to keep up to date with all the content sign up to the Education on Fire newsletter. www. EducationOnFire.com   To find out more information about the P...

NAPE was recently invited to the 4th Ultimate Wellbeing in Education Conference in London. Robert Young – General Secretary/Interim Chair and Mark Taylor attended. In this episode Mark discusses his thoughts about the event and also provides an update on the Christian Schiller Lecture 2019 with guest speaker Prof. Teresa Cremin. Christian Schiller Lecture 2019 FREE ENTRY but you are requeste...

Following my interview with Lucie Parkes – Formal Learning Manager at Historic Royal Palaces (episode NAPE 011), I was invited to shadow a school visit around the Tower of London. It was such a delight to see one of their education projects in action and witness first hand how a yr3 class were captivated by the stories and history of such a magnificent historical landmark. In this this episode you...

https://www.oxonheadsconf.org.uk   Below you can see the conference programme and links for those organisations who chatted to me on the podcast. www.archoxfordshire.org.uk https://one-eighty.org.uk http://fabresearch.com/schoolsurveys.htm Oxfordshire Outdoor Learning Trust   Layla Moran, MP for Oxford West & Abingdon   Layla Moran is a Physics teacher by profession, formerly wo...

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An extract from a lecture ‘On the Curriculum’ 28th January 1958 The National Association for Primary Education present an annual lecture with a guest speaker who creates their talk inspired by the work of Christian Schiller. This episode is read by Mark Taylor from the book ‘Christian Schiller in his own words’   CHRISTIAN SCHILLER CBE, MC, MA Christian Schiller was born on the 20...

Today Mark interviews NAPE member Stuart Swann about pi-top. The pi-top Learning Framework has been designed by experienced teachers to offer a more effective way to situate, support and contextualise learning than traditional instructionist methods. The learning-by-making framework guides learners and de-silos subjects in a true STEAM approach, fostering the software, hardware, and fusion skills...

Thanks for listening to our podcast from National Association for Primary Education. Here are the events, opportunities and details you need to keep up to date and get involved. The 2019 Oxfordshire Headteachers’ Conference will take place at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, in Stratford-upon-Avon, on Wednesday 27 (commencing at 4pm), Thursday 28 February, and Friday 1 March (concluding at 1pm). www....

In this episode I talk to Mike Aylen about his experience with NAPE and the influence the organisation has had in regards to changing education policy in the UK. Below are some pictures of the events Mike talked about including the Dunblane Flame, Festival of Voices and our Primary First Journal.   National Association for Primary Education Our aim is to achieve a higher priority for the educ...

If you have experienced something wonderful this week in relation to a child’s learning then please let me know. I am looking to share a weekly ray of sunshine for us all to enjoy that reminds us of why we are here supporting a child centred vision of learning. You might work in school, be a parent or family member. If it made your heart sing let me know. If you would like to share it with m...

You will have heard Mark many times on the podcast as he has discussed NAPE and interviewed guests, but today he talks about his life. A professional musician A music educator A creator/producer/host of the Education on Fire Podcast Network The latest development in his life is to combine all of this experience and passion to create a membership site that supports teachers to embed music in their...

Ministry of Education discussion paper 1946 The National Association for Primary Education present an annual lecture with a guest speaker who creates their talk inspired by the work of Christian Schiller. This episode is read by Peter Cansell from the book ‘Christian Schiller in his own words’   CHRISTIAN SCHILLER CBE, MC, MA Christian Schiller was born on the 20th September 1895. He went to...

Lucie Parkes – Formal Learning Manager at Historic Royal Palaces.   Historic Royal Palaces is an independent charity that provides high quality cultural learning experiences for schools. At HRP our aim is to make the stories of our palaces relevant, accessible and enjoyable for all. We offer a programme of sessions across the key stages and in a range of subject areas, as well as CPD op...