Tiny Voice Talks with Toria Bono

In the final episode in the Empathy Day series, Toria talks to Hydeh Fayaz all about what she and the others at St. Matthew's C. E. Primary School in Birmingham will be doing for Empathy Day.  Hydeh is the assistant headteacher at St. Matthews and currently teaches year 1. She is also an Evidence Lead Educator at the research skill.  St. Matthews have been celebrating Empathy Day for a while...

In this episode, Toria talks to Sophie about the power of song and its transformational properties.  Sophie is a professional singer, vocal coach, songwriter, wellbeing music specialist and published author. Collectively she has 30 years experience and in 2019 completed an MA specialising in her area of expertise singing and wellbeing.  www sophiegarner.com www.thecreativedsongwritingjournal.com S...

In this episode, the second celebrating Empathy Day 2022, Toria talks to award winning author A.M.Dassu (Az) about why empathy is so important to her and her writing. She is an advocate for Empathy Day and how this event enables our young people to develop this important skill. In 2021, Az went on an Empathy Walk and this year she is striking up a power pose! Find out more here - https://www.empat...

In this episode, Toria talks to proud Headteacher of Parklands Primary School in Leeds, Chris Dyson , about how building a school on love can yield the most amazing results. Chris believes that If anything can bind together nearly 400 pupils and 100 school staff in challenging circumstances, it’s love. And love is in plentiful supply at Parklands. Chris was brought up in a single-parent household...

In this episode Toria speaks to Fran Corcoran (MD) and Selena Whitehead (Education Team Manager) from Amazing People Schools, one of the UK’s first “Companies of Character” who offer an award-winning, whole-school approach to character development, wellbeing and cross-curricular learning for both primary and secondary schools. In our post-covid world, how can wellbeing be most effectively supporte...

In this episode, Toria talks to Miranda McKearney  about Empathy Day   and the great work that she and others at Empathy Lab are doing. Young people are growing up in a society with a major empathy deficit; hate crimes are at their highest level since records began and there are increasing concerns about the negative effects of social media. EmpathyLab is the first organisation to build children&a...

In this episode, Toria talks to R.I.S.E. Magazine editor, ReallySchool product manager and Of Primary Importance podcast host Kat Cauchi about how everyone has something to share. She discusses how through her work, particularly R.I.S.E., she has been able to support and empower different voices across the education sector and why she is so passionate about creating these kinds of opportunities fo...

In this episode, Toria chats to Alec Jiggins about coaching - what it is, what it isn't and how to get it right in educational settings.  Alec has worked in education for many years and is now a performance and results coach. To find out more about what Alec does click on the link  https://alecjiggins.com/ Support the show If you enjoyed this episode please share it with others. If you would...

In this episode, Toria talks to Frederika Roberts about knowing our character strengths and how we can use character strengths within our classrooms to support the wellbeing of the young people we teach.  Frederika is a former teacher passionate about supporting the wellbeing of children and the adults around them. She supports wellbeing in education through her presentations, workshops, post-grad...

In this episode, Toria chats to Oxford Owl storyteller Chip Colquhoun – but WHOA! Don't go thinking this is just another chat about ways to present literacy. Chip has spent 15 years helping schools use storytelling to boost attainment in all core curriculum subjects, seeing several raise their OFSTED rating from "Requires improvement" to "Good" or "Outstanding",...

In this episode, Roma Dhameja joins Toria again to talk all about money. Roma has taught Business and Economics over 10 years and has held Senior Leadership positions for 6 years. Having taught finance related subjects over a decade, and having come from a commercial environment she couldn’t shake the feeling that the curriculum failed to cover a lot of knowledge on finance and the workplace that...

In this episode, Toria talks to educator, podcaster and author Phil Naylor. Having chatted to many educators on his podcast 'Naylor's Natter', Phil decided to write a book of the same name and tells Toria all about it. His book, which is filled with Ideas and advice from the collective wisdom of teachers (as heard on the popular education podcast) is out on 21st July. To pre-order y...

In this episode Toria chats to Ali all about STEM. Here is a bit about Ali in his own words - My name is Ali Khan and I love STEM subjects (Science, Technology Engineering and Maths). After working as a scientist and outreach officer, I decided combine my passion for STEM alongside my experience in outreach and began the company STEM innovation. My aim is to promote STEM subjects among students ac...

In this episode Toria talks with Emily, founder of Virtual School Visits and Jo from Dr Jo Science Solutions. They share how their careers have evolved from classroom teaching to starting an edtech business and becoming a primary science specialist respectively. We hear the important message that teaching doesn't have to be a linear route to leadership and that having a 'patchwork'...

In this episode, Toria talks to Kimberley about taking a step back to pause, reflect and decide what to do next  Kimberley Evans is a primary school teacher, heritage educator and author. After seeing so many people leave education due to unhappiness and workloads, Kimberley set up ‘Nourish the Workplace’ to make a difference to the profession she loves and runs that alongside teaching and working...

In this episode Toria talks to Bob Cox about 'opening doors' and providing our learners with high quality English lessons throughout their time at school - both primary and secondary.  Bob is the author of the 'Opening Doors' series of books and an educational consultant who has worked with hundreds of schools and spoken at national and international conferences including The E...

In this episode, Toria finds out from Sam how she and other educators can thrive both in and out of the classroom. She walked away from this chat with so many tips and can honestly say that after applying Sam's great advice that she is feeling a great deal better.  Sam is one of the founders of TeachStrong and is passionate about equipping educators with the knowledge they need to live health...

In this episode, Toria catches up with Pie Corbett about two of her favourite topics - talking and reading. Pie shares the research he and his team have gathered about how to teach reading successfully and about what this looks like.  He discusses his latest book 'Talk for Reading'. To find out more and get hold of a copy, just click on the link - https://www.talk4writing.com/talk-for-re...

In this episode Toria talks to founder of Empathy Week Ed Kirwan.  Ed Kirwan is the CEO, founder and filmmaker at Empathy Week - a global educational programme that uses the power of film to develop students into empathetic leaders, with the aim of building the #EmpathyGeneration.  Ed entered the working world through Teach First and taught science in North London for 3 years, including as a Head...

In this episode, Toria talks to Stuart Mycroft about his journey to leadership, doing his best to lead with kindness and the importance of reflection. After starting as a TA at 17, Stuart set himself the goal of being a Headteacher before he was 40. He worked his way through a variety of roles in Primary Schools across the North West and in April 2021, at age 37, was appointed as Headteacher of a...

In this episode Toria talks to Ros Wilson.  Ros Wilson is a highly revered education expert whose 55-year career spans teaching, consultancy, keynote speaking, and research. Ros has just launched Talk:Write a new system for developing language to improve both the quality of talk and the quality of writing of primary school pupils. Talk:Write is the progression of all her previous work regarding th...

In this episode Toria talks to Therese Hoyle, Frederika Roberts, Bukky Yusuf and Kimberley Evans about their new book 'The Big Book of Whole School Wellbeing. ' In it they discuss wellbeing, the importance of a whole school approach and how the book came about. Unbelievably, they managed to co-ordinate 26 voices amidst the pandemic and all online. Here is a little bit of information abou...

In this episode, Toria continues talking to Steve Waters about burnout and what can be done by teachers to overcome it. Steve Waters is joint founder and CEO of Teach Well Toolkit, a mental health support membership service for schools ( www.teachwelltoolkit.com ). It includes a step-by-step programme for implementing a whole-school culture of staff mental health. Teach Well Toolkit is also a DfE...

This week Toria talks with @BronteCeinwen about changing our outlook. After deciding to make a change in her approach to work, Bronte talks about the importance of finding your 'why' and doing things for the right reasons.  Support the show If you enjoyed this episode please share it with others. If you would like to find out more about Tiny Voice Talks Coaching with Toria then email her...

In this episode, Toria talks to Steve Waters about burnout and learns about the research of Christina Maslach. Steve Waters is joint founder and CEO of Teach Well Toolkit, a mental health support membership service for schools ( www.teachwelltoolkit.com ). It includes a step-by-step programme for implementing a whole-school culture of staff mental health. Teach Well Toolkit is also a DfE approved...