Tiny Voice Talks with Toria Bono

In this episode, Toria speaks to Florence who  shares her teacher burnout story and how her background in psychology enabled her to heal, rediscover herself and reclaim her life.   Florence believes that for things to change for teachers, it starts with teachers taking back ownership and responsibility of their health, happiness and life. Her company Aligned Flow empowers teachers to go from stres...

In this episode, Toria talks to Brian Abram AKA Grandad Wheels about his fabulous books. Brian lives in Halifax with his wife Linda and is retired.  After a serious cycling accident in 2013, Brian was left paraplegic and a full-time wheelchair user.  A few years ago, he started writing stories to amuse his Grandson Charles and now there are six stories in the series 'The Adventures of Grandad...

Emily Dalzell speaks to Toria about life 'on the other side' of teaching, where, after 11 years as a Head of Music in secondary schools, left the profession after a serious mental health breakdown and Bipolar Disorder diagnosis. She speaks about the vital need to open the conversation about how schools (in particular, school leaders) can do more to support teachers with a mental health c...

Danny is a passionate educator and podcaster who believes that our young people need opportunities to learn in the workplace. All to often they are thrust into higher education without experiencing what real work is like - Danny would like that tide to be turned. Danny has a podcast https://talkingbusinesspodcast.com/ Connect with Danny on Twitter - @PardoesBusiness Support the show If you enjoyed...

James has always loved stories and adventure. He spent most of his childhood in Kent reading and daydreaming then went to university in Durham. Four months volunteering for a Thai charity for children with disabilities in Bangkok after university changed everything. He trained as a Primary school teacher, working in schools in London, before getting married and moving back to Thailand for seven ye...

Louisa Jane Smith is the host of the R.E. podcast and believes in the power of listening to our inner voice. She is passionate about teachers helping young people to hear their inner voice but equally believes that we need to guide them along the way. As a parent she wants her children to be and as a teacher she loves asking 'what do you think?' To hear the RE podcast and find out more a...

In this episode Toria talks to Adele Bates, Behaviour & Education Specialist about her new book ‘Miss I don’t give a S***’  To find out more go to Adele’s website https://adelebateseducation.co.uk/ 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 on toria@tinyvoicetalks.com If...

In this episode, Toria speaks to Penny Whelan for the second time about the role of the SENCO and what it really entails. Penny has been teaching for 16 years and is a primary Assistant Headteacher and SENCO. She also carries out some linking work between schools for the Local Authority. Penny is part time and juggles her various roles in school with a toddler at home, working hard to achieve a wo...

In this episode, Toria chats to author and wellbeing aficionado Andrew Cowley all about wellbeing and his new book ' The Wellbeing Curriculum.' Andrew is an experienced school leader and is passionate about teacher and pupil wellbeing in schools. He has written 'The Wellbeing Curriculum' as a follow up to his first book ' The Wellbeing Toolkit' and chats to Toria abou...

In this episode, Toria talks to Ellise about the importance of everyone having a voice. Ellise has cerebral palsy and uses a high technology which is an eyegaze. This allows her to communicate her wishes. Ellise wants to spread the word of letting everyone having a voice. Twitter - @Ellise_Hayward_ Support the show If you enjoyed this episode please share it with others. If you would like to find...

Alex Winstanley is a best-selling author and award-winning social entrepreneur from Wigan, England. Through his books, he raises awareness of a range of long-term health conditions, in a positive and supportive way, for children and young people. He is extremely passionate about promoting a diverse and inclusive society, where every person is valued and celebrated. Each of his books are inspired b...

In this episode, Toria talked to Siobhán Bowden about intentional planning & assessment to meet the needs of the students we serve.  Siobhán is a teacher and development coach.  She encourages educators to step away from relying on formal assessment practices and instead reimagine a path forward in a student centred & inquiry-based classroom rooted in the triangulation of data.  Siobhán ca...

In this episode Toria talks to Lizana about 'Coaching and Mentoring'. Here is a message from Lizana - Developing others is always close to my heart, as it is clear from research that the more confident and developed teachers are in their fields, the greater their impact is on pupils and learners. However, teacher development happens in many different ways, and often we start off by devel...

Today Toria talked to Krishna Sanal, a newly qualified teacher based in Oman about bringing the world into the classroom, where she discusses how her previous work experiences and skills enrich her teaching journey. She truly has brought her world into her classroom.  Krishna tweets @ikrishnasanal.  Support the show If you enjoyed this episode please share it with others. If you would like to find...

In this episode Toria talks with Balli Dail about driving your own professional development and seeking opportunities to improve your educator expertise.   Balli Dail has been an educator for almost 20 years with teaching experience across all Key Stages from 1- 5 with a specialism and leadership experience in Key Stage 5. Her passion is for teaching Psychology and also collaborating on CPD with h...

In this episode, Toria Talks to Rahul Karavadra ( @RahulKav89 ) about the importance of global citizenship and broadening pupils' horizons as well as the importance of representation and how schools and educators can bring learning to life for their pupils through Lyfta. You can find out more about Lyfta by going to Lyfta.com and join them on their free CPD webinar on how to embed global citi...

In this episode, Toria talked to Isabelle Jones about the Power of Diversity.  Isabelle talked about the personal and professional experiences that led her to embrace  diversity as a way to support and open up the horizons of all her pupils. She also talked about diversity and authentic leadership and the need to model authenticity to enable pupils to embrace it. Other conversation topics include...

In this episode, Toria talks to Rich Simpson @RichReadalot about kindness, books and his love of teaching.  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 on toria@tinyvoicetalks.com If you would like a copy of the Tiny Voices Talk book with  30% off go to www.crownhouse.co.uk or...

In this episode, Toria speak to Penny Whelan about the role of the SENCO and what it really entails. Penny has been teaching for 16 years and is a primary Assistant Headteacher and SENCO. She also carries out some linking work between schools for the Local Authority. Penny is part time and juggles her various roles in school with a toddler at home, working hard to achieve a work life balance. Tori...

With September around the corner, Toria talked to Sam Clark in this episode about embedding positive learning behaviour with a new class. Sam is a teacher trainer who supports the implementation of social and emotional learning in a range of London schools. Today’s episode includes practical strategies on how to create an open and resilient classroom environment where children are keen to discuss...

As a work-life balance coach for teachers Annabel specialises in taking an holistic approach to managing stress and anxiety. On this podcast we will take a deep dive into how to listen to yourself in any given moment to reduce anxiety so you can make simple changes that will have a positive impact on not only your life but the children that you teach too.  To experience her balance strategy to red...

In this episode Toria talks about all things inclusion with Sara Alston.  Sara is a SEND & Safeguarding consultant and trainer and still at the chalkface as a SENCo. She is the co-author of The Inclusive Classroom: A new approach to Differentiation. She is passionate about making differentiation doable and manageable for teachers so that it work to promote and support inclusion in the classroo...

In this episode, Toria talks to Paul Ainsworth (@pkainsworth), the author of 'No Silver Bullets: Day in, Day out School Improvement' and a system leader who has worked in four MATs. Paul explains his thoughts on school improvement both at a school level and a MAT level and suggests that to make school improvement sustainable, 'day in, day out' efforts are far more effective tha...

In this episode Toria talks to Dr Matt Silver about how best we can provide pathways for our young people.  Matt started working in mainstream education in 2009 after 25 years with a Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) charity. Now a headteacher of an outstanding special school in Harrow, he is also in the final stages of his doctorate on self-determination theory in education. Matt cr...

In this episode Jess Gosling talks to Toria about international teaching. She details her own experiences, over 10 years working in four countries. We find out what motivated her to teach abroad and to flourish whilst there. Jess provides great insight and helpful suggestions for teachers considering a move abroad. She encourages teachers who are curious to research the lifestyle and schools thoro...