Tiny Voice Talks with Toria Bono

This episode is the second 'Tiny Voice Talks - Chatterbox' - which will be a monthly feature on this podcast. On it Toria and Sharifah will chat about education and so much more. In this episode they cover on-line behaviour, networking and more. Please message Toria through her website if you would like them to discuss any issues pertinent to you on future Chatterbox episodes. toriabono....

In this episode, Toria talks to Lesley Berrington, Nursery Owner turned Inclusive Author, about ‘Uniqueness’ & her winding career path. A story of variety, ambition & inspiration with a couple of ‘lightbulb’ moments along the way. With some brave, or crazy, decisions and the experiences that led to Lesley learning more about wellbeing & self-care. You can follow Lesley on Twitter: @Hat...

In this episode, Toria talks to Paul about ‘Becoming’ : a teacher, and a leader. Paul is a teacher of 13 years and has since taken on the role of Deputy Head in his recent school. He tells the story of becoming the teacher, and leader, he is today, from the inspiration he took from his school years, and from his interesting journey through a variety of jobs!  He reflects on how the knocks and obst...

This is the extended tribute to Sir Ken Robinson from the #EduTwitter community, featuring a collection of creative educators who were all moved to share their thoughts and reflections on creativity.   Includes: @one_to_read @CreativityMrs @ladeidiomas @aini_butt @bluebellmatt @mrpfoodie @VictoriaPendry1 @ColeFey @trackerthecat @MrFortuneTeach Credit: Sir Ken Robinson clip from ‘The Call to Unite’...

In this episode Toria speaks to Nic Owen, director of Zennic Wellbeing Ltd.  Nic talks about the importance of looking after herself and the ways that she has improved her physical, emotional and spiritual health, leading to starting her own business with a focus on wellbeing for all. Zennic Wellbeing evolved through identifying the needs of the children that Nic has worked with over eighteen year...

In this episode, Toria talks to John Magee AKA The Kindness Coach. After a challenging childhood, in which role-models were few and far between, John realised that was he had believed about himself was false. He set his life in a new direction and succeeded in the business world only to see it disappear due to the global financial crisis. So he set off in a different direction and is now an author...

In this episode Toria speaks to Evo Hannan, a passionate leader of Design and Innovation in Dubai. He is also the creator of The Agency and the creator and host of Ed Talks Live, a global education talk show which is broadcast live on YouTube. Evo talks about how he developed his passion to connect and learn from other educators into communities in his local area, eventually leading to a global ne...

This episode is the start of 'Tiny Voice Talks - Chatterbox' - which will be a monthly feature on this podcast. On it Toria and Sharifah will chat about education and so much more. In this episode they discuss acceptance, identity, anxiety and how important their husbands and family are. They also go off on a tangent and discuss reality T.V., coats and Sharifah's shoe obsession. Ple...

In this episode Toria talks to Matt Dechaine about authenticity. Matt is a leadership, executive and wellbeing coach who previously worked as a headteacher and in international development. Having had life events which caused him to question and realise his own values, Matt is passionate about the power of authenticity and others finding their own values and living autentically. You can find him o...

This is a short tribute to Sir Ken Robinson from the #EduTwitter community, featuring a collection of creative educators who were all moved to share their thoughts and reflections on creativity.  Includes: @one_to_read @CreativityMrs @ladeidiomas @aini_butt @bluebellmatt @mrpfoodie @VictoriaPendry1 @ColeFey @trackerthecat @MrFortuneTeach Credit: Sir Ken Robinson clip from ‘The Call to Unite’ - htt...

In this episode, Toria talks to Caitlin Bracken about belief, and the power that educators can have when they believe in their pupils. Caitlin is an RQT, a reader and a blogger whose voice is growing against the odds. She tells the story of becoming the teacher she is today, by doing what she does best: telling it like it is and telling it from her heart, in the hope of helping others. You can fin...

In this episode Toria talks to Ben Brown about the power of collaboration. Ben has over 17 years of teaching experience and is the creator of Education Roundtables - born to engage education professionals in dialogue to help them discover the common challenges they face so that they can collaborate and find solutions together. Ben talks about how teachers and school leaders gain insights from work...

In this episode, Toria talks to Shuaib Khan, a teacher of Humanities. Shuaib is a British Muslim who has always has been interested in inequalities. One of his biggest grievances has always been the inability of educators to hold conversations that truly matter. So that is what Shuaib and Toria had - a conversation that truly mattered. They talk heritage, privilege, equality and music (yes, Shuaib...

In this episode Toria talks to Sharifah Lee about #EduTwitter, #WomenEd and the many ways that educators can support each other around the globe. One night, during a Twitter chat about the big and little #edutwitter voices, #TinyVoiceTuesday was conceived. It was born out of a frustration that Toria and many tiny voices felt, that when asked an educational question on Twitter the tumbleweed would...

In February 2020, #TinyVoiceTuesday came about on Twitter because Toria wanted to give people a voice – she wanted to ensure that no educationalist would go unheard. #TinyVoiceTuesdayUnites was then born to enable educationalists to have a forum to chat and get to know one another in a supportive arena. This occurs every week and can be found on Toria's twitter profile page (@Toriaclaire) She...