Education On Fire - Sharing creative and inspiring learning in our schools
Do you feel the education system is sucking the life out of you and the pupils you serve? I think many of us wish we could click our fingers and make it fit for purpose. A place of growth with shared learning that empowers pupils to be their best selves, so they can create a world they want to inhabit now and in the future.
While a magic wand or a visionary politician might sound like the answer I believe change is already happening. Educators are changing futures one conversation at a time. New technology and the environments where we learn are beginning to look different both in and out of the classroom. I hope you are seeing this first hand and are excited about what you can share with your pupils. We are having conversations, sharing organisations and communities that are supporting education in a way that you may have not experienced.
Educational change will come from us all working in way that supports the best interests of each of our pupils, personalised learning. Governments and policy makers will follow when they see fully how it can be different. So let us teach, coach, mentor and create an environment that fuels every child with feedback, inspiration, resilience and empowerment. The Education on Fire community is shining the torch, so no matter where you are in the world or how you are supporting children this podcast is here for you.
‘Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.’
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 36 minutes
- Episodes
- 462
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
259: GovernorHub with Neil Collins
Neil Collins has over 30 years’ experience working in the software and edtech sector. After studying Engineering at Cambridge, he went on to a 20-year career in telecoms software in the UK and US bef…
258: UK's Leading Online School - King's InterHigh with Ashley Harrold
King’s InterHigh is an independent British international online school. Offering Primary, Secondary and Sixth Form education, we cater to students from age 7 – 18 who are looking for a high quality B…
257: Game-based learning for maths with Mangahigh
Alex Cull is the Global Marketing Director for Mangahigh, an organisation which provides online maths games to students to help foster a love of the subject and personalise education. She also focuse…
256: Stem Steam and Steame with Andrew Lochery
Andrew Lochery is the Founder and CEO of Phosphor, which provides teachers with tools and materials needed to deliver STEM Club activities for 9-13 year olds. After 16 years of teaching science, he f…
255: Little Miss History with Barbara Ann Mojica
Barbara Ann Mojica received her Bachelor of Arts (Hunter College) and Master of Arts Degrees (Queens College) in History. She also holds graduate certifications in school supervision and administra…
254: Thursdays are GO!
The Education on Fire podcast will now be releasing 2 episodes a week - Monday and Thursday.
Mentioned in this episode:
NAPE Al Kingsley Summit Promo
Watch Mark Taylor interview Al Kingsley about 'Creat…
253: ‘Lighting the Way’: The Case for Ethical Leadership in Schools with Angela Browne
Angela Browne is a former education leader, director of a coaching and consultancy company and founder of ‘Havn’ (Danish for ‘Harbour’) an online space for women.
She provides transformational leader…
252: Let’s Talk About Race with Dr. Nancy Dome
Renowned speaker, author, and equity consultant Dr. Nancy Dome co-founded Epoch Education in 2014 to provide leaders in education and business with accessible professional development in diversity, i…
251: Entrepreneurship in Education with Josh Chernikoff
Josh Chernikoff is an innovative entrepreneur, advisor, and strategist with 20+ years of experience in education, broadcast journalism, sales, marketing, and communications. Throughout these experien…
250: Andria Zafirakou - Global Teacher Prize winner 2018
We celebrate the release of our 250th episode with an inspirational conversation with Andria Zafirakou - 2018 Global Teacher Prize winner and founder of the charity Artists in Residence.
Andria, a tea…
249: A whole-school mental health platform with STEER Education
Simon Antwis is Senior Education Consultant at STEER Education. He has been a headteacher of three schools and a school inspector.
STEER Education is a whole-school mental health platform that empowe…
248: The importance of sleep with Cambridge Sleep Coach
Edward is a secondary school science teacher who out of nowhere developed insomnia. This happened for roughly 6 months and was an extremely stressful and tough period to go through.
However he managed…
247: Energy Reboot with Moira Newiss
Moira is a Registered Nutritional Therapist and Wellbeing Coach who specialises in helping men and women with or without a diagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome or long covid to regain their energy t…
246: Pupil Learning Experience and Wellbeing Review with Edurio
Iona Jackson is Head of Research at Edurio, managing a team of survey experts and data analysts through projects relating to stakeholder feedback in schools.
New Edurio research reveals half of childr…
245: Study Help with Aimee Buckley
Study Help was co-founded by academic expert, Aimee Buckley. With over 25 years of teaching experience, Aimee is a highly sought-after expert and has been featured in many podcasts. With a distinguis…
244: NEO the next generation platform with Graham Glass
Cypher Learning NEO is the next-generation platform your school has been waiting for. It’s the ideal solution for all learning activities, whether it’s creating content, assessing students, or tracki…
243: Astro Pi Challenge from Raspberry Pi Foundation
Astro Pi Challenge calls on young people to run their own experiments on the International Space Station.
I find out more from Olympia Brown, Head of Youth Partnerships, Raspberry Pi Foundation.
Two u…
242: Plans to Prosper Coaching with Gail Swift
Gail Swift is fiercely committed to guiding students and families to take action in their natural abilities.
As a proven professional who can guide you to address how your child solves problems, the q…
241: Opportunity Leadership with Dr. Roger Parrott
Dr. Roger Parrott is the President of Belhaven University in Jackson, Mississippi, one of the fastest growing and most innovative colleges, serving
5,000 students, including an online campus in China.…