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Break free from the negativity and the daily grind and embrace those strategies that inspire children to become independent, happy, curious and capable learners!

Tune in every week for conversations that will give you the confidence and support you need to shake things up, and integrate curiosity inspired learning into your everyday lessons to foster a lifelong love for learning in the children you teach.

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Latest Episodes

November 12, 2024

Ep 53 Ultimate Gift Guide for the Lifelong Learner

In today’s episode Edwina explores how quality outlives quantity and curates the ultimate list of gifts for the lifelong learner, both adult and child….

November 5, 2024

Ep 52 High Impact Teaching Strategies Comes Out Tops as Favourite Episode

Exploring the ten High Impact Teaching Strategies proved to be the most popular episode since beginning Blooming Curious in late November 2024. In this episode Edwina looks at the 6 most popular episodes in the…

October 29, 2024

Ep 51 Explicit Teaching of Phonics: The best strategy for teaching children how to read

When it comes to teaching children how to read, there is only one proven method, and that’s through explicit direct instruction. In this episode Edwina unpacks the basic fundamentals of explicit instruction when it comes…

October 22, 2024

Ep 50 Predicted Trends in Education for 2025 and Beyond

What are the predicted trends in Education for 2025 and beyond? Scouring the internet I found many, so in this episode I curate the top 5 that I think will probably stick and some of…

October 15, 2024

Ep 49 A Playdate with the Past: An Interview with Nicola Hoad of Play in the Past

Hands-on learning makes learning and understanding concrete for children. This is never more true than when it comes to learning about history. In this episode I talk to the founder of Play in the Past,…

October 8, 2024

Ep 48 Hooking Students into Learning with Hands-on Textile Crafts

In this episode Edwina shares how she incorporates sewing and textile crafts to tick off multiple curriculum outcomes and make learning relatable and transferable for students, all while teaching them lifelong skills in the process….
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About your host

Hi, I’m Edwina, a teacher just like you.

My mission is to help you go from feeling overwhelmed and drowning in paperwork and demands, to feeling confident and armed with the tools and know-how to spark curiosity and excitement in your learners.

To help you create experiences that get students excited, curious and confident in their learning.

And you know what else? We’ll do it while keeping admin happy and ticking off all those curriculum boxes.

Each week I’ll bring you conversations that inspire you to take action and give you the confidence to know that what you’re doing makes a real difference, not only to the children you teach, but to you too!

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