051: Why 18,000 schools are using ‘Out of the Ark Music’

Out of the Ark Music was born out of a passionate belief that children deserve the very best. Good songs leave a lasting impression and contain huge potential to make a difference to our lives. The importance of music and the arts cannot be emphasised enough and, though often overlooked, they are a vital part of our children's education. Our goal is... To enhance and expand children's enjoyment of music and the world around them by producing songs that are thought provoking, relevant and most of all great fun to sing. To produce top quality materials to give today's children music which excites them and to which they can readily relate. To teach about music using traditional methods i.e. by providing strong melodies, interesting song structures and clever rhymes and combining these with modern musical arrangements. To preserve the best of our musical and literary heritage whilst embracing modern styles and instrumentation. To write good positive songs that re-enforce self-worth and significance and that are appropriate to children’s experience. To convey truth and teach about Christian values and faith. To make all our resources completely teacher-friendly and to support our customers through excellent customer service. I interview Antony Copus - Head of Education Development about their history and new projects being developed. For full details please visit www.EducationOnFire.com

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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.’