291: Tiney - Your modern community of exceptional childminders with Brett Wigdortz
10/06/22 • 31 min
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Brett’s lifelong mission is to help every child access an excellent education. He is the co-founder and CEO of Tiney.co, a digital platform and operating system enabling micro-entrepreneurs to launch and run childcare businesses from their homes and giving families access to quality, affordable and flexible early years education. He is also the non-executive chairman of the National Citizen Service Trust, the largest youth programme in the UK for those on the cusp of adulthood.
He wrote the original business plan for Teach First and led the organisation for fifteen years, helping to build it into one of the UK’s leading movements to tackle education inequality and the largest graduate recruiter in the country. He is co-founder and was Deputy CEO of Teach For All, which has brought the model to over 50 countries around the world. He is also a trustee & co-founder of Teach First Israel and the UK Fair Education Alliance and on the board of Bite Back 2030 aiming to reduce youth obesity. He received an OBE for services to education in 2012.
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www.facebook.com/tiney.co/
twitter.com/tineyco
www.instagram.com/tineyco/
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The National Association for Primary Education speaks for young children and all who live and work with them. Get a FREE e-copy of their professional journal at nape.org.uk/journal
Mentioned in this episode:
NAPE Al Kingsley Summit Promo
Watch Mark Taylor interview Al Kingsley about 'Creating Digital Strategies for Schools' as part of the Primary Education Summit 2023 - Visions for the Future - presented by National Association for Primary Education (NAPE) https://www.educationonfire.com/creating-digital-strategies-for-schools/
Brett’s lifelong mission is to help every child access an excellent education. He is the co-founder and CEO of Tiney.co, a digital platform and operating system enabling micro-entrepreneurs to launch and run childcare businesses from their homes and giving families access to quality, affordable and flexible early years education. He is also the non-executive chairman of the National Citizen Service Trust, the largest youth programme in the UK for those on the cusp of adulthood.
He wrote the original business plan for Teach First and led the organisation for fifteen years, helping to build it into one of the UK’s leading movements to tackle education inequality and the largest graduate recruiter in the country. He is co-founder and was Deputy CEO of Teach For All, which has brought the model to over 50 countries around the world. He is also a trustee & co-founder of Teach First Israel and the UK Fair Education Alliance and on the board of Bite Back 2030 aiming to reduce youth obesity. He received an OBE for services to education in 2012.
Website
Social Media Information
www.facebook.com/tiney.co/
twitter.com/tineyco
www.instagram.com/tineyco/
Resources Mentioned
Show Sponsor
The National Association for Primary Education speaks for young children and all who live and work with them. Get a FREE e-copy of their professional journal at nape.org.uk/journal
Mentioned in this episode:
NAPE Al Kingsley Summit Promo
Watch Mark Taylor interview Al Kingsley about 'Creating Digital Strategies for Schools' as part of the Primary Education Summit 2023 - Visions for the Future - presented by National Association for Primary Education (NAPE) https://www.educationonfire.com/creating-digital-strategies-for-schools/
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The National Association for Primary Education speaks for young children and all who live and work with them. Get a FREE e-copy of their professional journal at nape.org.uk/journal
Mentioned in this episode:
NAPE Al Kingsley Summit Promo
Watch Mark Taylor interview Al Kingsley about 'Creating Digital Strategies for Schools' as part of the Primary Education Summit 2023 - Visions for the Future - presented by National Association for Primary Education (NAPE) https://www.educationonfire.com/creating-digital-strategies-for-schools/
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A report for Artis Foundation in association with Amit Kara & Sadia Sheik, June 2022, as mentioned by Rebecca can be viewed here.
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twitter.com/ArtisFdn
www.instagram.com/artis_foundation/
www.facebook.com/ArtisFdn
www.linkedin.com/company/artis-education
Resources Mentioned
Show Sponsor
The National Association for Primary Education speaks for young children and all who live and work with them. Get a FREE e-copy of their professional journal at nape.org.uk/journal
Mentioned in this episode:
NAPE Al Kingsley Summit Promo
Watch Mark Taylor interview Al Kingsley about 'Creating Digital Strategies for Schools' as part of the Primary Education Summit 2023 - Visions for the Future - presented by National Association for Primary Education (NAPE) https://www.educationonfire.com/creating-digital-strategies-for-schools/
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