
Tiny Voice Talks with Toria Bono
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Tiny Voice Talks is an educational podcast that gives a platform to the quieter voices in the profession. In it, Toria chats to teachers, leaders, authors and coaches about what they are doing in the field of education and how that is impacting on the young people in our classrooms.

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Why tell Stories? Because we are human with Chris Connaughton
Tiny Voice Talks with Toria Bono
03/17/23 • 48 min
In this episode, Toria talks to Chris about language and why stories are so important to weave into our classrooms.
Some of the things they discuss are -
- The importance of story in all our lives, as well as in the classroom. How developing the presentation of stories and reading to the class can impact on the school’s reading culture.
- How this approach can build both literacy/oracy skills and emotional empathy, creative thinking and a safe, supportive atmosphere for their own ideas.
- Some hints, tips and exercises to build staff confidence in telling a story/presenting an assembly etc
- Illustrative anecdotes of children’s responses, showing the effectiveness and possibilities.
To get in touch with Chris and find out more https://www.intextperformance.com/
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If you would like to find out more about Tiny Voice Talks Coaching with Toria then email her on [email protected]
If you would like a copy of the Tiny Voices Talk book with 30% off go to www.crownhouse.co.uk or www.independentthinkingpress.com and use the code TINY30.

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Special Rights, with Anne Louise Jordan
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01/08/21 • 32 min
In this episode of Tiny Voice Talks, Toria speaks with Annelouise Jordan about how every child has a right to education and at times they have special rights, not special needs. She also talks about her journey into teaching and being 10% braver when she first moved to Spain with nowhere to stay and no understanding of Spanish. If you would like to contact Annelouise, her twitter handle is @Leazy84 or via her website http://simplyedu.weebly.com
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If you would like to find out more about Tiny Voice Talks Coaching with Toria then email her on [email protected]
If you would like a copy of the Tiny Voices Talk book with 30% off go to www.crownhouse.co.uk or www.independentthinkingpress.com and use the code TINY30.

What the Edtech? with Al Kingsley
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05/24/21 • 35 min
In this episode Toria talks to Al about all things Education and Technology, what keeps him motivated, reflection on the last year, his different roles in education and shares a sneak preview of his new book "My Secret EdTech Diary"
Al is CEO of NetSupport, Chair of a number of Multi Academy Trusts in the East of England and an RSC Head Teacher's Board member.
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If you would like to find out more about Tiny Voice Talks Coaching with Toria then email her on [email protected]
If you would like a copy of the Tiny Voices Talk book with 30% off go to www.crownhouse.co.uk or www.independentthinkingpress.com and use the code TINY30.

Inclusion with Sara Alston
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08/05/21 • 36 min
In this episode Toria talks about all things inclusion with Sara Alston. Sara is a SEND & Safeguarding consultant and trainer and still at the chalkface as a SENCo. She is the co-author of The Inclusive Classroom: A new approach to Differentiation. She is passionate about making differentiation doable and manageable for teachers so that it work to promote and support inclusion in the classroom. In this episode, she shares this passion with Toria along with some practical tips for making it work for real in the classroom.
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If you would like to find out more about Tiny Voice Talks Coaching with Toria then email her on [email protected]
If you would like a copy of the Tiny Voices Talk book with 30% off go to www.crownhouse.co.uk or www.independentthinkingpress.com and use the code TINY30.

Teacher 5 a Day - #Noticing with Dr Sue Roffey
Tiny Voice Talks with Toria Bono
11/06/22 • 4 min
In this mini pod, Dr Sue Roffey talks about how important it is to notice. Share how you are noticing on Twitter and use the hashtags #Teacher5ADay and #TinyVoiceTalks.
Sue FRSA FBPsS is a psychologist, academic, author, activist and speaker. She holds posts as Honorary Associate Professor at University College, London, and Adjunct Fellow at the Western Sydney University, and is also affiliated to the Wellbeing Institute at Cambridge University. She is a member of the Advisory Board of the Carnegie Centre of Excellence for Mental Health in Schools.
Sue has spent much of the last twenty years in Australia, where she founded the Wellbeing Australia network and developed the Aboriginal Girls Circle – a program for Indigenous young women, based in the Circle Solutions principles and pedagogy, which is proving to be an effective intervention for developing healthy relationships, resilience and student responsibility. Sue is now back in the UK where she is focused on the Growing Great Schools projects to address whole child, whole school wellbeing – including the wellbeing of teachers.
She is a Fellow of the British Psychological Society, a past member of the Editorial Board of Educational and Child Psychology, and a Fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce.
Follow Sue on Twitter: @SueRoffey.
If you enjoyed this episode please share it with others.
If you would like to find out more about Tiny Voice Talks Coaching with Toria then email her on [email protected]
If you would like a copy of the Tiny Voices Talk book with 30% off go to www.crownhouse.co.uk or www.independentthinkingpress.com and use the code TINY30.

Lifelong Learning Opportunities with Mâir Bull
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04/30/23 • 28 min
In this episode, Toria talks to education developer Mâir Bull, about Manchester Metropolitan University’s short courses, part of the trailblazing lifelong learning pilot. They discuss these new bitesize CPD opportunities that offer a flexible and accessible pathway to higher education.
Now in Higher Education as the programme lead for the Short Courses, Mâir previously spent 16 years as a teacher and is a currently vice-chair of governors at an alternative provision, a school for children with social, emotional and mental health needs (SEMH).
Follow her on Twitter @MairBull
Across England, 13 higher education institutions are offering a range of short courses, delivered completely online, in-person, or in a hybrid format. Manchester Metropolitan University offers level 4 short courses that can be completed individually or as a block of four to achieve a Certificate of Higher Education.
From 2025, the government’s current plans indidcate these opportunities will be expanded, enabling full degrees to be achieved using this very part-time, ‘pick-a-mix’ model.
Find out more information via the links below.
Manchester Metropolitan Univerity’s Short Courses: https://www.mmu.ac.uk/study/short-courses
Twitter: @MMUShortCourses
OfS information about the wider pilot:https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/skills-and-employment/higher-education-short-course-trial/
Government page about the new student loan product available for this pilot: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/higher-education-short-course-loans
If you enjoyed this episode please share it with others.
If you would like to find out more about Tiny Voice Talks Coaching with Toria then email her on [email protected]
If you would like a copy of the Tiny Voices Talk book with 30% off go to www.crownhouse.co.uk or www.independentthinkingpress.com and use the code TINY30.

Being Enough with Verity Saunders
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06/25/21 • 28 min
In this episode Toria speaks to Verity Saunders about "being enough". Verity has been teaching in EYFS/KS1 for almost 20 years, and having been a senior leader for many years she is currently a full time classroom teacher without SLT responsibilities. Toria and Verity discuss how "knowing" and "being" who you are is good enough, and the importance of embracing that and owning who you are.
To connect with Twitter find her on Twitter - https://twitter.com/MrsVeriTea
If you enjoyed this episode please share it with others.
If you would like to find out more about Tiny Voice Talks Coaching with Toria then email her on [email protected]
If you would like a copy of the Tiny Voices Talk book with 30% off go to www.crownhouse.co.uk or www.independentthinkingpress.com and use the code TINY30.

Agree to Disagree with Nolan Higdon
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10/13/22 • 29 min
In this episode, Toria talks to Nolan Higdon about the importance of teaching our young people to communicate effectively. Nolan has written a book alongside Mickey Huff 'Let's Agree to Disagree: A Critical Thinking Guide to Communication, Conflict Management, and Critical Media Literacy' and in it they look at how best we can develop this in our classrooms. Nolan explains to Toria how fostering constructive dialogue in classrooms can can enable young people to develop their critical thinking and learn how to 'Agree to Disagree'.
Nolan Higdon is a lecturer at Merrill College and the Education Department at University of California, Santa Cruz. Higdon's areas of concentration include digital culture, news media history, and critical media literacy. Higdon is a founding member of the Critical Media Literacy Conference of the Americas. He sits on the boards of the Action Coalition for Media Education (ACME) and Northwest Alliance For Alternative Media And Education. His most recent publications include The Anatomy of Fake News: A Critical News Literacy Education (2020) and The Podcaster's Dilemma: Decolonizing Podcasters in the Era of Surveillance Capitalism (2021). He is a longtime contributor to Project Censored's annual book, Censored. In addition, he has been a contributor to Truthout and Counter-Punch; and a source of expertise for numerous news outlets including The New York Times, CNBC, and San Francisco Chronicle.
If you enjoyed this episode please share it with others.
If you would like to find out more about Tiny Voice Talks Coaching with Toria then email her on [email protected]
If you would like a copy of the Tiny Voices Talk book with 30% off go to www.crownhouse.co.uk or www.independentthinkingpress.com and use the code TINY30.

Everybody Has Something to Share with Kat Cauchi
Tiny Voice Talks with Toria Bono
04/28/22 • 27 min
In this episode, Toria talks to R.I.S.E. Magazine editor, ReallySchool product manager and Of Primary Importance podcast host Kat Cauchi about how everyone has something to share. She discusses how through her work, particularly R.I.S.E., she has been able to support and empower different voices across the education sector and why she is so passionate about creating these kinds of opportunities for shared learning. You can subscribe to R.I.S.E. Magazine here completely free.
Kat is also a proud member of the Global Equality Collective, a Technocamps Girls in STEM role model and a Global EdTech author. Formerly a primary school teacher, Kat is passionate about education and as a woman in tech is passionate about closing gaps particularly gender gaps in STEM roles. You can follow her on Twitter at @ReallyschoolK.
If you enjoyed this episode please share it with others.
If you would like to find out more about Tiny Voice Talks Coaching with Toria then email her on [email protected]
If you would like a copy of the Tiny Voices Talk book with 30% off go to www.crownhouse.co.uk or www.independentthinkingpress.com and use the code TINY30.

Potential with Maria Richards
Tiny Voice Talks with Toria Bono
10/30/20 • 37 min
In this episode, Toria talks to Maria Richards, a freelance Education Consultant and Talk for Writing Trainer and adviser, about the twists and turns that led her from student to teacher to National Strategy adviser to launching In-finity Literacy Limited and everything else in between.
The strong theme of ‘Potential’ runs through Maria’s episode. Recognising the potential of opportunities, having others recognise her potential and Maria realising that she has the potential to do whatever she sets her mind on: face the fear and do it anyway!
As the inspirational quote says: “Your current situation is not your final destination”
Find Maria on twitter
at http://in-finityliteracy.co.uk and on http://talk4writing.co.uk
If you enjoyed this episode please share it with others.
If you would like to find out more about Tiny Voice Talks Coaching with Toria then email her on [email protected]
If you would like a copy of the Tiny Voices Talk book with 30% off go to www.crownhouse.co.uk or www.independentthinkingpress.com and use the code TINY30.
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How many episodes does Tiny Voice Talks with Toria Bono have?
Tiny Voice Talks with Toria Bono currently has 191 episodes available.
What topics does Tiny Voice Talks with Toria Bono cover?
The podcast is about Education For Kids, Kids & Family, Teaching, Podcasts, Self-Improvement and Education.
What is the most popular episode on Tiny Voice Talks with Toria Bono?
The episode title 'Why tell Stories? Because we are human with Chris Connaughton' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Tiny Voice Talks with Toria Bono?
The average episode length on Tiny Voice Talks with Toria Bono is 37 minutes.
How often are episodes of Tiny Voice Talks with Toria Bono released?
Episodes of Tiny Voice Talks with Toria Bono are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of Tiny Voice Talks with Toria Bono?
The first episode of Tiny Voice Talks with Toria Bono was released on Aug 7, 2020.
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