Tiny Voices Talk (Education, Engagement, Empowerment)

When tiny voices talk, three amazing things happen: they share surprising ideas and insights; they realise they are not so tiny; and they empower other tiny voices to talk too.Drawing on the winning formula of her Tiny Voice Talks podcasts, Toria Bono has compiled a great resource full of top tips and actionable advice from a range of tiny voices across the educational spectrum. The assembled voices speak on a broad range of topics relating to education and learner development - from mentoring, metacognitive skills and period education, to trauma-informed practice, nurturing curious learners and finding flow in the classroom.But above all, this book is a call to action for all those in our schools who have yet to find their voice to find it - and use it. There are big people with big voices (and big egos) in education, yet they are the minority. The majority consists of great people just getting on with doing great things - more often than not with people, not data, at the heart of their practice. This book inspires such people to find and use their voice; and when tiny voices talk to tiny voices, everyone wins. Suitable for teachers, teaching assistants and school leaders in all phases.; A book full of tips, insights and practical approaches pooled from little-known educators with big ideas and all geared towards making a difference for your pupils in your setting.;

Tiny voices can convey huge messages as the outstanding Toria Bono has proven time and time again on Twitter. Indeed, her Twitter success has shown the great relevance of listening to and sharing these new voices.Bono has created inspiring, readable and relatable chapters - the voices are diverse and the messages run deep. Each pacey, quick read digs into an aspect of education which encourages you, the reader, to question, empathise and reflect. The importance of the messages is unequivocal - the power of the messages is extraordinary. This is an inspiring, unputdownable read!

Chris Dyson

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Tiny Voices Talk: how this is needed in the current educational landscape. Education discourse played out on social media and in books is dominated by behemoth voices often detached from the realities and joys of the classroom. The lethal mutations of once prescient, powerful pedagogies and practices have been debased and reduced to tribute band status, repeated ad infinitum in talks, books and magazines. Toria Bono and her quiet army of tiny voices have begun to redress the balance in this seminal book. Each contributor speaks with authenticity about the power of the tiny voice and the joy of teaching. The book is divided into sections covering topics that are universally applicable to any teacher in any classroom. The empathy engendered by the tiny voices stirs the reader, takes them on a journey of discovery of the real voices of teachers and brings to the fore issues hitherto hidden in plain sight. There are also real and actionable tips and advice for teachers at whatever stage of their journey. This book will inspire, invigorate and identify the tiny voice in all who read it.

Phil Naylor

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Lots of tiny voices can often make a powerful collective roar. In this book, Toria Bono does just that. The opinion, expertise, experience and insight of committed professionals come together from all corners of education. The tiny voices that are often not heard are both compelling and authoritative. Some you may find fascinating, others inspiring. You won't be disappointed, and you will certainly be absorbed in a cross-section of the views and stories of real-life educators - the ones doing the hard work every day.Bono has empowered the voices of people who may otherwise be quiet and for that she must be commended. Read the book and hear the voices.

David Whitaker

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I 'met' Toria at the start of the pandemic as part of a virtual network of like-minded educators who became firm friends. It was obvious from the start that we shared the same values