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Two Nursery Manager Talking – Episode 3 – Curriculum
Sarah and Glenn, Two Nursery Managers, are back again. In this episode, they are talking about Curriculum. What does the word actually mean, and how does it relate in practice? Most importantly, how do you get the team on board with it? Check out this episode!
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The one about “Early Years PE” with Josh Candy
It was brilliant to welcome Josh Candy back to Circle Time The Early Years Podcast. Since we last spoke, Josh has set up his own company specialising in delivering meaningful, relevant and exciting PE sessions for nurseries in the South London area (with plans to expand across the UK). If you want to find out more about Josh and what Early Years PE can do for your setting, then get in touch via his website www.earlyyearspe.co.uk Check out this episode!
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The one about “Representation” with Lorraine Kara
Season 3 of Circle Time The Early Years Podcast continues, and what a guest we have this week. Nursery Manager Lorraine Kara speaks to Glenn about the importance of being seen, heard, and supported by others in Early Years management, particularly as a woman of colour. Check out this episode!
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The one about “STEM” with Sandra Beale
I this first episode of Season 3, Glenn is learning more about STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) from the brilliant Sandra Beale. Just how early and age can you do STEM activities with children? Check out this episode!
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Two Nursery Manager Talking – Episode 2 – Wellbeing
Continuing their chats about life as Nursery Managers, Sarah and Glenn touch on the subject of Wellbeing in the Early Years. This very broad subject touches on the lives of managers, practitioners, children and families and why it’s important we look after our health as members of the Early Years Workforce. Check out this episode!
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Two Nursery Managers Talking – Episode 1 – Safeguarding
Welcome to the first episode of Two Nursery Managers Talking, brought to you by the people behind the highly successful Circle Time The Early Years Podcast. In this series, nursery managers Glenn and Sarah discuss various topics that affect managers daily and delve into how they manage them. If you would like to get in touch, please email postoffice@circletimepodcast.co.uk Check out this episode!
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Why Chatter Really Matters: How the pandemic has delayed communication in children.
Ask anybody who worked in Early Years through the pandemic if they have noticed a difference in the speech and language abilities of the children and you will hear a resounding yes. Amongst the many pieces of research being undertaken since the hight of the pandemic, the one that alarms me the most is concerning the state of children’s speech which, according to a survey by ICAN (now Speech and Language UK) in 2021, has impacted over 1.5 million children of all ages.I think we can agree that the lockdowns had a huge impact on the way children socialised, and this social isolation (if you will) has had a huge…
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Would you sponsor me please?
Tomorrow (Sunday 23rd June ) I’ll be running the Leeds 10k for Macmillan, they do amazing work supporting people and their families affected by cancer.Cancer took my mum away from us all before we were really ready.Thank you so much to those amazing people who have donated, you are making a huge difference. To donate , just click the image below to be taken to my JustGiving page:
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My biggest influence
Many of you who follow me here and on my other social media outlets will know that I have recently lost my Mum to cancer. As I’m sure you’ll understand, this has been devastating, particularly as I live many hundreds of miles away from my parents.However, I didn’t want to focus on the negative aspect of losing my Mum, but rather celebrate her influence in my pedagogy of play. Growing up my mum was my constant companion (I’m an only child) but rather than send me to my room to play, she would co-play with me. She introduced me to play dough and messy play and encouraged my imagination. With…
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The one about “Left-Handedness” with Mark Stewart
In this final episode of the season, Glenn has been talking to Mark Stewart. A search for left-handed scissors for his son has led to a remarkable career supporting left handed people inculding producing a variety of resources to help left-handed children, as well as for their parents and teachers, such as the activity book” So You Think They’re Left Handed?”, the handwriting books series “Left Hand Writing Skills”, the Writewell Mat, Handwriting Sticker set and Table Guide. Mark has been instrumental in setting up training courses for teachers and early years practitioners, to support them in supporting an often forgotten need for some children. Marks current CPD offering, “Left…
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