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!

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:

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…

Glenn was delighted to welcome back the Author, Trainer, Play Specialist and Managing Director of Inspired Children working with vulnerable children across the UK, Ben Kingston-Hughes. In this edition Ben was talking about his new book “Why Children Need Joy: the fundamental truth about childhood” and how we all need the magical joy of play in our lives. www.inspiredchildren.org.uk  www.facebook.com/inspiredchildrentraining   instagram: inspiredchildrenltd Check out this episode!

Lynnette Brock is the director and co-founder of SchemaPlay Community Interest Company. Her early years journey began in maintained and Montessori nursery schools in London, where their passion for nurturing young minds was ignited. In 2016, they embarked on a collaborative research project, alongside Professor John Siraj-Blatchford. This work led to the birth of SchemaPlay, an initiative born out of their research and the transformative impact SchemaPlay was having in enhancing outcomes for young children. With a shared vision of fostering free-flow play and empowering young learners, Lynnette and Professor Siraj-Blatchford created an awe-inspiring training program for early years’ educators. Find out more on their website: www.schemaplay.com Check out this…

Using a holistic approach and a deep understanding of child development, Teresa Robinson was able to devise an approach to children’s learning that truly puts the child at the heart of everything we do. You can find out more about the approach on Teresa’s website: https://nopencilrequired.co.uk/  Check out this episode!

Rachel Buckler has worked in the safeguarding and children protection arena for 30 years Her book ‘Developing Child-Centred Practice for Safeguarding and Child Protection. Strategies for every early years setting’ was published by Routledge as part of their Little Mind Matters series, in February 2023. She’s a regular writer and contributor for Nursery World, co-founder of the Early Years Hub and founder of the Early Years Hub, Safeguarding Hub which is a dynamic online resource and learning community for designated safeguarding leads. She chats to Glenn about how developing a setting-based view and approach to child protection is so important. https://rachelbuckler.co.uk/  Check out this episode!

Glenn’s guest, for this edition, is Cheryl Warren, she has 30 years of experience within the early years sector and is now a consultant and award-winning trainer, working with nurseries and schools across the UK. Her passion and specialism for understanding and acceptance of neurodiversity within early years is impactful and comes from the heart, as a professional and also as a parent of two neurodivergent children. She is an advocate for true inclusive practice, enabling ALL children to be heard, to be given the tools and connections to thrive and to be celebrated and accepted for their uniqueness. Cheryl delivers in-house training sessions for teams, webinars, sensory-aware environmental audits,…