• 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!

  • 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!

  • 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…

  • 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:

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • The one about “the joy of play” with Ben Kingston-Hughes

    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!

  • The one about “Scheme” with Lynnette Brock

    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…

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