Hugo Shephard will be sharing practical ways to support the social and emotional wellbeing of primary learners post-pandemic. Hugo is the Founder and Managing Director of Role Models; an education provider that aims to give children the toolkit to build their confidence, manage their emotions and develop friendships. They do this through fun, online and in-person…
As teachers we want all children to thrive as readers; we want them to have both the skill and will to read. We can give them the skills they need to read through our daily reading lessons. Ensuring they have the will to read rests on them choosing their own books and reading for their…
Dr. Ems Lord will be sharing practical ways to help strengthen mathematics skills in primary learners. Dr. Ems Lord is Director of NRICH - the University of Cambridge’s multiple award-winning outreach mathematics programme. As a past president of The Mathematical Association, ambassador for Maths Week England, Ems Lord is also a regular contributor to the…
Rachel Clarke will be discussing the importance of reading comprehension, inference, and representation in the primary years. Rachel is an experienced educational trainer and author with over 10 published titles including the popular Reading Detectives series. Rachel is now the director of the Primary English Education Consultancy; an organisation dedicated to raising standards in literacy. …
Primary Teacher and Education Consultant, Simon Hunt, will be discussing the impact of the pandemic on children in primary years with experts, Rachel Clarke, Dr. Ems Lord and Hugo Shephard. Mr Hunt is a teacher, author, vlogger and education consultant. He has taught Reception, Year 6 and now a mixed year 3/4 class at Tottington…
How has the pandemic affected child development? For babies born into the pandemic, they have experienced a world like no other. Faced with limited social interaction, and reduced opportunities to leave the home, many also experienced associated anxiety from worried parents and caregivers who were dealing with financial and emotional stress. What we do know…
As the world continues to recover from the pandemic, educators are trying to understand how they need to adapt.
Will some ‘Little Lockdowners’ reap the benefits of additional quality time while others face the impacts of social isolation and unusually high-stress environments?
While it’s impossible to determine how infants born during the pandemic could be…
Professor David Daley will be exploring the impact of the pandemic on school readiness. A developmental psychologist by training, David Daley is a Professor of Psychological Intervention and Behaviour Change. His primary area of research lies in the psychological development of pre-school children, with a particular focus on how to enhance school readiness in those…
Dr. Suzanne Zeedyk explores how environments can impact babies – even before birth – and what implications this could have for pandemic babies. Dr. Suzanne Zeedyk is an infant development specialist speaker, trainer and researcher fascinated by the innate capacity of babies to connect. Dr. Zeedyk believes that everyone deserves to share in scientists' discoveries…
Erika Christaki discusses long-standing concerns in early years learning, and how human connection is key to unlocking healthy cognition. Erika Christakis is an early childhood educator and New York Times bestselling author of The Importance of Being Little: What Young Children Really Need From Grownups. A former preschool director and faculty member of the Yale…