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Early Years Podcast Podcast Series 5 Richard Knight & Julie Pearson

Episode 10: Supporting Big Changes with Richard Knight & Julie Pearson

Alistair Bryce-Clegg is joined once again by Julie Pearson and Richard Knight from the Early Years Alliance. In this episode, they cover some of the bigger changes children tend to experience, and what practitioners can do to support them through these.   Practical tips for practitioners They emphasise the importance of making transitions exciting, whether that’s…
20 June 20240Comments

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Early Years Podcast Podcast Series 5 Richard Knight & Julie Pearson

Episode 9: Supporting Everyday Changes with Richard Knight & Julie Pearson

Alistair Bryce-Clegg is joined by Julie Pearson and Richard Knight from the Early Years Alliance. In this episode, they discuss the topic of supporting children through everyday changes.   Practical tips for practitioners The conversation covers examples of smaller, horizontal transitions that happen throughout a child’s day. Whether it’s transitioning in and out of play, or…
11 June 20240Comments

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Dr Steph Ainsworth Early Years Podcast Podcast Series 5

Episode 8 | Working together to enact change for Early Years educators with Dr Steph Ainsworth 

Alistair Bryce-Clegg and Dr Steph Ainsworth return for a final episode covering their discussion so far on teacher resilience and work/life balance.   Practical tips for practitioners Alistair and Steph look at the broader policy context of what we can do to help teacher resilience. They discuss the idea of a more flexible curriculum, where teachers…
6 June 20240Comments

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Dr Steph Ainsworth Early Years Podcast Podcast Series 5

Episode 7 | Boosting Resilience in your Team & Setting with Dr Steph Ainsworth 

In this episode of the TTS Talking Early Years podcast, Alistair Bryce-Clegg continues the conversation around teacher resilience in the Early Years with Dr Steph Ainsworth, an education researcher and teacher educator.  Practical tips for practitioners Steph and Alistair delve into ways resilience can be boosted by working on solutions collaboratively as a team. Whether…
30 May 20240Comments

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Dr Steph Ainsworth Early Years Podcast Podcast Series 5

Episode 6 | How Early Years Educators can build Resilience with Dr Steph Ainsworth 

Alistair Bryce-Clegg is joined once again by Dr Steph Ainsworth, an education researcher and teacher educator. In this episode, Alistair and Steph cover some of the ways Early Years Educators can build resilience.   Practical tips for practitioners They emphasise the importance of a resilient environment, and how being resilient is actually a proactive process. Steph…
23 May 20240Comments

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Dr Steph Ainsworth Early Years Podcast Podcast Series 5

Episode 5 | What does it mean to be a resilient teacher? with Dr Steph Ainsworth 

Alistair Bryce-Clegg is joined by Steph Ainsworth, an education researcher and teacher educator. In this episode, they delve into the topic of what it means to be a resilient teacher.   Practical tips for practitioners The conversation underscores the idea that it’s normal for people to have ups and downs, it’s all about giving them the…
16 May 20240Comments

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Early Years Neil Leitch Podcast Podcast Series 5

Episode 3: SEN Underfunding in Early Years with Neil Leitch

In this episode of the TTS Talking Early Years podcast, Alistair Bryce-Clegg continues the conversation around funding in the Early Years with Neil Leitch, CEO of the Early Years Alliance.  Practical tips for practitioners Neil and Alistair delve into the topic of SEN specifically, emphasising the concerning situation of SEN children being rejected by schools…
2 May 20240Comments

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