Early Years

Meet Podcast Guest: Kerry Murphy

Kerry Murphy is an Early Years lecturer and consultant, specialising in wellbeing, behaviour and special educational needs. She is a lecturer at Goldsmiths, University of London, and works with a…

Meet Podcast Guest: Laura Henry-Allain MBE

Laura Henry-Allain MBE is an award-winning international storyteller, educationalist, producer and consultant.   She is the creator of the characters of the well-loved JoJo and Gran Gran series, developed and produced…

Episode 18: Learning through Intergenerational Practice with Liz Ludden & Sue Egersdorff

In this episode, Alice Sharp is joined by Liz Ludden and Sue Egersdorff again, but this time, they’re switching their focus to the learning opportunities available through intergenerational care and…

Episode 17: An Introduction to Intergenerational Practice with Liz Ludden & Sue Egersdorff  

In this episode, Liz Ludden and Sue Egersdorff, founders of Ready Generations, a charity that supports intergenerational practice and care in the early years, join Alice Sharp to introduce the…

Episode 16: Executive functioning in the Early Years with Mariana Carazo

Mariana Carazo, a play-based learning advocate, joins Alice Sharp for one final time. In this episode, Mariana and Alice discuss the role of executive functions, what they are and what…

Episode 15: Creating engaging play spaces with Mariana Carazo

Alice Sharp is joined again by play-based learning advocate, Mariana Carazo to discuss learning environments. How do we enrich, entice and elevate the thinking of our children in the spaces…

Episode 14: Developing key foundation skills through play with Mariana Carazo

Alice Sharp is joined again by play-based learning advocate, Mariana Carazo to discuss the impact play-based learning has on developing key foundation skills in the early years.  Mariana explains the vital role…

Episode 13: Play never ends with Mariana Carazo

Mariana Carazo, a play-based learning advocate, joins Alice Sharp to explore what play-based learning is and why she believes it is so crucial to develop children’s key skills in the…

Episode 12: Extending children’s vocabulary with Kate Freeman

In this episode of the TTS Talking Early Years Podcast, Alice Sharp is rejoined by Kate Freeman to inspire you with practical ways to extend children’s vocabulary in the Early…

Exploring STEAM in the Early Years

STEAM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Maths. You might be more used to the term STEM, but Arts is often added to recognise the role of creativity and…

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