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The one about “Safer Recruitment” with Becky Phillips
Recruitment is sucha critical issue for all Early Years settings right now, we're at crisis point, and it can be so easy to let the Safer Recruitment process slip to get staff in place. However, Early Years HR expert, Becky Phillips talks to...
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Two Nursery Managers Talking – Episode 4 – Budgeting
Glenn and Sarah are back again with another episode of Two Nursery Managers Talking. In this episode, Sarah and Glenn discuss how the manager's role isn't just about managing children, families and people, it's also about managing budgets and getting...
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The one about “Music, Movement and the Whole Brain” with Tasha Bretton from Boogie Mites
This spisode is all about how music and movement can really engage the child's whole brain and stimulate all sorts of learning. Tasha Bretton from Boogie Mites talks to Glenn about the neuroscience research done by Boogie Mites (The ABCD of Doh, Re,...
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The one about “The Safeguarding Updates” with Vanessa Dooley
It's a brand new year and in this episode of Circle Time, Glenn taljks to Vanessa Dooley from Jigsaw Early Years Consultancy about the updates to Safeguarding in Early Years which come into effect from September 1st. Vanessa talks about why it is...
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The one about “Turning Point” with Neil Leitch
It’s always a pleasure to speak with Neil Leitch, Chief Executive of the Early Years Alliance. This conversation, however, focused on their report addressing the recruitment crisis in the Early Years sector. The report, Turning Point, makes for...
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The one about “unique children” with Simon Airey
Episode for of this new season continues and Glenn talks to Simon Airey, a teacher with over 25 years of teaching experience, many of it in Early Years, who is passionate about ensuring all children have a curriculum that works for them.
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Guest Blog – A Christmas Themed STEM Experiment
I thought a fun experiment that you could try over the winter could be dancing jingle bells. For this experiment, you would need a vase of any shape, but I have found a largish transparent one works best, if you don’t have a vase you could use mason jars or ordinary glasses, you would need a bottle of clear lemonade or sparkling water, you would also need some medium sized jingle bells about 20mm, ( though rice/beads/popcorn would work just as well) Ask your pre-schoolers or Key Stage 1 children to gather around. They could either sit around the table or stand. I always find being flexible with seating arrangements…
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Two Nursery Manager Talking – Episode 3 – Curriculum
Sarah and Glenn, Two Nursery Managers, are back again. In this episode, they are talking about Curriculum. What does the word actually mean, and how does it relate in practice? Most importantly, how do you get the team on board with it?
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The one about “Early Years PE” with Josh Candy
It was brilliant to welcome Josh Candy back to Circle Time The Early Years Podcast. Since we last spoke, Josh has set up his own company specialising in delivering meaningful, relevant and exciting PE sessions for nurseries in the South London area...
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The one about “Representation” with Lorraine Kara
Season 3 of Circle Time The Early Years Podcast continues, and what a guest we have this week. Nursery Manager Lorraine Kara speaks to Glenn about the importance of being seen, heard, and supported by others in Early Years management, particularly as...