Learning by Living: Barbara Rogoff on Sociocultural Learning
Why listen to this episode? Hear directly from Professor Barbara Rogoff on how children learn through participation Explore why culture and community matter in…
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Toilet training – Time for Clarity, Not Blame
Why Are So Many Children Starting School Not Toilet Trained? More than a decade ago, I wrote about toilet training after the Association of Teachers and Lecturers reported that 71%…
Ofsted has a Big Conversation with the London OBC
One of the few benefits of COVID-19 was that we learned that we could manage big meetings using technology and there was less reason for people to complain about not…
Talking Early Years with June O’Sullivan: in Conversation with Gill Jones
Listen and Listen Well is Gill Jones’ Mantra Gill and I became friends under the most usual circumstances. I was very fed up with Ofsted and the attitude…
London OBC is next week
It was about five years ago, when things with Ofsted were not positive, I started the Ofsted Big Conversation (OBC). Supported by many in the Early Years sector…
Inspector Ofsted – Get Ready, Be Ready and Join the OBC
Last week, when the weather was still warm and summer made a brief appearance, we piled onto Zoom to engage with Ofsted as part of their termly Consultative Forum. While…
Leading by Social Purpose
What does it mean to be awarded Social Enterprise Leader of The Year? A prize, a party, a badge, a sense of confidence about what you do, a picture…
Talking Early Years with June O’Sullivan: In conversation with Kate Silverton
Mum to two young children, journalist and children’s mental health advocate, Kate Silverton shares her ground-breaking new approach to parenting under-fives that helps to make family life so much…
Raise the status of the Early Years
Will The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood raise the status of the Early Years? On Friday 18th June, The Duchess of Cambridge launched the Royal Foundation Centre for…
Talking Early Years with June O’Sullivan: In conversation with Trisha Lee
The Importance of Storytelling : In Conversation with Trisha Lee from Make Believe Arts I met Trisha many years ago when we were both involved in some…
Why Nature Must Matter for Children AND the Early Years Sector
We simply don’t listen enough to children! They have long realised the benefits of being in touch with nature, but we have done our best to reject this innate need…
Talking Early Years with June O’Sullivan: In conversation with Linda Greenwall
I recently recorded a podcast with Dr Linda Greenwall – founder of the Dental Wellness Trust which supports schools and nurseries to get children brushing their teeth.
Talking Early Years with June O’Sullivan: In Conversation with Julian Grenier
I was very pleased to talk to Julian Grenier, Headteacher of Sheringham Nursery School in Newham in this month’s episode of Talking Early Years. He and I have…
LEYF Launches NEW Level 4 Sustainability Qualification for Early Childhood Education
During lockdown last year, I began to think a lot more about the future. There was so much worry and panic and I wondered what message we were giving children…