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Transforming Environments into Language Opportunities

Olivia Kirkby, Educational Expert and Early Years Consultant at TTS, reflects on her 15 years’ working in the Early Years sector and her passion for transforming environments in this blog. Throughout my Early Years career, a huge passion of mine was to transform environments. This included educating and encouraging practitioners to understand how environments and resources…

Bycsteele13 April 20230Comments

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Series 2: TTS Talking Early Years Podcast

Introducing series 2 of the TTS Talking Early Years Podcast. This season, we'll be chatting to experts about the importance of play-based learning in the Early Years. Each week, our NEW podcast host, Alice Sharp, will be joined by guest experts, early years practitioners, and our very own in-house educational experts to explore everything Early Years! Alice…

Bycsteele12 April 20230Comments

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Meet Podcast Guest: Mariana Carazo

Mariana holds a MA Degree from Columbia University in Curriculum and Teaching with a major in Gifted and Talented Education. She is a passionate and keen educator looking to re-think education through a play-based learning approach and developmentally appropriate practices. As part of her call to action to advocate play as the way to rethink…

Bycsteele12 April 20230Comments

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Meet Podcast Guest: Simon Airey

Simon Airey has over 20 years' experience in education. Teaching across a variety of year groups and settings, Simon has taught each year group as a class teacher and a visiting teacher from Nursery to Year 4. Facilitating open-ended play experiences Simon has also worked in specialist provision and has been a subject lead for Mathematics…

Bycsteele12 April 20230Comments

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Meet Podcast Guest: Kate Freeman

Kate Freeman is a former Charity Director with I CAN (now Speech and language UK). She is a highly experienced, qualified, and driven Speech and Language Therapist and Consultant working with Hempsall’s, the Early Intervention Foundation, Local Government Association and a range of local authorities. Kate is also a registered intermediary for the Ministry of Justice. A…

Bycsteele12 April 20230Comments

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Meet Podcast Guest: Olivia Kirkby

Olivia has 15 years’ experience in the Early Years Sector, starting as an apprentice Early Years practitioner and progressing to Leadership, Management, and Consultancy work. Her passion and experiences include providing outstanding care for children as well as teaching and training practitioners as an Early Years Assessor. Olivia has a wealth of experience in Childcare, Education,…

Bycsteele12 April 20230Comments

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Alice Sharp: Meet our TTS Talking Series 2 Podcast Host

Alice started life in 1990 as a Primary teacher. Headed to Brighton and moved into Nurseries and reception class. On return to Scotland, she continued to teach in the Early Years until taking up a lecturing post. From being a senior lecturer in Early Years at Glasgow College, the Scottish Independent Nursery Association (SINA) invited Alice…

Bycsteele12 April 20230Comments

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Bycsteele12 April 20230Comments

Mel McCree and Sarah Lawfull Outdoor Podcast Series 1 TTS

Episode 20: Forest School truths with Mel McCree and Sarah Lawfull

This episode of the TTS Talking Early Years podcast wraps up what has been a jam-packed series 1; discovering the wonderful world of outdoor learning. In this final episode of series 1, Alistair and guests, Mel McCree and Sarah Lawfull, jump right back into the topic of Forest School and why it’s so important. Alistair Bryce-Clegg…

Bycsteele6 April 20230Comments

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Forest School for Health & Wellbeing

Enya Mooney, Owner and Founder of Enya’s Childcare, an ‘Outstanding’ Reggio-inspired and eco-centric setting, reflects on what makes forest school special. In this article, Enya explains the values for children's health and well-being. When thinking about the value that forest school brings to our children in early years, my mind races with all the various benefits…

Bycsteele5 April 20230Comments

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Transforming Environments into Language Opportunities

Series 2: TTS Talking Early Years Podcast

Meet Podcast Guest: Mariana Carazo

Meet Podcast Guest: Simon Airey

Meet Podcast Guest: Kate Freeman

Meet Podcast Guest: Olivia Kirkby

Alice Sharp: Meet our TTS Talking Series 2 Podcast Host

SIGN UP! TTS Talking Early Years Podcast

Episode 20: Forest School truths with Mel McCree and Sarah Lawfull

Forest School for Health & Wellbeing

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