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 number of educational organisations to plan and deliver early years training and projects. Kerry’s passion has always been inclusion and breaking down deficit attitudes about…
Professor Gina Rippon is Emeritus Professor of Cognitive Neuroimaging at the Aston Brain Centre, Aston University. She is a Past President of the British Association for Cognitive Neuroscience. Her research involves state-of-the-art brain imaging techniques to investigate developmental disorders such as autism. She is also researching issues associated with unrecognised females on the autistic spectrum.…
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 by CBeebies, and is the series’ associate producer.
Laura is also executive producer on a few shows that are currently in development, including Daddio & Co. Her…
Dr Shaddai Tembo is a lecturer in early childhood studies (UK and China) at Bath Spa University and an associate lecturer at the Open University. He is a trustee for the Fatherhood Institute and formerly Early Education. Shaddai is an independent speaker and consultant through Critical Early Years.
Professional History and Research Background
Shaddai completed his…
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At TTS, we're passionate about inspiring educators to find new ways of engaging children and improving learning outcomes. That’s why we developed our award-winning TTS Talking series, comprising of podcasts and webinars, delivering practical guidance, support, and fresh ideas to inspire new ways of learning. We’re delighted to share the next in our…
We’re delighted to share the next in our TTS Talking series, Exploring Early Years Resources. This webinar is brought to you by our very own in-house educationalists, on Thursday 21st September at 7:30pm! Join us for an inspiring session on the unique and innovative ways to use our TTS developed resources, with new ideas to foster…
In this episode of the TTS Talking Teachers’ podcast, Steven Bollar and Educational consultant, Iantha Ussin share practical ways to maintain healthy relationships with students and why this is important for positioning yourself as the leader in the classroom.
“It is the role of the teacher to be a friendly adult, not an adult friend”.
Join Steven…
These recordable talking metallic gold stars have so many uses; below are 5 ideas for using them.
Record a special positive message to send home to share with parents
I have used these in my classroom daily to record and send home a positive message to parents about a child, and I wish you could see…
Early writing, or even writing for all ages, can be daunting for many students. But there are some simple tips you can use to ease the pressure off individuals to enjoy writing more. These include:
1. Remember to go slow to go fast later
Motor and pre-writing skills are vital to everything that comes before writing…