Chris Birch is Year 6 Mentor and Head of Key Stage 2 at the newly opened Citizens School in Dubai. Chris has 15 years of teaching and middle-leadership experience, with 11 of those being in the United Arab Emirates. He previously worked at GEMS Wellington International School and JESS Dubai in Arabian Ranches.
Chris’ passion for…
After 8 years of dedicated service in pastoral care, Noha is currently the Assistant Director of the Sixth Form at The British International School, Cairo. This year, she oversees the academic wellbeing of the Sixth Form students undertaking the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP).
As an educator, her passion stems from seeing students succeed without defining…
In this TTS Talking podcast episode, Mark Steed is joined by Noha Gaafar, Assistant Director of Sixth Form at the British International School in Cairo.
Drawing on her experience in both pastoral care and academic progress, Noha shares her insights into the profound and inherent connection between wellbeing and academic performance.
Supporting learners at all levels
Mark and…
In this episode of the TTS Talking Early Years Podcast, Alice Sharp is joined by Kate Freeman, Speech and Language therapist, to discuss the impact of the covid pandemic on children’s speech and language.
Kate explains how the word gap has become increasingly wider since the outbreak of COVID-19 due to factors such as mask-wearing,…
Alice is joined by Simon Airey for the final time to talk all things continuous provision, also referenced to as continuous play. Simon begins by explaining what continuous play is, why it’s so important in the Early Years, but also the benefits of taking this approach beyond the EYFS too.
Throughout the episode Simon shares best…
In episode 6 of the TTS Talking Teachers’ podcast, Mark Steed and Bobby Wilson, Head of House at Harrow International School, return to discuss the importance of teacher wellbeing.
Bobby and Mark take a closer look at the challenges to wellbeing teachers face when working abroad before covering practical advice for looking after your mental health and…
In episode 7 of the TTS Talking Early Years Podcast, Alice Sharp is joined by Simon Airey to explore how a play-based approach to learning in the Early Years enriches and extends a child’s vocabulary.
Simon and Alice touch on the impact the pandemic has had on children’s language and that there is a greater need…
In this TTS Talking podcast episode, Mark Steed is joined by Bobby Wilson, Head of House at Harrow International School in Bangkok.
Sharing her experience in pastoral care across multiple international schools around the world, Bobby touches on what wellbeing means to her and the key considerations for an effective wellbeing programme:
Stakeholder engagement
Comprehensive …
Alice Sharp is joined by Simon Airey, an educator with over 20 years’ experience of teaching, working in specialist provision and the EYFS. In this episode, Alice and Simon explore the language opportunities beyond the setting and how educators can tap into the children’s unique experiences to enhance language development.
Building connections:
Simon explains the power…
Course content:
This topic has been developed with Ellen Sandseter, international researcher and expert in Children’s Risky Play. The course introduces the concept of learning through risk, also referred to as Risky Play, in early childhood. Ellen and Alistair Bryce-Clegg delve into the benefits of learning through risk and practical ways to adopt a more…