Meet Podcast Guest: Liz Ludden

Liz is the owner and leader of the multi-award-winning Dukes and Duchesses Nursery in Liverpool. The Nursery has been twice rated as outstanding by OFSTED. As part of Liz's hectic schedule, she also lectures on all aspects of early years practice at Edge Hill University, Ormskirk. The emphasis on family in Liz's Nursery is what led her…

21 June 2023

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Episode 10: Artificial Intelligence – use cases for the classroom

In episode 10 of the TTS Talking Teachers’ podcast, Mark Steed is joined again by Chris Birch, Head of Key Stage 2 at Citizens School in Dubai, to discuss AI (Artificial Intelligence) in education. Dispelling the myth that it is cheating to use artificial intelligence; Chris shares the impact that it’s making in his classroom, from…

20 June 2023

Early Years Mariana Carazo Podcast TTS

Episode 16: Executive functioning in the Early Years with Mariana Carazo

Mariana Carazo, a play-based learning advocate, joins Alice Sharp for one final time. In this episode, Mariana and Alice discuss the role of executive functions, what they are and what strategies can be used to support children’s executive functioning in the early years. Executive functions EXPLODE through the different types of open-ended play Mariana discusses in…

15 June 2023

Early Years Mariana Carazo Podcast TTS

Episode 14: Developing key foundation skills through play with Mariana Carazo

Alice Sharp is joined again by play-based learning advocate, Mariana Carazo to discuss the impact play-based learning has on developing key foundation skills in the early years. Mariana explains the vital role educators play in opening the door to new opportunities across all areas of learning in the early years. This episode encourages practitioners to follow the relevant…

15 June 2023

Early Years Mariana Carazo Podcast TTS

Episode 15: Creating engaging play spaces with Mariana Carazo

Alice Sharp is joined again by play-based learning advocate, Mariana Carazo to discuss learning environments. How do we enrich, entice and elevate the thinking of our children in the spaces they learn within? Alice asks Mariana to share her guidance on how practitioners can make the environments engaging and exciting. How do we refresh the…

15 June 2023

Early Years Mariana Carazo Podcast TTS

Episode 13: Play never ends with Mariana Carazo

Mariana Carazo, a play-based learning advocate, joins Alice Sharp to explore what play-based learning is and why she believes it is so crucial to develop children’s key skills in the Early Years. Mariana defines play as a universal language. She explains that play evolves over time and never ends. It is an approach that should be…

15 June 2023

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Episode 9: STEAM or STEM – Why art plays a role

In this TTS Talking podcast episode, Mark Steed is joined by Chris Birch, the Head of Key Stage 2 at Citizens School in Dubai. Chris brings 11 years of experience in teaching at various international schools in the UAE. Sharing his passion for multi-disciplinary learning, Chris discusses why he believes schools still need STEAM and why…

13 June 2023

Early Years Podcast TTS

We’ve been shortlisted for the UK Content Awards!

We’re delighted to share that we’ve been shortlisted in 3 award categories at the UK Content Awards in recognition of our TTS Talking podcast series. The TTS Talking series has been shortlisted for the following categories (and we are proud to be in the running against Superdrug, Bupa, Boots UK, and BRITA Group, to name…

12 June 2023

Early Years Kate Freeman Podcast TTS

Episode 12: Extending children’s vocabulary with Kate Freeman

In this episode of the TTS Talking Early Years Podcast, Alice Sharp is rejoined by Kate Freeman to inspire you with practical ways to extend children’s vocabulary in the Early Years. Kate explains the reasons why interaction is so key in the early stages of child development. She talks about this not only from a learning…

7 June 2023

Early Years Kate Freeman Podcast TTS

Episode 11: Early language development – what support is available for providers? with Kate Freeman

In this episode of the TTS Talking Early Years Podcast, Alice Sharp is rejoined by Kate Freeman, Speech and Language therapist, to discuss the different type of speech and language support and resources that are available for educators and parents when supporting young children. Knowing what training is available, how to pick what is most…

7 June 2023

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