Meet Podcast Guest: Niki Buchan

With a biomedical background, Niki has lived and worked in South Africa, and Scotland and has been calling Australia home since 2011. She has a great love for the outdoors and has been working with both adults and young children in very consultative, naturalistic environments both indoors and outdoors for more than 38 years. She…

22 December 2022

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Meet our Outdoor Spaces Webinar panellist: Professor Stephen Heppell

Stephen Heppell, CEO Heppell.net and Professor of The Felipe Segovia Chair of Learning Innovation at Universidad Camilo José Cela, Madrid since 2011. Through his contribution to research and education, Stephen has been described by Microsoft as “Europe’s leading online education expert” and by the DofE as “the most influential academic of recent years in…

21 December 2022

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Meet our Outdoor Spaces Webinar panellist: Dr Tim Holmes

Dr Tim Holmes is an award-winning educator and has developed and implemented neuroscience programmes for a range of academic and commercial customers, including Disney and Google. Through his work, Tim examines the neuroscience of how people respond to the spaces they are in and the impact this has on behaviour, attention and motivation. Career history…

21 December 2022

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Steve Bollar: Meet the host of our Outdoor Spaces Webinar

Steve Bollar, a.k.a. Stand Tall Steve, is driven to help schools, associations, and organizations create a better culture and climate through creative innovations and encouragement. His books, Stand Tall Leadership and Ideas, Ideas, Ideas! has been a jumping point for hundreds of organizations on how to increase morale, change the culture and improve the climate…

21 December 2022

Outdoor Primary TTS Webinars

Welcome to TTS Talking: Outdoor Spaces

At TTS, we're passionate about inspiring teachers to think of new ways to engage children and improve learning outcomes. That's why we have introduced a FREE webinar series designed to deliver practical guidance, support, and fresh ideas for the classroom and beyond. Our first webinar of the year, hosted by international thought leader Steven Bollar,…

21 December 2022

Early Years Podcast Series 1 Sue Asquith TTS

Episode 2: Overcoming outdoor weather-related barriers with Sue Asquith

In this episode, Alistair Bryce-Clegg, and International Educational Consultant Sue Asquith, explore ways for practitioners to enable their outdoor areas to be spaces of continuous provision all year round. All children should have access to quality outdoor play, and a well-resourced learning environment will allow this to happen regardless of the weather. Some settings may have…

21 December 2022

Early Years Podcast TTS

Early Years Mud Kitchen Ideas

A mud kitchen is a great way to get children outdoors and playing in the great outdoors most creatively and imaginatively. Whether building, baking, mixing, painting, or potion making, the activities offered by a mud kitchen are limited only to the imagination! Explore with Messy Play Learning should be full of magical, memorable experiences. A mud…

21 December 2022

Early Years Podcast Series 1 Sue Asquith TTS

Episode 1: Outdoor play through the seasons with Sue Asquith

In our first ever TTS Talking Early Years podcast episode, Alistair Bryce-Clegg, and International Educational Consultant, Sue Asquith, discuss the importance of children having access to quality outdoor learning experiences all year round (no matter the weather!). Sue shares practical guidance on achieving consistency and accessibility in outdoor play through all seasons and the more challenging…

21 December 2022

Early Years Podcast TTS

Series 1: TTS Talking Early Years Podcast

Introducing the new TTS Talking Early Years Podcast: Unlocking the potential for learning in the Early Years. Each week, our host, Alistair Bryce-Clegg, will be joined by guest experts, early years practitioners, and our very own in-house educational experts to explore everything Early Years! Alistair and guests will share practical guidance and inspiration for your settings,…

21 December 2022

Early Years Podcast TTS

Meet Podcast Guest: Ellen Sandseter

Ellen Sandseter is a Ph.d., professor at the Department of Physical Education and Health at Queen Maud University College of Early Childhood Education. Ellen's primary research focus is on children’s physical play, outdoor play, and risky/thrilling play among children in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) institutions, as well as how to develop physical environments…

21 December 2022

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