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Catch up on our Little Lockdowners: Can we change the impact of the pandemic on young minds? webinar for free: Discover: What are the possible long-term impacts on babies born during the pandemic? How we can look to the past to forecast the future Understanding the science of human connection and how this has…

11 April 2022

Early Years Little Lockdowners Panellists TTS Welcome

Alistair Bryce-Clegg: Find out more about the host of our ‘Little Lockdowners’ webinar

Alistair Bryce-Clegg joins our panel of global experts as they discuss the potential impacts of lockdown on early years children. Alistair Bryce-Clegg is an award-winning Early Years author, blogger, product designer and advocate of play. His work has been published in several books and magazines, and he has worked as an Early Years advisor for various…

11 April 2022

Early Years Little Lockdowners Panellists TTS Welcome

Dr. Michael Ungar: Why building resilience in children matters

Dr. Michael Ungar shares why building resilience in children is vital for their well-being and ability to learn and develop. Dr. Michael Ungar is both a family therapist and internationally-renowned researcher in the field of social and psychological resilience. As Director of the Resilience Research Centre at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada, he has published 17…

11 April 2022

Early Years Little Lockdowners Panellists TTS Welcome

Erika Christakis: The impact of the pandemic on Early Years learning

Erika Christakis discusses long-standing concerns in early years learning, and how human connection is key to unlocking healthy cognition. Erika Christakis is an early childhood educator and New York Times bestselling author of The Importance of Being Little: What Young Children Really Need From Grownups. A former preschool director and faculty member of the Yale Child Study Center,…

11 April 2022

Early Years Little Lockdowners Panellists TTS Welcome

Dr. Suzanne Zeedyk: Early Years developmental insights

Dr. Suzanne Zeedyk explores how environments can impact babies – even before birth – and what implications this could have for pandemic babies. Dr. Suzanne Zeedyk is an infant development specialist speaker, trainer and researcher fascinated by the innate capacity of babies to connect. Dr. Zeedyk believes that everyone deserves to share in scientists' discoveries about…

11 April 2022

Early Years Little Lockdowners Panellists TTS Welcome

Professor David Daley: Solutions for developmental delays

Professor David Daley will be exploring the impact of the pandemic on school readiness. A developmental psychologist by training, David Daley is a Professor of Psychological Intervention and Behaviour Change. His primary area of research lies in the psychological development of pre-school children, with a particular focus on how to enhance school readiness in those with neurodiversity. David’s…

11 April 2022

Early Years Little Lockdowners TTS Welcome

Little Lockdowners: born into a pandemic – what are the possible long-term impacts on early years children?

As the world continues to recover from the pandemic, educators are trying to understand how they need to adapt. Will some ‘Little Lockdowners’ reap the benefits of additional quality time while others face the impacts of social isolation and unusually high-stress environments? While it’s impossible to determine how infants born during the pandemic could be affected in the…

11 April 2022

Early Years Little Lockdowners Welcome

Welcome to Little Lockdowners

How has the pandemic affected child development? For babies born into the pandemic, they have experienced a world like no other. Faced with limited social interaction, and reduced opportunities to leave the home, many also experienced associated anxiety from worried parents and caregivers who were dealing with financial and emotional stress. What we do know is…

11 April 2022

Primary Steam

Simon Hunt: Learning through Tinkering

As part of the national curriculum, primary children are expected to understand the inner workings of a computer. In this video, Simon Hunt (aka Mr Hunt from the Front!) shows how easy it is to bring learning to life through tinkering with computers in the classroom. More from Mr Hunt >> Read…

29 March 2022

Primary Science Steam

Running a STEM Club

I first started running a STEM club at my local primary school twelve years ago when my children were young. In the UK, as in many other countries, there is a shortage of young people going into careers in science and engineering. I come from a family of engineers, so when I was little most…

17 March 2022

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