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

Primary Science Steam

Having Fun with Computer Control and Programming

It was a few years ago now, and my STEM club were galloping through my existing projects at an alarming rate. I had to come up with some new ideas fast to keep them engaged and interested. I thought, in this digital age, we really ought to be discovering how to interact digitally with our…

17 March 2022

Steam

STEAM Panel FAQs

After our STEAM panel in February, we got lots of great questions and requests for more content. Below are the answers to the questions you asked, and some handy links to more inspirational STEAM videos, lesson plans and blog posts. Where can I get STEAM Ideas for Early Years Settings? We have a number…

8 March 2022

Leadership Steam

5-minute webinar highlight: Technology in education

Technology in education has transformed the way we teach and learn. Understanding how to harness its power can result in more effective teaching. In this video, Global EdTech Consultant Craig Kemp explains how teachers can use STEAM teaching to help prepare students for their future. Read more on technology and STEAM >> Read more

3 March 2022

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