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Meet Podcast Guest: Ben West

Ben West joins our host Lee Parkinson, aka Mr. P, on Series 2 of the TTS Talking Teachers' Podcast to discuss a range of big topics around the theme of mental health in teaching.  In 2018, at just 17, Ben lost his brother Sam to suicide, a tragedy that spurred him into action. Ben now…
2 July 2024

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Early Years Podcast Series 5 TTS

Teacher Resilience & Work/Life Balance

Dive into the topic of teacher resilience and work/life balance, in collaboration with our expert podcast guest Dr Steph Ainsworth. Learnings, tips, resource recommendations and more, all included.    Here at TTS, we recently had the privilege of hosting 4 podcast episodes with Dr Steph Ainsworth (Series 5, Episodes 5 – 8), education researcher and educator,…
28 June 2024

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Early Years Podcast Podcast Series 5

Episode 11: Supporting Changes at Home with Richard Knight & Julie Pearson

In this episode of the TTS Talking Early Years podcast, Alistair Bryce-Clegg continues the conversation around transitions with Richard Knight and Julie Pearson.   Practical tips for practitioners They delve into how to approach difficult transitions and bigger life events with children. Whether it’s answering questions about death, or simply acknowledging the fact that it’s okay…
27 June 2024

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Early Years Podcast Podcast Series 5

Episode 10: Supporting Big Changes with Richard Knight & Julie Pearson

Alistair Bryce-Clegg is joined once again by Julie Pearson and Richard Knight from the Early Years Alliance. In this episode, they cover some of the bigger changes children tend to experience, and what practitioners can do to support them through these.   Practical tips for practitioners They emphasise the importance of making transitions exciting, whether that’s…
20 June 2024

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Early Years Podcast Podcast Series 5

Episode 9: Supporting Everyday Changes with Richard Knight & Julie Pearson

Alistair Bryce-Clegg is joined by Julie Pearson and Richard Knight from the Early Years Alliance. In this episode, they discuss the topic of supporting children through everyday changes.   Practical tips for practitioners The conversation covers examples of smaller, horizontal transitions that happen throughout a child’s day. Whether it’s transitioning in and out of play, or…
13 June 2024

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Early Years Podcast Series 5 TTS

Exploring Funding for Early Years Education

Dive into the topic of Funding for Early Years Education, in collaboration with our expert podcast guest, Neil Leitch. Learnings, tips, resource recommendations and more, all included.   Funding for Early Years education is a crucial topic that greatly impacts the future of children in the UK today. Adequate funding means better quality education, well-supported teachers,…
29 May 2024

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Podcast Series 5

CPD Topic 1: Funding in the Early Years

Course content: This topic has been developed with Neil Leitch. Neil has been a strident leader of the largest early years membership organisation in the country, overseeing its rebrand to the Early Years Alliance in 2019 – a change that reflected its ambition to give a united voice to all involved in caring and educating…
14 May 2024

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Dr Steph Ainsworth Early Years Podcast Podcast Series 5

Episode 8 | Working together to enact change for Early Years educators with Dr Steph Ainsworth 

Alistair Bryce-Clegg and Dr Steph Ainsworth return for a final episode covering their discussion so far on teacher resilience and work/life balance.   Practical tips for practitioners Alistair and Steph look at the broader policy context of what we can do to help teacher resilience. They discuss the idea of a more flexible curriculum, where teachers…
14 May 2024

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