Early Excellence Podcast

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Does your timetable reflect the vital importance of the prime areas of learning? This week, we’re joined by our own Matthew Sayer as we discuss the positive impact of giving children more time.

• Read our Blog on Nurturing Children’s Self Confidence in the EYFS
• Book on to our Let’s Get Talking Webinar Series
• Listen to our Podcast Episode with Alison Clark, Slow Knowledge and the Unhurried Child

This week, we’re joined by Lee Dunn who is the Acting Head of School at Oldbury on Severn CofE VC Primary School in Gloucestershire. Lee shares the school’s journey of improvement and the positive impact on the whole school community.

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• Maximise your Learning Environment with our Free Room Planning Service and Expert Guidance

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Our own Llewella Ivins joins us for this week’s episode as we explore the importance of real life experiences for our youngest children.

• Read our blog on developing powerful learning through domestic role play
• Browse our Woodwork Resource Collections
• Listen to our podcast episode on Cultural Capital in the EYFS

Josey Hall, the EYFS Leader at Knavesmire Primary School in York, joins us for this week’s episode. Three years on from the first Covid 19 lockdown, we remember the changes and the challenges and reflect upon the ongoing impact on young children.

• Explore our Training All About Child Development in the EYFS
• Discover our Blog on Nurturing Children’s Self-Confidence and Security in the EYFS

This week, we talk to Alison Clark about her recent book Slow Knowledge and the Unhurried Child. As part of the conversation, Alison discusses the pressures within Early Childhood Education and makes the case for slow pedagogies when working with young children.

• Watch the low Pedagogy-Making Time for Children’s Learning and Development Video Clip
• Order a copy of Slow Knowledge and the Unhurried Child

Dr Nathan Archer, Director of the International Montessori Institute, joins us for this week’s episode as we explore the life and work of Maria Montessori. As part of our discussion, we explore the impact of Maria Montessori’s work and how her approaches to education have influenced practice and provision to this day.

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Our own Matthew Sayer, Curriculum Consultant at Early Excellence, joins us for this week’s episode of the podcast as we explore boys’ learning in the EYFS and debate why they nationally are not achieving the same levels of expected development in aspects as girls, and what needs to be considered.

• Find out more about our Unpicking the Gender Gap Training
• Book on to one of our free Planning Your Environment Events

This week, we talk to Catherine Laing, Lecturer in Developmental Linguistics at York University. As part of the discussion, we explore early speech and also the impact of the Covid19 lockdowns on children’s speaking skills

• Read our blog on Navigating the Sea of Talk
• Book onto our Let’s Get Talking Course

Do you make the most of daily and weekly routines in the Early Years and Key Stage One? In this week’s episode, we’re joined by our very own Nova Robinson, as we discuss and explore how effective routines can be used to provide inspirational experiences and embed learning over time.

• Watch our free Training Video on Continuous Provision in Key Stage 1 with Nova Robinson.
• Access our free EYFS and Key Stage One Planning Guides and Audit Tools
• Explore our Key Stage One Training Programme

We are delighted to be joined by Dr Helen Williams on this week’s episode of The early Excellence Podcast. Helen is an independent educational consultant, specialising in the learning and teaching of primary mathematics. Helen’s book "Playful Mathematics for Children 3 to 7" won the Nursery World Professional Book of the Year Award in 2022.

• Read our Mathematical Musings blog by Jude Twani 
• Listen to our Mathematical Musings podcast episode with Jude Twani