exceptional.education (early childhood)

Season 2 of Exceptional Education (Early Childhood) is here!

We're so excited to be back, bringing you all the latest in early childhood news and interviews.

We're kicking off Season 2 with a bang, with the incredible Ange. Ange is a Language Lead Expert and an Early Childhood educator with anzuk. She's passionate about using positive language with children, allowing them to thrive without negative and restricting labels.

Ange also discusses the evolution of the education system in Australia, seeing exciting developments for neurodiverse kids including those with Dyslexia - and what more can be done to help those children to reach their full potential.

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We're so happy to be back after a small break, bringing you episode 5 of exceptional.education!

As always, we have some pretty exceptional guests joining us today.

First up, we have two incredible gentlemen. Jesse Hewitt and Julian Stiencke are the creators of Raymond the Raccon, educational children’s books teaching health and wellbeing. The first book in the series centres around the effects of screen time on the growing brains of children, and encourages kids to instead explore the world around them! They also discuss why they're so passionate about children's wellbeing, and what they're planning on doing next.

We're then joined by the amazing Matthew Chandler, a Kindergarten Consultant with the EC team in Melbourne. Matthew talks about his background in Kindergarten Teaching, his journey into becoming a consultant with anzuk and why he values building strong relationships with everyone around him.

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This week we focus on growth, one of our core values at anzuk, and an important value to have as an educator!

Our first guest today is Jess Mundy, an exceptional EC education consultant at anzuk. Jess discusses her growth within the company and shares some valuable resources with us.

We are then joined by Richard Duncan, National Permanent Opportunities Team Leader (EC) and the incredible Michelle Walsh, former regional manager for G8 Education and founder and director of Hourglass Consultancy. Michelle shares her journey through early childhood education with us and and gives some great advice to those educators wanting to grow into an educational leadership role.

Last, but not least, we talk with the amazing Katie Heinrichs, OSHC consultant at anzuk. We talk about her past experience is the OSHC sector and how it has helped her succeed in her role today. We also chat about how OSHC can be an important stepping stone for educators wanting to get hands on experience working with kids.

The week's episode is full of great content, so get a pen and paper ready for some notes!

First up we chat with the exceptional Brisbane EC Consultant and EC educator Mel Halligan, as she discusses where to find the best EC resources to create fun and engaging sessions with children.

We are then joined by the incredible Nic Russell as we discuss her career through EC and her current business venture South East Yoga and Wellbeing, that focusses on children's wellbeing and mental health through yoga and mindfulness.

We then catch up with incredible a-team member Sarah Bayly, an education consultant from our Schools team in Melbourne. We talk about how her background in event management and marketing equipped her with the skills to work in education recruitment and how relationship building is the basis of her success.

Welcome back to exceptional.education! I am your host, Kale Taylor, and I'm so excited to be bringing you all of the latest in education news and interviews with the best in the world of early childhood education.

Today we chat with Jessica Abrill, one our incredible senior permanent opportunities consultants, as she shares her advice on getting a foot in the door in the industry.

We also talk with the amazing Alison Lucas, National Head Trainer at the Australian Learning Group and discuss her journey in early childhood education.

Lastly we catch up with powerhouse a-team member Taryn Linnan, our QLD State Manager. We talk about how she found herself in education recruitment as well as how she maintains an exceptional attitude every day.

Welcome to our first episode of exceptional.education - the early childhood edition! I am your host, Kale Taylor, and I'm so excited to be bringing you all of the latest in early childhood education news and interviews with education leaders.

Today we chat with Kathryn, an incredible early childhood educator and discuss her exceptional journey in the sector as well as her passion for cultivating the emotional and physical wellbeing of children.

We also catch up with the Managing Director of ep.education; Stuart Birch from NZ. He gave us some great insights into the humble beginnings of the company and what he is excited for in years to come, especially after partnering with anzuk last year!