#TeamEarlyChildhood Podcast-  I am interviewing Maureen Hunt

Maureen started work in Southampton, where she taught for over 22 years in four nursery and Infant schools, 15 of which were in leadership roles. Maureen subsequently worked for Action for Children as a project leader for Cornwall Children’s Fund, developing new and innovative services in Cornwall to improve children’s engagement in school. Following this Maureen worked as a Regional Lead for Cornwall LA children’s services, where she was responsible for leading a multiagency team in family services and developed six Children’s centres in South East Cornwall. Alongside her independent consultancy business Maureen is currently the Early Years Lead for Achievement for All where she is responsible for the design and the delivery of their award-winning early years programme; “Achieving Early” and leads on all the early years work for the charity. Maureen writes articles for National publications including – Nursery World, Home Childcarer, Every Child Journal and PACEY and is currently writing a book on early years practice due for publication late 2020. Maureen holds a B. ED in Nursey / Infant education, a Master’s degree in Education Management, the NPQH and the National Award for Special Educational Needs co-ordination.

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#TeamEarlyChildhood Podcast-  I am interviewing Dr Valerie Daniel

 

'Valerie is an educator who is passionate about Early Years pedagogy and she has 30 years experience of working in schools both in Jamaica and here in England. Valerie is based in Birmingham where she is currently a headteacher of a Maintained Nursery School. Over the years Valerie has worked mainly in Reception and Nursery classes as an Early Years specialist but she has also worked across the entire primary phase both in Birmingham and in London where she lived for 15 years before relocating. Valerie has done a number of years working with a wider Early Years remit as a Children’s Centre teacher before becoming a headteacher in a Nursery School which was also a Children’s Centre. During this time she developed a passion for working with socio-economic issues and social injustice. One of the things she is most proud of is her development of a Community Cohesion Strategy which was quite effective for her 13 years as a Children’s Centre Leader. Valerie’s other roles include bring a trained Systems Leader and a School Improvement Partner for Primary Schools and Academies and also as a trained artist a role as creative director/artist using the mediums of art, design and creative expression to augment learning in children. Valerie has also written a practical guide for the EYS entitled ‘Learning through Play’. Valerie received her doctorate for a thesis entitled ‘The Perceptions of a Leadership Crisis in the Early Years Sector’. This research fostered a deep interest in the dynamics of how crisis situations develop and how to effect change in these circumstances. She proposes that the current Black Lives Matter protests and all issues of oppression and discrimination have the hallmarks of a crisis situation that has deep roots in deeply dysfunctional public systems that do not value people equally, and rely on a divided nation remaining divided. Valerie is divorced with two sons aged 25 and 23 years and a 3 year old granddaughter who is her motivator for a fairer and more equitable society. She proudly sits on this group as an ally of the LGBTQ community and a fierce anti-oppression advocate'

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#TeamEarlyChildhood Podcast-  I am interviewing Dr Valerie Daniel

 

'Valerie is an educator who is passionate about Early Years pedagogy and she has 30 years experience of working in schools both in Jamaica and here in England. Valerie is based in Birmingham where she is currently a headteacher of a Maintained Nursery School. Over the years Valerie has worked mainly in Reception and Nursery classes as an Early Years specialist but she has also worked across the entire primary phase both in Birmingham and in London where she lived for 15 years before relocating. Valerie has done a number of years working with a wider Early Years remit as a Children’s Centre teacher before becoming a headteacher in a Nursery School which was also a Children’s Centre. During this time she developed a passion for working with socio-economic issues and social injustice. One of the things she is most proud of is her development of a Community Cohesion Strategy which was quite effective for her 13 years as a Children’s Centre Leader. Valerie’s other roles include bring a trained Systems Leader and a School Improvement Partner for Primary Schools and Academies and also as a trained artist a role as creative director/artist using the mediums of art, design and creative expression to augment learning in children. Valerie has also written a practical guide for the EYS entitled ‘Learning through Play’. Valerie received her doctorate for a thesis entitled ‘The Perceptions of a Leadership Crisis in the Early Years Sector’. This research fostered a deep interest in the dynamics of how crisis situations develop and how to effect change in these circumstances. She proposes that the current Black Lives Matter protests and all issues of oppression and discrimination have the hallmarks of a crisis situation that has deep roots in deeply dysfunctional public systems that do not value people equally, and rely on a divided nation remaining divided. Valerie is divorced with two sons aged 25 and 23 years and a 3 year old granddaughter who is her motivator for a fairer and more equitable society. She proudly sits on this group as an ally of the LGBTQ community and a fierce anti-oppression advocate'

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#TeamEarlyChildhood Podcast-  I am interviewing Helen Moylett

Helen Moylett is an independent early years consultant and writer. She has been head-teacher of an early years centre as well as working in schools and as a university lecturer. She was a Birth to Three Matters national trainer and from 2004-2011 she worked for the National Strategies and was centrally involved in developing the Early Years Foundation Stage and other national guidance. Helen was national lead for the Every Child a Talker programme.

She co-authored ‘Development Matters’ with Nancy Stewart and has written and edited several early years books – most recently Characteristics of Effective Early Learning: helping young children become learners for life (OU Press) and Active Learning (Practical Pre-School).

She is a Vice President of Early Education and tutors on the M.A. and PGCE courses at the Centre for Research in Early Childhood in Birmingham.

You can read Getting it Right in the Early Years Here:

https://www.early-education.org.uk/getting-it-right-early-years-foundation-stage-review-evidence

Reflections on Broadhead (2009)

EYFS Coalition Chris Pascal slides for sharing

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#TeamEarlyChildhood Podcast-  I am interviewing Helen Moylett

Helen Moylett is an independent early years consultant and writer. She has been head-teacher of an early years centre as well as working in schools and as a university lecturer. She was a Birth to Three Matters national trainer and from 2004-2011 she worked for the National Strategies and was centrally involved in developing the Early Years Foundation Stage and other national guidance. Helen was national lead for the Every Child a Talker programme.

She co-authored ‘Development Matters’ with Nancy Stewart and has written and edited several early years books – most recently Characteristics of Effective Early Learning: helping young children become learners for life (OU Press) and Active Learning (Practical Pre-School).

She is a Vice President of Early Education and tutors on the M.A. and PGCE courses at the Centre for Research in Early Childhood in Birmingham.

You can read Getting it Right in the Early Years Here:

https://www.early-education.org.uk/getting-it-right-early-years-foundation-stage-review-evidence

Reflections on Broadhead (2009)

EYFS Coalition Chris Pascal slides for sharing

Connect with Helen:

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Early Years Reviews also offers online webinars.

Book onto one of them by clicking on the button below.

All the webinars are in the Shop and are great CPD and Value.

#TeamEarlyChildhood Podcast-  I am interviewing Dr Eunice Lumsden about Shaping a new reality for Early Childhood, Education and Care

Dr Eunice Lumsden is the Head of Early Years at the University of Northampton. She is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a Teaching Fellow of the University of Northampton. She has been awarded two University of Northampton ‘Changemaker’ Awards, one in 2016 was a lifetime achievement award for her work in Early Childhood and the second in 2018 for her work with Roots of Empathy. in 2016 she was runner-up in the National Infant Mental Health Researcher of the Year award and in 2018 her book ‘Child Protection in the Early Years: A Practical Guide’ was selected as a finalist for the best professional book of the year category in the Nursery World Awards

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Book - Child Protection in The Early Years:

A Practical Guide

#TeamEarlyChildhood Podcast-  I am interviewing Dr Eunice Lumsden about Shaping a new reality for Early Childhood, Education and Care

Dr Eunice Lumsden is the Head of Early Years at the University of Northampton. She is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a Teaching Fellow of the University of Northampton. She has been awarded two University of Northampton ‘Changemaker’ Awards, one in 2016 was a lifetime achievement award for her work in Early Childhood and the second in 2018 for her work with Roots of Empathy. in 2016 she was runner-up in the National Infant Mental Health Researcher of the Year award and in 2018 her book ‘Child Protection in the Early Years: A Practical Guide’ was selected as a finalist for the best professional book of the year category in the Nursery World Awards

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Book - Child Protection in The Early Years:

A Practical Guide

#TeamEarlyChildhood Podcast-  I am interviewing David and Anna - Paint Pots Nursery - The centrality of human relationship to teaching in general.

David & Anna Wright (along with son, Joseph) are co-owners of the family run Paint Pots Nursery group in Southampton, comprising 10 Early Years settings. Anna started the business 28 years ago. Following a 25 year career in IT, David retrained as and Early Years Teacher and joined Anna in running Paint Pots, 16 years ago. David & Anna are founders of Families First Southampton, a charity supporting families in need. They are passionate advocates for the rights of all children. They are trustees of a baby rescue charity in Kenya, where David took 3 of their team to volunteer last year. David is the national representative for England to the World Forum on Early Childhood Education. He is an author, broadcaster, commentator and conference speaker on Early Years matters".

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#TeamEarlyChildhood Podcast-  I am interviewing David and Anna - Paint Pots Nursery - The centrality of human relationship to teaching in general.

David & Anna Wright (along with son, Joseph) are co-owners of the family run Paint Pots Nursery group in Southampton, comprising 10 Early Years settings. Anna started the business 28 years ago. Following a 25 year career in IT, David retrained as and Early Years Teacher and joined Anna in running Paint Pots, 16 years ago. David & Anna are founders of Families First Southampton, a charity supporting families in need. They are passionate advocates for the rights of all children. They are trustees of a baby rescue charity in Kenya, where David took 3 of their team to volunteer last year. David is the national representative for England to the World Forum on Early Childhood Education. He is an author, broadcaster, commentator and conference speaker on Early Years matters".

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#TeamEarlyChildhood Podcast-  I am interviewing Ruth Swailes - Expert and Consultant on Early Years and Primary Education/Improvement

"Ruth has over 25 years’ experience in primary education, over 20 of them in senior leadership. Ruth has worked as a School Improvement Advisor, Early Years consultant and moderator in several Local Authorities. Passionate about Primary education, particularly Early Years, Ruth has taught from Nursery to Y6. In 2014 she left primary headship and trained as an Ofsted inspector, combining this role with a number of other roles in education. She currently fulfils a range of different education improvement roles, working part time as a School Improvement Advisor to 19 Local Authority schools, and with a range of MATS, Teaching Schools Alliances, Academy and LA schools throughout the UK providing training, school improvement advice, appraisal, coaching, mentoring and practical advice and support.".

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