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Caryl Hart is an award-winning children's author who writes picture books and young fiction. She lives with her family in Sheffield and loves café walks, mountain biking and wild swimming.  She also runs creative literacy workshops for schools, libraries, festivals and communities.

For more information, FREE activity packs and to purchase signed copies of her books, visit her website:

www.carylhart.com

Thank You for the Little Things:

https://carylhart.com/bookshop/p/thank-you-for-the-little-things

The Girl Who Planted Trees:

https://carylhart.com/bookshop/p/the-girl-who-planted-trees

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@carylhart1

https://twitter.com/carylhart1

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https://www.instagram.com/carylhart/

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Molly Potter started out as a scientist. However, she soon realised that chemistry did not have abundant opportunities for working with people and they were what really interested her - so she jumped ship and trained as a primary school teacher. She has subsequently worked with children and in education in a variety of guises for a long time.

The first books Molly had published were in creative thinking, problem-solving and personal, social and health education (PSHE) and aimed at teachers. Later, she moved on to write picture books that help young children with tricky emotions and situations. Her honest, open, down-to-earth approach leaves children informed and reassured.

Molly's website is  mollypotter.com and it has a blog with ideas and free resources etc...https://www.mollypotter.com/blog
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Mollypotterbooks
Twitter: https://twitter.com/PotterMolly

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Hannah Peckham is an Award-winning Author, counsellor and Mum living in Sussex. Conker the chameleon, published February 2021 started her journey as an independent publisher of little Bodhi Books.  Conker has won the hearts of teachers and primary caregivers for its focus on talking about feelings to develop good mental health. It has become a Teachers Pick on Amazon, Good Toy Guide recommended and also won Bronze at the Junior Design Awards 2021. The key message of Climb, published November 2021, is to help children celebrate their own and others differences. The story has a subtle nod to her experience of growing up as a classic dyslexic diagnosed at the age of 5. Hannah wants to offer a little more than just a book, by taking full advantage of the multi-sensory learning opportunity’s books have to offer. The activities at the back of both books hope to open up conversations with children and primary caregivers in a safe environment to start laying the important foundations of self-regulation, good mental health and an understanding of each childs own unique world they live in. Hannahs next book  (and follow up to Conker the chameleon) is due out later this year (2022) and she will soon be visiting schools keep up to date with her books @littlebodhibooks or if you want to see all the messy background reality of a working mum juggling a small business and small person head to @h.j.peckhamwww.littlebodhibooks.co.uk or contact her [email protected]

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Listen in while I chat with the lovely Aled who is Specialist Advisor: Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills for Natural Resources Wales. 

Find out more:

• Outdoor Learning Wales Facebook group Outdoor Learning Wales Twitter
• Here is a link to NRW’s main learning webpage where we add any new outdoor learning campaigns and resources
• Acorn Antics is a great campaign that raises money for the setting.
• To sign up to our monthly newsletter please follow this link
• Free online training webinars can be booked here - Natural Resources Wales | tocyn.cymru (beta)

Things I don’t think I mentioned, maybe for this one or a future one in case there are too many links!:

• NRW’s Natural Progression steps – a tool to explain how regardless of age, we progress in environmental confidence through a connection to nature. Here is a link to a short film
• Multiple benefits of Outdoor Learning posters are free to download and can be found here.
• Wales Outdoor Learning Week next spring – keep an eye out for dates
• A framework for High Quality Outdoor Learning in Wales has been launched which supports the delivery of learning in, about and for the environment. Copies can be downloaded from the page.
• Welsh accredited outdoor learning training information – Outdoor Learning Coordinator/Forest and Coastal School, etc.

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Sonia Mainstone-Cotton is a freelance nurture consultant, she currently works in a specialist team in Bath supporting 3 and 4-year-olds who have social, emotional and mental health needs. Sonia also trains staff across the country on children’s and staff wellbeing. Sonia has written 8 books, all available on Amazon. Her latest book is supporting children with social, emotional and mental health needs in the early years. Sonia wild swims across the country all year to support her own wellbeing.

My blog-https://soniamain.wordpress.com

My website- http://soniamainstone-cotton.com

Buy the book - Supporting children with social, emotional and mental health needs. 

Brene Brown- https://brenebrown.com

 Burnout-Solve your stress cycle- by Emily and Amelia Nagoski

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Listen in to Jacki KS2 teacher, Muddy Puddle Trained, Forest School Teacher and content writer at The Muddy Puddle Teacher.

Plus special guest Jackie mum, author and writer and Jackie's little boy Benjamin!

Jacki is a Muddy Puddle Teacher with a huge love for all things Forest School too. She projected this love throughout her family and supplied her mum (Jan) with mini-stories and ideas to pop in a book!

Buy Jacki's mum book here - Ranni goes to Forest School

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Nic Russell is the founder of South East Yoga and Wellbeing. 

Her passion is in teaching educators how to use yoga in their early childhood education and care environments, meaningfully & holistically so that children's wellbeing is supported. She turns existing ECEC yoga programs on their head with The 5 Elements of Yoga, allowing educators to deepen their knowledge & confidence when using yoga with children, simply.

Website

www.southeastyoga.com.au

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Facebook group - www.facebook.com/groups/thechildrensyogaacademy

Facebook page - www.facebook.com/southeastyogaandwellbeing

Instagram - @south_east_yoga

Linkedin - www.linkedin.com/in/nic-russell-8a5219113/

Have you ever tried Muddy Yoga? 

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Let's chat with the fantastic Early Years Lead and Teacher Judith Earl on her thoughts of her outside space.  Judith is a teacher at Pownall Hall School in Wilmslow. This is an inspirational podcast from a teacher we adore at The Muddy Puddle Teacher doing exactly what your doing! 

Follow Judith on Instagram @somethingkindofwonderful_

To find the book Judith mentioned Barefoot and Balanced

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This amazing primary school is located in a deprived area of Leeds whereby the special focus on the children's education here is on wellbeing.  Knowing that that also involves the staff providing them with calm areas and even a gym!  Whereby the children have real-life experiences at hand such as an in-school farm, class, cat, support dogs, the most amazing library I have ever seen, a wellbeing bus and just the most amazing staff. Plus much more, see the walk around on our TikTok and Youtube channels.

Follow teacher Helen on Instagram at theartofearlyyears_
and Headteacher @KrystieStubbs known as the Tattooed Headteacher. 
http://www.boothroydprimaryacademy.co.uk/

Well done ladies, you are smashing it! 

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Laurenne joins me to chat about the family-focused business she created to better support a more outdoorsy life for her and her family.  While dipping into her thoughts for outdoor learning and the impact it has had on her children.

Happy roots grow fresh fruit, vegetables and flowers, they live on the farm with their 4 children, Lissy, Caitlyn, Marley and Rory, plus 3 cats and an assortment of chickens.

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Website 
https://happyrootsfarm.co.uk/

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