Alistair Bryce-Clegg is joined once again by Dr Steph Ainsworth, an education researcher and teacher educator. In this episode, Alistair and Steph cover some of the ways Early Years Educators can build resilience. They emphasise the importance of a resilient environment, and how being resilient is actually a proactive process. Steph provides insights into using the âACTâ model, having a higher awareness of your feelings and thoughts, and trying alternatives. They also delve into practical ways y...
May 16, 2024â˘22 minâ˘Season 5Ep. 6
Alistair Bryce-Clegg is joined by Dr Steph Ainsworth, an education researcher and teacher educator. In this episode, they delve into the topic of what it means to be a resilient teacher. The conversation underscores the idea that itâs normal for people to have ups and downs, itâs all about giving them the skills to handle it. Whether itâs helping with prioritisation of tasks, removing unnecessary work, or setting clear boundaries â resilience is all about putting these various strategies into pl...
May 16, 2024â˘20 minâ˘Season 5Ep. 5
Alistair Bryce-Clegg and Neil Leitch return for a final episode to summarise their discussion so far on funding in Early Years, and how we can improve the language and communication gap in the sector. Neil and Alistair emphasise how children are not developing the social skills they need due to a variety of factors, including not having time to develop a 1-2-1 relationship with educators. They also discuss how language is developed through engaging and sharing, which was impacted by the pandemic...
May 09, 2024â˘11 minâ˘Season 5Ep. 4
In this episode of the TTS Talking Early Years podcast, Alistair Bryce-Clegg continues the conversation around funding in the Early Years with Neil Leitch, CEO of the Early Years Alliance. Neil and Alistair delve into the topic of SEN specifically, emphasising the concerning situation of SEN children being rejected by schools who donât have the staff levels to cope. The current recruitment retention crisis is affecting both staff and children, with essential 1-2-1 support needed that isnât being...
May 02, 2024â˘19 minâ˘Season 5Ep. 3
Alistair Bryce-Clegg is joined once again by Neil Leitch, CEO of the Early Years Alliance. In this episode, Alistair and Neil cover some of the perceptions around working in Early Years, and how we can improve this. They emphasise the challenges of getting the right training and understanding around child development for staff, and the need for community among workers. The episode also discusses the critical idea of the rounded child, and the Early Years educator role in raising kind, empathetic...
Apr 25, 2024â˘22 minâ˘Season 5Ep. 2
Alistair Bryce-Clegg is joined by Neil Leitch, CEO of the Early Years Alliance. In this episode, they discuss the topic of Early Years funded hours. The conversation underscores the need for re-focus on what children need and their wellbeing, particularly as Early Years are the critical years for development. They also cover the 3 main reasons people are leaving the Early Years sector, and what can be done to mitigate this. đ To shop for resources relevant to this podcast conversation, click he...
Apr 17, 2024â˘20 minâ˘Season 5Ep. 1
Alistair Bryce-Clegg and Ann-Marie Christian return for the Series 4 finale of the TTS Talking Early Years Podcast to summarise their discussion so far on the importance of safeguarding in early years education. Alistair and Ann-Marie emphasise the need for a proactive approach to safeguarding, raising awareness among young children and creating a culture of vigilance. Ann-Marie also highlights the significance of using appropriate terminology when discussing private body parts, as well as the i...
Apr 03, 2024â˘19 minâ˘Season 4Ep. 20
In this episode of the TTS Talking Early Years podcast, Alistair Bryce-Clegg continues the conversation around safeguarding in the Early Years with Ann-Marie Christian, a safeguarding consultant, speaker, and author. Ann-Marie and Alistair delve into the importance of safeguarding policies, emphasising the need for practitioners to be aware of national and local legislation, guidance, and procedures. Ann-Marie highlights the significance of the document "Keeping Children Safe in Education", as i...
Mar 28, 2024â˘19 minâ˘Season 4Ep. 19
Alistair Bryce-Clegg is joined once again by Ann-Marie Christian, a safeguarding consultant, speaker, and author. In this episode, Alistair and Ann-Marie cover some of the challenges to safeguarding and how to overcome them. They emphasise the challenges of safeguarding young children who often can't communicate their concerns verbally. They stress the importance of recognising changes in behaviour, not making assumptions about children's wellbeing, and being culturally competent when working wi...
Mar 21, 2024â˘18 minâ˘Season 4Ep. 18
Alistair Bryce-Clegg is joined by Ann-Marie Christian, a safeguarding consultant, speaker, and author. In this episode, they delve into the crucial topic of safeguarding in the early years. The conversation underscores the challenges of recognising safeguarding issues and the role of early years practitioners as vigilant observers. Information sharing within the team is crucial, as child abuse can occur in various settings, even affluent ones. They also stress that cultural beliefs and practices...
Mar 14, 2024â˘20 minâ˘Season 4Ep. 17
Alistair Bryce-Clegg and Debs Davies return for the final episode of the topic to discuss practical strategies for supporting the development of neurodivergent children. They emphasise the importance of not making assumptions about a child's behaviour and suggest that practitioners should try to understand the reasons behind a child's actions, such as sensory needs. They also highlight the potential harm of punitive measures, like missing break times or public shaming, and how these can negative...
Mar 07, 2024â˘23 minâ˘Season 4Ep. 16
Alistair Bryce-Clegg is joined again by Debs Davies, a coach and consultant, to discuss how to support children with ADHD and neurodiversity. Debs and Alistair emphasise that ADHD affects children differently, highlighting the need for a more flexible and inclusive approach in the early years. Transition periods can be challenging for neurodivergent children due to their struggles with attention, working memory, and starting new tasks. Debs stresses the importance of understanding these challeng...
Feb 29, 2024â˘20 minâ˘Season 4Ep. 15
Alistair Bryce-Clegg is joined again by Debs Davies, a coach and consultant who is committed to helping create affirming and inclusive environments where neurodivergent people can be valued. In this episode, Alistair and Debs discuss ADHD and how educators can become more aware of it, recognising that it presents itself in various ways beyond common stereotypes. They emphasise that understanding and addressing ADHD isn't about planning a separate curriculum for neurodivergent children but rather...
Feb 22, 2024â˘28 minâ˘Season 4Ep. 14
Alistair Bryce-Clegg is joined by Debs Davies, a coach and consultant who is committed to helping create affirming and inclusive environments where neurodivergent people can be valued. In this episode, Alistair and Debs introduce the topic of ADHD through an inclusive lens. Debs discusses her late ADHD diagnosis and her journey to becoming an ADHD coach after a career in the corporate world and education. The podcast explores the importance of recognising and understanding neurodivergent childre...
Feb 15, 2024â˘21 minâ˘Season 4Ep. 13
In this final episode on the topic of emotional regulation and resilience, Alistair Bryce-Clegg and Samantha Dholakia delve into the significant aspects of emotional regulation. Sam and Alistair explore practical ideas to aid children in regulating their emotions and energy levels throughout the day, including key concepts such as creating accessible spaces for children to engage in high-energy releases and providing diverse options to manage their emotions effectively. The conversation highligh...
Feb 08, 2024â˘21 minâ˘Season 4Ep. 12
Alistair Bryce-Clegg is joined once again by Samantha Dholakia, a renowned Behaviour and Oracy Specialist, Consultant Trainer, and Creator of The Balance SystemŠ. In this podcast episode, Alistair and Sam discuss the importance of co-regulation to create a safe and connected environment. Sam discusses how adults' regulation, energy levels, and mood influence the emotional atmosphere in the setting or classroom. She shares her personal experience of how her high energy level affected her classroo...
Feb 01, 2024â˘21 minâ˘Season 4Ep. 11
Alistair Bryce-Clegg is joined once again by Samantha Dholakia, a renowned Behaviour and Oracy Specialist, Consultant Trainer, and Creator of The Balance SystemŠ. Join them for an engaging discussion on emotional intelligence in early years education. Sam expresses her belief that emotional intelligence is a vital skill to impart to the little learners, as it underpins their actions, thoughts, and responses. They discuss the importance of self-awareness, self-regulation, effective communication,...
Jan 25, 2024â˘20 minâ˘Season 4Ep. 10
Alistair Bryce-Clegg is joined by Samantha Dholakia, a renowned Behaviour and Oracy Specialist, Consultant Trainer, and Creator of The Balance SystemŠ. In this episode, Alistair and Samantha introduce the topic of emotional intelligence and regulation in the Early Years. Samantha and Alistair raise the need to coach behaviour rather than simply managing it, advocating for a deeper understanding of how children process and express emotions. The episode also highlights the accelerated brain develo...
Jan 18, 2024â˘20 minâ˘Season 4Ep. 9
Alistair Bryce-Clegg is joined by Kate Moxley, an Early Years consultant, trainer and speaker for the final episode on the topic of emotional connection and wellbeing. Alistair and Kate bring together everything discussed so far and focus on the practical tips for putting wellbeing at the centre of early years settings. In this episode, Kate stresses the importance of reflective practice and how it can create a culture where wellbeing is prioritised. Kate and Alistair discuss the barriers that o...
Jan 11, 2024â˘23 minâ˘Season 4Ep. 8
Alistair Bryce-Clegg is joined by Kate Moxley, an Early Years consultant, trainer and speaker, to delve into the importance of fostering wellbeing within early childhood education teams. Kate stresses the need to address mental health in the early childhood education sector, breaking the stigma around it, and highlighting that both educators and children have mental health needs. The episode encourages open conversations and caring for the wellbeing of both the team and the children they serve. ...
Jan 04, 2024â˘19 minâ˘Season 4Ep. 7
Alistair Bryce-Clegg is joined once again by Kate Moxley, an Early Years consultant, trainer and speaker specialising in wellbeing and mental health. In this episode of the TTS Talking Early Years podcast, Alistair and Kate delve into the importance of establishing a sense of belonging and connection for children in early years settings. They discuss the significance of secure bonds and connections, emphasising the need to understand each child's individuality, including their likes, dislikes, c...
Dec 28, 2023â˘23 minâ˘Season 4Ep. 6
Alistair Bryce-Clegg is joined by Kate Moxley, an Early Years consultant, trainer and speaker specialising in wellbeing and mental health. Over the next four episodes, the pair focus on emotional connection and wellbeing in early years settings. In this episode, they discuss the need for practitioners to focus on fostering a sense of wellbeing in both children and themselves. They highlight the challenges faced by educators during periods of transition, such as the start of a new school year, th...
Dec 21, 2023â˘21 minâ˘Season 4Ep. 5
Alistair Bryce Clegg and Kate Silverton return for the final episode to round up the topic of understanding children's behaviour. Kate and Alistair touch on concepts discussed so far, stressing the need to understand the science behind behaviour, advocating for viewing children through the lens of neuroscience to promote empathetic responses. The importance of providing a secure and safe environment for children to develop and learn is a central theme, with an emphasis on fostering empathy, sett...
Dec 14, 2023â˘22 minâ˘Season 4Ep. 4
For episode 3 of the TTS Talking Early Years Podcast, Alistair Bryce-Clegg is joined once again by Kate Silverton, a leading broadcaster, child psychologist, and author. This episode delves into the concept of the âwisdom circleâ. Kate discusses ancestral parenting models and the importance of extended support networks in nurturing children. She touches on the challenges modern parents face in a more isolated context, contrasting it with the traditional village-like support systems. The conversa...
Dec 07, 2023â˘29 minâ˘Season 4Ep. 3
Alistair Bryce-Clegg is joined once again by Kate Silverton, a leading broadcaster, child psychologist, and author. In this episode, Kate and Alistair delve into understanding and managing children's emotional responses in early years. Kate discusses how practitioners can recognise early signs of emotional reactions in children and offer strategies to guide them through handling strong emotions. Drawing on personal experiences, Kate emphasises the importance of comprehending the neuroscience beh...
Dec 04, 2023â˘21 minâ˘Season 4Ep. 2
For the first episode of series 4, Alistair Bryce-Clegg is joined by guest Kate Silverton, a leading broadcaster, child therapist, and author. Kate sits down to share her journey back to academic roots and discuss understanding children's behaviour. Over the next 4 episodes, Kate emphasises the importance of understanding the science behind children's behaviour, debunking misconceptions, and providing practical strategies for both parents and practitioners to support children through emotional r...
Nov 28, 2023â˘21 minâ˘Season 4Ep. 1
Shaddai Tembo and Laura Henry-Allain MBE return for the final episode of this series of the TTS Talking Early Years podcast, to discuss the importance of recognising the uniqueness and diversity of every family. Laura emphasises that it's crucial to understand the family dynamics of every child in an early years setting to ensure that you can represent and support a child's self-identity. Communication plays a key part in this; listening, learning, and ensuring that every family is acknowledged ...
Nov 16, 2023â˘24 minâ˘Season 3Ep. 20
Shaddai Tembo is once again joined by Laura Henry-Allain MBE, an award-winning international storyteller, educationalist, producer, and consultant. In this episode, Laura and Shaddai explore why representation in resources is important throughout your continuous provision. This episode highlights that settings should accurately reflect our culturally diverse society so that all children learn about the society in which they live; to foster respect for other cultures and to ensure that children f...
Nov 09, 2023â˘20 minâ˘Season 3Ep. 19
Shaddai Tembo is joined once again by Laura Henry-Allain MBE, an award-winning international storyteller, educationalist, producer, and consultant. In this episode, Laura and Shaddai explore how educators can promote anti-racism in their settings. Laura explains the importance of including the whole team, parents, and wider community to embed anti-racism across all areas of your early years setting and practice. Anti-racism should be considered throughout all areas of your setting, environment, ...
Nov 02, 2023â˘21 minâ˘Season 3Ep. 18
Shaddai Tembo is joined by Laura Henry-Allain MBE, an award-winning international storyteller, educationalist, producer, and consultant. Laura will cover the topic of understanding and celebrating our differences. In this episode, Laura discusses inclusive practices, emphasising the importance of continued training on matters of diversity for every setting. She sheds light on the negative impact of phrases such as 'I don't see colour' and how this unintentionally dismisses the experiences of oth...
Oct 26, 2023â˘19 minâ˘Season 3Ep. 17
