What is professional confidence & how do we find the confidence to speak out?
Leadership, management, psychological safety, difficult conversations, priorities, education or care, leading with love…Lewis Fogarty and Angelica Celinska discuss a range of thought-provoking topics,...
24 Kesä 202442min
Brain development & classroom design at Astrea Academy Trust
Astrea Academy Trust embarked on the Brain-SET project looking at classroom design through the lens of children's brain development. This year-long project focused on enabling children to feel emotion...
21 Kesä 202459min
What are 'yes spaces'?
In this episode Carla Ward and Angelica Celinska unpick what are 'yes spaces', and in doing so they address children's agency, risky play, knowing your limits, leadership and workplace culture, teachi...
17 Kesä 202431min
Exclusion as a frequent encounter amongst preschoolers
Peer exclusion is a major concern for preschool children. In this episode we explore research findings on the regular instances of both exclusion and inclusion in a nursery setting. We discuss childre...
10 Kesä 20241h 4min
Astrea Academy Trust Brain-SET project
Early years is a key priority for Astrea Academy Trust, who strive to give each child the best start in life, focusing on developmental needs of the children and not just their academic achievement. W...
6 Kesä 202440min
Children's awareness of equality vs equity
This episode shares research findings around children's nuanced understanding of fairness, extending beyond material possessions and entering the complexities of equality vs equity. We discuss how to ...
3 Kesä 202443min
Starting from the child?
Professor Julie Fisher tells us all about her seminal text; Starting from the child? This episode marks an exciting time as Julie publishes the 5th edition of her book. Julie explains how Starting fr...
30 Touko 202439min
Essential skills for social sustainability
There are 3 main skills for social sustainability... Do you know what these could be? Researcher Carmela Garcia Manas identified these skills through her research which are vital for children to devel...
27 Touko 202437min
