POD-CACHE

POD-CACHE

Interviews, discussions and best practice sharing in Health, Social and Early Years care and Education. Join the CACHE Alumni team, as they interview interesting people from across the caring sector. Find out about the highs and lows of nannying, how to organise your workload in social care and about the importance of self-care when working in community engagement. A podcast for everyone, from the sector experts in Care, Health, Education and Childcare.

Episodes

September 4, 2024 51 mins

In this episode, James Lane, the Digital Sector Manager at NCFE, and Dr Gray Mytton, from the NCFE Innovation Team, discuss the evolving role of artificial intelligence within education and its broader implications.

Join the team as they discuss how AI, particularly generative AI, is currently being used by colleagues, and the wider education sector, primarily for routine tasks and as a creative brainstorming tool.

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Join us this week as we chat to Dr Kathryn Murray, founder of Future Strong Education and creator of the Brain-SET Environments Formula.

In the episode, Kathryn shares how her personal experiences, combined with her research into brain development, led to the creation of the Brain-SET formula, which focuses on designing educational environments that make children feel safe and secure.

Reflecting on the principle that "a calm brain ...

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Join us this week as we chat to Cheryl Warren, an award-winning trainer and consultant from Aperion Training, specialising in neurodiversity in the early years. 

In the episode, Cheryl discusses her career journey and personal mission, sharing how her lived experience has shaped her professional approach. As a parent, Cheryl offers valuable insights into supporting neurodivergent children and their families, understanding the press...

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Join us this week as we chat to Jane Maria Harding da Rosa from Enriching ELT about English language learning and teaching.

During our conversation, we learn about Jane's fascinating journey from mime and dance to her career in language education. Jane shares her research aimed at making language learning more memorable and engaging with rhythm, chanting and games and explains the nuances of teaching different groups of learners. W...

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Join us this week as Dean Blewitt, NCFE's Senior Innovation and Investments Manager, chats to Charlotte Jones, Operations and Project Manager from the Greater Manchester Learning Provider Network (GMLPN) and Seamus Mannion, Chief Operating Officer of Digital Advantage.

In the episode, Charlotte and Seamus discuss their organisations' work on the Inclusive Pathways Autism Support Project, which provides tailored support to hel...

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Join us for this throwback episode of POD-CACHE and re-listen to Dr Diane Boyd on sustainability in education and childhood development.   

We'll be back with a whole new episode on Wednesday 10 July. 

00:00 What's Coming Up? 00:36 Introducing Diane Boyd 01:00 Sustainable education and development 14:39 Taking it into practice 25:35 Environmental awareness and skill building 31:02 CACHE Alumni 31:23 Empowering children ...

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Join us this week as we chat to Claudio Sisera from Male Childcare and Teaching Jobs 

In the episode, we discuss equality in early years employment and explore the challenges and opportunities for men working in early years and childcare roles.  

We also discuss gender inclusivity at work and the possible reasons that we still see such disparity in the numbers of men entering the early years workforce, with Froebel Trust estimating...

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Join us this week as we chat to Sass Boucher and Kate Collier from SelfCare Psychology, an organisation dedicated to providing support for practitioners at risk of professional trauma and fatigue. 

In the episode, we explore the complex challenges faced by those working in care through the lens of SelfCare's 'Umbrella of Professional Trauma and Fatigue', and we examine the strategies for mitigating these issues by following their '...

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Join us this week as we chat to Dr Shelly Newstead, practitioner, trainer, author, editor, publisher and researcher with over 30 years of experience in the playwork field, and the creator of the PARS model of playwork practice. 

In the episode, we chat about what PARS is, how it was developed and how pracitioners can start their journey with PARS. We also discuss the importance of creating a relaxed play environment, how practition...

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Join us for this episode about navigating the food landscape, the relationship between food and wellbeing, and the importance of nutrition in the early years. We'll be back with a whole new episode on Wednesday 15 May. 

Louise Mercieca, a nutritional therapist and early years nutrition consultant, emphasises the intricate relationship between food and our overall wellbeing. Moving beyond simply labelling food as 'good' or 'bad', sh...

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Join us for this episode about positive parenting, making changes and setting boundaries in challenging environments. We'll be back with a whole new episode on Wednesday 1 May. 

In this episode we meet with Kathy Bowers to talk about parenting, communication and relationship improvement work.  Kathy discusses her experience in social care and family support work, highlighting the importance of experience, knowledge, and training in...

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In this episode we meet with Dr Helen Bilton, Author and Professor of Outdoor Learning and Play, to talk about recapturing the lost value of play and independent problem-solving, as well as how different early years settings can support outdoor learning. We also touch on the courses Helen has written for FutureLearn on Supporting Successful Learning in Primary Schools and in Secondary Schools, which explore how we can teach childre...

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Welcome to the latest episode of POD-CACHE, the award-winning professional development podcast from CACHE Alumni.

Join us for this fascinating conversation with Bethan Harding MBE, a seasoned education professional working to pioneer the 'Winning With Numbers' teaching platform.

In this episode, Bethan shares her professional journey and brings real-world insights from her experiences in various school systems, including the US, a...

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Join us as we meet with Yasmin Mukadam and learn about Mindfulness in Early Years.  Find out more about the conversation below, and subscribe for more interesting conversations in care, health, early years and education. We'll be back with a whole new episode on Wednesday 7 February.   00:00 Introduction and Background 01:14 Importance of Mindfulness 05:03 Mindfulness in Early Childhood 06:37 Mindfulness for Practitioners 07:00 Min...
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Join us as we learn about behaviour as communication in care with Victoria Bartle.  Find out more about the conversation below, and subscribe for more interesting conversations in care, health, early years and education. We'll be back with a whole new episode on Wednesday 7 February.

This journey into Victoria's day-to-day provides a comprehensive insight into understanding and interpreting the delicate balance in care-receiving an...

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Join us as we meet with Lucy Norris and learn about the Wizzybug.  Find out more about the conversation below, and subscribe for more interesting conversations in care, health, early years and education. We'll be back with a whole new episode on Wednesday 24 January. 

 

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Join us for this throwback episode of POD-CACHE and re-listen to Dr Helen Williams' wisdom on making maths playful.   We'll be back with a whole new episode on Wednesday 10 January. 

0:00 Introduction to Dr Helen J Williams and her journey with maths

2:30 Moving from a dislike to a love of maths

4:50 Maths' evolution since the 80s and use of manipulatives in maths teaching

7:42 The challenges of applying more practical approaches 

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00:00 Introduction - Welcome to POD-CACHE, the portable professional development podcast from CACHE Alumni

00:48 Fey Cole - An introduction to Fey

02:24 Why intergenerational practice? Fey explains how she first got involved with bringing intergenerational learning to an educational setting

03:50 Making the project student-led and establishing an intergenerational café

04:50 Embedding existing learning aims and outcomes into the pr...

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(00:00) Introduction - Welcome to POD-CACHE, the portable professional development podcast from CACHE Alumni

(00:48) Jenny Phillips - An introduction to Jenny

(02:52) They say never to work with children or animals... Jenny's dream job

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00:00 Introduction - Welcome to POD-CACHE, the portable professional development podcast from CACHE Alumni

00:50 Alix Robertson - Alix introduces herself and the Centre for Education and Youth

01:18 Sarah introduces herself and Big Education

02:08 Meet PEPA - What is the Primary Extended Project Award?

04:30 Project-based learning

05:24 Choosing a project - Collaboration, theme setting and helping children to find their interests

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