Froebel Trust Podcast

Froebel Trust

Inspiring conversations about early learning. The Froebel Trust podcast is for you if you've ever wondered what a Froebelian approach to early education is all about - and want to know what it looks like in action. Get in touch and find out more at www.froebel.org.uk

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  1. Episode 21

    Episode 21: Relationships Matter in the Early Years

    In this special episode of the Froebel Trust podcast, presenter Colin Kelly looks back at the insights Froebel Trust podcast guests have shared on relationships and why they matter so much in the early years.  Reflecting over the catalogue of 20 episodes, we explore what our guests have said about how educators can support young children as they learn about relationships and communication. Hear about the importance of early relationships and the role of the educator, nurturing relationships and the key person approach, how educator and child wellbeing are interdependent, the role of relationships in supporting children's emotional wellbeing and future self, positive role models and connections between educators, families and carers.  Guests featured in this episode are Dr Caroline Guard, Dr Julia Manning-Morton, Dr Peter Elfer, Dr Robyn Dolby, Holli Williams, Pete Moorhouse, Matt Langton, Dr Karen Vincent and Rachna Joshi. If you want to know more about what a guest says, you can find the full episode in our back-catalogue at Froebel.org.uk. You can also find the biography for each of the guests featured. To view a video showing a Froebelian approach to developing relationships in action, visit our YouTube channel.

  2. Episode 22

    Episode 22: Let's talk birth to three

    To celebrate the launch of the Trust's new resources for educators, Research Insights: Birth to Three, in this episode we're talking all things babies and toddlers. Presenter Colin Kelly is joined by four experts to discuss the importance of listening to and developing our practice with children aged from birth to three.  Hear from Dr Zeny Melissourgaki, Clinical Psychologist and author of Research Insights: Birth to Three, alongside researchers and educators involved in Froebel Trust funded research projects with babies and toddlers. Together, the panel explore why the period from birth to 36 months is so crucial to a baby's development and the influence educators of this age group can have, as well as well as plenty of tips and insights from the panel which can be used in practice. "Birth to three is […] a very critical period in our development, and by that, I mean cognitive development, social, emotional, and physical development, and in fact a lot of what happens in these first three years provides the foundation and all the building blocks for who we become later in life." Dr Zeny Melissourgaki "The value of reflection and reflexivity can't be underestimated. It doesn't cost anything to be more analytical about practice, and I think that to care and educate the youngest child well requires knowledge, and leaders can nurture those kinds of conditions." Dr Maria Cooper "Just like [Froebel's principles] were relevant when he was alive and he was writing, just like they were relevant 20 years ago, they're still relevant today in terms of what babies need and very young children need can be underpinned by those principles." Polly Bolshaw "If we are using Froebelian approaches, then while we're interacting with children during those care routines, we'll be remembering the importance of relationships. We'll be talking to them, using those opportunities to talk and engage with them, to have shared moments of interaction with them, mirroring the things that they're doing. All of this supports those relationships and makes the most of those moments" Annamaria Bevan Guests: Dr Zeny Melissourgaki, Polly Bolshaw, Maria Cooper, Annamaria Bevan

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Inspiring conversations about early learning. The Froebel Trust podcast is for you if you've ever wondered what a Froebelian approach to early education is all about - and want to know what it looks like in action. Get in touch and find out more at www.froebel.org.uk

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