POD-CACHE

Apr 17 2024
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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.

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S6E01 - Positive parenting and effective intervention with Kathy Bowers

Apr 17 2024 27 mins  
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 imp

POD-CACHE ReView -There's no such thing as bad weather, with Dr Helen Bilton

Apr 08 2024 57 mins  
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 Second

S5E10 - Innovating maths education through 'Winning With Numbers'

Feb 20 2024 42 mins  
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 experien

S5E09 - Yasmin Mukadam shares mindful strategies for nurturing young minds

Feb 06 2024 41 mins  
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 Childho

S5E08 - Behaviour as communication: The challenges of receiving care

Jan 24 2024 18 mins  
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 inte

S5E07 - What is a Wizzybug? - Learning about the importance of independent movement with Lucy Norris

Jan 09 2024 37 mins  
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. 00:00 Introduction 00:46 Introducing Lucy Norris and Designability 01:18 What is Wizzybug? 02:46 Age Range for Wizzyb

POD-CACHE ReView: Playful Mathematics with Dr Helen Williams

Dec 26 2023 37 mins  
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 ch

S5E06 - Embedding intergenerational learning and practice with Fey Cole

Dec 12 2023 40 mins  
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 Embed

S5E05 - Animal therapy in education with Jenny Phillips

Nov 28 2023 38 mins  
(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 (04:52) A love of animals - Bringing animals into the classroom (05:28) George the Cat - The teaching power of animals (06:46) Making the unpredicta

S5E04 - Beyond the national curriculum: The Primary Extended Project Award (PEPA)

Nov 14 2023 33 mins  
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 set