Mental Health and Children’s Activities: Jane James, founder of Little Voices

This week I chat with Jane James, the founder of Little Voices, about mental health, children’s activities and performing arts. In this episode, Jane shares: Why she is so passionate about performing arts being taught in schools. The benefits and skills children will get from learning performing a…

Bringing Coaching Tools into the Classroom: Alice Westbury, education coach

In this episode, I talk with Alice Westbury about bringing coaching tools and strategies into the classroom. Alice is an education coach who works primarily with young people but a lot of what she shares in this episode is so valuable to those who teach in primary settings. In this episode, Alice …

How to say ‘no’ without the guilt: Annabel Jeffcoate, coach and founder of Balance for Teachers

In this episode I am joined by Annabel Jeffcoate, the founder of Balance for Teachers. Balance for Teacher aims to reduce the amount of stress related illness in the education sector and one of their strategies for doing so is empowering their clients to say ‘no’.   In this episode, Annabel shares…

Creating Cognitively Challenging Classrooms: Dr Keith Watson, consultant and coach

In this episode, I talk with Dr Keith Watson, an educational consultant and personal development coach who has over 30 years of experience working in education. Keith chats about creating cognitively challenging classrooms and how teachers can provide a challenge for all pupils. In this episode, K…

Sensory Processing: Kim Griffin, occupational therapist

This week, I chat with Kim Griffin, an occupational therapist who is currently based in Australia. Kim has been working with pupils with SEN for almost 20 years and is on a mission to help teachers and educators understand the ‘why’ behind the way children behave when they have sensory processing d…

Why Music Matters: Will Bennett, founder and MD at GrooveLine Music Education

In this episode, I speak with Will Bennett. Will is the founder of GrooveLine Music Education and he is so passionate about ensuring all pupils have access to a good, holistic musical education. In this episode, Will shares: Why music education is not just about learning an instrument. Why he is s…

Career Education in Primary School: Samantha Hornsby, co-founder of ERIC

This week, I chat to Samantha Hornsby, who is the co-founder of the new careers app ERIC. Along with her best friend, Sam created this app after receiving poor careers advice in her formative years and landing job after job she disliked. In this episode, Sam shares: Why she is so passionate about …

Using Sensory Input in Speech Development: Karen Massey, All About Speech Therapy

This week, I chat with Karen Massey, who is a child speech therapist with over 14 years of experience working with children. She is also an author with books on Autism and Apraxia of Speech as well as communication in Down Syndrome at Primary School.   In this episode, Karen shares: How sensory in…

Personal Development and the Power of Choice Emma Cann, personal development coach

This week, I chat with Emma Cann, who is a personal development coach specialising in supporting teachers, about my favourite topic - personal development!  In this episode, Emma shares: - What coaching is in her own view and the benefits of coaching. - Why teachers can benefit from engaging wit…

The Importance of Teaching Empathy Ed Kirwan, creator of Empathy Week

In this episode I chat with Ed Kirwan, the founder of Empathy Week. Empathy is such an important skill, but it is one even adults can struggle with, Ed shares how Empathy Week can help pupils develop empathy through learning about the experiences of others. In this episode, Ed shares: - What Empa…