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 to learn 21:35 Getting Down To Business 36:54 Connect with Diane Dr Diane Boyd is a Senior Lecturer in Early Years at Liverpool John Moores University. With a focus on making sustainable practice work, Diane and her team have developed a framework for sustainable working in childcare. In this podcast full of top tips and great ways to navigate the cost, time and development pitfalls of sustainable practice.   Want to see the podcast as a video, instead of just listening? Join CACHE Alumni free at www.cachealumni.org.uk and get access to the video interviews alongside lots of other free resources and support from the award winning network of care, health and early years education practitioners.

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Sustainable education and development: it's about more than climate change

00:00 What's Coming Up? 00:31 Introducing Maria Culley 04:30 The Expectation of Nannies 07:48 Career Journeys 15:09 Careers in Childcare 19:28 CPD 21:04 Skillzminer 21:35 Getting Down To Business 34:40 Connect with Maria In this episode of Pod-CACHE Maria talks us through expectations of nannies in the workplace, in education and from others. Maria talks us through careers in childcare and her own work journey, including her current CPD and development.  Want to see the podcast as a video, instead of just listening?  Join CACHE Alumni free at www.cachealumni.org.uk and get access to the video interviews alongside lots of other free resources and support from the award winning network of care, health and early years education practitioners. 

Career tales of a Nanny:Getting down to business with Maria

00:00 What's Coming Up? 00:34 Introducing Julie Evans 03:27 Flexible Childcare 10:34 Importance and Value of Nannies 13:35 Expectation of Nannies 22:32 Flexible Working for Nannies 27:54 Creating bonds with children and parents 31:14 Nurseries 33:47 Skillzminer 34:18 Flexible working opportunities in the sector 41:52 How to find Tinies Julie Evans, Director of Tinies Bath and Wiltshire, joins Dawn to talk about her personal views about the role of flexible childcare solutions as we navigate the ongoing effects of the pandemic. With discussion around the importance of nannies, common misconceptions and the benefits of flexibility for both nannies and nanny families, this episode might be especially useful to nannies, nursery workers and childminders looking for insight on the current recruitment landscape and to hear a recruiters assessment of future needs in the childcare industry. Want to see the podcast as a video, instead of just listening?  Join CACHE Alumni free at www.cachealumni.org.uk and get access to the video interviews alongside lots of other free resources and support from the award winning network of care, health and early years education practitioners.  For support as a parent or practitioner, you can find your nearest branch of Tinies on their website at tinies.com  

Nannies, nurseries and working from home. What does flexible working mean for childcare?

00:00 What's Coming Up? 00:29 Introducing Shada Lambert 03:10 The Role of Nannies 08:40 Support for Nannies 13:30 Balancing CPD, Self Care and Lifestyle 16:57 Love For The Job 19:40 Potty and Sleep Training 22:08 Skillzminer 22:39 CPD, Development and Pay 28:52 Shada's Words of Wisdom 31:36 Why Become A Nanny? 32:51 Closing Remarks Shada Lambert is an experienced nanny with a masters degree in early childhood and over 17 years of experience. Known as Nanny Sharz, Shada is an advocate for the nanny industry and is passionate about mentoring, potty training and sleep. You can find Shada online on Instagram, YouTube and at her website; https://www.nannysharz.com. As always, you can find Pod-CACHE and lots of other free resources for Care, Early Years and Education professionals, on the CACHE Alumni website (www.cachealumni.org.uk) and keep up to date with us via our tweets over at the @cachealumni twitter handle! Until next time, take care!

Shada Lambert talks sleep, potty training and MONEY - Chatting to Pod-CACHE about life as a Nanny.

00:00 What's Coming Up? 00:30 Introducing Stacy Mann 01:30 Introducing Jennifer Staunton 03:23 Sharing Life Experiences 23:17 CACHE Alumni 23:38 Sharing Life Experiences 29:27 Technology, Communication and Language Jennifer Staunton is a specialist practitioner working within school improvement and SEND. Listen as Stacy Mann, CACHE Subject Specialist for Childcare and Education and Dawn Mulvaney, CACHE Alumni Editor, chat to Jennifer about her career journey, current job role and childcare philosophy. This episode is packed full of best practice suggestions, information about CPD, communication, carving out a career and personal experience sharing. As always, you can find free professional development in the form of articles, videos and events on the CACHE Alumni website at www.cachealumni.org.uk, where you'll also find our free CPD log, our revolutionary careers development tool - Skillzminer and our member benefits scheme, CACHE-Back.

Life Experiences of Childcare - Technology, Communication and Language

00:00 What's Coming Up? 00:47 Webinar invite from SDN for all Early Years settings 02:55 Introducing Liam Pinches 06:13 The Importance of Early Years 08:15 Men In Childcare 14:30 Inspiring Others Into The Sector 22:15 Liam's Closing Message CACHE Subject Specialist, Stacy Mann, talks to Liam Pinches about his childcare career journey.  Liam talks about his experiences, the importance of Years Education and about inspiring other men to consider early years and childcare as a career.  As always, you can find more from CACHE Alumni, including free e-learning, videos and articles, at www.cachealumni.org.uk 

CACHE Subject Specialist, Stacy Mann, talks to Liam Pinches about his childcare and Early Years career journey

00:00 What's Coming Up? 00:35 Joe Groom 08:13 Men In Childcare 10:20 Supporting Entry Into The Sector 13:58 Joe's Advice 18:20 The Impact of Qualifications 22:16 Closing Hi and welcome to Pod-CACHE, the portable CPD and best practice podcast from CACHE, presented by CACHEAlumni.org.uk, the award-winning professional membership network available free for those working in Care, Health and Education.    Joe Groom is a Nursery Manager who is passionate about encouraging more people into Early Years.  In this discussion with Stacy Mann, CACHE Subject Specialist, Joe talks about the challenges, rewards and impact of working in childcare.  Joe and Stacy specifically address the differences in working in childcare for male practitioners and reflect on ways that the sector could be more inclusive.  Joe and Stacy also touch on career progression and talk about the impact of qualifications, with Joe giving advice to anyone who'd like to explore their options in the childcare and Early Years sector.   As always, you can find free professional development in the form of articles, videos and events on the CACHE Alumni website at www.cachealumni.org.uk, where you'll also find our free CPD log, our revolutionary careers development tool - Skillzminer and our member benefits scheme, CACHE-Back.

Pod-CACHE - Joe tells Stacy about his childcare journey

00:00 What's Coming Up? 00:45 Introducing Jason Elsom 09:30 Educational Journeys Of Young People 19:59 CACHE Alumni 20:19 Speakers For Schools 27:22 Remote and Virtual Solutions 34:02 Engaging With Young People Listen to Jason Elsom, CEO of Speakers for Schools, talk about the need for more opportunities for young people, experiences which enhance learning and ways to get real insight into the world of work.    You can find out more about Speakers for Schools at their website https://www.speakersforschools.org  As always, you can find CACHE Alumni at www.cachealumni.org.uk and join for free to access best practice information, articles, videos and e-learning across care, health and early years education. 

The Importance of Opportunities for Young People - Jason Elsom from Speakers for Schools talks to Pod-CACHE

00:00 What's Coming Up? 00:39 Introducing Sam Surry 02:56 Childminding 06:50 Challenges In The Sector 26:22 Skillzminer 26:54 Early Years 29:16 PACEY 29:54 CACHE Alumni 31:40 CPD 35:39 Roles Within The Sector 37:21 Closing Thoughts 40:28 Learn More About PACEY 42:37 CACHE Alumni You can find PACEY, the Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years at pacey.org.uk and on social media. The PACEY Team have also provided some useful links and information to support the episode here; Covid spotlight – www.pacey.org.uk/coronavirus PACEY Facebook page - www.facebook.com/PACEYlocal Parent area – www.pacey.org.uk/parents CPD PACEY offers – https://eysmart.pacey.org.uk/ Business Support – www.pacey.org.uk/business PACEY membership – www.pacey.org.uk/join Not A Babysitter campaign – www.pacey.org.uk/NAB As always, you can find CACHE Alumni at www.cachealumni.org.uk and join for free to access best practice information, articles, videos and e-learning across care, health and early years education. 

Dawn learns about Childminding and Early Years Education for the future with Sam Surry from PACEY

00:00 What's Coming Up? 00:34 Introducing Jake Forecast 05:26 Teaching Throughout A Pandemic 11:30 What Needs To Change? 20:47 CACHE Alumni 21:07 What It's Like Being A Student Teacher 25:01 Observation and Reflection 29:12 Being A Male In The Sector 42:01 Follow Jake's Journey 43:51 CACHE Alumni   Last time we caught up with Jake, he was an early years practitioner embarking on a career in primary teaching. Now in his final year (during a pandemic!) we found out what life's been like as a student teacher and reflect on what Jake's learned about children, teaching and himself. If you'd like to hear more from Jake, you can find him on LinkedIn and as @J_Forecast28 on Twitter; https://twitter.com/j_forecast28?lang=en As always, you can find a huge store of articles, videos and free e-learning online at www.cachealumni.org.uk, supporting your whole career in care, health and education.

Life As A Final Year Student Teacher - Pod-CACHE catches up with Jake Forecast

Hi and welcome to Pod-CACHE, the portable CPD and best practice podcast from CACHE, presented by CACHEAlumni.org.uk, the award-winning professional membership network available free for those working in Care, Health and Education.  Fay is the co-founder of Avail Learning Academy and an experienced training and development consultant.  An experienced nursery practitioner and manager, Fay believes that high quality, accessible training can make a real difference to the care delivered to those who need it the most. Formerly CEO of an 'Outstanding' rated, multi- award winning training provider, Fay was chair of the trailblazer group to develop the Early Years Educator Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard. You can find Fay on LinkedIn as Fay Gibbin and Avail Learning Academy at their website.  Dawn can be found on LinkedIn and Twitter.  And, as always, you can find free professional development in the form of articles, videos and events at CACHE Alumni at www.cachealumni.org.uk, where you'll also find our free CPD log, our revolutionary careers development tool - Skillzminer and our member benefits scheme, CACHE-Back. Find us on Twitter and Instagram as @CACHEAlumni. 

Apprenticeships, nurseries and nannies - Fay Gibbin talks Pod-CACHE through finding your way in Early Years Education

Hi and welcome to Pod-CACHE, the portable CPD and best practice podcast from CACHE, presented by Dawn Constance Mulvaney - Editor of www.CACHEAlumni.org.uk, the award-winning professional membership network available free for those working in Care, Health and Education. In this special episode of Pod-CACHE, recorded as part of the WellFEst event in December 2020, Louise Mercieca and apprentices from across West Yorkshire, talk about their strategies for managing physical and mental wellbeing during lockdown.  Louise Mercieca is an award-winning Nutritional Therapist, Author and Presenter with her own food channel for Early Years nutrition, which you can more about here; https://www.earlyyearsfood.tv/. She’s passionate about formative nutrition and also works with adults on preventative nutrition. You can find out more about Louise and her way of working by reading her introductory article for CACHE Alumni here; https://www.cachealumni.org.uk/article/the-impact-of-food-louise-mercieca/ As always, you can find CACHE Alumni at www.cachealumni.org.uk and find us on Twitter and Instagram as @CACHEAlumni

Pod-CACHE goes to WellFEst - Louise Mercieca and Apprenticeship Learners talk wellbeing

Hi and welcome to Pod-CACHE, the portable CPD and best practice podcast from CACHE, presented by Dawn Constance Mulvaney - Editor of www.CACHEAlumni.org.uk, the award-winning professional membership network available free for those working in Care, Health and Education. In this special episode of Pod-CACHE, recorded as part of the WellFEst event in December 2020, Victoria Bartle and Stephen Mordue talk strategies for health, wellbeing and mental fitness during difficult times.    Victoria Bartle is an expert by experience. A blogger and advocate, Victoria lives with multiple health conditions and receives support from friends, family and paid assistants. Her blog on CACHEAlumni.org.uk is a great way to gain insight into the views of a service user and consider care from different perspectives and is written with the insight Victoria has gained in her time working as an advisor and team manager in welfare to work. You can find out more about Victoria, her experiences and her other qualifications in her introductory post Stephen Mordue is a Senior Lecturer in Social Work at the University of Sunderland. As well as teaching about Adult Care on the undergraduate and postgraduate programmes he is Practice Learning Coordinator and Programme Leader for the Best Interests Assessment in Practice Programme. He was a social work practitioner and manager for 12 years working mainly with older people and their families. His areas of special interest are effective communication, working with people with dementia, the Mental Capacity Act, and self care and productivity for professionals. You can read more about wellbeing in his book, available here; https://www.criticalpublishing.com/how-to-thrive-in-professional-practice or by visiting Stephen’s blog for self care www.selfcareshorts.com and social care socialworkshorts.co.uk As always, you can find CACHE Alumni at www.cachealumni.org.uk and find us on Twitter and Instagram as @CACHEAlumni    

Pod-CACHE goes to WellFEst - Victoria Bartle and Stephen Mordue talk mindfulness in practice

Lucy is passionate about delivering first class, flexible childcare in her own nursery setting but identified a gap in her own development when her nursery business took off. Instead of running away, Lucy developed her skills to support her business. Lucy talks about how focusing on her 'weakness' allowed her to grow and led to the founding of The Profitable Nursery Academy, where she helps single-site nursery owners to create an efficient, effective and profitable nursery business! As always, you can find CACHE Alumni at www.cachealumni.org.uk and find us on Twitter and Instagram as @CACHEAlumni

Getting down to business - Pod-CACHE talks profit, business and self development with Lucy Lewin

Hi and welcome to Pod-CACHE, the portable CPD and best practice podcast from CACHE, presented by CACHEAlumni.org.uk, the award-winning professional membership network available free for those working in Care, Health and Education.  David is a Prison reform campaigner, with a successful TEDx talk under his belt.  He's also a volunteer enterprise advisor and a Director at Starting Step. David happens to be an expert by experience, having spent more than 15 years in prison and is passionate about making change that can stop the cycle and break the chain of offending.  David believes that education makes the impossible, possible and it was an absolute pleasure to talk self-regulation, education and early intervention with him for this week's episode of Pod-CACHE! You can find David on LinkedIn as David Breakspear and on his website and blog.  As always, you can find CACHE Alumni at www.cachealumni.org.uk and find us on Twitter and Instagram as @CACHEAlumni

Self-regulation - Pod-CACHE talks prison education and reform with David Breakspear

Interviews, discussions and best practice sharing in Health, Social and Early Years care and Education. Join CACHE Alumni's Editor, Dawn, as she interviews 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 the importance of self-care when working in community engagement. A podcast for everyone, from the specialists in Care, Health, Childcare and Education.

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