Posts Tagged Home Learning
The Power of Good Old Fashioned Care: Love, Chat and Adele
Posted by juneosullivan in Early Years, Education, Research, Training on April 8, 2013
A few weeks ago Wave Trust in partnership with the DfE published its report Conception to Age 2 – The Age of Opportunity. I was part of the Special Interest Group that helped shape the report, along with an eclectic group of colleagues representing a variety of areas affecting babies – such as mental health, training, […]
To Inveraray for an Early Years Conference with Paul Brannigan…
Posted by juneosullivan in Early Years, Education on March 18, 2013
(Alice Sharp, Mrs Patterson and Mr Patterson – but not Mrs Patterson Mr Patterson – also along for the ride!) It seems like a long way to go to talk about Leadership and Home Learning, but nothing can underestimate the quality thinking time offered when attending conferences (even as the speaker); and Scotland is always […]
A fine Scottish trinity: Islands, Carnochan and Mr Gove
Posted by juneosullivan in Early Years on October 7, 2012
It was a brave move when Isabel Dunn, recently retired chair of the Scottish Preschool Playgroup Association (SPPA) asked me if I would give this year’s keynote speech to their annual SPPA Conference at the Royal Concert Hall in Glasgow. I always enjoy coming to Scotland, not least because I get to spend time with […]