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The Muddy Puddle Teacher approach is a revolutionary new outdoor education approach created by teacher and author Sarah Seaman. The Muddy Puddle Teachers focus on the three Muddy M's. Mental Health, More Kids Moving and Mother Nature. Listen to this podcast to get tips on how to teach with a new positive and muddy outlook. A must for all educators and the only Outdoor Learning Podcast out there! Sign up for FREE teaching resources and CPD outdoor learning teacher training www.themuddypuddleteacher.co.uk
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Send us a text Guest: Georgia Lucas – Reception Teacher & Content Creator Host: Sarah Seaman Come and teach With Joy: How Georgia Lucas Brings Real-Life Classroom Magic to Social Media 🌿 Episode Overview In this episode, Sarah talks with Georgia Lucas, a Reception teacher from England whose down-to-earth posts on Instagram and TikTok capture the everyday beauty, chaos and creativity of early years teaching. Together they explore how Georgia uses social media to celebrate teaching...
Send us a text Guest: Angie Jenkins – Forest School Leader & Nature Preschool Founder (USA) Host: Sarah Seaman Episode Length: 35–45 minutes “Growing Little Explorers: How Angie Jenkins Is Nurturing Nature-Based Learning in the USA” 🌿 Episode Overview In this inspiring international episode, Sarah connects with Angie Jenkins, a Forest School leader and founder of a thriving nature preschool in the United States. Angie shares her journey from traditional teaching to outdoor edu...
Send us a text Grab your wellies and your wild imagination — this week on Come Chat with Muddy T’s, we’re joined by the brilliant Antoinette Portis, author and illustrator of the much-loved picture books Not a Stick and Not a Box! In this episode, we dig into the power of child-led play and the beauty of seeing the extraordinary in the ordinary. Antoinette shares how a simple stick (or box, or puddle!) can become a gateway to creativity, confidence, and storytelling magic — the very heart of ...
Send us a text Jo Schofield and Fiona Danks Jo and Fiona are on a mission to encourage more families and children to discover the joys of wild places and to reconnect with nature. By spending time outdoors, children learn vital new skills, find out how to judge risk, and experience the joy and wonder that nature inspires. They also start to understand how we are all connected with the diverse ecosystems on which all of our futures depend. For over twenty years Fiona and Jo have been writin...
Send us a text Listen in to teacher Ed More and discover some top tips and ways to become a more sustainable school and greener teacher. Follow Ed on LinkedIn. Edd Moore, Multi-Award Winning Teacher and Eco Coordinator Edd Moore has been at the forefront of education around environment and sustainability for the last ten years. He has built up the Primary School's Eco work from a blank canvas to one of the top Eco Schools in the country embedding the environment into the school's curr...
Send us a text Pooja Puri graduated from King’s College London with a first-class degree in English Language and Literature. Whilst at university she read for a publishing house and has since worked in the education sector. A winner of the ‘Ideas Tap Inspires’ competition run by the National Centre for Writing, she went on to complete an MA in Writing for Young People at Bath Spa University. Her debut novel The Jungle was published by Black & White’s YA imprint Ink https://www....
Send us a text Caryl Hart is an award-winning children's author who writes picture books and young fiction. She lives with her family in Sheffield and loves café walks, mountain biking and wild swimming. She also runs creative literacy workshops for schools, libraries, festivals and communities. For more information, FREE activity packs and to purchase signed copies of her books, visit her website: www.carylhart.com Thank You for the Little Things: https://carylhart.com/bookshop/p...
Send us a text Molly Potter started out as a scientist. However, she soon realised that chemistry did not have abundant opportunities for working with people and they were what really interested her - so she jumped ship and trained as a primary school teacher. She has subsequently worked with children and in education in a variety of guises for a long time. The first books Molly had published were in creative thinking, problem-solving and personal, social and health education (PSHE) and aimed...
Send us a text Hannah Peckham is an Award-winning Author, counsellor and Mum living in Sussex. Conker the chameleon, published February 2021 started her journey as an independent publisher of little Bodhi Books. Conker has won the hearts of teachers and primary caregivers for its focus on talking about feelings to develop good mental health. It has become a Teachers Pick on Amazon, Good Toy Guide recommended and also won Bronze at the Junior Design Awards 2021. The key message of Climb,...
Send us a text My name is Viki. I am a qualified Nutrition Coach and specialise in Culinary Medicine. I am also a mum of two young girls and a self-taught chef. Twiddle is my “passion child”, born out desperation to deal with my daughter’s fussy eating habits. It was a side hustle for 5 years while juggling family life and my corporate job. I worked in anti-money laundering compliance for 15 years for DLA Piper, most of this spent managing a large centralised international team. After having ...
Send us a text The classes were created in 2003 by diddi dance founder, Anne-Marie Martin, a professional dancer with over 25 years teaching experience. After running for over 20 years in London we now have over 40 locations across the UK with more opening up all the time. We are so proud to be celebrating 20 years of pre school dance, exploring so many dance styles from around the world. We love encouraging children and their families to enjoy a love of movement to music that will last a lif...
Send us a text More details on Practitioner Fest. Welcome to Practitioner Fest 2024 Fordell Firs Fife Friday 4th of October to Sunday 6th of October Friday Conference from 6.30pm Festival running on Saturday 9am to 5pm (Play in the dark 6.30pm) Sunday 9am to 5pm Workshops slots will be allocated prior to festival weekend and will run between the hours of 9.30am to 4.30pm Get ready for Practitioner Fest! An exciting outdoor festival for educators to discover the joys o...
Send us a text Oh my goodness I don’t know how I’ve missed this / so sorry what a nightmare! Can I still blame baby brain?? Olivia is an early years literacy consultant from West Yorkshire. She specialises in drama pedagogy and storytelling. Olivia empowers early years staff to go beyond books through interactive storytelling and introducing drama into settings that give children the license to lead their learning. She is passionate about bringing drama into the early years to help practiti...
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Send us a text In this episode, 6-year-old Florence Seaman interviews one of her idols, author, Caryl Hart. Caryl Hart is an award-winning children's author who writes picture books and young fiction. She lives with her family in Sheffield and loves café walks, mountain biking and wild swimming. She also runs creative literacy workshops for schools, libraries, festivals and communities. For more information, FREE activity packs and to purchase signed copies of her books, visit ...
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Send us a text Mrs Sarah Godbold Executive Headteacher of the Churchside Federation. Listen to Sarah and her mission to achieve a more playful curriculum in her two schools. Sarah talks about early years and how she uses this experience through school. Proudly, they also are a trained Muddy Puddle Teacher Federation of Schools. Support the show
Send us a text To discover more about Olivia splash this way: Olivia Hope is an Irish writer with a special love for children’s fiction. A former record breaking athlete, she competed internationally representing Ireland. She has worked with all ages in the creative arts; from nursery schools to nursing homes, and taught children English, PE and on one occasion, ice-cream making, which ended badly. She currently lives in the wilds of South West Ireland with her family Here’s a book bio...
Send us a text Yarrow Townsend spent her childhood among the moss, oak and heather of the New Forest. After working as a teacher, and then as a stable- hand, Yarrow completed an MA in Writing for Young People at Bath Spa University, before returning to the forest to work for the RSPB. Always in search of ways to be closer to the outdoors, Yarrow now lives on a narrowboat, travelling the canals with her garden on the roof. The Map of Leaves is inspired by her life by the woods and the water, a...
Send us a text Listen to a really fabulous edition of how speech and language can be supported by going outside! Thriving Language co-founders Becky and Becs (The Beckies) using their joint work to create environments where all children are understood. Thriving Language is a Community Interest Company. Becs is an Early Years Lead for Thriving language and Forest School, she loves outdoors and natural environments where children can engage deeply and have time to play. She has led teams...
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