Cargilfield Talks

<p>The Prep School Headmaster, Rob Taylor, invites expert speakers to discuss topics that affect children between the ages of 3 to 13 and the . The series covers various subjects such as choosing the right school for your child and how the pandemic affects their mental health. It is recommended listening for parents.<br><br></p>

Mental Health Update

Rob Taylor interviews Paul Brooks, an experienced counsellor for children and young adults as part of session training Cargilfield staff.

10-04
11:06

Reading

In the third of our Cargilfield Talks podcasts, our Headmaster, Rob Taylor, discusses issues surrounding learning to read and how to encourage your children to develop a love of reading with various teachers at Cargilfield. Anne Fidelo and Vin Parker are both experienced primary teachers across a variety of schools. Anjali Dholakia and David Walker both teach English to our nine and ten year olds as well as sitting on the school's management team.

05-06
27:33

Learning through Technology

In our second Cargilfield Talks podcast, our Headmaster, Rob Taylor, discusses children's learning through technology with Pre Prep teacher Jan Harber; Deputy Head and Head of Computer Science, Ross Murdoch and independent child protection consultant, Anne Darling, who has previously visited Cargilfield to give Internet Safety talks to our older children, our parents and our teaching staff. 

02-28
27:46

Developmental Milestones for Nursery-Age Children

In this fourth podcast, the Cargilfield team look at how teachers and early years professionals track the progress of their children.A link to the developmental Milestone grid discussed in this episode.https://www.cargilfield.com/cms/resources/developmental-milestone-matrix.pdf

01-30
08:38

Emerging Numeracy for Nursery-Age Children

In this third podcast, the Cargilfield team explore how teachers and early years professionals help children to manage their early experiences with numbers at nursery.

01-23
11:05

Emerging Literacy for Nursery-Age Children

In this second podcast, the Cargilfield team explore how teachers and early years professionals manage the early steps of reading and writing within a nursery setting.

01-16
09:32

Communication between nursery and parents

In this first podcast, the Cargilfield team explore how nurseries manage communication with parents, using care plans and learning journals to create a structure for sharing information.

01-09
14:45

Children's Mental Health

In our first Cargilfield Talks podcast, our Headmaster, Rob Taylor, discusses children's mental health with our professional school counsellor, Clare McAteer; our Head of Pre Prep, Emma Buchanan and our teacher Nicola Lyell who leads the mindfulness programme for children at Cargilfield. 

02-01
27:12

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