circle time - the early years podcast

08/01/2025

I’m so pleased to be able to tell you my very exciting news.
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08/01/2025

As many of you know, Circle Time – The Early Years Podcast is growing in strength and we have just launched our own online station over Christmas.
We are delighted to welcome the amazing people at Blossom Educational and their fabulous podcast Early Bloom as a content provider on the station.
Great to have you on board guys!

08/01/2025

08/01/2025

There are many updates coming to Safeguarding in the Early Years this year.
For the latest episode of Circle Time - The Early Years Podcast I've been talking to Vanessa Dooley from Jigsaw Early Years Consultancyabout them and how we need to prepare ourselves NOW.
This important episode drops on the 14th January from all the usual podcast places.
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01/01/2025

Have you checked out our brand new online radio station yet?

www.circletimepodcast.co.uk/radio

31/12/2024

It’s always a pleasure to speak with Neil Leitch, Chief Executive of the Early Years Alliance. This conversation, however, focused on their report addressing the recruitment crisis in the Early Years sector.

The report, Turning Point, makes for sobering reading, highlighting the critical state of affairs when it comes to recruiting qualified staff. http://sites.libsyn.com/441402/the-one-about-turning-point-with-neil-leitch?tdest_id=3711543

28/12/2024

We are starting on a major project for the next phase of Circle Time - a radio station for and by hard-working Early Years Superheroes.
We are currently in a soft launch phase, so why not visit our website and have a listen?
Keep an eye on our socials too, more information will be popping up
www.circletimepodcast.co.uk/radio

27/12/2024

🎙️The latest episode of Circle Time The Early Years Podcast drops on 31st December 🎙️
In this episode we welcome back Neil Leitch, CEO of Early Years Alliance and we are talking about the Alliance's hard-hitting report on recruitment, Turning Point?
Listen wherever you get your podcasts or at our website www.circletimepodcast.co.uk

25/12/2024

A little Christmas Present from us here at circle time - the early years podcast and The Male Practitioner - we bring you Circle Time The Early Years Radio.

We are currently in a soft launch phase just now, but there's so much more to come in 2025.

Pop along to www.circletimepodcast.co.uk to listen in, let us know what you think.

25/12/2024

🎄 From all of us at and 🎁 Have a Merry Christmas and a happy, healthy and prosperous 2025 🎅🏼

20/12/2024

Episode four of this new season continues and Glenn talks to Simon Airey, a teacher with over 25 years of teaching experience, many of it in Early Years, who is passionate about ensuring all children have a curriculum that works for them.

http://circletimepodcast.co.uk/the-one-about-unique-children-with-simon-airey

14/12/2024

Who fancies a Christmas-themed STEM idea? Read our guest blog for more info

I thought a fun experiment that you could try over the winter could be dancing jingle bells. For this experiment, you would need a vase of any shape, but I have found a largish transparent one works best, if you don’t have a vase you could use mason jars or ordinary glasses, you would need…

14/12/2024

The latest episode of our sister podcast, "Two Nursery Managers Talking," dropped today. Sarah and I are talking all things curriculum, so why not have a listen?

Sarah and Glenn, Two Nursery Managers, are back again. In this episode, they are talking about Curriculum. What does the word actually mean, and how does it relate in practice? Most importantly, how do you get the team on board with it? Check out this episode!

06/12/2024

It was brilliant to welcome Josh Candy back to Circle Time The Early Years Podcast. Since we last spoke, Josh has set up his own company specialising in delivering meaningful, relevant and exciting PE sessions for nurseries in the South London area (with plans to expand across the UK). If you want to find out more about Josh and what Early Years PE can do for your setting, then get in touch via his website www.earlyyearspe.co.uk Check out this episode!

It was brilliant to welcome Josh Candy back to Circle Time The Early Years Podcast. Since we last spoke, Josh has set up his own company specialising in delivering meaningful, relevant and exciting PE sessions for nurseries in the South London area (with plans to expand across the UK). If you want t...

21/11/2024

Season 3 of Circle Time The Early Years Podcast continues, and what a guest we have this week. Nursery Manager Lorraine Kara speaks to Glenn about the importance of being seen, heard, and supported by others in Early Years management, particularly as a woman of colour. Check out this episode!

10/11/2024

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05/11/2024

In this first episode of Season 3, Glenn is learning more about STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) from the brilliant Sandra Beale. Just how early and age can you do STEM activities with children?

Welcome to the podcast which truly is the voice of the Early Years workforce in the UK. In each episode, Early Years Setting Manager, Glenn speaks to a member of the EY sector on issues or topics they are truly passionate about.