Play, Learn & Create with Edx Education

Episode 49: Heather Welch from Edx Education today we will be in Conversation with Dawn Rigby , Author, Early years teacher, lecturer, Dawn Is an educator passionate about early years children’s growth and development.  Her recent book with Debra Hastings is Making play work in early years settings, tales from the sand pit. She believes that young children need a special environment in which...

Esp 48 - Jill Carter Psychotherapist, founder of Sand Play, Creative Arts & Trauma Training in Conversation with Heather Welch Edx Education We all love to play and to me sand play sounds like a lot of fun, however for Jill it is a lot more than just fun. Jill Carter is a pioneer of Integrative and Trauma-Informed Sandplay® and Art. Her courses integrate traditional talking therapies with...

Episode 47 - Heather Welch, Edx Education  in Conversation with Tressa Pankovits, Co- Director of Re-inventing America’s Schools Tressa is a lawyer in domestic and international education policy, management, and operations.  A national thought leader and passionate advocate for autonomous school models. Today we are chatting with Tressa about the benefits of  a 21st centur...

Episode 46- Heather Welch, Edx Education today we will be in conversation Euan Wilmshurst – Head of Advocacy and Communication The Lego Foundation Euan is part of Foundation’s senior leadership team, responsible for advocacy, communication and strategic partnerships across the organisation, building a future in which learning through play empowers children to become creative, engaged, lifelon...

Episode 45- Heather Welch from Edx Education today we will be in conversation LaTasha Simms Education Expert and founder 3llc Consulting LaTasha Simms has more than a decade of international education experience. She has been facilitating, designing, and developing higher education across south-east Asia. Her research interests include student needs analysis and best teaching and learning pra...

Episode 44 - Heather Welch from Edx Education today we will be in conversation Christian Ulrich,  Spokesperson of the Executive Board at Spielwarenmesse , Managing Director of the agency “Die roten Reiter . He is responsible for marketing, corporate communication as well as press relations, oversees the development of new business opportunities. The Business Administration graduate launc...

Episode 43 - Heather Welch from Edx Education today we will be in conversation, Hannah Peckham, Children’s Author, voice over `artist, Social worker founde r Little Bodhi Books . Hannah first book was Conker the Chameleon who is a little different to all the other chameleon and is desperate to fit in. He goes on a lovely journey, lots of great messages for children in the book. However H...

Episode 42- Heather Welch from Edx Education today we will be in conversation Tessia Brival, owner of Les Petits Bellots, a French-English bilingual creche in London, Author, just published a  book  ("Rejuvenated Mums Make Happy Kids") Tessia quickly learnt that parenting is the most amazing experience but can also be unbearably tough without the right support. Recognising her own need,...

Episode 41: Heather Welch, Edx Education today we will be in conversation Hunter Clarke-Fields, Author, mindful mama mentor. Hunter is the creator of the Mindful Parenting course, host of the Mindful Mama podcast, and author of the bestselling book, “Raising Good Humans: A Mindful Guide to Breaking the Cycle of Reactive Parenting and Raising Kind, Confident Kids.” Hunter shares the new path to cha...

Episode 40: Heather Welch, Edx Education today we will be in conversation Dr Karin Jakubowski Educator, Empowerment Coach, Founder, Educational Impact Academy. Dr. Jakubowski believes in connection before correction using mindfulness strategies with her students.  Helping kids live to be happier, healthier everyday. She has touched the lives of thousands of families in multiple states with he...

Episode 39 - Heather Welch from Edx Education today we will be in conversation with Amanda Archer, Mum, Teacher, Researcher, Education Expert Amanda has worked in education for 25+years as a teacher, consultant and currently researching digital language and communication. Today we are chatting with Amanda about her current research, love of learning and communication and digital language. Her...

Episode 38: Heather Welch from Edx Education today we will be in conversation with Cyril Dowling, Author, Play expert, Sales Director Polydron , Cyril is an accomplished author and travelled the world talking about play and learning with polydron. Today we are chatting with about his book, Polydron which is one of our favourite educational toys , hands on &  play based learning. Here are...

Episode 37 - Heather Welch, Edx Education we will be In Conversation with Dr Maryhan Baker  Psychologist and Parenting Expert  Dr Maryhan focuses on helping parents raise confident, resilient, happy children developing  abespoke toolkit of practical tools and strategies. She has developed many online workshops for parents, caregivers to tackle challenges like helping children manage...

Episode 36 - Heather Welch, Edx Education we will be in conversation with Drew Vernon, Marketing Director at  Tonies Drew is making learning fun and exciting through storytelling empowering children to use their imagination. Today we are chatting with Drew about early years education, importance of storytelling, hands-on learning in the early years and so much more. Welcome Drew it is wonderf...

Episode 35 Heather Welch from Edx Education and today we will be in conversation with Dr. Aditya Nagrath, Dr Aditya Nagrath is the CEO and Co-Founder at Elephant Learning Math Academy . Elephant Learning was founded by two university mathematicians and based on hundreds of years of research. Which we look forward to hearing about… Today we are chatting to Dr Aditya Nagrath about education technolo...

Episode 34- Heather Welch Edx Education  will be in conversation with Anna Yudina, Senior Director of Marketing at the Toy Association.  Anna is one of the driving forces behind the Genius of Play initiative an award winning program that promotes children, families well just about everyone to play. The Genius of Play movement to raise awareness of play as a crucial part of child developm...

Episode 33: Heather Welch from Edx Education and today we will be in conversation with Cori Josias Cori, Mum, Teacher of the deaf &  entrenpreneur she arrived in the UK 40 years ago, and stepped into the magical world of pop singing then, reinventing herself as a Teacher of the Deaf in her early 40s. Her most recent career finds her running a thriving health and beauty business alongside...

Episode 32- Heather Welch from Edx Education and today we will be in conversation with  Eric Gibbs   Eric Gibbs   President for  Ouriginal , safeguarding their academic integrity initiatives. Before joining Ouriginal, Eric high-growth educational technology leadership roles  Eric is an accomplished business executive with over 20 years of experience in the education t...

Episode 31- Heather Welch from Edx Education and today we will be in conversation with Dr. Fu Qiang Dr. Fu Qiang Deputy Director, School of Business & Services at ITE (based in Singapore) which has a holistic approach to education   ‘Hands-on, Minds-on, Hearts-on™  Dr. Fu Qiang is  A passionate and seasoned leader in education and business, having completed his Doctor...

Episode 30 - Heather Welch, Edx Education in conversation with Dr Amanda Gummer  Dr Amanda Gummer, Author, Research psychologist specialising in child development, Entrepreneur, Founder of 3 organisations: Good Play Guide (prev Fundamentally Children) FUNdamentals Good Toy Guide Ltd Helping the world be more playful! Today we are chatting to Dr Amanda Gummer Good Play Guide, Importance of pla...

Espisode - 29 - Heather Welch from Edx Education in conversation with Cecile .  Cécile Blaireau, The Frenchie Mummy is a mum to the cheeky Baba, Ex-teacher, she has been blogging about her life as a French ex-pat in the UK. She is on a mission to empower and inspire mums to be amazing. She loves presenting you with family-friendly places in Kent and London and French fashion through...

Heather Welch, Edx Education , and today we will be in conversation with Joy Marchese.  Joy, Author, Teacher, Founder, Joy Consultancy , teaching children social-emotional learning ( SEL ) Today we are chatting to Joy about trends a guide “How Not to Lose Your SH*T With Your Kids.” Talking about self-regulation, managing BIG emotions, taking a “time-in”, and overall being a more present and m...

Episode - 27-  Heather Welch, Edx Education , today we will be in conversation with Clare Willetts. Clare, Mum, Founder of Not Only Pink and Blue is passionate about making the world more neutral for colours, boys and girls. Today we are chatting to Clare about trends in children’s toys, books and clothing, how it benefits a child’s development and your inspiration for starting the compa...

Episode - 26- Heather Welch, Edx Education In Conversation with John Adams, Dad Blogger, Journalist, Entrepreneur In Conversation with Edx Education. John is founder Dad Blog UK, Communications specialist and most important a father.   @dadpoduk Today we are chatting with John on working from home, parenting and family life from balancing home learning to how the last 12 months has affected y...

Episode - 25- Edx Education in Conversation, Susie Lodge Founder Wikiplacesforkids in Conversation with Edx Education Susie. Mum, Founder, Wikiplacesforkids with plenty of tips, advice for everyone for a great family day out in UK wide.. Or as Susie explains as A TripAdvisor for parents looking for things to do all across the UK where everything has been added and recommended by parents Today we a...