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POD-CACHE

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Interviews, discussions and best practice sharing in Health, Social Social Care, Education and Childcare. Join the CACHE Alumni team as they interview interesting people from across the caring sector. Find out about the highs and lows of nannying, how to organise your workload in social care and the importance of self-care when working in community engagement. A podcast for everyone, from the sector experts in care, health, education and childcare.

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S3E01 - Finding your own path - Dawn talks learning, development and career progression 13.11.2020 23:46

Hi and welcome to POD-CACHE, the portable CPD and best practice podcast from CACHE, presented by CACHEAlumni.org.uk, the award-winning professional membership network available free for those working in Care, Health and Education. In this episode, Dawn talks about careers, navigating the future and how you might find your next steps in Health, Care and Education using the tools you have access to...

S2E18 - Louise Mercieca talks us through nutrition’s role in brain development 06.11.2020 36:52

Hi and welcome to POD-CACHE, the portable CPD and best practice podcast from CACHE, presented by CACHEAlumni.org.uk, the award-winning professional membership network available free for those working in Care, Health and Education. This episode of POD-CACHE is a bit of a tease... You can find the version with Louise's presentations and graphics at www.cachealumni.org.uk, in our video resources s...

S2E17 - Careers, Early Years Education and a little bit of sparkle - POD-CACHE meets Annie Pendrey 30.10.2020 41:18

Hi and welcome to POD-CACHE, the portable CPD and best practice podcast from CACHE, presented by Dawn Constance Mulvaney - from www. CACHEAlumni.org.uk , the award-winning professional membership network available free for those working in Care, Health and Education. In this first ever video episode of POD-CACHE (there are loads of audio interviews on the audio pod!), Dawn chats with Annie Pendrey...

S2E16 - Walking for Wellbeing - Dawn talks to @GreatNorthDave about spending time outside 23.10.2020 44:21

Hi and welcome to POD-CACHE, the portable CPD and best practice podcast from CACHE, presented by Dawn Constance Mulvaney - Editor of www. CACHEAlumni.org.uk, the award-winning professional membership network available free for those working in Care, Health and Education. In this episode of POD-CACHE Dawn chats with Dave Wilson (@GreatNorthDave) about walking, wellbeing and balance. Dave provides...

S2E15 - POD-CACHE discusses careers and employment in ’the new normal’ with Tracy Walters from Careerwave 14.10.2020 38:20

Hi and welcome to POD-CACHE, the portable CPD and best practice podcast from CACHE, presented by Dawn Constance Mulvaney - Editor of www. CACHEAlumni.org.uk, the award-winning professional membership network available free for those working in Care, Health and Education. In this episode of POD-CACHE Dawn catches up with Tracy Walters, an experienced careers advisor and Director of Careerwave. Tr...

S2E14 - POD-CACHE goes to WellFEst Part 4 - Stephen Mordue and Damion Wonfor 12.10.2020 45:59

Hi and welcome to POD-CACHE, the portable CPD and best practice podcast from CACHE, presented by Dawn Constance Mulvaney - Editor of www. CACHEAlumni.org.uk, the award-winning professional membership network available free for those working in Care, Health and Education. In this special episode of POD-CACHE, recorded as part of the WellFEst event in summer 2020, Stephen and Damion talk Mindfulnes...

S2E13 - POD-CACHE goes to WellFEst Part 3 - Mark Child and Amanda McKay 08.10.2020 46:50

Hi and welcome to POD-CACHE, the portable CPD and best practice podcast from CACHE, presented by Dawn Newman - Editor of www. CACHEAlumni.org.uk, the award-winning professional membership network available free for those working in Care, Health and Education. In this special episode of POD-CACHE, recorded as part of the WellFEst event in summer 2020, Mark Child and Amanda McKay talk about being p...

S2E12 - POD-CACHE goes to WellFEst Part 2 - Louise Mercieca and Rebecca Connolly 05.10.2020 34:09

Louise Mercieca is an award-winning Nutritional Therapist, Author and Presenter with her own food channel for Early Years nutrition, which you can more about here; https://www.earlyyearsfood.tv/. She’s passionate about formative nutrition and also works with adults on preventative nutrition. You can find out more about Louise and her way of working by reading her introductory article for CACHE Alu...

S2E11 - Dawn learns about Skillzminer and talks employability with Kirsty and Dan 02.10.2020 26:45

Hi and welcome to POD-CACHE, the portable CPD and best practice podcast from CACHE, presented by Dawn Newman - Editor of www. CACHEAlumni.org.uk, the award-winning professional membership network available free for those working in Care, Health and Education. This week Dawn returns to her roots as an employability advisor and talks about careers and the future of work with Kirsty Mitchell and Dan...

S2E10 - POD-CACHE goes to WellFEst Part 1 - Susanna Lawson 01.10.2020 23:18

Susanna started her career as a psychology graduate from the University of Manchester, and went on to work with adults with learning difficulties. Susanna then had to complete an NVQ in care to prove her practical competencies – and her involvement in vocational training began. After completing her NVQ levels 2 and 3, she soon moved up the ranks, and was appointed the National Contract Manager for...

S2E09 - Dawn talks outdoor learning, social distancing and mental wellbeing with Emma and Hayley at Dandelions Norfolk! 21.09.2020 41:32

Hi and welcome to POD-CACHE, the portable CPD and best practice podcast from CACHE, presented by Dawn Newman - Editor of www. CACHEAlumni.org.uk , the award-winning professional membership network available free for those working in Care, Early Years and Education. This week Dawn discusses 'the new normal' with Emma and Hayley from Dandelions, a nursery setting which aspires to be the perfect lea...

S2E08 - Dawn talks empowerment with Schnel Hanson from Developing the Inner You 14.09.2020 41:30

Hi and welcome to POD-CACHE, the portable CPD and best practice podcast from CACHE, presented by Dawn Newman - Editor of www. CACHEAlumni.org.uk , the award-winning professional membership network available free for those working in Care, Early Years and Education. This week Dawn talks about empowerment and developing the inner you with Schnel Hanson. Schnel is a wellbeing and personal developme...

S2E07 - Dawn learns about Mental Fitness from Nick Bennett - Co-founder of Fika 10.08.2020 46:32

Hi and welcome to POD-CACHE, the portable CPD and best practice podcast from CACHE, presented by Dawn Newman - Editor of www. CACHEAlumni.org.uk , the award-winning professional membership network available free for those working in Care, Early Years and Education. This week Dawn learns mental fitness from Nick Bennett, co-founder of Fika, who believe that working on our mental fitness is just im...

S2E06 - We all have our own Brain Story - Dawn learns about children’s brain development with Dr. Elizabeth Rapa and Dr. Louise Dalton 10.06.2020 40:38

Hi and welcome to POD-CACHE, the portable CPD and best practice podcast from CACHE, presented by Dawn Newman - Editor of www. CACHEAlumni.org.uk , the free professional membership network for those working in Care, Early Years and Education. This week Dawn learns about the Brain Story from Dr. Elizabeth Rapa and Dr. Louise Dalton. Dr Louise Dalton is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist, working at...

S2E05 - Children’s author Heather Maisner talks to Dawn about children’s stories, learning and imagination. 26.05.2020 36:06

Hi and welcome to POD-CACHE, the portable CPD and best practice podcast from CACHE, presented by Dawn Newman - Editor of www. CACHEAlumni.org.uk , the free professional membership network for those working in Care, Early Years and Education. This week Dawn was lucky enough to get time with children's author, Heather Maisner, author of the Dinosaur Douglas books ( http://www.dinosaurdouglas.com) t...

S2E04 - Dawn talks to Dr Shawna Lee and Andrew Freeman about child development, parenting and coregulation 11.05.2020 50:58

Hi and welcome to POD-CACHE, the portable CPD and best practice podcast from CACHE, presented by Dawn Newman - Editor of www. CACHEAlumni.org.uk , the free professional membership network for those working in Care, Early Years and Education. This week Dawn talked to Dr Shawna Lee and Andrew Freeman about child development, parenting and coregulation. Parenting is a difficult job and, for practi...

S2E03 - POD-CACHE Hows - How we made our podcast 15.04.2020 8:28

Hi and welcome to POD-CACHE, the portable CPD and best practice podcast from CACHE, presented by Dawn Newman - Editor of www. CACHEAlumni.org.uk , the free professional membership network for those working in Care, Early Years and Education. This week's episode is a little bit different and our first 'one voice' episode. It's also a lot shorter than our usual pieces of portable CPD! In these u...

S2E02 - Special Episode - Young Adult Carers tell their stories 27.03.2020 26:34

Hi and welcome to POD-CACHE, the portable CPD and best practice podcast from CACHE, presented by Dawn Newman - Editor of www. CACHEAlumni.org.uk , the free professional membership network for those working in Care, Early Years and Education. This week's episode is a little different. Instead of an interview, Dawn attended an event in Newcastle, where Young Adult Carers shared their stories and t...

S2E01 - Dawn talks food and nutrition with Louise Mercieca 06.03.2020 45:19

Hi and welcome to POD-CACHE, the portable CPD and best practice podcast from CACHE, presented by Dawn Newman - Editor of www. CACHEAlumni.org.uk , the free professional membership network for those working in Care, Early Years and Education. In this episode, Dawn talks to Louise Mercieca - author, presenter on the Early Years TV Food Channel and owner of The Health Kick. Louise is a Nutritional T...

S1E13 - Dawn talks to Emily Rolen, founder of The Nanny Collaborative, about common challenges and the support available for Nannies and Home-Based childcare workers 27.01.2020 33:33

Hi and welcome to POD-CACHE, the portable CPD and best practice podcast from CACHE, presented by Dawn Newman - Editor of www. CACHEAlumni.org.uk , the free professional membership network for those working in Care, Early Years and Education. In this episode, Dawn talks to Emily Rolen, a professional Nanny and Nanny Advocate who founded The Nanny Collaborative, which is an online 'break room' for...

S1E12 - Dawn talks Practitioner Wellbeing, Children’s Health and finds out about the role of a PANCo with Linda Baston-Pitt 20.01.2020 39:09

Hi and welcome to POD-CACHE, the portable CPD and best practice podcast from CACHE, presented by Dawn Newman - Editor of www. CACHEAlumni.org.uk , the free professional membership network for those working in Care, Early Years and Education. In this episode, Dawn talks to Linda Baston-Pitt, the driving force behind the development of the national PANCo role in Early Years and CEO of Purple Bee Le...

S1E11 - Dawn learns about the Neuroscience of Early Childhood and Education with Mine Conkbayir 09.01.2020 41:03

Hi and welcome to POD-CACHE, the portable CPD and best practice podcast from CACHE, presented by Dawn Newman - Editor of www. CACHEAlumni.org.uk In this episode, Dawn talks to Mine Conkbayir, a passionate advocate of neuroscience informed training for Early Years Practitioners and Teachers. Mine recently completed a PhD around this subject and has developed resources, online courses and supported...

S1E10 - Dawn learns about Early Years Education with Adam Chapman 29.11.2019 33:11

Hi and welcome to Pod-CACHE, the portable CPD and best practice podcast from CACHE, presented by Dawn Mulvaney - Editor of www. CACHEAlumni.org.uk In this episode, Dawn talks to Adam Chapman, a Further Education Professional who teaches in a work-based learning context. Adam is a passionate supporter of Early Years Education and one of the team behind the #EYTwitterTagTeam, an online community su...

S1E09 - Dawn chats Nannies, Nanny Agencies and support with the Association of Nanny Agencies 08.11.2019 31:27

Hi and welcome to POD-CACHE, the portable CPD and best practice podcast from CACHE, presented by Dawn Newman - Editor of www. CACHEAlumni.org.uk In this episode, Dawn talks to Sarah Parkin, the Chair of the Association of Nanny Agencies (ANA) and owner of Kids Deserve the Best Nanny Agency. Sarah is keen to support the sector and help to raise standards and awareness of the amazing service that Na...

S1E08 - Dawn talks CPD with Thalia Galloway - eLearning Development Lead at eLearning For You 22.10.2019 39:40

Hi and welcome to POD-CACHE, the portable CPD and best practice podcast from CACHE, presented by Dawn Newman - Editor of www. CACHEAlumni.org.uk In this episode, Dawn talks to Thalia Galloway, eLearning Development Lead at eLearning For You. Thalia is an advocate for equality of support for anyone receiving care and helps to support this through developing training and development courses for Heal...