The Muddy Puddle Teacher

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail 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 we...

Send us Fan Mail 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 Gui...

Send us Fan Mail Listen in while I chat with the lovely Aled who is Specialist Advisor: Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills for Natural Resources Wales.  Find out more: Outdoor Learning Wales Facebook group Outdoor Learning Wales Twitter Here is a link to NRW’s main learning webpage where we add any new outdoor learning campaigns and resources Acorn Antics is a great campaign that ra...

Send us Fan Mail Sonia Mainstone-Cotton is a freelance nurture consultant, she currently works in a specialist team in Bath supporting 3 and 4-year-olds who have social, emotional and mental health needs. Sonia also trains staff across the country on children’s and staff wellbeing. Sonia has written 8 books, all available on Amazon. Her latest book is supporting children with social, emotional and...

Send us Fan Mail Listen in to Jacki KS2 teacher, Muddy Puddle Trained, Forest School Teacher and content writer at The Muddy Puddle Teacher. Plus special guest Jackie mum, author and writer and Jackie's little boy Benjamin! Jacki is a Muddy Puddle Teacher with a huge love for all things Forest School too. She projected this love throughout her family and supplied her mum (Jan) with mini-stori...

Send us Fan Mail Nic Russell is the founder of South East Yoga and Wellbeing.  Her passion is in teaching educators how to use yoga in their early childhood education and care environments, meaningfully & holistically so that children's wellbeing is supported. She turns existing ECEC yoga programs on their head with The 5 Elements of Yoga, allowing educators to deepen their knowledge &amp...

Send us Fan Mail Let's chat with the fantastic Early Years Lead and Teacher Judith Earl on her thoughts of her outside space.  Judith is a teacher at Pownall Hall School in Wilmslow. This is an inspirational podcast from a teacher we adore at The Muddy Puddle Teacher doing exactly what your doing!  Follow Judith on Instagram @somethingkindofwonderful_ To find the book Judith mentioned Barefoo...

Send us Fan Mail This amazing primary school is located in a deprived area of Leeds whereby the special focus on the children's education here is on wellbeing.  Knowing that that also involves the staff providing them with calm areas and even a gym!  Whereby the children have real-life experiences at hand such as an in-school farm, class, cat, support dogs, the most amazing library I have eve...

Send us Fan Mail Laurenne joins me to chat about the family-focused business she created to better support a more outdoorsy life for her and her family.  While dipping into her thoughts for outdoor learning and the impact it has had on her children. Happy roots grow fresh fruit, vegetables and flowers, they live on the farm with their 4 children, Lissy, Caitlyn, Marley and Rory, plus 3 cats and an...

Send us Fan Mail I am on my Hollybobs in Mablethorpe and who else better to speak to than Ben Faulks aka Mr Bloom. This episode really is jam-packed with lots of insight into the creation of Mr Bloom, Ben's publishing career and his new project creating a scheme of learning for the Eary Years. Check out Ben's site at www.letsgrow.org.uk Buy Ben's Books: Watch out for Muddy Puddles!...

Send us Fan Mail Since 1969, Insect Lore has provided innovative products that make science more approachable and relatable to young learners. Our signature Live Butterfly Kits have brought science to life in countless homes and classrooms over the years. Insect Lore now specialises in many innovative educational products for young learners. Our goal is to give children a friendly, hands-on introd...

Send us Fan Mail Lisa Forsythe is a teacher, a mum and author of Simple Activities for Toddlers: A practical Play-At-Home Handbook for Parents. Instagram @simpletoddleractivities   Caring for her toddler Thomas, throughout the pandemic, gave her the inspiration to create @simpletoddleractivites on Instagram to offer other parents activity ideas. This has led to her writing her debut book to share...

Send us Fan Mail Sue Atkins is an internationally recognised Parenting Expert, Broadcaster, Speaker and Author of the Amazon best-selling books “Parenting Made Easy – How to Raise Happy Children” & “Raising Happy Children for Dummies" one in the famous black and yellow series as well as author of the highly acclaimed Parenting Made Easy resources.   She regularly appears on the award-winn...

Send us Fan Mail Come and listen in to Sarah and Jess having a chat about outdoor learning and how that looks and is managed from an International School perspective. Listening to Jess's journey is compelling and she has some great points to make. Jess speaks about outdoor learning as being 'infectious' and is a way to 'give playback to the kids'. Plus get her thoughts on...

Send us Fan Mail An inspiring speaker, author and regular media commentator on Early Years, Social Business and Child Poverty, June has been instrumental in achieving a major strategic, pedagogical and cultural shift for the award-winning London Early Years Foundation, resulting in an increased profile, new childcare model and stronger social impact over the past ten years. As CEO and creator of t...

Send us Fan Mail On today's show we have the wonderfully inspiring Greg Bottrill who has come on the show to chat about PLAY.  This really is a must-listen show that is going to turn that frown upside down. Greg is on a mission to make play-based learning a 'thing' and to give the children their childhood back.  Father Christmas has landed for the Muddy Teachers, sporting a beard an...

Send us Fan Mail This is the very first episode of The Muddy Puddle Teacher with Sarah Seaman.  I am mum of two little ones and in 2018, I created an outdoor teaching approach to help schools and nurseries deliver a more nurtured curriculum the natural way! I now share my ideas and train educators on my approach as well as blog and podcast.  If you are a school and want to sign up to our wonderful...