Thriving Language - Early Years

Here the Beckies talk about why we observe, and what we can find out by watching and listening. Observations are always our staring point and our foundations to understand the child.  There are not a magic number of observations, Observations can be viewed and acted upon, they do not need to always be written.  The paperwork you do use should be meaningful and discover more about the child. Parent...

Here the Beckies talk about Admin in Early Years -  and try to discover what is early years and what is everyday admin ,  they discover what is really needed in the early years workplace and how do we discover our key skills. Becky talks about what she really wants from Early Years and how she chose to work with children. What does an Early Years lead actually do and how do we champion and put fir...

Here the Beckies talk about what can help you when you are looking for an early years space for your child.  The family are the first educator of the child and you are the advocate for the child. Would you like to stay and spend a lot of time in the setting you are looking at? What is your instinct telling you? What does your child like to do, where do they like to play ? What environment are they...

Here the Beckies talk about supporting professionals, families and children with SEND in practice; what will really help and how do we make sure the paperwork we create really works and makes a difference. One of the most important things is that the team and family understand what they are trying to do to help make the child's life better .  The targets and actions should be realistic, this...

Here the Beckies talk with Nicola Blatchy-Lewis the SCITT Early Years Programme Lead about the Early Years Teacher Status qualification, what does it mean? is it worth doing?  find out what we discover, wherever you are on your journey in early years this is a helpful and down to earth discussion about continually professional development. We ask the questions that matter and get the information w...

Here are the Beckies back again and chatting about dummy use and sucking thumbs in real life!!!  We talk about our own families and what the reality of parenting really brings. Becky sucked her thumb until she was 7 years old and two of Becky's daughters had a dummy and loved it, this seemed to really help them. Does anyone else's baby throw a dummy really far with amazing accuracy?   An...

Here the Beckies talk about using dummy's and soothers, what are the benefits and the downsides and what do we need to understand about dummy's and learning to talk. This podcasts gives great understanding and helpful ideas for early years practitioners and families Using a dummy to settle vs using a dummy to silence... Pop out the dummy when the child tries to talk. Give the child the o...

Here the Beckies chat with Kathy about her motivation behind Early Years TV,  once a week on a Friday you can log in and tap in to expert advise for free. Being the founder of Early Years TV means Kathy talks with a huge range of exciting professionals who can help in everyday practice and create a community of accessible learning for anyone working with children. Early Years TV is accessible wher...

Here the Beckies talk about what it is like to live with Dyslexia as an adult. Dyslexia what does the word actually even mean???? Becky chats to Becs about her everyday life ; What was it like at school for Becky? Standing up and reading was so hard, what helped was having someone to understand how I learnt.   Now its things like how much longer it takes to even enter a zoom meeting, and the frust...

Here the Becky talks to Becky about her role as a cleft palate specialist and helps us to understand this condition. She talks about the teams around the child and what processes are followed in her reach area. What research is happening ? and what does this mean for the child and their journey? How are families supported with babies who have feeding difficulties. When do babies have surgery and i...

Here the Beckies talk about what is it that Ofsted want to discover when they come to call. They are joined in conversation today by Nicola Blatchly - Lewis who is a trained Ofsted inspector (this is just one of her roles). So we thought we would ask her the 'ins and outs' about Ofsted, and what can we all do to feel more comfortable when the inspector comes to call... Hearing the voice...

Here the Beckies talk about how to have natural conversations, and give recognition that some conversations will be more difficult than others, they share ideas that work and help in their practice. Families want the best for their children, so here we explain how to create and help make honest conversations easier and develop deeper professional trust. Join with us and our community of fabulous e...

Here Becky (Becs was having a technical hitch) talks to a fantastic and enthusiastic early years practitioner about her journey into her career and discovery of early years education. What it is like to be an early years professional and what do we need to know that will help develop early years careers, how do we help children have better and more confident futures and what is the most important...

Here the Beckies, talk about fantastic inspirational people and brilliant approaches like Reggio Emilia. Discover why it really matters how you practice and who influences your everyday early years profession. We are completely dedicated to empowering all who work with children and helping to make your lives and the children you work with lives better. So have a listen, this is for everyone who ha...

Here the Beckies celebrate everyone as educators in their  'We are Brain Scientists' podcast .  We discover what is happening for the children when they are upset and how do we co-regulate and help them. What is actually happening in their Brain and what is our role as professionals and also as parents, we can help to grow positive brains for the childs well-being for now and for their f...

Here the Beckies talk to Leanne following on from her brilliant blog on her sons dyslexia. What has it felt like for both Leanne and Marley, they explore how to understand individual needs honestly. At what point did Marley realise that things were tough for him ? how do we support children who are learning in a different way before their confidence starts to feel undermined and they start believi...

Here the Beckies, discover why schemas really matter and can they actually be life changing !  We want the child to be heard and have awesome futures, lets face it that's our motivation, so understanding them is crucial!  How can knowledge of schemas make such a positive difference to our everyday life and practice?  This is a great starting point to understand patterns of play for all educat...

Here the Beckies talk about inside environments and what really matters for early years engaged learning. Find out how to embrace change and make it work for you and the children, discover what your greatest resource could be and gain confidence in practice. Less is more for many children, lets think about Physical, Emotional and Acoustics inside. Start to unpick the skillful communications you ha...

Here the Beckies talk about how are things for them . Following on from 'How are you doing' podcast. Yes we want to hug but we re not going to... What message are we sending out to children and what are our real feelings. Keeping everyone safe might not be easy but we all have a social responsibility to protect all peoples lives. The rate of infection might be coming down but we cant cel...

Here the Beckies talk together about the need  for  a community of honest approaches and discussions in early years , there is a real need to communicate how you are actually feeling. They discuss the current climate of educational settings being able to open and the need for each persons tolerance and level of safety to be understood. To practice and educate well we must be the best version of ou...

Here the Beckies talk about what really works in  early years to help children communicate.  Discover what we can do practically when we have concerns about a child's communication, and understand what this might look like in everyday life.  In just over 10 mins you can gain insight and understanding into what to do to help children to communicate and enable their futures.  That's defini...

Here the Beckies talk about snack time and discover what is the real purpose. They share their passion, ideas and thoughts from both their perspectives as a Speech and Language Therapist and an Early Years Lead, on how to make this 'routine' time really count. Who knows by using a quick 10 mins of your time now to listen, then your next snack time with the children might feel like the mo...

In this episode the Beckies chat about what Becky actually does in her Speech and Language Therapist role for early years. We gain an insight into her daily life and her visits to see the children. Becky explains her thoughts and ideas from her practice and how working together with families and early years professionals has the biggest impact.  Head to  www.thrivinglanguage.co.uk to discover more...

Here the Beckies chat about why emotional wellbeing should be at the forefront of practice in early years, both for the practitioners and the children. We take into account the impact upon wellbeing now and in the future. Come and join us and have a listen,  this might just be what you need to help you to have a happier day, week and even life.  Head to  www.thrivinglanguage.co.uk to discover more...

Hello and this is us Becky and Becky, otherwise known as The Beckies. We are coming to you live from our home office in the woods at the end of Becky's garden.  Becky is an Early Years Consultant who also works as an Early Years Lead and  Becky is a Specialist  Speech and Language Therapist working in Early Years Here we chat to you about how we got started and our backgrounds. We will be pod...