Cargilfield Talks: Recent Episodes
Cargilfield School
Junior School Headmaster Rob Taylor hosts a range of a specialist speakers to discuss topics affecting our children. From choosing the right school for your child, to how the pandemic is impacting the mental health of our little ones, this series is essential listening for parents of children aged 3-13.
In our first episode of Season 4, we discuss the benefits of outdoor adventure in a school setting - from enhancing physical health and emotional well-being to fostering critical life skills like problem-solving, adaptability, and resilience.
Whether you're an educator looking to incorporate more outdoor activities in your curriculum, a parent curious about the benefits of nature-based learning, or simply someone interested in how environmental exposure can cultivate resilience, this episode is a must-listen.
Tune in to discover how the great outdoors can serve as an invaluable classroom, especially for the growth and development of children ages 3 to 13.
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In this fourth podcast, the Cargilfield team look at how teachers and early years professionals track the progress of their children.
A link to the developmental Milestone grid discussed in this episode.
https://www.cargilfield.com/cms/resources/developmental-milestone-matrix.pdf
In this third podcast, the Cargilfield team explore how teachers and early years professionals help children to manage their early experiences with numbers at nursery.
In this second podcast, the Cargilfield team explore how teachers and early years professionals manage the early steps of reading and writing within a nursery setting.
In this first podcast, the Cargilfield team explore how nurseries manage communication with parents, using care plans and learning journals to create a structure for sharing information.
Rob Taylor interviews Paul Brooks, an experienced counsellor for children and young adults as part of session training Cargilfield staff.
In the third of our Cargilfield Talks podcasts, our Headmaster, Rob Taylor, discusses issues surrounding learning to read and how to encourage your children to develop a love of reading with various teachers at Cargilfield. Anne Fidelo and Vin Parker are both experienced primary teachers across a variety of schools. Anjali Dholakia and David Walker both teach English to our nine and ten year olds as well as sitting on the school's management team.
In our second Cargilfield Talks podcast, our Headmaster, Rob Taylor, discusses children's learning through technology with Pre Prep teacher Jan Harber; Deputy Head and Head of Computer Science, Ross Murdoch and independent child protection consultant, Anne Darling, who has previously visited Cargilfield to give Internet Safety talks to our older children, our parents and our teaching staff.
In our first Cargilfield Talks podcast, our Headmaster, Rob Taylor, discusses children's mental health with our professional school counsellor, Clare McAteer; our Head of Pre Prep, Emma Buchanan and our teacher Nicola Lyell who leads the mindfulness programme for children at Cargilfield.