Apologies, Home Visits and Staff Voice.
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07/20/23 • 35 min
Welcome to the Early Years Staff Meeting Podcast with Sarah, Kelly, and Steph! We're excited to be back after a little hiatus. In this episode, we're going to apologise for our absence and discuss our main agenda: home visits. Lately, we've been doing a lot of home visits, and we want to share our experiences with you.
Home visits are an invaluable way for us to connect with families and gain insights into the children's lives outside of school. It helps build trust and allows us to create a more personalised learning experience for each child. We discuss the logistics and challenges of organising home visits but agree that the benefits outweigh the difficulties.
We also share some humorous and heartwarming stories from our home visits. From mistaken identities, car park calamities to the chaotic encounters with pets, these anecdotes offer a glimpse into the ups and downs of visiting families' homes.
In our Zen mindful moment, we talk about the reality of feeling rage at times, especially during busy periods at school. We explore ways to release that energy in a safe and healthy manner, such as physical exercises and stress-relief techniques. Remember, it's okay to feel rage; it's how we handle it that matters.
Lastly, we share some exciting updates about our podcast. We've made changes to the format, adding more features to make it even more engaging for you. Plus, we're now on Instagram, where we'll be sharing helpful tips and insights regularly. Follow us there to stay connected.
Join us as we navigate the joys and challenges of working in early years education. Laugh, learn, and find inspiration in the Earlier Staff Meeting Podcast!
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Welcome to the Early Years Staff Meeting Podcast with Sarah, Kelly, and Steph! We're excited to be back after a little hiatus. In this episode, we're going to apologise for our absence and discuss our main agenda: home visits. Lately, we've been doing a lot of home visits, and we want to share our experiences with you.
Home visits are an invaluable way for us to connect with families and gain insights into the children's lives outside of school. It helps build trust and allows us to create a more personalised learning experience for each child. We discuss the logistics and challenges of organising home visits but agree that the benefits outweigh the difficulties.
We also share some humorous and heartwarming stories from our home visits. From mistaken identities, car park calamities to the chaotic encounters with pets, these anecdotes offer a glimpse into the ups and downs of visiting families' homes.
In our Zen mindful moment, we talk about the reality of feeling rage at times, especially during busy periods at school. We explore ways to release that energy in a safe and healthy manner, such as physical exercises and stress-relief techniques. Remember, it's okay to feel rage; it's how we handle it that matters.
Lastly, we share some exciting updates about our podcast. We've made changes to the format, adding more features to make it even more engaging for you. Plus, we're now on Instagram, where we'll be sharing helpful tips and insights regularly. Follow us there to stay connected.
Join us as we navigate the joys and challenges of working in early years education. Laugh, learn, and find inspiration in the Earlier Staff Meeting Podcast!
Please check out our social media pages and website.
Subscribe, like and share .
https://linktr.ee/theearlyyearsstaffmeeting
Contact us, we would love to hear your stories, tips and hacks.
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The Early Years Staff Meeting - Apologies, Home Visits and Staff Voice.
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00:08
Hello and welcome to the Earlier Staff Meeting Podcast with Sarah, Kelly and Steph. The place where you can listen, learn and laugh with us about all things early years.
00:21
Hello! Hi! We're back! Yay! We've been away for a little while but yeah we're back and today's podcast we are going to be
00:36
talk giving our apologies and our main agenda is going to be about home visits as we've been doing a lot of those recently and then we're going to move on to staff voice we'
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