Sarah Hutchins shares her experiences and tips on how to get started with your own social media content. Resourcing and Equipment To begin with it is more than likely that you will be able to film content on devices that you already own. I filmed my content on my iPhone (other types of phones will… Continue reading Developing Content for Social Media Part 2: Resourcing and Equipment
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Developing Content for Social Media Part 1: Developing your ideas
Sarah Hutchins shares her experiences and tips on how to get started with your own social media content. Ideas Planning and Getting Started If you have an idea, my advice would be to go for it! My adventures in developing content for social media have involved a teeny tiny bit of lateral thinking and what… Continue reading Developing Content for Social Media Part 1: Developing your ideas
Developing Content for Social Media
Our upcoming series of mini blogs will share some of Sarah Hutchins’ thoughts and experiences that she has learned along the way from creating her own unique and rather fun content for social media. With virtually no prior knowledge of technology, she managed to film and create content for a YouTube channel ‘Magical Mrs Hutchins’.… Continue reading Developing Content for Social Media
Worcester Graduate Part of National Campaign to Boost Number of Childminders
Read about our FdA Early Years (0-8 years), flexible and distributed learning graduate, Lynne, and her story which is now being featured as part of a national campaign to boost the number of childminders: https://www.worcester.ac.uk/about/news/worcester-graduate-part-of-national-campaign-to-boost-number-of-childminders Lynne features as an Early Years Career ‘real story’ here: https://earlyyearscareers.campaign.gov.uk/real-stories/lynne-childminder/ The FdA Early Years (0-8 years), Flexible and Distributed… Continue reading Worcester Graduate Part of National Campaign to Boost Number of Childminders
Meet the team!
Introducing our newest member of the Department for Children and Families at the University of Worcester, Sarah Hutchins. Singing in the change with Semester 2, 2024 in the Department for Children and Families! My first Semester as a new lecturer within the Department for Children and Families is drawing to a close and it is… Continue reading Meet the team!
Graduate Stories: Keely Webb-Davies
Before studying at the University of Worcester I worked within a nursery and had always wanted to complete an early years degree. After having my daughter and watching how different experiences helped to shape her personality, I was intrigued to investigate this further, therefore I embarked on the adventure of studying on the FdA Early… Continue reading Graduate Stories: Keely Webb-Davies
Graduate Stories: Georgina Upton
Ge graduated from the BA(Hons) Integrated Working with Children and Families in September 2023, having taken a break from study before embarking on the Top Up degree at the University of Worcester. Here she reflects on her experience. I was always under the impression that my time of learning had come to a stand-still after… Continue reading Graduate Stories: Georgina Upton
Graduate Stories: Deborah Jones-Dee
EYITT and Postgraduate Certificate in Leading Early Years Practice graduate goes on to complete an MA Education. I started working at the Hive library in 2012, as a library customer adviser. This was a different career path for me as I had spent many years working in the adult disability support field. I enjoyed everything… Continue reading Graduate Stories: Deborah Jones-Dee
A GLASS HALF FULL
Read this new blog from Angela Hodgkins and Alison Prowle as they discuss the importance of Strength-based practice, available from: https://www.worcester.ac.uk/about/news/academic-blog/a-glass-half-full-a-strength-based-hope-inspiring-approach.aspx Hodgkins, A. and Prowle, A. (2023) Strength-based Practice with Children and Families. St Albans: Critical Publishing. Prowle, A. and Hodgkins, A. (2020) Making a Difference with Children and Families: Re-imagining the Role of the Practitioner. London:… Continue reading A GLASS HALF FULL
Graduate Stories: Winner of the Excellence in Professional Practice Award 2023
Tamzin Murphy was nominated for the Head of Institute of Education, Excellence in Professional Practice and was presented this award at the BA(Hons) Early Childhood in Society Graduation in September 2023. The award is in recognition of the important work that students undertake when on placement and the positive impact they can make. Research shows… Continue reading Graduate Stories: Winner of the Excellence in Professional Practice Award 2023