Category: Blog
Updated on December 24, 2020
Merry Christmas!
Here’s hoping you all have a safe, happy and enjoyable Christmas and that 2021 brings all you want and more. Lot’s more TMP adventures to come next year!
Updated on September 13, 2020
Dissertation Realness
Rather than sashay away, I’ll be more Shantay, you stay (Drag Race reference for you there folks!) Now I’m about to start the final year of a degree I’ve got the mammoth (read gargantuan) task of choosing and …
Updated on June 28, 2020
This is me!
It’s not often I talk about myself on here, I tend to leave my home life at home and talk about practice or sharing practice with other amazing individuals here on this website. However, with this strange new …
Updated on April 25, 2020
Sustained Shared Conversation video
This isn’t a video I’ve created but one I’ve seen a few times and have found it a joyful inspiration to watch. This shows how, by being an unobtrusive practitioner, you can use carefully thought out questions and …
Posted on April 18, 2020
Lockdown Live! – Provocations
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Posted on April 6, 2020
Facebook Live today!!
I’ll be talking early years things this morning over on my Facebook page. Join in the chat at www.facebook.com/themalepractitioner

Updated on March 31, 2020
Guest Blog: Optimum self-care and wellbeing in the Early Years
Is it time for Savasana yet? How often do we focus on our teams ‘wellbeing’ during the week. Have we all now got the ‘wellbeing’ shelf . The thought of wellbeing has become placement in the lives of …
Updated on April 22, 2020
Characteristics of Effective Learning
On Saturday I attended a training session on Understanding the Characteristics of Effective Learning (COEL) hosted by the York branch of Early Education. The trainer was none other that Early Years legend Helen Moylett (the same co-author of …
Updated on February 21, 2020
Meanwhile, in Next!
Now, how exciting was this discovery whilst browsing round Next? A solid wood dice, ok it’s meant to be a doorstop by that just means it should last! I saw this on a shelf and instantly thought if …