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S4E05 - Alison Featherbe discusses the benefits of mentorship and supervision
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Alison Featherbe joins us for the latest episode of POD-CACHE, to talk about mentoring and supervision in Early Years settings. Alison is a learning and development practitioner working within early years as a consultant and shares her approach and thoughts on career progression, personal development, support and supervision as she chats to Dawn Newman, CACHE Alumni Communities Manager.
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(0:00-3:05) Introduction to Alison Featherbe and her Early Years work as a 'critical friend'
(3:05-5:28) Mentoring, leadership and the power of community
(5:28-7:25) Professional values, growing and making mistakes
(7:25-9.20) The role of our community in creating policies, procedures and safe and healthy workplaces
(9:20-12:00) Finding our culture: What kind of practitioner are you when nobody is watching?
(12:00-15:20) Social Media, the internet and the impact on our practice: knowing our children is key to doing the right thing
(15:20-15.43) Skillzminer
(15:43-20:20) 'Pinterest pedagogy' - Planning, idea sharing and the power of boredom.
(20:20-23:30) Play, partnering and time management in settings
(23:30-28:30) Should adults play?
(28:30-31:25) Bringing your own hobbies, interests and experiences to work
(31:25-34:10) Coaching our team and providing supportive supervision
(34:10-36:21) Setting our goals and planning our development and progression
(36:21-37:48) Alison talks about her online presence - find her online.
(37:48-38:09) CACHE Alumni
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