Rhys Penny has been teaching for 14 years in the school where he got his first job as a newly qualified teacher. You will hear in the podcast how he has loved his career – and can’t keep out of the Reception classroom!

Tariq Nasser has recently achieved his Montessori Diploma and is a keen advocate of the Montessori philosophies. He is very proactive about getting men into childcare, being vice-chair of the Men in Childcare London branch and also encouraging pupils t...

Stephen is a young man just starting out in childcare, but I was very struck by his mature attitudes towards encouraging men to try the job, career prospects, positive discrimination and the way that society views men in the childcare industry. -

Andy Mitchell has had a very interesting, and almost certainly unique, route into the Early Years Sector. From being on the bone marrow donor register through the Anthony Nolan Trust, he is now a qualified Early Years Teacher. -

Stuart found he had a natural ability to work with children from a young age. He has worked his way up the career ladder, to be Deputy Manager at Rochford Day Nursery in Rochford, Essex. His positive attitude and helpful solutions shine through in this...

Conor Bathgate is the Deputy Manager at Lisson Green Community Nursery, in Westminster, London. In this interview he talks about being a young man in Early Years (he is only 21 and already a Deputy Manager); his research on cohort tracking and how to i...

Andrew is the Managing Director of First Class Childcare, based in the North West of England. - He discusses here the family ethos of his company, how his mum has influenced and mentored him during his working life and the importance of supporting ind...

Paul Spinks is a Nursery Manager for Bright Horizons. He has had a very broad range of job roles in his career, including nannying, au pair and working abroad. He is also the Vice Chair of the Men in Childcare London network. He was told that he wouldn't

Gary Simpson is the Lead for Quality Learning and Development for London Early Years Foundation (LEYF). He holds an NNEB and has worked in every echelon of the nursery, including Nursery Nurse and Head of Children's Services. He has the most unusual re

Adam Bodek has just completed his BA (Hons) with QTS primary education course at the University of Greenwich. He first became interested in early years education when he undertook an Access to Higher Education course in Education Studies at Brighton and