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An Interview with June O’Sullivan: Remembering the Power of Grandmothers

An Interview with June O’Sullivan: Remembering the Power of Grandmothers Sharing my recent podcast with June O’Sullivan I was recently interviewed by June O’Sullivan for her series ‘June’s Podcasts’ We had a lovely chat, discussing the power of literacy for children’s long term learning and development, multi-generational relationships and the inspiration for my JoJo and …

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Woke Kidz Books – Singer VV Brown: An interview with Laura Henry-Allain

Woke Kidz Book – Singer VV Brown: An Interview with Laura Henry-Allain Sharing my recent interview with Singer VV Brown for Woke Kidz Books. I was interviewed by VV Brown and we discussed beginnings, content, inspiration, multicultralism and more. You can watch the filmed interview on YouTube by clicking on the button below: Watch Now

Daily Mail Article: CBeebies JoJo and Gran Gran Praised for Celebrating Diversity

Daily Mail Article: JoJo and GranGran Praised for Celebrating Diversity Sharing the Daily Mail Article: First British animated TV series about a black family is praised by viewers for celebrating diversity I was delighted with this article in the Daily Mail following my interview with LaToya Gayle. Please click on the button below to read …

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POPSUGAR.Parenting: Why Britain’s First Black Animation, Jo Jo & Gran Gran, Is So Important For Cultural Representation

POPSUGAR.Parenting: Why JoJo and GranGran is so important for cultural representation Delighted to be sharing the POPSUGAR.Parenting article ‘Why Britain’s First Black Animation, Jo Jo & Gran Gran, Is So Important For Cultural Representation’ by Carly Lewis-Oduntan Please click on the button below to read the full article: Read Now

The Creator’s Inner Child Series

The Creator’s Inner Child Series I was delighted to be interviewed by The Children’s Media Conference for The Creators Inner Child series. It was an emotional interview and I had the opportunity to share what I do. You can watch the YouTube film of this interview by clicking on the button below: Watch …

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In Conversation with Dr Miriam Ketait on Family and Education at Home

In Conversation with Dr Miriam Ketait on Family Bonding at Home Education I really enjoyed by conversation with Dr Miriam Ketait and am pleased to be able to share it with you. We discussed family bonding and educating at home which is particularly relevant now due to the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent Lockdown. You can …

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Scoo News Webinar: Global Impact of COVID-19 on Early Years Education

SCOONEWS Webinar: Global Impact of COVID-19 on Early Years Education I was honoured to be invited to take part in the panel for the SCOONEWS Webinar along with colleagues Claire Warden, Swati Popat Vats, Karen Graham, Samantha Page and Stephanie Olmore looking at the Global Impact of COVID-19 on Early Years Education. You can watch …

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Edx Education In conversation with Laura Henry

Edx Education in Conversation with Laura Henry-Allain I was delighted to be invited by Edx Education to record a Podcast and share my tips for all of the parents that are homeschooling their children because of the COVID-19 Lockdown. You can listen to the recording by clicking on the button below. Listen Now

Guardian Interview – Wide Awoke Club: Children’s TV that Represents Britain’s Diversity

The Guardian Interview: Children’s TV that represents Britain’s Diversity Sharing the recent article in The Guardian about Children’s TV that is representing Britain’s diversity. JoJo and Gran Gran was in the news again this week with this article in The Guardian. To read the full article, please click on the button below. Read Now

CEI Virtual Community of Practice – Self Care

CEI Virtual Community of Practice – Selfcare During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Childhood Education International are holding weekly webinars that they are making available through their CEI Virtual Community of Practice Facebook page. Here is the webinar I took part in with Jeremy Booth of CEI and Patrick Makokoro on Selfcare. You can view the recording …

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JoJo and Gran Gran in the media

JoJo and Gran Gran in the Media It has been more than two weeks since the first 11 episodes of JoJo and Gran Gran aired on CBeebies. The next 11, will be available in the summer, 11 in the autumn and the final 11 of the series in the winter. The current 11 episodes are …

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The Voice: CBeebies’ first cartoon about a black British family

The Voice: CBeebies first cartoon about a British Black Family Sharing with you this article in The Voice about the new JoJo and Gran Gran series on CBeebies To read the full article, please click on the button below: Read Now