We’ve reached the final episode of Season 6 of the Dogsthorpe Infant School podcast.  This episode is a live special Christmas show with Eddie Edster, the school’s well-being dog, our headteacher Mrs Waters and their pilot for their flight home for Christmas is ‘Cap’n Dave’.  With special messages for Dogsthorpe children, families, carers and our amazing Dogsthorpe Infant School staff, and with live festive music from Captain Dave and ‘Johnnie Dee’ it’s a great way to end this series of podcasts. A big thank you to all of our guests this season. See you all again soon!  https://www.dogsthorpeinfants.co.uk/

Today we welcome the Deputy Headteacher of Dogsthorpe Infant School to our podcast. Miss Gattuso works so hard supporting classroom learning, teaching resources, and teachers’ well-being.  In this episode Miss Gattuso shares her latest projects to improve school pupil behaviour and aid classroom learning. 2026 is going to be exciting for everyone at Dogsthorpe Infant School. This being our 76th year teaching Peterborough children in Dogsthorpe Infant School.

In this episode of the Dogsthorpe Infant School podcast, (Eddie’s Launchpads) we talk to Karen Woodcock who leads the work of Family Action Peterborough Pre-Schools.

We continue our phonics discussion with the fantastic Monster Phonics and hear how these amazing learning resources are being used across the U.K. and the world to assist schools and change children’s lives for the better.  https://monsterphonics.com This is the Dogsthorpe Infant School podcast for parents, teachers and schools. An EdStar Production for Hampton Academies Trust.  https://www.dogsthorpeinfants.co.uk

Monster Phonics has accelerated learning and greatly improved phonics results at Dogsthorpe Infant School. https://monsterphonics.com/

It’s time for another Festive Launchpad podcast from Dogsthorpe Infant School. Ever wonder what happens to our children after they leave Dogsthorpe Infant School?  Well known pop stars, top London lawyers, teachers, politicians and sports stars all started their learning journey  at Dogsthorpe Infant School over the past 75 years. Today we catch up with Dom Paling - another ex-pupil of our school who ten years ago was performing in our Nativity productions but is now breaking into the world of sports journalism.  It’s only just a matter of time before his match reports and football photos will be making big headlines.   What will the children attending Dogsthorpe Infant School now be doing in ten years time?  Every child at Dogsthorpe Infants get the chance to dream, believe, and shine. Whether that’s performing hit pop music or reporting on the next exciting football match on radio or TV. It has all started at Dogsthorpe Infant School since 1950.  https://www.dogsthorpeinfants.co.uk

The first of seven special Festive Launchpads that are each very much connected with children attending Dogsthorpe Infant School. On this edition, we hear about a fantastic way to help Peterborough children who are facing a Christmas without a gift to unwrap and enjoy.  Face book page:  https://www.facebook.com/share/1BqUQk8Wgj/?mibextid=wwXIfr Amazon wishlist to directly send a gift:  https://www.facebook.com/share/17cjMvr6pm/?mibextid=wwXIfr Money donations: https://nwahc.enthuse.com/cf/christmas-giving-tree

Our conversation with poet and creative writer educator, Hilary Elder continues….  Please listen to Part One of the interview before listening to this episode and see the links in the text of that episode to contact Hilary.

Part 1 of a two-part adventure as Eddie and his pilot Captain Dave fly north to meet poet and creative writing teacher, Hilary Elder. Hilary was born and raised in Carlisle which is so near to Scotland and sounds so Welsh that she spends a lot of time explaining that she’s English. Carlisle sometimes seems far away from anywhere but it is near the Lake District. When she was growing up her family had a back yard with no grass (and no lakes) in it she now thinks the Lake District as her personal garden and have visits it regularly even though she now live far away in Northumberland. She teaches English but spends a lot of time in schools.  More info here: https://hilaryelder.com/schools/

Eddie and Captain Dave talk about well-being and mental health with Vie Portland. Vie Portland helps people Find Their Fabulous! She uses her work and academic experience and, for her, most importantly, her life experience to create environments where everyone feels valued, heard, and appreciated. She does this through her award-winning workshops and training, her best selling books, her one to one work, and her public speaking. Vie is an accredited trauma informed trainer, offering training to schools and wraparound care providers, giving them tools and guidance to create happier, kinder, more confident, more representative, environments for staff and students to thrive in.  She offers training in organisations, to give them guidance in creating environments where everyone feels valued and encouraged. She runs confidence and self-esteem workshops in schools and groups.

In this Dogsthorpe Infant School podcast, hear the amazing story of Brian Abram, his young grandson and the series of books that feature them.  This is the incredible story of ‘GRANDAD WHEELS’.  Social media links for this episode are : Website www.grandadwheels.com Facebook: @grandadwheels X: @GrandadWheels https://www.dogsthorpeinfants.co.uk

Richard provides plants in test tubes.All grown in a colourful nutrient rich gel  Kits available for Schools, Colleges, Science & STEM Clubs Bean, Chilli, Courgette, Pea, Pumpkin, Sunflower, https://www.plantletculture.com/shop

Eddie and Captain Dave meet the children’s author Ramya Julian on this week’s Dogsthorpe Infant School podcast.  Here’s the link to my website - www.ramyajulian.com And there are amazing free teaching resources to go with every book, which can be obtained by visiting….  .www.ramyajulian.com/teachingresources All of the books featured in today’s show are available on Ramya’s website, most bookshops and on Amazon. If anyone wants signed copies, they can be ordered through her website.

Eddie and Cap’n Dave continue their exploration on the Great Central Railway. This Part Two. Listen to Part 1 before you listen to this show.

A two-part adventure (part 2 next week) for Eddie the well-being dog and his Launchpads pilot, Cap’n Dave. This week Dave and Eddie visit the UK’s only double track, main line heritage railway. And ride the wonderful steam trains!

Our guest author on Eddie’s Launchpads today is Helen Heraldsen. Helen grew up and still lives in Cumbria, on the edge of the Lake District. She’s also known as The Writer in Wellies due to the fact that whenever she’s not writing, she’s outside with her horses and dogs in the Cumbrian rain! Helen has always loved reading and animals, so, as an author, she combines the two by writing books about the ponies and pooches in her own life. Helen describes this as her dream job.  For more information about Helen and her books please visit https://www.helenharaldsen.co.uk Eddie’s Launchpads is the Dogsthorpe Infant School  podcast for parents, teachers and schools. It is an EdStar production for Hampton Academies Trust.  https://www.dogsthorpeinfants.co.uk

Why are so many headteachers, senior leaders and teachers leaving the education system? We discuss this with Nadia Hewstone of Destino Coaching.

Season 6 of the Dogsthorpe Infant School podcast continues with another visit to Liverpool. This time to meet the children’s author, Lisa J. Allen and her black cat called Charlie. In her past life, Lisa was an award-winning regional business journalist, but more recently she enjoyed a brief stint as a college librarian. Her middle grade fiction and poetry usually features baked goods, comedy and mythical, magical mayhem but she has a new book out which she tells us about in this episode. The story is called ‘Undercover Angel - Crash Landing.’ After listening to this podcast, visit Lisa’s website at  https://lisajallen.com

In this edition of the Dogsthorpe School podcast, Eddie and Cap’n Dave talk to the author and poet, Paul Jenkins.

In Podcast 155, Eddie the well-being dog and his pilot, Cap’n Dave meet the children’s author, Lexi Rees.