This week I delivered a webinar to the GWT Growing Together Care Home Network in Scotland in which we discussed the issue of consent for the young and the old that take part in intergenerational programmes. Not in a ‘is it okay to take your photograph’ way but in a ‘ are you happy to […]
Read More 3rd April 2021What a successful Intergenerational Week it has been in the UK! I don’t know about you but for me this week Twitter has been full of intergenerational stories and inspirational projects all making the difference for individuals well-being by connecting them to their community. As the host for Intergenerational Week this year Generations Working Together […]
Read More 12th March 2021It’s time to share some wonderful news…the intergenerational Childminders programme that I developed in partnership with Warberries Care Home in Torquay has been awarded the 2020 Best Inclusive Practice Nursery World Award. This co-located intergenerational programme with Childminders is the first in the UK and has only come about through great partnership working and everyone […]
Read More 7th February 2021Hi, I just wanted to share some exciting news…my book ‘Growing Together’ is now available to purchase in America. If you have a wonky table that needs exactly the right book to wedge under the leg then this is the one or alternatively if you are looking for intergenerational activities for young children and seniors […]
Read More 6th December 2020In 2017 I received a Travel Fellowship from the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust (see previous posts). They funded me to travel to the US to research intergenerational co-location. I was welcomed wherever I went by Teachers, Care Home Activity Leads and practitioners and all of them without exception freely shared their programmes with me. Their […]
Read More 11th October 2020 : The spirit of Intergenerational learningWe are excited in Torbay that the children cared for by the Intergenerational Childminders that are usually based in Warberries Care Home Torquay have contributed pictures to the exhibition for Arts in Care Home Day. They are also planning some window waves to their elderly friends. This will kick off the intergenerational reconnection programme in […]
Read More 23rd September 2020Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic there had been a real growth in the practice of intergenerational learning, with many early years providers developing beneficial partnerships with elder care settings in their community. Then came Covid19 and everything stopped. To enable children to continue their relationships with their elderly friends it’s very important that we re-evaluate […]
Read More 26th August 2020: Rebuilding bridgesI am often asked why bringing early years children in to residential care is so important and my reply is always, ‘so that the children can play with their friends’. Let me share a conversation that I overheard yesterday at Warberries Care home as young children were eating lunch with the residents… A four years […]
Read More 14th February 2020: A Valentine’s day thought…Happy new year! 2020 is going to be an exciting year in the world of intergenerational learning as this approach continues to develop and grow in the UK. Firstly let me share some exciting news and please excuse the self-promotion. In 2019 I was commissioned by Yellow Door (an online early years resources company) to write […]
Read More 19th January 2020: Publication of new intergenerational activities bookWe seem to have been on this journey in Torbay for a long time, but at last I can finally announce the official launch date of the Warberries Nursing Home intergenerational programme. Unlike intergenerational visitation models where early years providers visit a care home for a short period of time on a weekly basis, Warberries […]
Read More 31st October 2019:The launch of a new co-located intergenerational model
