Prior 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 […]

I 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 […]

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 […]

We 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 […]

Intergenerational Sports Day at Bethesda Care Home A fun packed day intergenerational sports day recently took place with early years children, looked after by local childminders, and residents of the Bethesda Care Home in Torquay. Cabinet Member for Children’s Services, Cllr Cordelia Law, said: “This was a great day and is a great example of […]

I truly have no idea where this year has gone and can’t believe that we are now in July. I thought it might be useful to use this half year point to share some intergenerational updates with everyone. Firstly, I want to take the opportunity to promote the online intergenerational course that is now available with […]

This week saw the release of a much awaited document created by the APPG (All Party Parliamentary Group) in response to their call for evidence upon the importance of social integration in the UK. The report can be found here The report focuses on four main policy areas through which stronger intergenerational connections can be […]

  The Living Home Orchestra project at Mount Tryon has now sadly come to an end after six weeks. It has been a lovely project to be part of, particularly in watching the children grow in confidence in the relationships that they are building with the older adults around them.  It’s important to recognise that […]

I took some annual leave this week to enable me to travel to Glasgow and attend the Generations Working Together (GWT) National Conference to hear about the great intergenerational work that is going on in Scotland. GWT provides information, delivers support and encourages involvement to benefit all of Scotland’s generations, by working, learning, volunteering and […]