{"title":"June O'Sullivan","description":"\u003cp\u003eJune O'Sullivan’s books offer insightful guidance on fostering important values such as sustainability, diversity, and inclusion, particularly within early childhood settings. Her work emphasises practical ideas and thoughtful leadership to support educators and carers in nurturing caring, socially aware young minds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect a blend of inspirational concepts and grounded strategies designed to enrich early years education. Through her writing, O'Sullivan encourages creating environments where every child feels valued and empowered to thrive.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"50-fantastic-ideas-for-sustainability-by-nick-corlett-9781472984128","title":"50 Fantastic Ideas for Sustainability","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTeach children to reduce, reuse, recycle, repair and be respectful with 50 fun activities for encouraging environmental sustainability. From creating butterfly feeders with food scraps to turning old kitchen equipment into beautiful planters or bringing broken crayons back to life, these original ideas encourage children and practitioners to see the potential for creativity and fun using and reusing everyday, easy-to-source items, some of which might have otherwise gone to waste.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEnhance children’s creativity, cognitive development and motor skills through indoor and outdoor activities that are enjoyable, educational and environmentally friendly. \u003ci\u003e50 Fantastic Ideas for Sustainability\u003c\/i\u003e encourages children to be considerate and responsible, paving the way for a positive lifelong attitude towards the environment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJune O’Sullivan and Nick Corlett bring their expertise from the London Early Years Foundation to this must-have collection of inspiring, sustainability-focused activities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46738006311148,"sku":"9781472984128","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/11978803482712.jpg?v=1755405261"},{"product_id":"50-fantastic-ideas-to-encourage-diversity-and-inclusion-by-nausheen-khan-9781472993892","title":"50 Fantastic Ideas to Encourage Diversity and Inclusion","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e50 Fantastic Ideas to Encourage Diversity and Inclusion\u003c\/em\u003e is part of the \u003cem\u003e50 Fantastic Ideas\u003c\/em\u003e series, which is packed full of fun, original, skills-based activities for Early Years practitioners to use with children aged 0-5. Each activity features step-by-step guidance, a list of resources, and a detailed explanation of the skills children will learn. Creative, simple, and highly effective, this series is a must-have for every Early Years setting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA collection of 50 fun and effective activities to nurture kindness and inclusivity in your Early Years setting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCovering important topics such as gender, race, ethnicity, age and mental health with positivity and openness, this book gives practitioners the confidence to build an inclusive environment for all children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing the belief that children can be active agents of change, the ideas encourage children to ask questions, challenge prejudice and celebrate diversity through a range of learning experiences including making clay diyas to celebrate Diwali, exploring the world on a magic carpet, learning about other cultures through food and learning Makaton.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47429653430508,"sku":"9781472993892","price":34.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781472993892.jpg?v=1774560126"},{"product_id":"social-leadership-in-early-childhood-education-and-care-by-dr-mona-sakr-9781350212145","title":"Social Leadership in Early Childhood Education and Care","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBravo! This book brilliantly meets the moment.\u003c\/em\u003e – Julie Nicholson, Mills College and Co-Director, Center for Equity in Early Childhood, USA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA lovely insightful exploration of leadership through a social justice lens.\u003c\/em\u003e – Lord Victor Adebowale, UK\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAcross the world, organisations in early childhood education (ECE) face major organisational challenges, including staff recruitment, retention and wellbeing, in the context of sectoral fragmentation and under-investment. These issues impact negatively on the experience of children, staff, parents and the wider community.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSocial Leadership in Early Childhood Education and Care\u003c\/em\u003e presents social leadership as a new model of leadership that aims to address these challenges by refocusing leadership through a much stronger social justice lens and a community. 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Written in accessible language and illustrated with original international case studies, the book begins a much-needed dialogue about how we can work from within ECE to overcome the workforce and sectoral hurdles we face.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47461422760172,"sku":"9781350212145","price":51.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781350212145-social-leadership-in-early-childhood-education-and-care.jpg?v=1774967360"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/june-osullivan.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}