I am loving the little chalk drawings on the floor around campus… another said “home, but make it Uni” 🥰 #UniversityLife #Clearing #EarlyChildhoodStudies #EducationStudies 🫧

🎓💡Hooray for inspirational students at today’s IoE & Me event 👏 Students from #EducationStudies & #EarlyChildhoodStudies shared a snapshot of some of their amazing assessment work 🥹 Chatting, networking, celebrating and cake 🍰 what more do you need?

How can both of these be true at the same time? Answers on a post-it note please 📝 #PhDLife #AcademicLife

Ok #PhD parents… how are we all doing? My eldest is doing some skills at arms training for a different cadet detachment. Since it’s not too far from my Uni, it’s an opportunity right? Studying parents are the best at finding pockets of productivity ⏰ #PhDLife

💖 This is the face of an academic who has been given a spark back by their wonderful students 👨‍🎓 The power of real world and authentic assessment #HigherEducation #AcademicLife #LecturerLife #Gratitude #Learning #WednesdayMood

Some snaps from my Easter rambles 🥾 I hope everyone has managed to fill their cups 🍃 #SelfCareSunday #PeakDistrict

Back to work and back to writing, whilst I know it should be my thesis, I’ve sat quietly long enough on the government ‘school ready’ plans ✒️ You can read my response here www.linkedin.com/pulse/little... #EarlyChildhood #SchoolReadiness #ThursdayThoughts

Stood in front of a shelf of finished theses today, looking for inspiration, but was reminded that the only person who can write mine is me! These hold passion, discipline, love of a subject. But the voice that matters most? Mine...with a little bit of confidence 🥲 #PhDLife #AcademicChatter

Turning setbacks into success
Our #EducationStudies & #EarlyChildhoodStudies students used art therapy & metaphor to reflect on tough placement experiences—then reframed them through Universal Virtues & Strengths. How do you turn setbacks into learning?

#FridayFeeling #ReflectivePractice

Delighted to announce my career has taken a slight shift & I am now a cover girl ✨😜 #AprilFools

🔨 🧮 L5 #EarlyChildhoodStudies students have been creating some #STEAM #STEM challenges and invitations to play ✨ We’ve explored the MakEY project, principles of STEAM in early years… including a method of STEAM facilitation created by yours truly 😉 #UniversityLife #EarlyYears

🌱 Daily renewal 🌱 Movement & faith has to feature in every day for me, this morning my body needed something gentler than a run or weights. I opted for a spring walk & yoga 🧘‍♀️ What does daily renewal look like for you? #MondayMotivation #Wellbeing #WorkLifeBalance #LecturerLife #PhDLife

🍃 Another lovely Open Day at University of Staffordshire supporting future educators & early childhood specialists 🎓 The spring vibes were beautiful in our forest school area today 🌱 #UniversityLife #EducationStudies #EarlyChildhoodStudies

Oh hey 👋🏽 I’m Frankie 🦋 If you’re interested in all things #EarlyChildhood #UniversityLife #PhDLife then maybe we should connect 🔗 The pictures & alt text explain a little more about me ✨ Pleased to meet you 👋🏽