Kathy Brodie is an Early Years Professional and Trainer based in East Cheshire, specialising in the Early Years Foundation Stage and Special Educational Needs.

She has worked in Nursery settings, as well as schools, and so knows what it feels like to be under pressure to deliver the best care and education for children whilst juggling the daily necessities. However, she is enthusiastic that this is not only possible but is essential in order to raise the quality of provision that this country gives to its children in their early years.

Kathy has designed and delivered courses in planning, observations, outdoor play, EYFS, sustained shared thinking, reflective practice, profiles and SEN. She has a particular interest in training of practitioners working with the under 2s age range. She also undertakes coaching and mentoring, for practitioners with the Early Years Professional Status.

She achieved her EYP status in 2007, one of the first in the country, and has been an active advocate of the status, writing many pieces for Nursery World and the ‘One Year On’ government document. She now mentors on the EYPS course for the North West Early Years Transformation Group (Chester and Liverpool Hope Universities) and has tutored on the Early Childhood Studies course at the University of Chester.

Kathy currently tutors on the Foundation Degree course at Stockport College (awarded in conjunction with Liverpool John Moores University). She is course leader on ‘The Early Years SENCO’ course, run by Stockport Local Authority, accredited by MMU.

She was awarded a Masters in Early Childhood Education from the University of Sheffield in 2011.

The training that she provides is tailored to each nursery’s requirements so each course is unique. However the first step is always to listen to the concerns of the owner, managers and staff. This can be via informal chats, done unobtrusively throughout the working day, via formalised questionnaires or in a general staff meeting. The actual method is chosen to suit the nursery or setting. This ensures each course accurately meets everyone’s requirements.

You can contact Kathy on 01625 838 311 or via this Contact Form.