12 - Jamel C Campbell - Early Years teacher to author

In this episode, Jamel reflects on his background as an Early Years teacher and how this has been important to him as an author. He discusses the lack of representation of men in Early Years, especially Black men who work with children, and how Olu's Teacher mirrors an Early Years Black male teacher. Jamel reflects on the books that inspired him as a child, in particular those by Trish Cooke. Jamel is an Early Years educator, consultant, radio/ television host, keynote speaker, renowned storyteller and bestselling author. He has worked in education for more than 20 years.  Jamel created the first Early Years and Key Stage 1 Lit in Colour list for Penguin Random House and The Runnymede Trust. He has written articles for the local and national press, including Early Years sector journals. Jamel's first picture book, Olu's Teacher: A Story About Starting Nursery, illustrated by Lydia Mba, supports children as they transition into nursery. EYFS, KS1, Tapestry, our partners have kindly devised a FREE educational resource to support this Podcast. Please click on the link to download and share:   https://tapestry.info/laura-henry-allain-podcast-activities/ Tapestry is the original and leading childhood education platform, providing an online learning journal, progress monitoring and management system for Early Years settings and primary schools. It helps educators to celebrate children and engage families in mainstream and SEND provision. Tapestry keeps families in touch with how their child is doing, enables educators to build a picture of each child's development and interests, and provides the tools for the daily running of a setting. Created by educators for educators, Tapestry was launched in 2012. We are now an award-winning platform used in more than 40 countries, supporting 14,000 schools and settings. Visit us at: https://tapestry.info