• RECAP with Lucie Wheeler

  • By: RECAP Ltd
  • Podcast

RECAP with Lucie Wheeler

By: RECAP Ltd
  • Summary

  • Talking all things Education, Child Development and Parenting with podcast host, and RECAP Ltd Founding Director, Lucie Wheeler. RECAP Ltd is an organisation dedicated to improving the lives of children and families as well as supporting businesses, charities and organisations in the sector. We are your one-stop shop, for accessible, research-backed information and support on education, child development, and parenting. Our mission is to empower parents, educators, and professionals with the knowledge they need to support children's growth and development.
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Episodes
  • S3EP7: Ben Davie - Mental Fitness, wellbeing & getting kids moving!
    Dec 7 2024

    Ben Davie is a mind and movement specialist. As someone who is passionate about health and wellbeing, Ben shares his expertise in a range of ways.

    With a background in working abroad as a sports coordinator, working as a fitness coach with The Body Coach Online Nutrition and head of HIIT and running at Digme fitness, Ben clearly has a passion for helping others achieve their goals.

    In 2015, he started Ben Davie Fitness where he created Move With Ben. His goal was to make fitness accessible for all and to reach out with easy to follow, useful content - through his social channels. He started with a YouTube channel with free home workouts, has worked with a number of Corporates delivering 8 week well rounded programs and has also delivered motivational talks on all things Fitness/Well-being.

    During lockdown, he felt an overwhelming purpose to work with Children and to do his bit to help support during an incredibly challenging time. So he started daily YouTube videos - including Energizing workouts, Yoga, Mindfulness and Sport Specific. He also utilised additional professionals for extra variety - including 'Sing and Sign' videos.Ben’s work now includes Schools Wellbeing where he provides children with tools for life, both Physically and mentally.

    Alongside all this he also has an online running program, is an instructor on the Deliciously Ella Feel Better app, is a wellbeing coach at Nuffield Health, First Team recovery coach at Dagenham and Redbridge football club and co-founder of Keep Your Cool.

    Oh, and hes a dad too!

    How he finds the time to do all of these things, I don't know. But lets find out...

    Coach Ben Davie: Instagram Keep your cool wellbeing: Instagram


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    38 mins
  • S3EP6: Carl Scott - Project Youth CIC: empowering youth to overcome their challenges and achieve their goals.
    Nov 30 2024

    *Trigger warning* This episode contains explicit language and sensitive topics around abuse and knife crime.

    From gangs to youth mentor and tv personality...

    Groomed from the age of 9 and growing up through physical abuse, drug addiction, knife crime and many stints in prison, Carl Scott has turned his life around and is now a mentor and youth ambassador. As Program manager at Project Youth, he leads intervention projects focused on mentoring and conducting workshops for young people at risk of serious violence or facing challenges in their family, education, or community settings.

    Through all the work Carl does, he has become influential on social media and has appeared in many mainstream TV shows too.

    Project youth youth project Project (Twos a duo) Youth | LinkedIn twosaduo (@twosaduoofficial) | TikTok Instagram


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    1 hr and 26 mins
  • S3EP5: Dr Amanda Gummer - Play, child development & The Good Play Guide.
    Nov 23 2024

    Amanda is a research psychologist, passionate about children’s play. She is the CEO of the research consultancy Fundamentally Children and Dr Gummer’s Good Play Guide - a consumer-facing review site for children’s toys, apps, learning and baby products.

    She is the independent chair of the Association of Play Industries, is an NED for

    Families in Focus CIC, and is on the advisory board of a small number of mission-led startups. Amanda has a PhD in neuropsychology, the Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education and over 20 years experience working with children and families.

    Widely considered as the UK’s go to expert on play, parenting and child development, her book ‘Play’ was published in May 2015.

    Amanda has an increasing international profile and was commissioned by the Toy Association to create the STEAM toy accreditation framework and is the UK Chapter chair for Women in Toys..

    Amanda is regularly in the media and continues to take an active role in research, presenting papers at various international conferences. She is often involved in government policy around children’s issues, presenting her Balanced Play Model at the European Parliament in September 2019.
    FUNdamentally Children | Home - FUNdamentally Children Dr. Amanda Gummer | LinkedIn

    The Good Play Guide - Your one-stop for all things 'play'

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    39 mins

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