Pen Green Centre for children and their families

Louise Hannan is Course Leader for the Early Childhood Education and Care degree at University Centre Somerset. She has worked in the sector delivering services for 13 years and now teaches within the discipline. Before lecturing, Louise has fulfilled the following roles, Early Years Practitioner, Team Leader, Daycare Manager, Children’s Centre Leader and Early Years Ofsted Inspector. Current sector research interest are; staff wellbeing and resilience and the components of the emotional environments for daycare. research interest with the University environment include; self regulated learning and what lecturers across the institution can learn from Early Childhood Neuroscience. She also works as an External Examiner, content writer and content reviewer for other courses and qualifications. She is currently in the 4th year of her PhD (Completion due – September 2024) on the Emotional Environments of Two-Year-Old Daycare.

In the third of a series of three webinars, Louise presents her research on pedagogical leadership.  The role of reflective leadership within teams to examine the environment, including discussions on the ethics of care, relationships and enabling environments.

25th April 2024 – Development and the brain

2nd May 2024 – Choice and autonomy

9th May 2024 – Pedagogical Leadership