Green

"We’ve delivered more than 20 Peep groups over the past four years, including some with traveller communities, and lots with families from outside of Ireland. Many of the latter commented that singing the songs and interacting with other families had supported their learning of English and helped them become more involved in the Irish way of life - but that they'd also enjoyed singing songs and sharing food from their own cultures within the sessions.

In their feedback, lots of parents mentioned gaining confidence as they played more with their child, and how play helped them see the world more from their child's point of view. The greatest life improvement mentioned by many reflected the value of the time spent as they interacted with their child. One parent started recently as a special needs assistant in an autism unit - she told us that she is singing all of the songs which she was introduced to in Peep (she first started coming to Peep sessions a few years ago with two of her children and also completed a Peep OCN parent-child portfolio) and, in her view, 'Peep was better training than any college'.

In our experience, the Peep programme promotes the value of play and parent/carer-child interactions, supporting learning and social development in line with Sìolta and Aistear Principles. We’ve worked together with a range of agencies to deliver Peep with local families: Galway City and County Childcare Committee, Parent and Toddler groups, Family Support, Home Start, Vocational Education Committee, Home School Liaisons and School Completion Projects."

Practitioners Therese Reynolds and Mary Hannify

"A local secondary school head teacher asked me to deliver a Peep session within their childcare course, so that their students could gain a better understanding of how we work with parents and children together. The school had heard about some 5-week Peep sessions that I’d previously done in local daycare settings. I went along with two mums and their three 2 year old boys, and we did a 45 minute Peep session for the childcare students. I was a bit apprehensive at first, but as soon as we started to sing the Hello song the children came and joined in and stayed focused for the whole session! The school was really pleased and has asked us to go back."

Jan Christie, Peep practitioner and trainer, Hesketh Bank, nr Preston

We're delighted to be part of the Sutton Trust & Esme Fairbairn Foundation Parental Engagement Fund project, launched in March 2015.

Our part of the project is Peep into Pre-school - focusing on reaching and engaging local families with young children, to make the most of their funded pre-school place. Research has shown that the two main influences on children's later outcomes are what parents/carers do with their young children at home, and receiving high quality childcare.

Our work will focus on:

• working closely with our local children’s centre to identify eligible families
• carrying out a home visit to all eligible families (introducing them to pre-schools in the area)
• additional home visits if helpful, to spend more time on aspects such as enhancing children's communication and language, and sharing the benefits of pre-school
• supporting families with a smooth transition into pre-school - including the offer of an accredited 10-week Peep into Pre-school Programme for eligible families the term before they start 
• holding a series of events for parents about how they can support early literacy, early numeracy, communication and language, personal, social and emotional development, and health and physical development 
• identifying ‘parent champions’ to promote the value of pre-schools to families within the community.

We will share our experience and findings from the project with other interested organisations, as well as gathering and sharing experiences from practitioners in other areas who use the peep learning together programme in childcare settings. The project will be evaluated by the University of Oxford.

Our Peeple voucher scheme enables you to purchase a voucher for any sum of money and to spend it little-by-little or in one purchase on any of our training courses or resources. Alternatively, you can be pre-invoiced now for training in a few weeks' or months' time.

Your organisation may spend a Peeple voucher any time over a 2-year period from the date of purchase. The system has been running for several years, after requests from professionals in various organisations.  

All you need to do is fill out and return this downloadable voucher order form then email it to sales@peeple.org.uk

Please email or phone us on 01865 397978 with any questions.

Practitioners can book onto any of the online course dates below, or you can find out about holding an online or face-to-face course for your organisation or local authority, in the UK or Ireland.

Learning Together Programme Training 2024 - find out more

Forthcoming LTP courses -  live online:

Wed 19 - Thur 20  June
Tue 2 - Wed 3  July
Mon 22 - Tue 23  July
Tue 20 - Wed 21 August
Tue 10 - Wed 11 September

>  Booking form for Learning Together Programme Training

Duration:  2 days (9.30 - 4.30pm)  |  Platform: Teams  |  Optional accreditation unit - see below​​​​​

>  Peep LTP Training in Australia

Practitioner Accreditation 2024 - free Information session

Find out how you or LTP-trained colleagues can complete the Practitioner Accreditation unit as part of your Peep delivery:
Join our free Practitioner Accreditation Information Session: 

Mon 24 June:  3.30 - 4.30pm

> Email us and we'll send you a Teams link for your calendar:  pa@peeple.org.uk

Peep Antenatal Programme Training 2024 - find out more

Forthcoming Antenatal courses -  live online:

Fri 21 June

>  Booking form for Peep Antenatal training

Duration:  1 day (9.30 - 4.30pm)  |  Platform: Teams 

Peep Progression Pathway Training 2024 - find out more

Forthcoming Peep Progression Pathway courses -  live online:

Tue 9 July

>  Booking form for Peep Progression Pathway training

Training duration:  1 day (9.30 - 3.30pm)  |  Platform: Teams 

Peep Progression Pathway 2024 - free Information session

Find out more about using the Peep Progression Pathway qualification units with your local families:
Join our next free Pathway Information Session for practitioners and managers 

Thur 13 June 3.30 - 4.30pm

> Email us for dates and we'll send you a Teams link for your calendar:  pathway@peeple.org.uk

Other training info:

• Email:  training@peeple.org.uk  or  tel: 01865 397970  with any questions
• Please book at least 10 working days before the course date, so there's time for your training pack to reach you.
• Contact us to find out about arranging a course for your staff.
• Payment and Cancellation Terms and Conditions:  Peep Learning Ltd, the trading arm of Peeple, will invoice you after receiving this booking form. Payment is due within 30 days of invoice date. Fees are only refundable if cancelled more than two weeks before the course. (Peep Learning Ltd vat registration no: 768 4173 94)

Peeple Centre, Oxford

Tel 01865 395145 (main office) or  Tel 01865 397970 (training queries)

To visit us/ for sat nav:
The Peeple Centre, Northfield Close (off Giles Road), Littlemore, Oxford OX4 4NH (NB this is the back entrance to The Oxford Academy Campus - there is currently no access from the front entrance to the Academy)

> link to Google map for Peeple Centre

> For precise location you can find us using the what3words addressing system:

For Peeple Centre - Training and Qualifications (Cabin 1): ///dared.organs.cases

For Peeple Centre - Practitioner base (Cabin 2): ///jump.exchanges.aside

For Little Peeple Nursery: ///soil.oven.hook

For Northfield Close Entrance pathway: ///sling.jump.crowds

You can download the free what3words apps for android and IOS - HERE

directions to the Peeple Centre: 

The easiest route is to turn off the A4142 Eastern Bypass at the Littlemore roundabout, turning north along the Oxford Road (ie left from A34/ Abingdon direction or right from London/ Birmingham/ M40 direction). 
Take the first right down Newman Road, then right at the first mini-roundabout along Cowley Road (Littlemore) and drive under the flyover. 
Take the first left down Champion Way, first right into Giles Road and second left into Northfield Close. 
The Peeple Centre (and the Littlemore entrance to Oxford Academy) are at the very end of Northfield Close. Turn right inside the gate and go down to the car park at the end of the drive, which is next to the Peeple Centre (Peep the Parrot faces mark the spot on the map below!). There is plenty of parking space.

Train and bus: Oxford train station is about 4 miles from the Peeple Centre. Stagecoach and Oxford Bus Company buses stop in Rose Hill approx every 15 minutes, about half a mile from the Peeple Centre (follow same walking route as for driving directions above). If you get a taxi, please give them the satnav postcode (OX4 4NH) or emphasise that we're only accessible from the Northfield Close, Littlemore entrance to the Oxford Academy.

Postal address:  The Peeple Centre, PO Box 1404, Oxford OX4 6XW

Peeple are based in Oxford and Edinburgh. We train and support practitioners across the UK and beyond. We have a Peep delivery team and Nursery in Oxford.  

Peeple Centre

Postal address: The Peeple Centre, P.O. Box 1404, Oxford OX4 6XW
To find us yourself/ sat nav: The Peeple Centre, Northfield Close, Littlemore, Oxford OX4 4NH  (click for more detailed directions)
Office: 01865  395145    General enquiries: info@peeple.org.uk       Facebook, Twitter & Instagram: @PeepleCentre     LinkedIn: Peeple     Linktr.ee - Peeple

Training & Support Team 

Email: training@peeple.org.uk  or   support@peeple.org.uk
Tel: 01865  397970 
Parent qualifications - Peep Progression Pathway:  pathway@peeple.org.uk  
Practitioner Accreditation:  PA@peeple.org.uk 

Little Peeple Nursery, Oxford

sat nav: Little Peeple Nursery, in the grounds of The Oxford Academy, Northfield Close entrance, Littlemore, Oxford OX4 4NH
[Postal address: Little Peeple Nursery, P.O. Box 1404, Oxford OX4 6XW]
tel: 01865 397972   or m 07376 379680
email: littlepeeplenursery@peeple.org.uk    www.peeple.org.uk/littlepeeplenursery

Peep with families - Delivery Team in Oxfordshire 

If you’re pregnant or a parent/carer of a 0-5 year old in Greater Leys, Blackbird Leys, Littlemore or Berinsfield in Oxford/shire, or a professional working with families in these areas, please contact us to find out more about free Peep Learning Together sessions:
Tel 01865 395145  or  email families@peeple.org.uk   or find out more: www.peeple.org.uk/parents-area

If you’re a parent or professional in another part of the UK, Ireland or Australia looking for local Peep sessions for families, please contact your local children’s or family hub/ centre or service (or training@peeple.org.uk), as we train practitioners in many different areas.

To find out more about which staff members deal with what aspects of work, see our staff page.

Peeple is an independent charity which supports parents and children to learn together. Registered charity no. 1144975 in England & Wales and no. SCO44031 in Scotland, and company limited by guarantee in England & Wales no. 07514469.
Peep Learning Ltd is the trading subsidiary of Peeple, providing training and materials on behalf of Peeple. Registered company no. 4089209. VAT reg. no. 768 4173 94.
Registered address (both Peep Learning Ltd and Peeple): The Peeple Centre, Littlemore, Oxford OX4 4NH

Peeple has a board of pro-active trustees with a strong background in education, family work and management at policy, academic and leadership levels.

David Bailey became our chair of trustees in April 2023. He is a self-employed finance consultant with extensive experience in Board development events in financial management, advising on competitive tenders and developing business cases, particularly in the health sector. He is a qualified accountant (Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) and has an Advanced Certificate in Marketing. David was Board Director of South West Environmental Parks Ltd, including Paignton Zoo, Newquay Zoo and Living Coasts and has been a trustee of Peeple since 2012.

Mark Harris is a business consultant with more than thirty years experience of international sales and marketing. He has held a range of senior executive positions, most recently as Global Senior Vice President of Quaker Chemical Corporation. Mark has been a trustee of Peeple since 2013 following completion of a project for the charity which he undertook as a volunteer with the Cranfield Trust, and was our chair of trustees from 2017 - 2023. He is also a trustee of Age UK Coventry & Warwickshire and the charity ZANE (Zimbabwe a National Emergency), and is a National Trust volunteer.

Neil McClelland OBE was the founding director of the National Literacy Trust, which works across the UK to raise literacy standards and promote reading. The Trust worked closely with Peep and he was on the advisory committee for the initial development of Peep. Neil was a secondary school teacher and education officer, before becoming Deputy Director, Schools for the Inner London Education Authority, with responsibility for pre-school and primary education, and then Director of Education for the London Borough of Greenwich. Neil now works as a consultant and personal/organisational development coach, a volunteer mentor and adviser to a variety of charities; he also contributes to international literacy developments via The Frankfurt Book Fair/UNESCO Literacy Campaign.

Teresa Smith has a life time of experience in work and research with families, including the national evaluation of children’s centres (ECCE 2001-2016) commissioned by the Department of Education. She was a specialist advisor to the House of Commons Children Schools and Families Select Committee (2004-2010) during their inquiries into children’s centres and social work training. Teresa worked in the Department of Social Policy and Intervention in the University of Oxford for many years, where she was Head of Department 1997-2005. She contributed to the reviews which led to the development of children’s centres.  Teresa has been involved with Peeple since she was part of the advisory board which helped set up the organisation in 1995, including three years as chair of trustees.

Nancy Stimson joined the Board of Peeple in June 2019, having previously worked as a volunteer consultant through the Cranfield Trust, reviewing and updating Peeple’s employment contracts and employee policies. Having retired from full-time employment as Group HR Director for an IT organisation, Nancy supports various charities from an HR perspective, is a volunteer Adviser for Citizens Advice, and acts as a mentor for women entrepreneurs through the Cherie Blair Foundation. She is also completing a distance learning MA in Communication and Applied Linguistics, and has a particular interest in early years language acquisition. 

Dr Alison Street has spent 30 years in community music education with families. She composed and compiled materials for the Peep Learning Together programme (2000). Her research interests focus on the musicality of adult-infant interactions from diverse social and cultural perspectives. Alison works as a consultant to national projects that support families with young children’s learning and communication through music. She was a tutor on the Masters Programme in Early Childhood Music accredited by Birmingham City University and associate lecturer at Oxford Brookes in Early Childhood Studies.

Professor Mary Wild is Head of the School of Education at Oxford Brookes University. Her career began as a primary school teacher and then a nursery leader. Mary's research interests include early childhood literacy, children’s thinking and the use of ICT to support learning. In 2009-10, she was a co-author on a national review on children’s cognitive and socio-emotional development that provided part of the evidence-base that informed the review of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Curriculum in England. She has subsequently published articles on early years professionalism and on early education outside of the traditional setting and has co-authored a number of texts designed to support students of early years education. Mary is a member of the British Psychological Society and the British Educational Research Association (BERA), the National Strategy Group for the Early Childhood Studies Degree Network in the UK and the Oxfordshire Strategic Schools Partnership.

Our staff

Chief Executive Officer: Sally Smith

Sally leads the staff team, develops collaborative relationships with others working in our sector, and is responsible for the strategic direction and financial management of Peeple. She has been CEO since 2011 and has worked for the organisation since 2006. Sally has a background in research, including at the Department of Education at the University of Oxford. Her doctoral thesis was about the origins and uses of the ORIM framework (which underpins the Peep Learning Together Programme).
sally.smith@peeple.org.uk    t 01865 395145   twitter/X: @Peeple_Sally 

Peep Training and Accreditation Team

National Training and Accreditation Manager: Liz Ersoy
Liz is responsible for the development, delivery, quality assurance and accreditation of Peep training and delivery support in the UK, Ireland and Australia. She worked within early learning, family support, staff training and management in Edinburgh for many years. Liz became Peeple's Training and Accreditation Manager in autumn 2021, after several years as a freelance Peep trainer, Peep Policy Officer then Family Learning Scotland manager. 
liz.ersoy@peeple.org.uk   t 07483 119866  twitter/X: @peeple_liz

Development Manager (England): Diane Campkin 
Diane is responsible for the development and delivery support of Peep Training in England. She has a long background in teaching in early years, as well as delivering training and support to other early years professionals. She joined Peeple as a freelance trainer before taking up her current role in June 2022.
diane.campkin@peeple.org.uk  t 07442 500693  twitter/X: @peeple_diane

Development Manager (Scotland): Vivianne McWhinnie
vivianne.mcwhinnie@peeple.org.uk 

Lead Trainer/ Implementation Support Manager: Debbie Rudman
debbie.rudman@peeple.org.uk    t 07774 329292

Qualifications Manager: Debbie Holmes
Debbie leads on the Peep Progression Pathway qualification units for parents, and the Peep Learning Together Programme accreditation for practitioners. She became a passionate advocate for Peep after delivering the Peep programme and parent accreditation to families whilst working as an Early Years teacher in both inner-city schools and children's centres. 
debbie.holmes@peeple.org.uk   t 07578 285002  twitter/X: @peeple_debbie

Families Learning Together Project: Scotland

Project Manager: Laura Niven
Laura leads our Families Learning Together project, part of the Scottish government's Whole Family Well-being Funding initiative. Laura's background is in early education, working in nurseries and nannying for several years before becoming a Lecturer of Early Learning and Childcare, during which time she discovered her passion for all things Peeple and Peep!
laura.niven@peeple.org.uk  t 07767 169539   twitter/X: @peeple_laura

Trainers and Training Administrators
We have a network of trainers based around the UK and Ireland who work for Peeple on a sessional basis. They are experienced in working with families, and the use of Peep programmes. Several of our trainers also co-ordinate delivery of the Programme within their local authority area, and deliver the training locally within a Peep Training and Support Agreement.
Our training administrators are central to the smooth organisation of Peep training and of both parent and practitioner accreditation.
training@peeple.org.uk  t 01865 397970

communications, development and operational teams

Communications Manager: Charlotte Holmes and Communications Officer: Keira Garrigan
Charlotte and Keira are responsible for communications which support the delivery of Peep programmes, including the Peeple website and digital media, and for marketing Peep training. Charlotte has worked in various roles at Peeple over the past twenty years, and has a background in psychology, literacy and education.  
charlotte.holmes@peeple.org.uk   twitter/X: @PeepleCharlotte
Keira joined Peeple in 2022, bringing her experience of content creation, digital marketing, writing and sharing her passion for getting children outdoors connecting with nature. 
keira.garrigan@peeple.org.uk
support@peeple.org.uk   t 01865 397976   Twitter/X, Facebook, Instagram: all @PeepleCentre    LinkedIn: Peeple

Project Manager - STEM/ Early Steps Together: Katy Baker
Katy leads on our projects supporting the foundations of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) and developing short videos to support the Learning Together Programme.  She has worked in a range of roles at Peeple since the late noughties, and has a background in community learning and development, early years education, and adult and family learning.
katy.baker@peeple.org.uk  t 07825 775459  

Finance Manager: Janet Sly
Janet manages our Peeple and PLL finances, overseeing our financial and legal planning. She has worked at Peeple for many years, with her role previously incorporating HR and premises.
janet.sly@peeple.org.uk  t 01865 397978

Human Resources Manager: Carey Hope
carey.hope@peeple.org.uk  or  jobs@peeple.org.uk for job enquiries   t 10865 592569
 

peep delivery, services and childcare in Oxfordshire

Local delivery and Growing Minds Manager: Becky Young
Becky is responsible for our work with families - in the Leys and Rose Hill areas of Oxford, and via Growing Minds, our collaborative school readiness project with Homestart Oxford & The Berin Centre, in Littlemore and Berinsfield. Becky has several years' experience as a primary school teacher and in working with families of under 5s, and joined Peeple in 2022.
becky.young@peeple.org.uk   t 01865 397971   twitter/X: @peeple_becky

Early Education and Childcare Manager (Oxfordshire): Lindsey Hart
Lindsey manages our Little Peeple Nursery in Littlemore, Oxford, and previously managed the Red Kite Children’s Centre in Thame on our behalf. She is an experienced NNEB and has set up and managed day nurseries at the local school and FE college, where she also lectured in Childcare and Education.  
lindsey.hart@peeple.org.uk  t 01865 397972

Educational consultant: Helen Stroudley
Helen is the educational consultant on behalf of Peeple for CBeebies' The Baby Club and The Toddler Club, and Moonbug's Little Baby Bum. She previously delivered Peep programmes and training, and managed local Peep delivery, and has previous experience as a nursery nurse (NNEB). 
helen.stroudley@peeple.org.uk

Administrators and Practitioners
At the Peeple Centre, we have a team of experienced administrators and Peep practitioners who work with local families and settings in and around Oxford, including in our Little Peeple Nursery. 
families@peeple.org.uk   t 01865 395145

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