Matt Caldwell discusses the philosophies that have informed the educational approaches and projects at Ilminster Avenue Nursery School, Bristol.
Joined by the school's dog, Jake, Caldwell reflects on his personal influences and the application of a socially driven pedagogical approach in a nursery education context.
He discusses ‘The Nursery With No Toys’, a 2019 project at the nursery in which plastic, commercial toys were replaced with objects made from natural materials, considering the impact of the project on the school and, more broadly, educational spaces as sites of social change.