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Hannah Holdgate

Senior Lecturer

Department of Education

01752 636700

hholdgate@marjon.ac.uk


Hannah Holdgate, staff member

Role Summary

 

Hannah has worked in Early Years for over 20 years. She is a a former SureStart Children's Centre Manager, Nursery Manager and Early Years Professional, assessor and mentor. She is particularly interested in Play, Inclusion and Leadership. Hannah is passionate about improving qualification levels across the early years workforce and championing a graduate led early years workforce. Her research interests include mentoring in early years and continuing professional development opportunities within the early years. Hannah is a Senior Fellow with Advance HE and leads and teaches across a range of modules and programmes. 

Qualifications

 

  • MA Early Childhood Studies
  • National Professional Qualification in Integrated Centre Leadership
  • Early Years Professional Status
  • BSc (Econ) Early Childhood Studies

Teaching

 

I teach on the following 

  • PGDip with EYITT
  • FDA in Early Years and Learning and Teaching
  • BA (Hons) Education
  • BA (Hons) Childhood Practice

Research

 

 

Publications

 

Holdgate, Hannah and Garcia, Jayne (2025) Applying Early Years Pedagogic Principles to the Workforce. Early Education Journal, Summer (106).
Holdgate, Hannah and Garcia, J (2025) The Need to Nurture: Supporting early years staff through continuing professional development. Early Education Journal, Summer (106)
Holdgate< Hannah  and Whyborne, L. (2025)  Coaching, mentoring and supervision within the early years workforce: An Early Years Teacher's Perspective. Early Education Journal, Summer (106). 
Gonzalez, Sarah-Jayne and Holdgate, Hannah (2023) Is there a place for love in early childhood education and care in England? Early years educators’ beliefs. Research in Teacher Education (RITE), 13 (1). pp. 44-48. ISSN 2046-1240 (print) | 2047-3818 (online)
Holdgate, Hannah (2021) Risk management of Covid-19 in Early Years Settings in the UK. In: Evaluation and Management in Early Years Settings. UNSPECIFIED

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