Sparkbrook Children's Zone
Episodes
Chickenpox
30 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Chiara and Fran are chatting all things Chickenpox. A very common virus, particularly for kids - so be sure to know what to expect from it! In ...
Hay fever
16 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, Chiara and Fran sit down to chat about Hay fever. What are the different types, how does it affect people differently? How can...
Top Tips for a Healthy Pregnancy
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode we talk with Deepthi Jyothish, co-creator of Bump Ready, about the Bump Ready Booklet, and we chat through some of the key top tips fo...
Why Should I Plan Pregnancy?
16 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode we talk with Deepthi Jyothish, co-creator of Bump Ready, all about why it is important to plan your pregnancy. This is such an importa...
Contraception
02 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, we sat down with Mandy Tyler from the Umbrella Sexual Health Service to chat about what contraception is, what the different f...
What is Umbrella?
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode we talk about the Umbrella Sexual Health Offer, which is unique to Birmingham and Solihull. We had Mandy Tyler, the Umbrell...
Flu
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, we cover the topic of Flu, a very popular topic this Winter, an issue which leads to over 8,000 hospital admissions for childr...
Winter Bugs
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode on the Sparkbrook Children's Zone Podcast, we spoke to Nazmeen, our Senior Family Support Advisor, and Chris, one of our co-clinic...
How to Support Early Learning and Home Language
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we chat with Abi Ellis, from the National Literacy Trust, about how parents and carers can support their children at home in the very ...
Navigating Diet & Nutrition with a SEND Child
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this weeks episode we are joined by Hall Green and Selly Oak's Early Help Lead, Kirsty Arrowsmith. Kirsty's SEND journey with her son start...
Eczema
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode we break down the issue of Eczema with Doctor Houssam and Programme Manager Simarjeet.We discuss topics such as:- What is E...
Asthma
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we chat to SCZ Doctor Houssam, and SCZ Programme Manager Simarjeet Kaur, around the issue of Asthma, which re regularly see in our cli...
Doctor Houssam's Smoking Story
13 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As a follow on from the previous episode, we sit down with our SCZ Doctor Houssam who shares his personal story of how he went from being addicted to ...
Does Smoking Impact the Whole Family?
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hello! On this week's Podcast, we are joined by Doctor Houssam Abusibah & Early Help Family Support Advisor, Nazmeen Rahimi.We are chatting al...
Startwell: Benefits of Fruit & Vegetables
15 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we were able to sit down with Mel Cox from Startwell and discuss all things Fruits and Vegetables and how important they are for a child'...
What are the Benefits of Exercising?
01 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we chat to SCZ Doctor Fran Dutton & Programme Manager Simarjeet Kaur about all the benefits of exercise, for both children & a...
School Readiness
18 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join the Sparkbrook Children's Zone team, Chiara Luxmoore, Doctor Fran Dutton, and Simarjeet Kaur, as they discuss all things School Readiness. Th...
What is Early Help?
05 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode our SCZ Podcast host sat down with Summer Baillarger, Senior Early Help Development Worker for Hall Green and Selly Oak Early Help to ...
Oral Health
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode we sat down with the BCHC Oral Health Improvement Team and talked through all the key ways parents and carers can look after their chi...
Measles
07 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk with SCZ Clinical Lead, Doctor Fran Dutton, and SCZ Programme Manager, Simarjeet Kaur, all about Measles.The conversation cov...
What are the Benefits of Reading for Adults?
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we continued our conversation with Kyle Turakhia, the Birmingham hub manager for the National Literacy Trust, and this time we discuss...
Does Reading Impact a Child's Development?
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we sat down with Kyle Turakhia, the Birmingham hub manager for the National Literacy Trust, and discussed all the impacts reading can have f...
What is the Household Support Fund?
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The £200 Household Support Fund is for anyone in Birmingham facing financial hardship. In this episode we have a Hall Green and Selly Oak Household S...
Vaccinations
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What are vaccines and why do we have them?In this episode we have Doctor Fran Dutton offering her medical expertise, and Nazmeen Rahimi, Early Help Fa...
Fussy Eating
01 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What is fussy eating and how do I help my child not be a fussy eater anymore?In this episode we have Doctor Fran Dutton offering her medical expertise...
Constipation
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Constipation is experienced by 1 in 3 children within the UK. In this bitesize episode we got both our NHS Doctor, Chris Bird, and our Early Help Fami...
Introduction
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Podcast host Chiara Luxmoore discusses with Simarjeet Kaur (Programme Manager) what Sparkbrook Children's Zone is, and what the purpose is for cre...