Play and Pedagogy
Carrying out the research for the section on Play and Pedagogy was a pleasure. This was because the field of play scholarship is extensive, international, multi-disciplinary and progressive in...
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Researching our Early Years Curriculum: Policy, Practice and Professionalism
A BCF Event for schools, colleges, universities and early years settings Online registration has now closed. If you want to attend this event, please email...
BERA-TACTYC Early Childhood Research Review 2003-2017
We are pleased to announce the launch of the BERA/TACTYC Review of Early Childhood Education and Care in the UK, 2003-2017. This review has involved a wide range of early childhood specialists,...
Can self-advocacy skills support young people to participate in person-centred planning? An example from research involving young people with dyslexia
As part of a radical reform of educational and health support for young people (YP) with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities, the Code of Practice (DfE & DH, 2015) now advocates the use of...
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Leadership in Early Childhood: Is it just for those working at the very top?
This blog explores some of the key findings from the book ‘Leading in Early Childhood’, by Geraldine Davis, Anglia Ruskin University and Gemma Ryder, University of East London. Our research...
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Professionalism and the early years practitioner
Government-led workforce reforms in the early years sector have led to significant change in the range and level of qualifications available to practitioners, and social and economic policy over...
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BERA/TACTYC 2016 Academic and User Reviews: Early Childhood Education Keynote symposium
Members of the Early Childhood SIG are presenting the BERA/TACTYC Academic Review of Early Childhood Education, bringing together specialists in BERA and TACTYC (Association for Professional...
Continue reading blog postInternational Perspectives On Educational Inequalities And Social Policy-Making
Following Teesside University’s successful social policy REF (Research Excellence Framework) submission I accepted a formal invitation to attend The Bremen International Graduate School of...
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The Arts: An Interesting Approach in the Early Years Settings
The early years settings have a very strong influence on children’s future cognitive and social performance. The interactions and the activities in this area hold an important role in...
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Visual methods, objects and material culture in early childhood
This Innovation Session that took place at BERA took the form of a workshop/masterclass in researching early childhood using visual methodologies, combining presentations, graffiti and Information...
Continue reading blog postDe-professionalising or re-professionalising the Early Childhood Workforce in England
This blog is based on the papers presented in the BERA 2015 Conference Symposium ‘De-professionalising or re-professionalising the Early Childhood Workforce in England?’ Elizabeth Wood, Jo...
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‘We’re still here!’ Higher aspirations for young people with life limiting impairments
There are now many more young people living across the UK with life limiting impairments than ever before. An example of this is Duchenne Muscular dystrophy (DMD), a genetic muscle wasting...
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