Graduate Stories: Winner of the Excellence in Professional Practice Award 2023

Tamzin Murphy was nominated for the Head of Institute of Education, Excellence in Professional Practice and was presented this award at the BA(Hons) Early Childhood in Society Graduation in September 2023. The award is in recognition of the important work that students undertake when on placement and the positive impact they can make. Research shows… Continue reading Graduate Stories: Winner of the Excellence in Professional Practice Award 2023

EECERA Conference 2023: Portugal

From Thursday 31st August till Saturday 2nd September 2023, Angela Hodgkins, a senior lecturer from the Department for Children and Families, attended the European Early Childhood Educational Research Association (EECERA) conference. The conference is held annually at a different European city each year, and this year it was in Estoril, Portugal. The conference theme was… Continue reading EECERA Conference 2023: Portugal

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Publications and Outputs: Collaborative Multi Professional Working 

Hodgkins, A. and Prowle, A. (2023) Strength-based Practice with Children and Families, Critical Publishing.   Kubiak, C., Fenton-O’Creevy, M., Appleby, K., Kempster, M., Reed, M., Solvason, C. and Thorpe, M. (2015) ‘Brokering boundary encounters’ in Wenger-Trayner, E., Fenton-O’Creevy, M., Hutchinson, S., Kubiak, C. and Wenger-Trayner, B. (Eds) Landscapes of Practice, Oxon: Routledge.  Solvason, C. (2017)… Continue reading Publications and Outputs: Collaborative Multi Professional Working 

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Publications and Outputs: Leadership 

Gallagher, S. (2023) Early Childhood Studies in a Polarised Dystopia: Pedagogy as ethical leadership in education’, in C. Solvason and G. Elliott (eds) Ethics in Education: Contemporary Perspectives on Research, Pedagogy and Leadership, Bradford: Ethics International Press, pp 43-65.   Solvason, C. (2020)  Building a positive community culture: the role leader collaborations across primary schools… Continue reading Publications and Outputs: Leadership 

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Publications and Outputs: Special Educational Needs 

Solvason, C. and Proctor, S. (2021) ‘You have to find the right words to be honest’: nurturing relationships between teachers and parents of children with Special Educational Needs. Support for Learning, 36 (3). pp. 470-485. ISSN 0268-2141.  Sutton-Tsang, S. (2022) Valuing Children with Special Educational Needs and Disability. In: Exploring and Celebrating the Early Childhood… Continue reading Publications and Outputs: Special Educational Needs 

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Publications and Outputs: Exploring Practice and the Practitioner’s Voice 

Hodgkins, A. (2017) CCE Student Conference, presentation: ‘Practitioners in Crisis: the emotional impact of working with young children’  Hodgkins, A. and Pinches, L. (2017) Students as Academic Partners project presentation, UW Learning and Teaching conference, ‘Attracting more male Students to CCF courses’   Hodgkins, A. and Prowle, A. (2023) Strength-based Practice with Children and Families, Critical… Continue reading Publications and Outputs: Exploring Practice and the Practitioner’s Voice 

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Publications and Outputs: Studying in Higher Education & Practitioner development 

Elliot, G., Kadi-Hanifi, K. and Solvason, C. (2018) Your Guide to Successful Postgraduate Study, London: Sage.   Gallagher, S. and Stobbs, N. (2021) ‘Utopia as method with early childhood undergraduates: personal political potential and practitioner power’, Paper presentation at the online conference, Social Pedagogy and Social Education: Here and Now – Creating Hope in Dystopia,… Continue reading Publications and Outputs: Studying in Higher Education & Practitioner development 

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Publications and Outputs: Social Pedagogy 

Gallagher, S. and Stobbs, N. (2021) ‘Utopia as method with early childhood undergraduates: personal political potential and practitioner power’, Paper presentation at the online conference, Social Pedagogy and Social Education: Here and Now – Creating Hope in Dystopia, International Online Conference 22-24 June 2021, Thempra and SPA (Social Pedagogy Association Asociación de Pedagogía Social).  Gallagher,… Continue reading Publications and Outputs: Social Pedagogy 

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Publications and Outputs: Safeguarding 

Gallagher, S. (2020) ‘What do we mean when we say we are learning from case reviews? A focus on learning and the transfer of learning and implications for case review practice’, Presentation to Practice Learning Review Specialist Interest Group (Association of Child Protection Professionals), held at the University of Birmingham.   Gallagher, S. and Sutton-Tsang, S.… Continue reading Publications and Outputs: Safeguarding 

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Publications and Outputs: Adverse Life Experiences 

Harvell, J. & Prowle, A. (2019) Reflections on the lived experiences of refugee children in a French refugee camp. In Jain, P. & Savvides, N. (Eds) BERA Special Edition Research Intelligence.  Hodgkins, A. and Prowle, A. (2023) Strength-based Practice with Children and Families, Critical Publishing.  Prowle, A. & Harvell, J. (2017). Play provision enhances the… Continue reading Publications and Outputs: Adverse Life Experiences 

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