Get involved everyone - we need to .... Prioritise Children's Right to Play in the UK - Sign the Petition! chng.it/4R58mcrd via Change.org UK
#PowerofPlay

Those of us who worked in Sure Start could see the difference it was making. Part of the success was highly qualified and experienced professionals working together for the benefit of children and families. This is not the same as ‘free childcare places’. Nottingham Trent University Institute of Education Early Childhood Studies Degrees Network #ECSDN

I've written a piece about what's gone wrong for our children - we know they are unhappy - look around the streets you live on and you might get a clue why...

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🇬🇧✍️Exploring the MTAS campaign against standardized testing in England, this study uncovers innovative resistance tactics, emphasizing the power of expert knowledge and strategic networking.
King's College London King's School of Education Communication & Society Australian Catholic University

#MTAS #FightTheTest

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My brother Mohammed survived #GazaGenocide !

'Baba habibi,' my 5-yr-old niece's voice hugging & comforting her dad after 35 days of separation killed me. Moh was in a tent in Rafah alone, hungry, cold with 💣 & smell of death all around. The psychological terror is unforgivable.

Three posts in one day after an X hiatus. Please consider coming to the Sheffield Literacies and Language Conference on June 14th and 15th in Sheffield. Keynote speakers are: kris gutierrez #equitybydesign, Navan Govender, Ian Cushing, and Julia Snell. Here is the link: sheffield.ac.uk/education/rese…

Thank you Declan Dowkes👨🏻‍🏫📚 for inviting me to speak at the Education @ HudUni Undergraduate Framework Conference, it was a pleasure to meet you all and the workshop was excellent

Meanwhile... #WorldBookDay in the refugee camps of #Gaza & the world will be celebrated only thanks to the heroism of those storytellers who have survived.

And managed to keep to keep their books & stories in tact.

God bless every one of them.

#EndALLWars
#ReadingIsMagic

We just invaded the Houses of Parliament, singing loud and clear: #StopRosebank ! No new oil and gas drilling in the North Sea! The Rosebank oil and gas licenses will cause an extra 200m tons of CO2 emissions, while doing nothing to lower our energy bills #GreenEnergyisCheapEnergy

Excited about this year's Literacies and Language Conference: Towards (extra)ordinary literacies and linguistic futures with keynotes from Prof Julia Snell , Ian Cushing , Navan Govender and kris gutierrez #equitybydesign hosted by Literacies and Language Research Cluster Please share! sheffield.ac.uk/education/rese…

Transcripts of the oral evidence presented to the first hearing of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities Inquiry into Children Young People and the Built Environment are now available to read. So much expert testimony about the importance of meeting children's needs for play and independent mobility!

Good luck to our Co-Founders/Co-Directors Alice Ferguson and Ingrid Skeels, representing children's voices at the Select Committee hearing on Children, young people and the built environment this morning - watch the session here: committees.parliament.uk/event/20408/fo…

Third Space Theory in multicultural education highlights children's resistance to hegemonic, monocultural discourses. In this paper, I urge contemporary adaptations to retain its spirit of agency, transformation and liberation.

**EYFS CHANGES** 🧵

An updated version of the Early Years Foundation Stage Framework (EYFS) has been published, effective from 4 January 2024.

The new version includes a number of changes including to qualification requirements and support for children with EAL

New publication: In this SLR I explore the wide range of conceptualisations of the term 'third space' in multicultural educational settings (aged 4-6). I demonstrate these conceptualisations exist on a continuum from transformative- complexity reduction. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

aaaand the supreme court has ruled the Rwanda plan unlawful! Finally, a small beacon of hope in very dark time.

Excited for Christina Tatham and Laura Cleton talking about illegalised migrant and asylum-seeking children - an important and timely discussion, organised with Patrícia Martuscelli and the Migration Research Group. Sign up here, and online link for hybrid attendance to follow!

In solidarity with colleagues who have been put through this, if education is to improve the DfE and Ofsted need to listen to experts, not subject them to aggressive monitoring for having ideas that diverge from the officially sanctioned doctrine

What an amazing time at #YIF2023 demonstrating #multiculturalism is a beautiful thing we embrace Suella

Our PM should be 'standing up' for children, not motorists! Children's health is in a dire state. They are killed and injured every day on the roads. Unsafe streets = inactive, unhappy, isolated kids. This should be the focus. #SafeStreetsNow
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