Enjoyed delivering this introduction to NVivo with Dr Jamie Crowther on Monday! 🤓

A cute surprise on my desk to brighten up this rainy Monday morning! 🦆

As artist in residence for Born in Bradford - Age of Wonder - teenage stories , I met extraordinary Zahra 12, we made her portrait and I interviewed her about her life. I will be making portraits and interviewing a selection of these young people every year for the next 6 years.

Visited Carolyn Mendelsohn FRSA's studio yesterday. So wonderful to see all of her Age of Wonder: Teenage Stories portraits all together. These portraits are made annually and document young people's journeys through adolescence.

As part of my work with Born in Bradford as Artist In Residence for Age of Wonder - I am also doing a satellite project with young people I have made format portraits with. Here is a selection - Jahzara, Sachel, Frances and Jasminder. #ThePlaceILikeToBe #TheThingsILikeToDo

Today was the first of our monthly intern training days. It was brilliant to hear how much our placement students have been up to in their first three weeks with us and do some paper plane based team building! ✈️

Had a really interesting couple of days attending Nicole Brown's training course on analysing data collected through creative methods 👩🏻‍🎨 Looking forward to applying what I've learned 🤓

Young people empowered themselves this half term, using their voice to question the decision makers in Bradford on the things they find the most important. They shared their career aspirations and showed us how the future should be shaped. Thank you to everyone who took part.

At University of Bradford this morning to speak to students about Born in Bradford placements and bumped into one of our former placement students who is now a Research Associate at the university. Fantastic to see how the hands on research experience equips students for the future!

We’re delighted to announce the release of a new LSP - Languages in UK Education special collection, guest-edited by Charles Forsdick @cforsdick.bsky.social and Wendy Bennett. It explores how the UK can embrace its linguistic diversity and tackle the languages crisis. 📖: lspjournal.com

Lightfoot, Kozińska & Sheehan analyse the opportunities and challenges faced by HHCLs (e.g. Polish, French) in education. Two key recommendations 1.Integrate HHCLs into mainstream education 2.Recognize their emotional & cultural value for students Charles Forsdick @cforsdick.bsky.social LSP Policy Journal

❗New publication❗Delighted to share our article on the untapped linguistic potential of heritage language speakers in UK schools, with case studies on Polish and French.

City project helps teachers tailor pupil support bbc.in/3D6IUgf

Had a brilliant morning at work learning about Lego Serious Play and how it can be used in research 🤓 Thanks for a great session Emilia Trapasso!

In July Born in Bradford: Age of Wonder hosted WonderFest! This saw young people, parents and community members come together to celebrate the achievements of BiB: Age of Wonder including the world premier of the Age of Wonder Documentary!

A new series of portraits of #Bradford teenagers had been unveiled at the Bradford Royal Infirmary. They’re taken by photographer Carolyn Mendelsohn FRSA as part of the Born in Bradford Age of Wonder Teenage Stories. I spoke to those involved for BCB 106.6fm - catch my interviews later today after 5pm

Have to say the portraits add a really human touch where so often hospitals have rather anonymous neutral artwork on the walls. One nurse said she loved going to see them in her break. Find them on the level 1 corridor near Outpatients West. Dr Kate Lightfoot

📢 Participant Call for Dissertation Research! 📢 Are you a current Psychology undergraduate student from an ethnic minority background in the UK? Are you interested in decolonising education? Please consider taking part, or sharing with students who may be interested!

1/1 I work with 25-30 young people annually, making portraits/interview them over 6-7 years, as artist in residence for Age of Wonder Born in Bradford A tiny part of the world renown longitudinal health research study led by John Wright and Prof Rosie McEachan 🇪🇺 Here is Francis 13, 14 & 15

The postface by Wendy Bennett & Charles Forsdick @cforsdick.bsky.social in the Languages in UK Education special collection highlights key themes shaping the future of language education in the UK. What are the main takeaways? 🧵👇lspjournal.com/post/languages…