After years of neglect under the Conservatives, we are delivering a sea change to early education to ensure every child gets the best start in life. My comments during Education Questions today👇🏻

Just some of our newest #graduates at today’s ceremony, including academic Peter Goy! Congrats everyone! 🎓👨‍🎓👩‍🎓 #UONGrads #Graduation #UON #Northampton

Check out this researcher at UniofNorthampton Research Explorer: Helen Simmons pure.northampton.ac.uk/en/persons/hel…

There is a lot of concern about recently qualified staff who appear to find adjusting to the workplace a challenge. Listen to my newest podcast with Professor Eunice Lumsden, and find out what this means for us as employers! leyf.org.uk/news/talking-e…

I feel so privileged to work with amazing colleagues, who open not close doors, inspirational story samanthaweeks Dr Kyffin Jones Toby Purser

WE HAVE WON!!! We won a national Innovate UK KTP award for our work with Scottish Leather Group SLG! Awesome!! Leather UK ICLT - Institute for Creative Leather Technologies World Leather & Leatherbiz International Leather Maker UniofNorthampton The Faculty of Arts, Science and Technology

Important reading ECSDN search.app/Y7suCskKxJDFea…

I am deeply honoured to have been appointed to serve in the House of Lords. It is the greatest privilege of my life, after 40 years working to improve the life chances of children & families to have been given this incredible opportunity to continue that work in Parliament.

Guest editing ⁦BBC Today programme was a wonderful experience. I got the chance to expand on my mantra #Childhoodlastsalifetime’. I explore how so much influences children, especially the media. Do listen to the programme tomorrow if you get a chance ⁦BBC Radio 4 Today⁩

"Children's programmes, as we know them, are in crisis." Guest editor Baroness Floella Benjamin tells #R4Today she believes not enough is being done to make children's television 'for now'.

Excellent hearing your messages again this morning Floella Benjamin #Childhoodlastsalifetime #optimism is so important but we have so much to do to help future generations have the world they deserve. It not only takes a village to raise a child but political will.

JOB ALERT - Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Education (Childhood, Youth and Families) at the University of Northampton. Full details: jobs.northampton.ac.uk/vacancy/lectur… #JobHunt #vacancies #EarlyYears #education

Senior Lecturer @TanWillDoIt has two pieces of good news - an appointment to the EECERA and she has a new book out, to be launched at The Voice Of Early Childhood next month. northampton.ac.uk/news/two-piece… #earlyyears #childhood

Thank you David. Really pleased to be re-elected. Hope all is well with you

Love that David. I was introduced to a new concept this week…semi retire so you can do more. You are living the dream. 😀

Every child has the right to a decent home ‼️In 2025, in one of the richest nations in the world, babies & children are dying in inadequate temporary accommodation 👶🏿👶🏼👶🏾 Young lives needlessly cut short due to failures in policy to address issues raised more than 20 yrs ago🚨👇

A Happy X Birthday to us…thank you to all our followers for talking with us and sharing the good news about our Faculty, students and staff. 🎉🥳🎂🎁🎊 Dr Jacob Saranga / Gail Forrester-Gale / Dr. Roshni Khatri / Professor Eunice Lumsden / Julian Brown / Ruth Smith RN / Martyn Wyres

Great The Times and The Sunday Times editorial backing our call to help children get off their screens and playing outdoors again.

#IMHAW2025 will highlight the crucial job that specialised teams and services do, both supporting babies and their families, and helping local services to join-up and ensure someone is always holding the baby! Keep an eye on our website for updates bit.ly/42nUI63

"It was wonderful to see guests explore what food means to them and lifestyle changes to take away." Our Nourishing Connections Festival showcased healthy #food, cooking #nutritious meals and #grocery budgeting for local families. Dr Emel Thomas northampton.ac.uk/news/universit…