BECERA 2026: Call for papers We are delighted to invite early years practitioners, researchers and students to submit their research proposals for presentation at the 16th annual BECERA Conference. Find out more here: mailchi.mp/4f635c3e8bf5... #BECERA2026 #BECERA #CallForPapers

BECERA 2026: Call for papers We are delighted to invite early years practitioners, researchers and students to submit their research proposals for presentation at the 16th annual BECERA Conference. Find out more here: mailchi.mp/4f635c3e8bf5... #BECERA2026 #BECERA #CallForPapers

We regret to inform you that there's a phishing email doing the rounds, pretending to be Dr Christine Pascal. Chris has NOT contacted members recently, and we would like to remind our audience of the dangers of submitting any personal information online. Thank you, CREC

CREC joins the call to embed children’s rights in law and policymaking. As the Lords prepare to debate the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, we back: • A statutory duty on Ministers • Mandatory CRIAs Led by @crae_official, @unicef.org & @nspcc.bsky.social bit.ly/42CRDkw #ChildRights #UNCRC

CREC are seeking to appoint a Course External Examiner for the MA Education (Early Years) accredited by Birmingham City University (BCU). Register your interest with Helen Lyndon by Sunday, 30th April 2025. [email protected] #AcademicJobs #ExaminerJobs #MAExaminer #EarlyYears

In this guest post Dr Opeyemi Osadiya discusses her BECERA presentation which aimed to highlight how ethical encounters with young children were successfully navigated during research whilst learning for sustainability in an EY setting in England. www.crec.co.uk/becera-posts... #BECERA2025 #BECERA

In this guest post, Daniel Kuria shares his experiences of attending BECERA Annual Conference and presenting his research for the first time. www.crec.co.uk/becera-posts... #BECERA2025 #BECERA #EarlyChildhood

Missed #BECERA2025 and want to view the conference posters? You can! buff.ly/U1wTXiu #BECERA #EarlyChildhood #EarlyYears #PosterPresentations #CREC

Another post-conference piece from a BECERA 2025 presenter; this time it's the turn of Dr James Hall, Associate Professor of Psychology of Education at the University of Southampton. 📑 buff.ly/3QAHfTA #BECERA#BECERA2025

The conference may be over, but the learning is not! Thanks to our guest writer and BECERA 2025 presenter, Melanie Yates-Boothby. 📑 https://buff.ly/4iftPrM #BECERA2025

@becerauk.bsky.social colleagues will be interested in this ⬇️

The first book-length critical reception of Barrie Thorne’s classic, Gender Play. Thirty years later, Gender Replay celebrates and reflects on this classic, extending Thorne’s scholarship into a new generation. Shop the book📚 https://buff.ly/42Milrs @becerauk.bsky.social #BECERA2025

Thanks @becerauk.bsky.social for another great conference. Great to listen to Prof Laura Lundy and hear about the work of so many educators and researchers making a difference in ECEC. 🙏

Symposium IV/ B - ethics and identity at #BECERA2025

📑 The final guest post in our series from BECERA 2025, to round off an amazing day in Birmingham. #BECERA2025 #EarlyChildhood

Symposium III/D ethical entanglements and autoethnography - an interesting thread through this symposium about the complexity and richness of narrative methodologies. #BECERA2025

📑 The penultimate guest post from BECERA 2025 - a little something to read on your train home from today in Birmingham? #BECERA2025 #Music #EarlyChildhood

BECERA would like to thank all presenters and attendees at today's conference. We would love to hear your feedback on the event; if you would take a few moments to leave us a comment or review on any of our platforms we'd really appreciate it. We use LinkedIn, BlueSky, and Facebook. #BECERA2025

SET IV/C: PERPSECTIVES ON INCLUSION IN EARLY YEARS - Room: Show, 1st Floor Chaired by Claire Butterly, Mary Immaculate College/ LINC programme, Ireland For the full programme and more detail of all of the symposium sets you can visit the website: https://buff.ly/3XW5P5P and please use #BECERA2025.

SET IV/D: CAPTURING VARIED VOICES AND IDENTITY IN ECE - Room: Tell, 1st Floor Chaired by Janet Hetherington, Birmingham City University, England For the full programme and more detail of all of the symposium sets you can visit the website here: https://buff.ly/3XW5P5P and please use #BECERA2025.

SET IV/B: ETHICS AND IDENTITY ISSUES FOR EARLY YEARS LECTURERS AND RESEARCHERS - Room: Smile & Think, 2nd Floor Chaired by Donna Gaywood, University of Gloucestershire, England For the full programme and more detail of all of the symposium sets you can visit the website: https://buff.ly/3XW5P5P

SET IV/A: USING RESEARCH TO CHALLENGE INEQUALITIES IN THE SYSTEM - Room: Explore, 2nd Floor Chaired by Carmel Ward, Early Childhood Ireland, Ireland For the full programme and more detail of all of the symposium sets you can visit the website: https://buff.ly/3XW5P5P and please use #BECERA2025.

Time for a little caffeine to help us through the final Symposium of the day, Set IV, starting just after 16.00. Details to follow shortly, but for the full programme you can visit the website here: https://buff.ly/3XW5P5P and please use #BECERA2025 in any posts on social media.

Gender Play immerses readers in the everyday lives of a group of working-class children to examine the social interactions that shape their gender identities. Shop the new Rutgers Classic Edition📚https://buff.ly/4gFrnd8 @becerauk.bsky.social #BECERA2025

A resource for educators interested in spending time in nature with their students. Bringing over two decades of experience working outdoors with teachers and students, Butler offers curricular guidance on nature-based lessons. 📚https://buff.ly/4jVf6nt @becerauk.bsky.social #BECERA2025

SET III/C: PROFESSIONAL ISSUES AND IDENTITIES - Room: Show, 1st Floor Chaired by Dr Nathan Archer, Independent Researcher, United Kingdom For the full programme and more detail of all of the symposium sets you can visit the website here: https://buff.ly/3XW5P5P and please use #BECERA2025

SET III/B: ETHICAL PARTICIPATION AND ASSENT WITH YOUNG CHILDREN - Room: Smile & Think, 2nd Floor Chaired by Dr Opeyemi Osadiya, University of Plymouth, England For the full programme and more detail of all of the symposium sets you can visit the website: https://buff.ly/3XW5P5P and use #BECERA2025.

SET III/A: RESEARCHING ETHICALLY WITH CHILDREN: INSIGHTS FROM THE BCU EARLY CHILDHOOD TEAM - Room: Explore, 2nd Floor Chaired by Amanda Bateman, Birmingham City University. For the full programme and more detail of all of the symposium sets you can visit the website here: https://buff.ly/3XW5P5P

Is your brain full yet? Hopefully not, because after a stretch of the legs it's time for Symposium Set III! Details to follow shortly, but for the full programme you can visit the website here: https://buff.ly/3XW5P5P #BECERA2025 #BECERA #CREC #Birmingham #Conference #EarlyChildhood

Symposium II/ C generating knowledge by working with practitioners - the relational aspects of researching alongside educators. #BECERA2025

SET II/D: SUPPORTING YOUNG CHILDREN'S MATHEMATICAL DEVELOPMENT - Room: Tell, 1st Floor Chaired by Elizabeth Carruthers, Children's Mathematics Network. For the full programme and more detail of all of the symposium sets you can visit the website: https://buff.ly/3XW5P5P and #BECERA2025.

SET II/C: GENERATING KNOWLEDGE BY WORKING WITH PRACTITIONERS - Room: Show, 1st Floor Chaired by Jenny Shaw, Busy Bees, United Kingdom For the full programme and more detail of all of the symposium sets you can visit the website here: https://buff.ly/3XW5P5P and please use #BECERA2025 in any posts.

SET II/B: ETHICS IN PRACTICE - Room: Smile & Think, 2nd Floor Chaired by Zoe Raven, Acorn Early Years, England For the full programme and more detail of all of the symposium sets you can visit the website here: https://buff.ly/3XW5P5P and please use #BECERA2025 in any posts on social media.

SET II/A: LISTENING TO CHILDREN - Room: Explore, 2nd Floor Chaired by: Caroline Wright, Bright Horizons, United Kingdom For the full programme and more detail of all of the symposium sets you can visit the website here: https://buff.ly/3XW5P5P and please use #BECERA2025 in any posts.

SET III/D: ETHICAL ENTANGLEMENTS AND (AUTO)ETHNOGRAPHY - Room: Tell, 1st Floor Chaired by Victoria Jefferies, Edge Hill University, England For the full programme and more detail of all of the symposium sets you can visit the website here: https://buff.ly/3XW5P5P and please use #BECERA2025

Just rehearsing the practicalities at the end of Symp 1/C #BECERA2025

Symposium 1/C mindfulness and well-being - thinking mindfulness for children, parents and educators across three linked projects. #BECERA2025

We hope you enjoyed your morning and are ready to relax and refresh before we go again with Symposium Set II from 13.00. Details to follow shortly, but for the full programme you can visit the website here: https://buff.ly/3XW5P5P and please use #BECERA2025 in any posts on social media.

Hearing from @chrispascal.bsky.social at #BECERA2025. Looking forward to the day hearing from passionate early years researchers and practitioners. @childpart.bsky.social

We're in Birmingham at BECERA 2025, showcasing early childhood titles from our publishers. Delighted to see author of the brand new Play Environment Rating Scale and Creative Environment Rating Scale ECERS Extension, Igor Shiyan, at the conference #BECERA2025

Inspired by the keynote at #BECERA2025 by @lauralundy.bsky.social. A really interesting talk with attention to the #humanright of dignity. It triggered my ongoing thoughts around the issue of young childrens 'awareness' of the right to be heard, and the gap between this (5-7yr) and adult experiences

Symposium Set I/D: DEVELOPING AGENCY, HIGHER ORDER THINKING AND DEEP LEVEL LEARNING IN YOUNG CHILDREN - Room: Tell, 1st Floor Chaired by Jane Murray, University of Northampton. For the full programme and more detail of all of the symposium sets: https://buff.ly/3XW5P5P and please use #BECERA2025

Symposium Set I/C is MINDFULNESS AND WELLBEING - Room: Show, 1st Floor Chaired by Louise Hannan, Centre for Research and Early Childhood (CREC), England For the full programme and more detail of all of the symposium sets you can visit the website and please use #BECERA2025

Chiaraluce presents the voices of fifty primary caregivers of neurodivergent children who illuminate the process through which laywomen become expert caregivers to provide the best care for their children. Shop the book📚https://buff.ly/3Qg5KFC @becerauk.bsky.social #BECERA2025

Today we are at #BECERA2025 @becerauk.bsky.social Looking forward to seeing colleagues and friends, and presenting findings from our children's advisory board

Symposium Set I/B: DIGITAL PLAY AND TECHNOLOGIES IN EARLY YEARS PRACTICE AND RESEARCH - ETHICS ISSUES AND OPPORTUNITIES - Room: Smile & Think, 2nd Floor Chaired by Clare Daniels, University of Wolverhampton/CREC). buff.ly/3XW5P5P for programme; please use #BECERA2025 in any posts on social media.

Symposium Set I/B: DIGITAL PLAY AND TECHNOLOGIES IN EARLY YEARS PRACTICE AND RESEARCH - ETHICS ISSUES AND OPPORTUNITIES - Room: Smile & Think, 2nd Floor Chaired by Clare Daniels, University of Wolverhampton/CREC). buff.ly/3XW5P5P for programme; please use #BECERA2025 in any posts on social media.

Symposium Set I/A is CAPTURING CHILDREN'S VOICE EFFECTIVELY AND ETHICALLY Room: Explore, 2nd Floor Chaired by Vina Patel, BCU For the full programme and more detail of all of the symposium sets you can visit the website here: buff.ly/3XW5P5P and please use #BECERA2025 in any posts on socials.

Lovely to see our SCITT graduates at #BECERA2025!

The poster session is in full swing at #BECERA2025