Knowing what your rights are is not the same as understanding and being able to claim them. Some interesting findings when looking at children’s rights through a governance lens bera-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

Really interesting report about how “no nonsense” behaviour policies discriminate against children with additional needs. www.itv.com/news/meridia...

The follow up article for this project funded by AsIAm (Ireland’s Autism Charity) - a systematic review of human rights tensions and conflicts regarding school discipline - is now published in IJEDRO. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Ever pondered how, or even if, school discipline policies can be #childrights compliant? I took a closer look at the situation for Autistic students in the Irish education context, generously funded by AsIAm. Check out the article here: academic.oup.com/jhrp/article...

New editorial from @jtodres.bsky.social explains the need for, and implications of, the proposed new optional protocol to the CRC on the right to education. He also poses important questions for #ChildRights scholars & researchers. In the Int'l Journal of Children's Rights: brill.com/view/journal...

Our brand new paper, led by our incredible PhD student Emmie, has just been published: 'Neuro-Normative Epistemic Injustice – Consequences for the UK Education Crisis and School Anxiety'. @bathcaar.bsky.social @psychologybath.bsky.social @uniofbath.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

This is my sister. Really horrible to see her with a bruised face when she was protecting the public. Needless to say she was always much braver than me 😜 www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/norther...

This has absolutely made my week 🦷 #ToothFairy

I am absolutely delighted to share that my article on Tackling Ignorance about Law in Human Rights Education has just been published open access @berj-2025.bsky.social. Looking forward to feedback 🙏 bera-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/YEVSTX...

🔔New ARK Research Update🔔 The latest Research Update explores understandings, perceptions and feelings of respect in Northern Ireland Read here ➡️ www.ark.ac.uk/ARK/sites/de... @siobhanmc74.bsky.social @profbronaghbyrne.bsky.social @mlcorr.bsky.social @amyhanna.bsky.social @gailneill.bsky.social

A new PhD opportunity just landed with our good friends @childrensrightsqub.bsky.social who we've been working with alongside @savethechildrenni.bsky.social to understand the impact of #SocialSecurity on children's experiences of poverty. It's time to hear from children themselves: t.co/BtYhyM91Ms

ICYMI! The first legal case under the UNCRC Act has been decided! The High Court in Edinburgh ruled that the Lord Advocate’s power to prosecute children falls within the scope of the UNCRC (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024 Read our article here: www.togetherscotland.org.uk/news-and-eve...

What a monumental loss to poetry and the arts 💚 www.rte.ie/news/2025/01...

A fantastic paper on children’s rights and early years in Rwanda. Not everyday we put ‘human rights’ and ‘emotions’ in the same sentence! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Slightly nervous about publicising my adventures into the poetry of our national treasure during summer 2024, but this is a paper I really enjoyed writing jsse.ascee.org/index.php/js...

Launch of important youth developed resource on how professionals can engage with children and young people who experience domestic abuse @womensaidni.bsky.social #16daysofactivism

We are looking forward to engaging with everyone on all things #ChildrensRights here. Check out our webpage and courses here www.qub.ac.uk/research-cen...

Tackling the myth, with young activists, that children are not representative - new open access article brill.com/view/journal...

A privilege to present research examining the rights compliance of Irish codes of behaviour at AsIAm: Irelands Autism Charity today in Dublin. Full report available here: asiam.ie/news/asiam-p...