Time for coffee and networking 😊 #EECERA2025

Really enjoyed the first session from #eecera2025. A wonderful view out the window and some fascinating examples of using the Mosaic approach in multiple cultures.

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EECERA Conference 2025 – Guest Blog # 4: Listening to Young Voices from the Margins buff.ly/39t3zlW #EECERA #EarlyChildhood

Research on school disciplinary practices should involve all key stakeholders - including children - to gain a holistic understanding of violence against children in the school context. @Network25EERA #EduSci https://blog.eera-ecer.de/school-disciplinary-practices/

What wonderful perspectives explored by a expect panel on critical children's rights. So much to be thinking about and drawing it towards my work around youngest children's rights.

When designing and developing AI systems in education, care must be taken to ensure students and teachers have time to adapt, argues Bengi Birgili #EERA_ERG #EmergingResearchers #EduSci https://blog.eera-ecer.de/artificial-intelligence-in-student-assessment/

What a fantastic day in Cardiff yesterday for the Children's Rights in Early Years Network conference hosted by @childreninwales.org.uk and run by our co-i @drtyrie.bsky.social and Anna Westall. The whole day was wonderful, leaving much to reflect on and be inspired by. Some highlights....

📢 NEW: Our #ReadingRights report with Waterstones #ChildrensLaureate @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social is out now! It shares 5 focus areas that will turn the tide on reading inequality and unveils plans for our City of Stories place-based pilot: www.booktrust.org.uk/about-us/rea...

Prof Jane Murray challenges us to confront the gap between the promise of the UNCRC and today’s realities. Protection. Provision. Participation. For all children, from the very start. #First1000Days

“We want a Wales for all children. A Wales where every child knows they have rights.” - Inspiring words from Minister for Children and Social Care, Dawn Bowden before the break for lunch. #First1000Days

So excited to have launched of the Pledge for Baby's in Wales at the CREY network confernce. The event hosted by @childreninwales.org.uk and @swanseauni.bsky.social has been a great day. Now I am carrying the Baby Voice Pledge home on the train!

Dr Liz Gregory has launched the Pledge for Babies, a vital step in making sure babies’ voices are at the forefront of decisions in policy, services and society. The first 1000 days matter – and today, we’re pledging to protect them. #First1000Days

Well, it's been a great day at the Children's Rights in Early Years (CREY) network confernce today. A massive thanks to all our speakers! @swanseauni.bsky.social @childreninwales.org.uk

My fabulous colleague from @swanseauni.bsky.social the wonderful Jane Williams presenting at our CREY network bi-annual conference.

And that's a wrap! Thank you to our incredible speakers, workshop leaders and everyone who attended. Let’s keep this momentum going. A dyna ni am heddiw! Diolch i'n siaradwyr anhygoel, arweinwyr gweithdai a phawb a fynychodd. Gadewch i ni gadw'r momentwm hwn i fynd. #First1000Days

In our Spring magazine, Lynne Neagle, Cabinet Secretary for Education, outlines plans to boost education in Wales through more funding, play-based learning and support for Additional Learning Needs. Read her full piece and more here: issuu.com/childreninwa...

If you work in childcare or early education in Wales, please take 15 mins to help my phd student. 👇 You can find the web site and flyers with full details below. 🌍 earlyyearseducators.com Survey here - swanseasom.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

“Why is there such a gap between the policy and the practice of children’s participation in decision making?” This blog on 'childism' asks this question...an interesting read, what are your thoughts? www.childism.org/post/my-enco...

What a busy and exciting week so far with our visitors from Ecuador, planning future research and writing papers around child agency and self determination. Then today some fascinating talks from our visiting colleagues as part of #CenPrac @swanseauni.bsky.social centre for research into practice.

The @childpart.bsky.social team talking to @lauralundy.bsky.social whose model we (and many others) have used in our research around #childadvisorygroup #BECERA2025. So many ideas to take away and do some thinking.

We are delighted to announce our BECERA 2025 Keynote Speaker. Find out more about her work here: https://buff.ly/417bI1Y #BECERA2025 #BECERA #EarlyYears #EarlyEducation

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

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

New insight into young children’s right to be heard in Welsh education policy Recommendation 1 - "Future education policy in Wales should continue to account for children’s participative rights" shorturl.at/rz0ET

Thanks @ree-uwe.bsky.social for this press release on our new policy briefing 💙 The policy briefing reports on findings from a legislative and policy analysis of Welsh education documentation and its relation to young children’s participative rights in schools blogs.uwe.ac.uk/research-bus...

See @swanseauni.bsky.social NEWS page for information about new findings on the state of welsh policy for children's rights www.swansea.ac.uk/press-office... @childpart.bsky.social

Check out work published in a press office by colleagues and myself @uwtsd.bsky.social @swanseauni.bsky.social @cardiffmet.bsky.social

Edited by team member Jane Waters-Davies - check out 'Exploring the Pedagogy of Learning and Playing Outdoors'

📑 Our newest guest piece for BECERA 2025, from Early Childhood student Nina Taylor. #EarlyChildhood #EYFS #BECERA2025

First dayof my sabbatical leave (after 2 days finishing marking from last term). So excited to get reading and writing. THANKS to @swanseauni.bsky.social for the opportunity.

Have you booked tickets for our upcoming event yet?🤔 Join us on the 6th March to learn all about our second phase of the project - we can't wait to see you there!

Lovely to see @victoriaCooper from @openuniversity.bsky.social at the Education: Insights from Practice for Policy in Westerminder yesterday! What amazing research going on from around the UK @stmaryuniversity

A fabulous few days in London. Interesting work events... anyone interested check out the @childpart.bsky.social posts

Happy place... amazing chai @watchhouse coffee shop in Covent Garden. People watching and preparing for @childpart.bsky.social poster event at the @houseoflords.parliament.uk later today.

Listening to experts around knowledge mobilisation at the @erpioe.bsky.social with our @childpart.bsky.social. Lots of ideas to research further.

Pleased to say we have a call from @britishacademy.bsky.social offering up to £150k for researchers to work with peers around the world to strengthen evidence informed policymaking in different contexts. Deadline 19th Feb. www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/evid...

Really enjoyed a trip to Cardiff last week at #sbarc|spark @ChildreninWales for a chance to talk about young #childrights to the Welsh Minster for Children (and Social Care). Gave a shoutout to @childpart.bsky.social research. Massive thanks to #DawnBowden @welshgovernment.bsky.social for listening

Off to London on a lovely quiet train to the @erpioe.bsky.social day. Can't wait to exchange experinces and learn.

I am excited to join @bsky.app. I am an academic and researcher working to support knowledge exchange and improvements to children's rights.

Our fabulous @erpioe.bsky.social research project has an event coming up. @childpart.bsky.social

We are thrilled to announce the launch of our new account for the ESRC Education Research Programme! 🎉 Follow us to stay updated and be part of the conversation! #EducationResearch #EdTech #PolicyImpact #TeacherDevelopment #ResearchCommunity #ESRC

Part of the ESRC research in am doing...