The early years workforce has been referred to as being in crisis, here we explore how the UK can learn from each of its nations for a comprehensive #earlyyears #workforce #policy in the future. @beatrice-early-ed.bsky.social @nuffieldfoundation.org

When it’s the eve before your research report is coming out and you’re excited to see the reaction is probably a sign you need to get out more #research #professor But watch this space for all things early years workforce #earlyyears #education #childcare

Early education has a curriculum that is distinct to all other stages of education, but do theories of child develop create hidden course of study? Early childhood education – a unique and quasi-hidden curriculum @eecera.bsky.social @tandfonline.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

I’ve been using auto transcription for online interviews and it has made me smile that Piaget has become PRJ - sounds like a rapper! #earlyyears #child #development

The expansion if free #childcare is making the news today, & while I think we need to Q the use of the term childcare, I really want to highlight that yes it’s great for parents, but it’s putting more strain on a system already struggling. Demand subsidies need to be matched with support for supply

A word cloud is never fully representative of a discussion, but in a session designing a curriculum based on what we want for children with the SW String Practice Hub, this is pretty powerful

Dr Kilburn Atwal talks about not using the word teacher as it creates a power imbalance in our understanding of education and children’s position in that

Spent the morning in an early education setting and got chatting to a four year old on what is love, their answer… Love is a rainbow 🌈

There’s much in this story to consider around quality (is this #childcare or early #education we’re talking about), but key is the need for a balanced system. A focus on parental demand without consideration for the real cost of quality provision will crack the system www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Spent the day at Keyham Green Places supporting 80 children search for 500 eggs. It was loveable chaos with excited children and that was before any eggs had been consumed!!

Discovered that 27 pieces of my work, from books to journal articles and reports, have been used to train Meta AI. I feel sick

Working on a literature review on early years workforce policy since 2010 in England and oh my it’s depressing to work on. I knew we’d gone backwards, but now i can really see it #earlyyears #education #policy

Hungary banning LGBTQ Pride marches doesn’t surprise me. Having lived there I have felt huge discomfort in witnessing their lack of tolerance

Using games to help explain research consent to children #childcentred #research with Drs Kathrin Paal and Katherine Gulliver

@plymouthuniccc.bsky.social Child-centred research seminar series is underway. Please message if you want details of future sessions

How would you determine an early years workforce policy had been successful?

Exploring what a quality early years #education #curriculum looks like in practice with the SW Stronger practice hub. Really evident that school based theories do not work for #earlyyears We are unique montessori-globaleducation.org/wp-content/u...

Amazing sessions in Jersey with MA Education students @plymouthuniccc.bsky.social Realising if you want to make a change it’s worth shouting loudly, but considerately, when you’re on a small island and you want to stay living there

I understand why the DfE are scrabbling around making confusing adjustments to #earlyyears #qualification requirements in England, but a focus on quantity of staff should not be at the expense of quality

The distinction between a planned and enacted #earlyyears #education curriculum might just be the difference between what one says they will do and what one actually does

Interesting discussion with nursery leaders yesterday about how we need to move on from competition between providers to all pulling together in support of the sector and the children and families we work with #earlyyears #childcare

Fantastic to have the first advisory group meeting for the early years workforce in four nations project. An amazing group of #earlyyears experts early-education.org.uk/early-years-...

It’s been a great weekend working with doctoral students so and then they ask ‘tell us about your doctorate’ and you realise it’ll be 20 years since you completed it come the autumn…

Excited to arrive in Hong Kong to kick off our International EdD with @plymouthuniccc.bsky.social Just wondering what advice to give as I don’t want to scare them off on their first day! #EdD #Doctorate