hat does it mean to be “happy”? What do children need to be happy? And is it important to be happy all the time?
Author: Contemplating Childhoods
Sorting through the rubbish
Is our pedagogy with young children becoming ‘worn out’? Do we need to think about ‘upcycling’ it?
The not so secret lives of children
Is it okay for photographs, videos and documentaries of young children to be distributed via the Internet, social media and television?
What (not) to wear
How do we support young girls in making decisions about how to dress and the sort of image they want to portray to the world?
Teaching in the great outdoors
I believe in using ‘the outdoors’ not only to support but enhance learning
Climbing up the Faraway Tree – recognising working-class children’s values and assumptions
I can remember being sneered at by my English teacher at the beginning of secondary school because I shared the fact that I liked to read Enid Blyton.
The lucky ten thousand
What opportunities are you going to take to support the children you know in being part of the ‘lucky 10,000’?
Is it me you’re looking for?
My firstborn child made the transition into primary school last September. He had attended a pre-school and been supported, both by them and myself, to prepare for his move to school.
Unicorns or uniforms?
Like many young children in England, my niece started school this month.
Making the leap
Last week, I was chatting to a mum whose little boy had just made the transition from the Foundation Stage into Key Stage One;