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?

I believe in using ‘the outdoors’  not only to support but enhance learning

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.

What opportunities are you going to take to support the children you know in being part of the ‘lucky 10,000’?

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.

Like many young children in England, my niece started school this month.

Last week, I was chatting to a mum whose little boy had just made the transition from the Foundation Stage into Key Stage One;

It’s the start of the academic year for many in England with lots of children, including Prince George, starting school.

Hello there and welcome to our recently launched blog ‘Contemplating Childhoods’.  You may be reading this because you are a student studying children, someone with experience of working with children or someone who has taken an interest in studying or reading about children and their lives for several years.

Hello and welcome to Contemplating Childhoods.