Updated 18.06.2024
In a follow-up to her latest opinion piece for the Early Childhood Studies Degrees Network, Dr Helen Simmons blogs about the UON perspective on the Manifesto for Babies that was…
14 June 2024
As we approach Paris 2024, I wanted to share my thoughts and ideas of activities for children to do in school to build momentum and share the excitement.
26 April 2024
Dr Emel Thomas, in conversation with her Childhood, Youth and Families (CYF) colleagues Dr Helen Simmons and Robin Sturman-Coombs, reflects on her career journey to being an education academic at…
24 April 2024
The Accessible Learning Foundation was launched in September last year by the then Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, to support individuals with dyslexia. It was seen as a ‘beacon of hope’…
23 April 2024
Joanne’s research interests include influences of reading comprehension and reading for pleasure for primary age children, which is the focus of her Educational Doctorate Thesis. Here, she blogs about this…
19 April 2024
Dr Richardson’s expert area concerns how forest schools/outdoor learning situations can positively impact the development of young children’s language development.
17 April 2024
Professor Eunice Lumsden discusses how the events she was involved in as part of Black History Month 2023 led her to reflect on her first year as a professor, the…
13 December 2023
For World Nursery Rhyme week, lecturers and students on the Early Childhood Studies course share their thoughts on why we need nursery rhymes and how these can be used to…
9 November 2023
As a recent graduate and now alumni at the University of Northampton, I wanted to share my experiences and advice I have gained from my years of studying, including studying…
26 June 2023