The babies’ manifesto – a response from the Childhood, Youth and Families team
In a follow-up to her latest opinion piece for the Early Childhood Studies Degrees Network, Dr Helen Simmons blogs about…
14 June 2024
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It’s an Olympic Year
As we approach Paris 2024, I wanted to share my thoughts and ideas of activities for children to do in…
26 April 2024
“It’s not just about washing people’s bums!” An Adult Nurse gives her take on the profession.
Win Hughes, Senior Lecturer in Advanced Nursing, talks about how a random conversation at a party inspired her to go…
25 April 2024
The Golden Threads #1: Making Connections.
Dr Emel Thomas, in conversation with her Childhood, Youth and Families (CYF) colleagues Dr Helen Simmons and Robin Sturman-Coombs, reflects…
24 April 2024
An educational revolution. Placing special educational needs and inclusion at the heart of mainstream teaching and learning.
The Accessible Learning Foundation was launched in September last year by the then Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, to support individuals…
23 April 2024
A Career in Children and Young’s People Nursing.
We caught up with Bally to hear first-hand about her varied career in one of the more challenging areas of…
22 April 2024
A good read…an academic talks up the value of reading to children.
Joanne’s research interests include influences of reading comprehension and reading for pleasure for primary age children, which is the focus…
19 April 2024