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Do you have a professional or personal interest in learning opportunities for young children? Are you working with children or are you a parent or carer? Jo Josephidou is part of the team that have created a new free course, … Continue reading →

There has been a lot going on with the Early Childhood team here at the OU, so have a look at our new brochure to find out more- here’s the link: Early_Childhood_Leaflet_FINAL  

This blog is based on the presentation given by Jackie Musgrave at the recent BECERA conference The BECERA conference on 22nd February was a great opportunity to share the latest instalment of the research that Jane Payler and I started … Continue reading →

By Dr Joanne Josephidou, Programme Lead, Early Childhood, The Open University Recently, I had the opportunity to present at the BECERA conference along with my colleague Dr Nicola Kemp from Canterbury Christ Church University.  We talked about some initial findings … Continue reading →

Professor Jane Payler writes about her research with an often forgotten group of children in this post, which is though-provoking and powerful. Imagine yourself in this situation. You are seven-years-old. Police bang noisily on the front door shouting, ’Open up! … Continue reading →

In this post Jonathan Rix reflects upon his recent visit to the University of Debrecen to present on a project exploring the development of an early years, rights respecting pedagogy with OU colleagues Eleonora Teszenyi and Natalie Canning and John Parry. … Continue reading →

In this article Marina Postlethwaite Bowler ECYS staff tutor and AL explores kindness and its importance. “Three things in human life are important: the first is to be kind; the second is to be kind; and the third is to … Continue reading →

It’s World Space Week- and did you know that NASA have said that the first people who will set foot on Mars are already alive, which means they are the children we are working with right now (NASA’s Next Giant … Continue reading →