All Outputs (8)

‘Where do you feel it most?’ Using body mapping to explore the lived experiences of racism with 10- and 11-year-olds (2024)
Journal Article
Gorell Barnes, L., Podpadec, T., Jones, V., Vafadari, J., Pawson, C., Whitehouse, S., & Richards, M. (in press). ‘Where do you feel it most?’ Using body mapping to explore the lived experiences of racism with 10- and 11-year-olds. British Educational Research Journal, https://doi.org/10.1002/berj.3980

This paper presents an overview of the arts-based methodology used in a research project that aimed to explore the impact of the lived experiences of racism on 10- and 11-year-old children in the United Kingdom. The research responds to the relative... Read More about ‘Where do you feel it most?’ Using body mapping to explore the lived experiences of racism with 10- and 11-year-olds.

In conversation with M.G.Leanord (2024)
Journal Article
Jones, V., & Webber, A. (in press). In conversation with M.G.Leanord. Primary Science,

Verity Jones and Amanda Webber caught up with M. G. Leonard, author of Beetle Boy, to talk about why getting the science right in children’s fiction is so important and how this book might inspire an interest in understanding and protecting insects. Read More about In conversation with M.G.Leanord.

Animal ethics and primary schools (2024)
Journal Article
Jones, V., & Cundy, R. (in press). Animal ethics and primary schools. Primary Science,

Verity Jones and Ross Cundy offer useful suggestions for school policy development and best practice on animal welfare and ethics.

Learning to care about the environment through picturebooks (2023)
Book Chapter
Jones, V. (2023). Learning to care about the environment through picturebooks. In K. Doull, & S. Ogier (Eds.), Teaching Climate Change and Sustainability in the Primary Curriculum (107 - 116). Sage

This chapter identifies picture books as a useful tool to engage children in climate change and sustainable education, and encourages teachers to recognise hopeful pedagogies in their practice in order to navigate emotional responses to the climate e... Read More about Learning to care about the environment through picturebooks.

Learning to love creatures that buzz and skuttle (2023)
Journal Article
Jones, V., & clements, M. (2023). Learning to love creatures that buzz and skuttle. Primary Science, 179, 18-20

In this article illustrator Marian Hill and Primary Science teacher educator Verity Jones discuss insect appreciation and how you can bring observational skills of mini beasts into creative practices.

If Racism Vanished for a Day (2022)
Book
Gorell Barnes, L., Jones, V., Whitehouse, S., Vafadari, J., Pawson, C., & Podpadec, T. (2022). If Racism Vanished for a Day. UWE

This picture book was co-written and illustrated by 17 children from Bristol Schools. They think it's important to learn from children's experiences of racism so have posed simple sentences and illustrative responses for readers to critically reflect... Read More about If Racism Vanished for a Day.

How educational staff in European schools reform school food systems through ‘everyday practices’ (2022)
Journal Article
Jones, M., Ruge, D., & Jones, V. (2022). How educational staff in European schools reform school food systems through ‘everyday practices’. Environmental Education Research, 28(4), 545-559. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2022.2032608

Schools are recognized as important locales for education and action to change food-related environmental and health behaviours. Research shows the potential for a whole school systems approach to integrate educational activities, food in school, and... Read More about How educational staff in European schools reform school food systems through ‘everyday practices’.

DRY: Diary of a Water Super Hero (2019)
Book
McEwen, L., Gorell Barnes, L., Jones, V., Whitehouse, S., & Williams, S. DRY: Diary of a Water Super Hero. UWE Bristol

This is the children's book (designed for Key Stage 2) produced as part of the knowledge exchange within the NERC -funded DRY (Drought Risk and You) project. The book aims to promote awareness of drought in the UK and of positive water behaviours -... Read More about DRY: Diary of a Water Super Hero.