All Outputs (41)

If racism vanished for a day: Towards a kinder, anti-racist society (2024)
Journal Article
Gorell Barnes, L., & Jones, V. (2024). If racism vanished for a day: Towards a kinder, anti-racist society. Primary Geography, 113, 14-15

In this article the RESPECT team (Racialised Experiences Project: Education, Children and Trust) give an overview of their research about the impact of racism on the mental health and well being of primary school children, and share some examples of... Read More about If racism vanished for a day: Towards a kinder, anti-racist society.

The tree(s) of hope and ambition: An arts-based social science informed, participatory research method to explore children's future hopes, ambitions and support in relation to COVID-19 (2023)
Journal Article
Williams, S., McEwen, L. J., Gorell Barnes, L., Deave, T., Webber, A., Jones, V., …Hobbs, L. (2023). The tree(s) of hope and ambition: An arts-based social science informed, participatory research method to explore children's future hopes, ambitions and support in relation to COVID-19. Children & Society, 37(5), 1356-1375. https://doi.org/10.1111/chso.12767

This paper offers a new child-centred methodology that explores children's visions of their futures, encourages self-reflection and depth and shares children's voices with peers and researchers, as unbrokered as possible. This final stage of a longit... Read More about The tree(s) of hope and ambition: An arts-based social science informed, participatory research method to explore children's future hopes, ambitions and support in relation to COVID-19.

Teaching hidden climate threats (2023)
Journal Article
Jones, V., Williams, S., McEwen, L., Whitehouse, S., & Gorell Barnes, L. (in press). Teaching hidden climate threats. Primary Geography,

Winning the GA’s silver publishing award in 2020 for their e-book and associated teacher notes, the team behind the resource creation reflect on the impact of their work and the importance of climate discussions in the primary classroom. Over the... Read More about Teaching hidden climate threats.

Let's talk significant people in chemistry (2023)
Journal Article
Jones, V., & Cundy, R. (2023). Let's talk significant people in chemistry. Primary Science, 10 - 11

In this article Ross and Verity consider how we can bring significant scientists to life in our teaching and learning. Gaining knowledge about the amazing work of people in Chemistry is a great way to get children engaged and enthusiastic about th... Read More about Let's talk significant people in chemistry.

Young people, climate change and fast fashion futures (2023)
Journal Article
Jones, V., & Podpadec, T. (2023). Young people, climate change and fast fashion futures. Environmental Education Research, 29(11), 1692-1708. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2023.2181269

Young people are key stakeholders in the future, but their stake is rarely considered in decision making and policy development. In this paper we explore how climate change education can allow the voices of young people to be listened to and help you... Read More about Young people, climate change and fast fashion futures.

The poetry of SDGs (2023)
Journal Article
Jones, V., Whitehouse, S., Hayward, M., Downing, G., & Buckingham, S. (2023). The poetry of SDGs. Primary Science, 177, 27

Student teachers from UWE, Bristol spent 3 days supporting pupils in the exploration of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Here they share how teaching about the SDGs during National Poetry Week both engaged and enabled important learning.... Read More about The poetry of SDGs.

Learning from children’s experiences of lockdown: Talking about invisible threats (2023)
Journal Article
Jones, V., McEwen, L., Webber, A., Williams, S., Deave, T., Hobbs, L., …Gorell Barnes, L. (2023). Learning from children’s experiences of lockdown: Talking about invisible threats. Primary Science, 7-9

In this article, the Voices in a Pandemic: Children’s Lockdown Experiences Applied to Recovery (VIP- CLEAR) team talk about the research they have undertaken in schools during the COVID-19 pandemic and how the voices of children need to be listened t... Read More about Learning from children’s experiences of lockdown: Talking about invisible threats.

The poetry of SDGs (2023)
Journal Article
Jones, V., Whitehouse, S., Buckingham, S., Hayward, M., & Downing, G. (in press). The poetry of SDGs. Primary Science,

In April 2022, the government released their strategy for the education and children’s services systems relating to sustainability and climate change. The first of the strategic aims in this document was that the UK achieve excellence in education an... Read More about The poetry of SDGs.

Climate change and sustainability education in India and the place for arts-based practice: Reflections from East Kolkata Wetlands (2022)
Journal Article
Jones, V., Gupta, N., & Mitre, S. (2023). Climate change and sustainability education in India and the place for arts-based practice: Reflections from East Kolkata Wetlands. London Review of Education, 20(1), https://doi.org/10.14324/lre.20.1.48

In 2019 India was ranked seventh most affected nation by climate change, yet 65 per cent of the Indian population had not heard of climate change. India’s revised National Education Policy mentions climate change and environmental issues as part of i... Read More about Climate change and sustainability education in India and the place for arts-based practice: Reflections from East Kolkata Wetlands.

Voices in a Pandemic (VIP-CLEAR): Using deep mapping to explore children’s changing perceptions and experiences during COVID-19 ‘recovery’ (2022)
Presentation / Conference
McEwen, L., Webber, A., Gorell Barnes, L., Gopinath, D., Hobbs, L., Deave, T., …Fogg Rogers, L. (2022, December). Voices in a Pandemic (VIP-CLEAR): Using deep mapping to explore children’s changing perceptions and experiences during COVID-19 ‘recovery’. Presented at UK Alliance for Disaster Research Annual Conference 2022, Edinburgh Climate Change Institute (ECCI)

Children are unheard voices within the COVID-19 pandemic. We are unaware how intersections of complex factors in specific social settings have impacted their perceptions and are determining what ‘recovery’ means. ‘Voices in a Pandemic: Children’s Loc... Read More about Voices in a Pandemic (VIP-CLEAR): Using deep mapping to explore children’s changing perceptions and experiences during COVID-19 ‘recovery’.

Why children need to read about plants at a time of climate change (2022)
Journal Article
Jones, V., & Macleod, C. (in press). Why children need to read about plants at a time of climate change. Children's Literature in Education, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10583-022-09511-x

We begin developing our relationship with and for Nature during childhood, and over the last 20 years research has advanced our understanding of human relationships with Nature. However, a focus on human-animal relationships dominates environmental u... Read More about Why children need to read about plants at a time of climate change.

Environmental education and the new curriculum for Wales: An evaluation of how a family of schools in a rural area used a theory of change approach (2022)
Journal Article
Jones, V. (2023). Environmental education and the new curriculum for Wales: An evaluation of how a family of schools in a rural area used a theory of change approach. Environmental Education Research, 29(3), 392-409. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2022.2137470

This paper evaluates an Environmental Education programme where the barriers and opportunities for professional development, access to specialist resources, provision through technology and partnership are considered within the context of Wales and t... Read More about Environmental education and the new curriculum for Wales: An evaluation of how a family of schools in a rural area used a theory of change approach.

Learning To Live With Fog Monsters (2022)
Book
Gorell Barnes, L., Jones, V., McEwen, L., & Webber, A. (2022). Learning To Live With Fog Monsters. https://www.vip-clear.org

This story book, its concept and storyline were co-produced by Luci Gorell Barnes, Verity Jones*, Lindsey McEwen* and Amanda Webber* with contributions from Sara Williams*, Toity Deave*, Laura Hobbs*, Deepak Gopinath* and Laura Fogg-Rogers* (*Univer... Read More about Learning To Live With Fog Monsters.

Sustainable threads. Using immersive narratives to teach about the climate, wellbeing and social impacts of fast fashion (2022)
Journal Article
Jones, V., Millett, R., & Pykett, J. (2022). Sustainable threads. Using immersive narratives to teach about the climate, wellbeing and social impacts of fast fashion. Geography Teacher, 47(2), 79-82

In this article Dr Verity Jones, Associate Professor in Education at the University of the West of England, Ruth Millett, Learning and Engagement Officer at Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum, which is run by Birmingham Museums Trust, and Dr Jessic... Read More about Sustainable threads. Using immersive narratives to teach about the climate, wellbeing and social impacts of fast fashion.

The power of picture books: A pandemic tool to recovery (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Jones, V., McEwen, L., Gorell Barnes, L., Webber, A., William, S., Hobbs, L., …Deave, T. (2022, July). The power of picture books: A pandemic tool to recovery. Presented at UK Literary Association International Conference 2022, Birmingham

This paper draws on 18 months of interdisciplinary research in partnership with Schools and Early Years settings across some of the most socially disadvantaged areas of Bristol, funded by the AHRC. The interdisciplinary team undertook an art based re... Read More about The power of picture books: A pandemic tool to recovery.

Teaching about the hidden climate threat of UK drought (2022)
Journal Article
Jones, V., Gorell Barnes, L., McEwen, L., Whitehouse, S., & Williams, S. (2022). Teaching about the hidden climate threat of UK drought. Primary Science, 173, 21

Using mapping to explore experiences of the pandemic with 3-11 year olds (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Jones, V., McEwen, L., Webber, A., Gorell Barnes, L., Gopinath, D., Hobbs, L., …Fogg Rogers, L. (2022, January). Using mapping to explore experiences of the pandemic with 3-11 year olds. Presented at Geography Teacher Educators Conference, Online

This paper will draw on ongoing research funded by AHRC which works with 5 schools / Early Year centres in some of the most socio-economically deprived areas of Bristol. It will reflect on how we have used maps as a way of exploring children's experi... Read More about Using mapping to explore experiences of the pandemic with 3-11 year olds.

Making science work in the new curriculum for Wales (2022)
Journal Article
Jones, V. (2022). Making science work in the new curriculum for Wales. Primary Science, 27

Verity Jones outlines how the Darwin Experience has helped to provide scientific experiences that support the new Curriculum for Wales

“It makes me angry. REALLY angry”: Exploring emotional responses to climate change education (2022)
Journal Article
Jones, V., & Whitehouse, S. (2022). “It makes me angry. REALLY angry”: Exploring emotional responses to climate change education. Journal of Social Science Education, 20(4), 93-120. https://doi.org/10.11576/jsse-4551

Purpose: Climate change education and the emotional consequences this topic raises in the classroom has been largely ignored by researchers. This paper considers the emotional response to climate education in a primary classroom (age 9-10 years) in E... Read More about “It makes me angry. REALLY angry”: Exploring emotional responses to climate change education.

How can primary schools respond to COP26? (2021)
Digital Artefact
Jones, V. (in press). How can primary schools respond to COP26?

In this blog Verity Jones shares her thoughts about the challenges facing primary schools post COP26 . She notes the importance of not only a whole curricula approach, but an integrated school approach with an eye on supporting students and staff wit... Read More about How can primary schools respond to COP26?.