All Outputs (27)

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.

More ethnic minority teachers are needed in UK schools – but teaching can affect their mental health and wellbeing (2023)
Digital Artefact
Richards, M., Glowach, T., & Mitchell, R. More ethnic minority teachers are needed in UK schools – but teaching can affect their mental health and wellbeing. [Website article]

There is a major shortage of new teachers in England, and this includes teachers from ethnic minority backgrounds. Research from 2020 found that 46% of schools in England had no Black or ethnic minority teaching staff at all. But the treatment of eth... Read More about More ethnic minority teachers are needed in UK schools – but teaching can affect their mental health and wellbeing.

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.

Motivation, markets and meaning: Perceptions of higher education in students at élite and local universities in England and Cuba (2023)
Journal Article
Maisuria, A., & Smith, R. (2023). Motivation, markets and meaning: Perceptions of higher education in students at élite and local universities in England and Cuba. Critical Education, 14(1), 1-22

This article reports research exploring students’ perceptions of higher education in traditional and local universities in England and Cuba. The study has explored parallels identified in the course of research-informed teaching that harvested qualit... Read More about Motivation, markets and meaning: Perceptions of higher education in students at élite and local universities in England and Cuba.

The Welsh Government's Vulnerable Learners and Wellbeing Seminar Series (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Chicken, S., & Tyrie, J. (2023, January). The Welsh Government's Vulnerable Learners and Wellbeing Seminar Series. Presented at Vulnerable learners and wellbeing event, 2023, Online

This presentation presents the findings from a study that explored the perception of young children of educational provision during and between covid lockdowns. Drawing on the data we argue that many children felt a sense of loss and sadness dung th... Read More about The Welsh Government's Vulnerable Learners and Wellbeing Seminar Series.

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.

Shaping the field of lifelong education through three critical debates in the International Journal of Lifelong Education (2023)
Journal Article
Holford, J., Milana, M., Webb, S., Waller, R., Hodge, S., & Knight, E. (2023). Shaping the field of lifelong education through three critical debates in the International Journal of Lifelong Education. International Journal of Lifelong Education, 41(1), 549-571. https://doi.org/10.1080/02601370.2022.2160020

The editors approached the 40th anniversary of the International Journal of Lifelong Education as an opportunity to consider the field by exploring how a corpus of 1462 articles (the first 40 volumes of the journal) questioned and shaped the field. A... Read More about Shaping the field of lifelong education through three critical debates in the International Journal of Lifelong Education.