Dr Sara-Jayne Williams' Outputs (8)

Teaching hidden climate threats: drought in the UK (2023)
Journal Article

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: drought in the UK.

Developing a youth climate cafe guide (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

“I got hope but I don't have trust”: Exploring young people’s thoughts and feelings about the climate emergency (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The CCC-CATAPULT (Challenging the Climate Crisis: Children’s Agency to TAckle Policy Underpinned by Learning for Transformation) project critically examines educational and worldview influences on young people’s (15–18-year-olds) climate and environm... Read More about “I got hope but I don't have trust”: Exploring young people’s thoughts and feelings about the climate emergency.

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

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.

‘Make sure to stay safe’: Using art and trust to navigate research collaborations through an evolving social crisis (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Effective communication and engagement around a global pandemic require a thorough understanding of perceptions and experiences of affected groups. Children were significantly impacted by mitigation measures during COVID-19, yet their voices were sel... Read More about ‘Make sure to stay safe’: Using art and trust to navigate research collaborations through an evolving social crisis.

Seeing through the fog – stories of social shocks to empower youth voice and leadership (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The UN Convention of the Rights of the Child (Article 12) clearly states that children have the right to be to be heard and to have their views taken seriously. However, their voices are seldom listened to or considered in policy making and policy de... Read More about Seeing through the fog – stories of social shocks to empower youth voice and leadership.

The alternative nature toolkit: Where in the world is nature? (2023)
Digital Artefact

Published 11th April 2023 by Dr Rosamund Portus, Sadie Barnes and Dr Sara Williams, co-created with parents/guardians living across the Southwest of England.

This toolkit was created as part of the project ‘Nature Deficit Disorder in the Pandemic:... Read More about The alternative nature toolkit: Where in the world is nature?.

Learning from children’s experiences of lockdown: Talking about invisible threats (2023)
Journal Article

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.