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Children's Participation in Schools

@childpart.bsky.social
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An ESRC funded project investigating the embedding of children's participation rights in pedagogical practice in lower primary classrooms in Wales

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Children's Participation in Schools @childpart.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
✨ New output ✨ Building upon data from an upcoming academic paper, this infographic 'The Cycle of Meaningful Children's Participation' proposes a new model to enable children's participation in educational practice. Access the infographic ➡️https://childrens-participation.org/uploads/1.png
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Children's Participation in Schools @childpart.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
It's a busy week! @drtyrie.bsky.social & Patrizio De Rossi are in Belgrade for #EERA2025 presenting on data from our work with children on their participative rights ✨ Jennie Clement & Jane Waters-Davies are in Brighton for #BERA2025 disseminating findings from work with student teachers ✨
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Children's Participation in Schools @childpart.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
🔔 Upcoming conferences 🔔 Next week members of the Children's Participation in Schools team will be presenting at the following conferences: - BERA 2025, Brighton, UK - ECER 2025, Belgrade, Serbia Will we see any of you there? 🤔
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Children's Participation in Schools @childpart.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
What a great opportunity it was to present at #EECERA2025 on "young children's experiences of their participative rights in early education in Wales" @drtyrie.bsky.social What a great few days we've had at EECERA, listening to fascinating research with children and connecting with colleagues🥰
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Children's Participation in Schools @childpart.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Here's @drtyrie.bsky.social at Day 2 of #EECERA2025! Looking forward to our symposium later presenting on i) our work with children where we explored their conceptualisations and enactment of participatory rights in their primary schools and; ii) our use of a Children's Advisory Board
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Children's Participation in Schools @childpart.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
@drtyrie.bsky.social has arrived at @eecera.bsky.social Conference 2025 on behalf of the project✨ If you are also at EECERA please do contact with Jacky via the conference app or join one of her presentations tomorrow!
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Children's Participation in Schools @childpart.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
🔔 New blog available 🔔 This summer we have been fortunate enough to have recent UWE graduate Eve Parry working with us as an intern. Eve has written a blog about her team working with the Children's Participation in Schools team - read the blog here ➡️ childrens-participation.org/uploads/Eve%...
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Children's Participation in Schools @childpart.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Do you belong to a Rights Respecting School as a teacher and/or as part of the leadership team?🤔 The RRSA Conference 2025 will focus on best practices to inclusion & navigating the tensions between securing the rights of individual children alongside the rights of the wider school community
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Children's Participation in Schools @childpart.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
📰 New blog available on our website 📰 As the project transitions into its final stages, research administrator Georgia Fee reflects on her experience of working on Children's Participation in Schools.
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Children's Participation in Schools @childpart.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
“True participation is not just about giving children a platform to express their views, it is about ensuring that what they have to say is respected and can make a real difference in the decisions that affect them”. 💫 toybox.org.uk/news/reflect... toybox.org.uk/news/amplify...
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Reflecting on the power of participation: International Day for Street Children 2025 /
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Children's Participation in Schools @childpart.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
The team had the pleasure of presenting at the first #ICF2025 last week! Our symposium featured findings from our work with teachers on their understandings of #ChildParticipation and participatory pedagogies, the enablers and barriers to practice and our Children's Advisory Board. Go team!!!
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Children's Participation in Schools @childpart.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
This week we attended @swanseauni.bsky.social 's Regional Project Showcase✨ Lots of interesting conversations were had with those who may not normally be introduced to our work! It was also an opportunity to bring our new banner designed by our children's advisory board - we love it!💙
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Children's Participation in Schools @childpart.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
📰 New blog available on our website 📰 In the latest addition of our blog series @drtyrie.bsky.social reflects on the process of setting up a project based network, its challenges and successes, and our hopes for the future...
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Research & External Engagement UWE Bristol @ree-uwe.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
🧒 How does research shape early years & primary teaching? Join us June 26th, 5:30–7pm, for What Matters in Education? exploring innovative pedagogy, children’s rights & policy change in Wales & England. 🔗 www.ucl.ac.uk/education-re... #EdResearch #PrimaryEd #EarlyYears #Pedagogy #ChildrensRights
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Developing pedagogies in early years and primary school settings: opportunities and challenges
In this webinar Sarah Chicken and Alison Porter will discuss the approaches they have used to develop innovative pedagogic practice in primary and early years settings. Their projects took place again...
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Children's Participation in Schools @childpart.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
🔔New event🔔 We would be delighted for you to join us at this event hosted by UCL and the @erpioe.bsky.social where PI Dr Sarah Chicken will discuss the approaches used in the CPiS project that have aided in developing innovative pedagogic practice in primary and early years settings✨
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Children's Participation in Schools @childpart.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
❗ New Pledge for Babies in Wales ❗ Developed through a collaborative project between Swansea University and Children in Wales - Plant yng Nghymru the pledge calls for 'everyone to commit to putting babies’ unique needs and voices at the heart of every decision'.
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Children's Participation in Schools @childpart.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
We are lucky enough to have some interns working with us over the summer this year☀️ Research administrator Georgia Fee is enjoying introducing Samiha Akter to the project today!🥰
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Children's Participation in Schools @childpart.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
What a fantastic day in Cardiff yesterday for the Children's Rights in Early Years Network conference hosted by @childreninwales.org.uk and run by our co-i @drtyrie.bsky.social and Anna Westall. The whole day was wonderful, leaving much to reflect on and be inspired by. Some highlights....
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Children's Participation in Schools @childpart.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Will we see any colleagues at the CREYN annual conference next week in Cardiff? Looking forward to some interesting talks and conversations www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/childrens-...
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Children’s Rights in Early Years Network (CREYN) Annual Conference:
‘Early Years Rights in Practice: Research Informed Practice’
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Children's Participation in Schools @childpart.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Really enjoyed presenting internally at BCU last week to their Early Years Research Group Thank you all so much for your lovely feedback and we look forward to presenting to you all again soon🥰
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Children's Participation in Schools @childpart.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
✨ Happy Easter from the Children's Participation in Schools project! ✨ As we continue into the spring period we look forward to keeping you up-to-date with all of the exciting goings-on on the CPiS project 🩵
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Children's Participation in Schools @childpart.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
✨Upcoming event✨ We are looking forward presenting at the upcoming International Child and Family Conference at the @bristoluni.bsky.social where we will host a small symposia. Registration for the conference is open to all delegates now, sign up here ➡️ cfrc.bristol.ac.uk/cfrc-confere...
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Conference registration – Children and Families Research Centre
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Gabriela Martinez Sainz @gmsainz.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
publicpolicy.ie/environment/... ##ChildRights #ClimateEducation #ClimateRights #ParticipatoryResearch
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Children’s climate participation and voice: Games as a way to amplify children’s participatory rights in Ireland - Public Policy
This policy brief was developed from the findings of a mixed-methods study to understand children’s experiences of climate participation in Ireland. It calls for the opportunities for children to enga...
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Children's Participation in Schools @childpart.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
“Why is there such a gap between the policy and the practice of children’s participation in decision making?” This blog on 'childism' asks this question...an interesting read, what are your thoughts? www.childism.org/post/my-enco...
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My encounter with Childism: The power of expansive framing
Rachel FlottmanAustralian National University, School of Medicine and Psychology @optimistic.anarchistI first encountered Childism in August 2024 and about 9 months into my PhD. It was one of those wo...
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Children's Participation in Schools @childpart.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
✨Join our network✨ Did you know the Children's Participation in Schools project has its own network? Becoming a network member gives you access to our monthly newsletter and invites to bi-monthly seminars which feature talks from those in the field of child participation
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Children's Participation in Schools @childpart.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
🔔 New resources on our website 🔔 We have been updating our website with some great new research articles from the field of children's participation and children's rights. You can find them on our website here childrens-participation.org/research
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Research Articles
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Children's Participation in Schools @childpart.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Fascinating paper examining associations between ECE teachers’ participation practices, teacher-child interactions, and children’s socio-emotional outcomes mediated by children’s perceptions of their own participation.
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Does Participation Benefit Children’s Socio-Emotional Development? Positive Associations Between Children’s Participation and Self-Concept, Through Children’s Perceptions
Participation, a fundamental right of all children, is described as an indicator of early childhood education (ECE) settings’ quality, and as an investment in children’s development and well-being....
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Children's Participation in Schools @childpart.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Today we are the @senedd.wales for the Welsh Innovation Network event Looking forward to meeting with Welsh policy makers and officials to discuss our research! 🥰
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Children's Participation in Schools @childpart.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
A reminder that we are presenting at the CRN THIS THURSDAY from 4:30-6:00pm. We are really looking forward to it, we hope to see you there!
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Children's Participation in Schools @childpart.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Reminder ⏰ This is your last chance to sign up for our annual symposium taking place this Thursday from 3:30-5:00pm. We are really looking forward to sharing findings from this exciting phase of our research and would love to see you there. Sign up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/childrens-...
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Children's Participation in Schools: Annual Symposium
Join us for this year's annual symposium where we will report findings from the second phase of this exciting ESRC-funded research project.
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Children's Participation in Schools @childpart.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
🔔New event🔔 We are pleased to announce we will be presenting at the CRN seminar on the 27th March 2025 Sign up to this online event here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/crn-curric...
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CRN Curriculum & Pedagogy: Young Children’s Participative Rights in Schools
Join us for an online CRN Curriculum & Pedagogy seminar sharing findings from a three-year project, 'Children’s Participation in Schools'.
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Dr Jacky Tyrie @drtyrie.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
The @childpart.bsky.social team talking to @lauralundy.bsky.social whose model we (and many others) have used in our research around #childadvisorygroup #BECERA2025. So many ideas to take away and do some thinking.
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Dr Jacky Tyrie @drtyrie.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Inspired by the keynote at #BECERA2025 by @lauralundy.bsky.social. A really interesting talk with attention to the #humanright of dignity. It triggered my ongoing thoughts around the issue of young childrens 'awareness' of the right to be heard, and the gap between this (5-7yr) and adult experiences
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Children's Participation in Schools @childpart.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
At #BECERA2025 today? Come to the Explore room on the 2nd floor to hear Sarah Chicken and RA Jacqui Lewis's presentation on our use of a children's advisory board in our research
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Children's Participation in Schools @childpart.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Today we are at #BECERA2025 @becerauk.bsky.social Looking forward to seeing colleagues and friends, and presenting findings from our children's advisory board
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Dr Jacky Tyrie @drtyrie.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
See @swanseauni.bsky.social NEWS page for information about new findings on the state of welsh policy for children's rights www.swansea.ac.uk/press-office... @childpart.bsky.social
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New insight into young children’s right to be heard in Welsh education policy
A collaborative research team involving Swansea University has examined the policy framework around the participative rights of children in Welsh primary schools, publishing their findings in a new po...
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Children's Participation in Schools @childpart.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Thanks @ree-uwe.bsky.social for this press release on our new policy briefing 💙 The policy briefing reports on findings from a legislative and policy analysis of Welsh education documentation and its relation to young children’s participative rights in schools blogs.uwe.ac.uk/research-bus...
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UWE Bristol research project launches policy briefing outlining findings from a legislative and policy analysis of Welsh educational documentation  | Research, Business and Innovation blog
A collaborative research team, led by UWE Bristol, has produced a policy briefing based on findings from a legislative and policy analysis of Welsh educatio ...
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Children's Participation in Schools @childpart.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Edited by team member Jane Waters-Davies - check out 'Exploring the Pedagogy of Learning and Playing Outdoors'
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Children's Participation in Schools @childpart.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
🔔Press Release🔔 Today we release a policy briefing about the legislative and policy analysis of Welsh education documentation relating to young children’s participative rights in schools. Please check it out and share! In English▶️ bit.ly/4jMmKRj In Welsh ▶️ bit.ly/4hxs49p
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Children's Participation in Schools @childpart.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
🌟Our article "Participative rights in Welsh primary schools: Unpicking the policy rhetoric" has been published in Volume 23, Issue 2 of Policy Futures in Education🌟 Read here ➡️https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/14782103241257281
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Children's Participation in Schools @childpart.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
✨ New book publication✨ 'Exploring the Pedagogy of Learning and Playing Outdoors: Questions of Purpose and Intention' Edited by team member Jane Waters-Davies - congratulations Jane! www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/1...
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Exploring the Pedagogy of Learning and Playing Outdoors | Questions of
Focusing on the empirical evidence base for pedagogical decisions taken when children are playing and learning outside, this groundbreaking book examines the
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Children's Participation in Schools @childpart.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
🔔 New blog available 🔔 PI Sarah Chicken reflects on her time at the Insights from Policy, for Practice event at the House of Lords event, as well as findings from the project so far. Thanks to @ree-uwe.bsky.social for publishing this! Read the blog ▶️ blogs.uwe.ac.uk/research-bus...
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Young Children's Participation in Schools: What Needs to Change? | Research, Business and Innovation blog
By Dr. Sarah Chicken, UWE Bristol &  Dr. Jacky Tyrie, Swansea University On Tuesday 21st of January we were delighted to participate in the Educati ...
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Children's Participation in Schools @childpart.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
✨Infographic Series✨ We have began an infographic series where we aim to present project findings in a visual & accessible way. We currently have 2 infographics from the first phase of the project where we charted the current picture of education in Wales related to children's participative rights
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Children's Participation in Schools @childpart.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Last week we met with the other @erpioe.bsky.social projects for a day of knowledge exchange and partnership working ✨ It was so great to catch up and hear about the progress of all of these other exciting projects on this fantastic research programme - grateful to be a part of it!
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Children's Participation in Schools @childpart.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Have you booked tickets for our upcoming event yet?🤔 Join us on the 6th March to learn all about our second phase of the project - we can't wait to see you there!
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Children's Participation in Schools @childpart.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Very excited to be presenting at @becerauk.bsky.social on the 17th Feb Will we be seeing any of you there?
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Dr Jacky Tyrie @drtyrie.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Lovely to see @victoriaCooper from @openuniversity.bsky.social at the Education: Insights from Practice for Policy in Westerminder yesterday! What amazing research going on from around the UK @stmaryuniversity
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Children's Participation in Schools @childpart.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Yesterday we were fortune enough to attend the #HouseofLords for a poster presentation conference where we had the opportunity to showcase findings from the @childpart.bsky.social project to MPs and government officials Thank you so much @vikiveale for including us in this opportunity!
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Children's Participation in Schools @childpart.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
We’re excited to attend the Insights from Practice for Policy poster conference at the UK House of Lords later today! We feel privileged to have had the opportunity to design a poster showcasing project findings and be able to share it with policy makers. Really looking forward to this afternoon!
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Children's Participation in Schools @childpart.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Some pictures from the @erpioe.bsky.social event yesterday in London! What a great day taking part in workshops on knowledge exchange and partnership working✨
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