Nathan Archer

@coalitionedcare.bsky.social is leading a 3-year research and advocacy programme: ‘Building the Early Education workforce in England’. Researchers are hosting six focus groups (three each in Leeds and London) for early educators, childminders and nursery managers.
Booking details at bit.ly/42FocOo

In our latest guest blog Dr Sara Bonetti and Dr @nathanarcher.bsky.social explore the potential of an early years professional register: what it could achieve, the questions that still need to be answered, and what we can learn from other sectors.

Read the full piece here:
bit.ly/4obJyLK

Are you a male working in an early year's setting? Join our Sector Advisory Panel!

We are looking for a male nursery worker (non-managerial role), working in a PVI Setting nursery in England (outside of London) to join our advisory panel.

📅 Closing date: 28/09/25
🔗 More info: lnkd.in/emV66uXv

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Thanks for sharing Ruth

Positive news here. There has been a lack of national vision on ECEC for too long and this plan maps the beginning of a way forward.
Giving every child the best start in life strategy
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Pleased to be bringing my practice, policy and research experience together in a new role as Research and Policy Manager and joining a brilliant team at Early Education and Childcare Coalition @coalitionedcare.bsky.social

Today, on #InternationalDayofPlay, the #RaisingTheNationPlayCommission releases its excellent final report #EverythingToPlayFor, calling for a National Play Strategy for England, including a Play Sufficiency Duty. cfyl.org.uk/report/Every...

We’re looking for a Campaign & Programme Manager to join our team and drive a new three-year initiative focused on raising the status of the early years workforce.

📍 Home-based, with regular travel to Westminster
🕒 4 days/week (30 hours)
📅 Closing: 19 May
🔗 Apply now: tinyurl.com/4m449j6f

#Academics in England! Please sign & share! A group of us across academic disciplines have drafted a letter in support of the #PlayCommission's call for an English national #PlayStrategy. It will be submitted alongside others from people in built environment, health, education etc. bit.ly/4dalQed

I want to slow the curriculum down

so learning can breath,

experiences can be savoured,

thoughts turned over,

ideas become realities.

Why put my foot on the gas?

Better to immerse ourselves in the broader landscape,

enjoy the company,

take the journey well,

arrive richer.

The dialectic of educational enlightenment: Questioning ‘what works’ In today’s educational climate, the phrase ‘what works’ has become something of a mantra. It refers to the use of rigorous, often quantitative, research methods – particularly ran…

The dialectic of educational enlightenment: Questioning ‘what works’ - critiquing the ideas of evidence-based practice and 'edumyths' with Theodor Adorno and Max Horkheimer!

#education #research #socialtheory #edusky #uked #criticaltheory #edumyths #teaching

mrjoneswhiteboard.blog/2025/04/15/t...

Grateful for the opportunity to take up a role as an Honorary Research Fellow with brilliant colleagues at Edge Hill University and the new International Centre for Early Years Education.
Many thanks to Dr Karen Boardman for championing this and to @joalbinclark.bsky.social for encouragement.

1 in 3 primary teachers have ‘little or no influence’ on lesson content Standardised curriculum packages are ‘imposed’, have ‘no meaningful workload gains’ and can lead teachers to quit, NEU report finds

Around a third of primary teachers say they have 'little or no influence at all' over the content of individual lessons, according to @neunion.bsky.social research into the impact of standardised curriculum packages

Thanks to my co-author @joalbinclark.bsky.social (always a pleasure) and to editors @aaronearlyyears.bsky.social @ruthswailes.bsky.social @philippathompson.bsky.social for the opportunity to contribute to A Manifesto for Early Childhood. ‘This hopeful book looks forward to what could be possible’.

@historytastic.bsky.social The ICKLE project at Leeds covered this but for 2022 I think. @catdavies.bsky.social is the expert on this one and may be able to advise?

Resistance Stories | Notion What is our project about?

sure. could you DM me you email please and I can send papers. We are also currently working on this project: round-barge-552.notion.site/Resistance-S...

ECHO/Bristol Early Education -
Thanks for your hospitality, engagement and sharing your stories of resistance in ECEC.
#ethicalsubversions

COVID-19: everyday stories of life in lockdown as told by parents of young children in England Pandemic-focused projects in Early Childhood have amplified concerns such as child poverty, separation/attachment, maternal anxiety, and other health issues. However, significant attention in actua...

Moved over to @bsky.app - check out our recent publication: Page, J., Roffey-Barentsen, J., & Clough, P. (2025). COVID-19: everyday stories of life in lockdown as told by parents of young children in England. European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 1–15. doi.org/10.1080/1350...

Critical and hopeful - Lawrence Wishart Early Childhood in the Anglosphere: systemic failings and transformative possibilities�Peter Moss and Linda Mitchell, London, UC

'Early Childhood in the Anglosphere: systemic failings and transformative possibilities' by Peter Moss and Linda Mitchell is a timely and valuable book.
I'm pleased to have reviewed this for FORUM Journal. journals.lwbooks.co.uk/forum/vol-67...

#redskyatnight

Pleased to have been awarded a @britishacademy.bsky.social @leverhulme.bsky.social Small Grant for a research project starting this summer:
Nurseries....the new frontier of the welfare state?
#earlychildhood #nurseries #research

Billy’s car at tidy up time: How children’s rights happen everyday in Early Childhood Education Educators in early childhood and care (ECEC) working in schools and settings know how much young children appreciate those moments when you attend and attune your time and actions to what matters to t...

Tidy up time and children's rights 🚸 in early childhood @nathanarcher.bsky.social www.linkedin.com/pulse/billys...

A Manifesto for Early Childhood

Pleased to have contributed a chapter with @joalbinclark.bsky.social on children's rights and participation in this forthcoming book:
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NEW study from @uniofbathipr.bsky.social explores the lived experiences of childcare for parents on Universal Credit.

Good to see the report support our call for an early years workforce strategy and recommendations on equalising access regardless of parent’s employment status
tinyurl.com/yyttr57m

Thanks @becerauk.bsky.social for another great conference. Great to listen to Prof Laura Lundy and hear about the work of so many educators and researchers making a difference in ECEC. 🙏

I’m pleased to be joining colleagues in Bristol next month at the Early Education/ECHO branch event to explore ethical subversions in early childhood education. early-education.org.uk/branches/?br...

The UK’s redundancy crisis: four views from the front line Higher education news feeds are currently dominated by near-daily announcements of large job cuts across the UK. But what effect is all this having on the atmosphere within the departments affected – ...

Four takes on what's currently going on in UK universities, with jobs - and institutions - at risk:

www.timeshighereducation.com/depth/uks-re...

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I am looking for a key note speaker for an INSET day at my Trust in Co.Durham.

Date: 21st July

#edusky #send #family

Early Childhood Matters 2025 - Early Childhood Matters We need to talk about care and what parents need for a good start. The needs of parents and caregivers of young children often go unseen and unheard in public life and policy. They face growing pressu...

Early Childhood Matters 2025
#ECM2025 is out now. This edition explores what parents and other caregivers need for a #GoodStart. From the science of human connection to rebuilding villages of support, it includes ideas and current solutions. earlychildhoodmatters.online/issues/early...