Alison Nulty

📣 PEMI urges Government to #ChangeTheNarrative in #Budget2026 for young children & their educators!

We’re calling for:
1️⃣ 1% GDP for ECEC
2️⃣ Recognition as a profession
3️⃣ Pay parity with primary teachers
4️⃣ Legal right to quality ECEC from birth

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*First post on Bluesky* Delighted to share a new study with Christina O'Keeffe on children's views of play.

Conducted in consultation with 49 children, our scoping review highlights children's play priorities and their advice for researchers.

Open access 👉 rdcu.be/ewW5Q

@dcuresearch.bsky.social

Screenshot of journal and article.

What shapes a mentor?
New open access article explores how cooperating teachers’ personal histories and identities impact how they support student teachers on placement.

Link below👇
www.tandfonline.com/doi/ref/10.1...

@dublincityuni.bsky.social @dcuresearch.bsky.social @dcucreate.bsky.social

A brilliant few days at the OMEP World Assembly and Conference in Bologna 🇮🇹 @muireannranta.bsky.social

I’ll never not be energised by children’s enthusiasm for anything that sits outside of the box!
A creative and playful literacy-filled morning at #DCU’s #InternationalDayofPlay 👏 @alinulty.bsky.social

📣 Teachers, researchers, literacy advocates!

Proposals for the #Literacy Association of Ireland Conference are due this coming Friday! ✨ Details in the original post below - Bígí linn! Proposals welcome on (but not limited to) the topics listed👇 @ilatoday.bsky.social #edchatie

Morning hike 🐶

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⏰⏰⏰ The countdown is on for @dcuioe.bsky.social's #Unconference on May 21st 2025! This fantastic online peer-led event showcases the wide-range of work being undertaken by early-career researchers in the IoE.

Click here to register! tinyurl.com/23kbzrwz (also, any excuse to post cat gifs... 😅)

Looking forward to this *free* Zoomvent next Tuesday at 7pm! Link to register in the original post below 👇

Dr Máirín Glenn brings conference 2025 to a close, thanking all presenters, chairs, speakers and attendees who helped to make #esai25 a success.

We hope to welcome everyone back to ESAI 2026 in Galway #esai26 on 28th to 30th of May. #SaveTheDate

Great to present on my ongoing PhD research at the @esai-irl.bsky.social ECR strand this afternoon. Thank you to Céline Healy for chairing. A great chance to engage in dialogue about our studies and share ideas and insights. @siobhanweekes.bsky.social

Day One of #ESAI2025 is underway here at the Sheraton Hotel, Athlone! Dr Máirín Glenn will officially open the conference shortly. Looking forward to a thought-provoking few days exploring ‘Building bridges and making connections: education for hope and transformation.’ @esai-irl.bsky.social

Preparations are in full swing as #esai25 approaches this week! We look forward to 3 fantastic days 🎉

Best of luck to all those involved in the 185+ papers, 7 symposia, 14 posters, 4 SIG presentations, 2 keynotes, 1 panel & our new ‘round table & performance’ formats! #edchatie

The Literacy Association of Ireland’s biannual publication ‘Literacy News’ is ready to read now! Lots of fabulous insights, ideas, and inspiration for sparking (/maintaining!) the joy of reading Please do share with anyone who might be interested ✨ #EdChatIe 💜

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Access the full edition here www.literacyireland.com
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The Spring 2025 edition of Literacy News is now live. This issue explores The Joy of Reading, with articles spanning early childhood, primary, and post-primary education. I was pleased to contribute alongside a brilliant group of educators and researchers—thank you to all involved.

Ruby enjoying her puppuccino in Milltown, Dublin ☕️

MIE campus gleaming in the sunshine today ☀️ There’s not a day that goes by that I don’t appreciate the beautiful campus & the people who look after it so well! @miecampuslife.bsky.social
@marinoinstitute.bsky.social

📣 Join myself and @alinulty.bsky.social
on behalf of the LAI in exploring how art, music, drama, and poetry can enrich oral language learning in a webinar inspired by one 🤗wonderful🤗 wordless picturebook! 🎭🎨🎶🐊✨ #edchatie

Please share with anyone who might be interested! ecnavan.ie/cpd-courses-...

What a wonderful evening hosted by @niamhhickey.bsky.social

We explored our positionalities and our perspectives on insider-outsider status as Early Career Researchers.

Our thanks to everyone who joined us and engaged with the discussions.

The upcoming Spring NEARIMeet is almost here!

Focus: 'Educational Action Research in Schools'

Join us on March 20th at 18:30 for an online event. Reserve your spot at [Eventbrite](www.eventbrite.ie/e/nearimeet-...) or by reaching out via email to info@eari.ie. All are welcome to attend!

Picture book delivery 🚚 📚 cannot wait to delve in! #picturebooks #booksky

📢 Come Join Us 📢
There are 2 vacancies on the Executive to be filled by election at the forthcoming AGM #esai25

If you are interested in being part of this vibrant team, please submit a nomination form. Deadline 12.00 noon, 21 March 2025. Details: esai.ie/election-to-es…

Coming soon! uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/th... #outdoorlearning #outdoorplay #play #riskyplay #edusky #EYFS

ESAI ECR Award
Closing date 14 March 2025

If you’re an Early Career Researcher & have been accepted to present at the ESAI conference - you may be eligible to apply for the #ECRAward

Criteria, requirements & selection info is available from esai.ie/esai-ecr-award/
#esai25

If you know an Early Career Researcher who will be presenting at #esai25 please share the below with them!

The #ECRAward celebrates an outstanding conference paper & presentation. Criteria below. More info ⏩️ esai.ie/esai-ecr-award/

System leadership: implications and considerations for school leaders Published in School Leadership & Management: Formerly School Organisation (Ahead of Print, 2025)

From research across Wales, Scotland & Ireland, new paper with Fiona King, Romina Madrid, Michelle Jones & Alma Harris explores system leadership. Free downloads 👇

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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I really enjoyed presenting alongside an incredible panel at last night's Literacy Association of Ireland TeachMeet, just in time for World Book Day this week! 📚👏🏼