Helen Hamlyn Centre for Pedagogy (0-11 years)

🎨 Rethinking Curriculum - Fostering Creativity 🌍

FREE year-long course for primary teachers & leaders!

✨ Integrate creativity into planning & assessment
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Are you a Headteacher, Special Education Need Coordinator, Literacy Lead/Coordinator, teacher or teaching assistant, with some experience in supporting children with reading difficulties? We'd appreciate it if you would take a moment to complete this survey.

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FREE year-long course for primary teachers & leaders!
✨ Integrate creativity into planning & assessment
✨ Connect with educators worldwide
✨ Access OECD resources
✨ Contribute to global research

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YouTube video by Helen Hamlyn Centre for Pedagogy 0-11 Years Children's agency in the national curriculum: The promise of structured freedom

🎥 Just released! The video recording of our international hybrid seminar and physical book launch (24 June) is now available to watch. Catch up on key insights and engaging discussions from the event. @domwyse.bsky.social

📺 youtu.be/nA_tVUEWh78

Are you a Headteacher, Special Education Need Coordinator, Literacy Lead/Coordinator, teacher or teaching assistant, with some experience in supporting children with reading difficulties? We'd appreciate it if you would take a moment to complete this survey.

qualtrics.ucl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_...

YouTube video by Helen Hamlyn Centre for Pedagogy 0-11 Years Children's agency in the national curriculum: The promise of structured freedom

🎥 Just released! The video recording of our international hybrid seminar and physical book launch (24 June) is now available to watch. Catch up on key insights and engaging discussions from the event. @domwyse.bsky.social

📺 youtu.be/nA_tVUEWh78

Are you a Headteacher, Special Education Need Coordinator, Literacy Lead/Coordinator, teacher or teaching assistant, with some experience in supporting children with reading difficulties? We'd appreciate it if you would take a moment to complete this survey.

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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...

What matters in education? 📚 Join @erpioe.bsky.social on Thurs 26 June, 17:30–19:00 (online) for an event on developing pedagogies in early years & primary settings. Explore how research & practice can work together. Free to attend! #Education #UCL #ERP shorturl.at/tfjF4

Children's agency in the national curriculum: The promise of structured freedom An international seminar and book launch including new research on how children's voices and choices shape their learning.

🎓 Join this hybrid seminar today via the Zoom link below!

🗓️ 16:45 (BST)
🔗 ucl.zoom.us/j/99105850683

www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/events/2...

Happening tomorrow! Registration is still open:

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Handwritten thank you letters

Handwritten thank you letters

Handwritten thank you letters

Today, IOE marks Thank a Teacher Day with letters to standout teachers in our lives – celebrating the educators and support staff who have transformed lives with their practice, care and support. Thank you, to all the teachers out there! #WeAreIOE

Read all at: www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/2025/...

With England reviewing its curriculum, the time to act is now.

Children's agency in the national curriculum: The promise of structured freedom An international seminar and book launch including new research on how children's voices and choices shape their learning.

🎓 What happens when children are trusted to shape their learning?

The Children’s Agency in the National Curriculum (CHANT) project found that some schools champion agency, even under tough policy constraints.

🗓️ 24 June
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Happening today!

Education: An academic discipline or a field? - EERA Blog Is education research a discipline or a field, and why does it matter? A guest post by Dominic Wyse, President of BERA.

The President of the British Educational Research Association (BERA) from 2019 to 2021 Professor Dominic Wyse, on the question "Education: An academic discipline or a field?" #EERAblog #EdChat #EduSci @BERANews @Dominic_Wyse https://blog.eera-ecer.de/education-an-academic-discipline-or-a-field/

Teachers knew what children needed to recover from the pandemic – but their insights were ignored Wellbeing and school absence should be priorities now.

📖 Educators had clear insights into supporting students post-pandemic, but their expertise was often overlooked, argue @alicebradbury.bsky.social, Gemma Moss, and @sineadh.bsky.social. Read more:

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Reading Rights: Books Build a Brighter Future "For too long, the life-changing benefits of children’s reading have not been taken seriously. And now – as our children face an unknown future – we risk…

Shared reading supports cognitive development, bonding and attachment, emotional wellbeing, school readiness & community connection. The #ReadingRights report from @booktrust.org.uk and Frank Cottrell-Boyce explores how we can make sure no child misses out:
www.booktrust.org.uk/readingrights

Key UCL appointments to REF 2029 expert sub-panels to assess research quality across the UK Research England has appointed Professor Dominic Wyse (IOE – Faculty of Education and Society) as Chair of the Education unit of assessment and Professor Nick Gallent (Bartlett School of Planning) as ...

We are delighted to share that Research England has appointed @domwyse.bsky.social as Chair of the Education Unit of Assessment. Read more here:

www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/ju...

Children's agency in the national curriculum: The promise of structured freedom An international seminar and book launch including new research on how children's voices and choices shape their learning.

🤔 What exactly is agency, and why does it matter in schools?

At this hybrid seminar, Prof. @markrpriestley.bsky.social will unpack the slippery concept of agency in education, challenging common myths and calling for clarity in theory and practice.

🗓️ 24 June 2025

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The Research Excellence Framework (REF) is the UK's system for assessing the quality of research in UK universities. The REF results demonstrate how this research benefits society both in the UK and globally.

Key UCL appointments to REF 2029 expert sub-panels to assess research quality across the UK Research England has appointed Professor Dominic Wyse (IOE – Faculty of Education and Society) as Chair of the Education unit of assessment and Professor Nick Gallent (Bartlett School of Planning) as ...

We are delighted to share that Research England has appointed @domwyse.bsky.social as Chair of the Education Unit of Assessment. Read more here:

www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/ju...

Children's agency in the national curriculum: The promise of structured freedom An international seminar and book launch including new research on how children's voices and choices shape their learning.

We will celebrate this research and publication during an international hybrid seminar and physical book launch on 24 June:

www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/events/2...

Children need more say in their education – here’s why it matters Children consistently expressed a desire for more choice in their education.

📰 Just published: A powerful piece by Yana Manyukhina and @domwyse.bsky.social on why children’s voices should matter more in education.

💬 We don’t just need to educate children. We need to listen to them. Read it here:
🔗 theconversation.com/children-nee...

Children need more say in their education – here’s why it matters Children consistently expressed a desire for more choice in their education.

📰 Just published: A powerful piece by Yana Manyukhina and @domwyse.bsky.social on why children’s voices should matter more in education.

💬 We don’t just need to educate children. We need to listen to them. Read it here:
🔗 theconversation.com/children-nee...

Looking forward to hearing the inimitable Dominic Wyse on Saturday June 28th 2.30pm at @uklitassociation.bsky.social International Conference in Liverpool! Not too late to buy a ticket! #thisismyukla

There's still a handful of tickets left for the UKLA International Conference 2025 and you have 'til June 6th to buy them! Grab yours now and join us as we welcome our Keynotes, and experts from all fields of literacy teaching and learning, for a weekend of empowerment in education. buff.ly/yYpdw4f

Hi @thatpovertyguy.bsky.social‬, please email us at hhcp@ucl.ac.uk about this. Thanks.