Dr A.J Fensham-Smith

Last night one of our academics, Dr Amber Fensham-Smith, appeared on BBC's The One Show to give to explain why more families are choosing to homeschool their children, and the potential benefits of doing so.

💡Learn more: wels.open.ac.uk/research/childrens-research-centre @ajfenshamsmith.bsky.social

Dr Amber Fensham-Smith

One of our academics, Dr Amber Fensham-Smith will be appearing on tonight's episode of The One Show, discussing home schooling with presenter Angelica Bell 📚

You can watch Amber from 7pm and find out more about her research here: wels.open.ac.uk/research/chi...

@ajfenshamsmith.bsky.social

Call for articles on children and youth engaged in paid employment while studying.

For a special issue of the journal Work, Employment and Society.

Papers are due by 27 February, 2026.

👉Join us for a thought provoking round table discussion.
May 1st 15:00-16:30 BST
Guest speakers:
Professor Abigail Hacket, (SHU)
Dr Melanie Hall, (MMU)
Professor Kate Pahl, (MMU)
Professor Peter Kraftl, (UoB)
Register for free: bit.ly/4kWd4UK

Join us for CRC Research Conversations; Giving up the 'Good Research Child'? Researcher's roundtable online event.
Thursday 1st May 2025 15:00-16:30 BST
Register for free via Eventbrite: bit.ly/4kWd4UK
@childlawcentre.bsky.social @clpn.bsky.social @crecuk.bsky.social #childledresearch

What about "don't pick your nose darling, it's a bad habit" 😂

Such beautiful cherised memories of a beautiful girl. Thank you for sharing.

Variety of researchers, educators & yp discussed: "It's plugging a gap"Fensham-Smith, co-director of the Open University's Children's Research Centre,"If your child is struggling with their mental health, you can't get an NHS referral and you want to keep them safe, what do you do?" #homeeducation

🔊 Call for papers!

Join us for the @britsoci.bsky.social Presidential Event, in collaboration with the BSA Education Study Group.

⏳ Deadline: 30 January 2025
💬 Theme: The Future of the Sociology of Education

📅 Date: 6 June 2025
📍 Place: BSA Meeting Room, London

🔗 britsoc.co.uk/events/key-b...

Interesting and thought provoking read, thanks for sharing Prof @azumahcarol.bsky.social 😊

Looking forward to visiting @uparisnanterre.bsky.social shortly to share and exchange- facilitating Photovoice with young people in #alternativeeducation photovox.sciencesconf.org/registration... #youthledresearch #Photovoice #ethicalreflections #participatoryactionresearch

You are an incredible person, mother, academic and all round human being. Thank you for being you and for all that you do raise awareness and give back to so many. In you grief, please know now many others lives you have changed and are changing because of your relentless fight. Peace and love

Call for conference papers: "Through the generations: Youth, ageing, and African Studies collections"

Abstracts due by 17 January, 2025.

The conference will take place in June 2025 at the University of Oxford.

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Webinar: Children's Sports and Physical Education Organised by the Childhood, Law & Policy Network

Join our webinar:
Children's voices & experiences in sports & physical education.
🗓️Tuesday 3 December, 5pm (GMT).

Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/webinar-ch...

This is the kick-off for our "Children & Their Bodies" webinar series. Here's the full program:
www.qmul.ac.uk/clpn/media/c...

An image of a kaleidoscope and text saying it’s not the gift of adults. It’s the right of the child

Marking the 100th anniversary of the UN Declaration on the Rights of the Child with some reflections on the child’s right to participation.

Research Ethics Case Studies 2024: Negotiating power, participation and dissent with young-researchers in community dissemination This case study considers the ethical issues that can arise when conducting participatory research with young people. It highlights the nuanced nature of participation preferences and the ethical...

Our BERA case study considers the #ethicalissues when conducting #participatoryresearch with young people, the nuanced nature of participation preferences & #autonomy, #consent & #dissent in community research dissemination (Govaerts & Fensham-Smith, 2024) www.bera.ac.uk/publication/...

This made me laugh, thank you.

Reasons for the information gap are nauanced

www.ft.com/content/364a... Rise in home education: a range of stakeholder voices, opportunities and challenges are represented in this piece. #homeeducation #educationotherwise #homeschooling #educationalternatives

Ever wonder why the Hungry caterpillar made a cocoon? The answer is here and its brilliant

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Symbolic boundary making? Or new learning constellations?

Finally made a #Blackademics starter pack! Let continue to build community here. This is part of #Blacksky so please show your appreciation to the architect, @rudyfraser.com

Thank you!!!! :-)

Three copies of Managing Your Mental Health During Your PhD on a desk splayed out

Too early to mention that a copy of Managing Your Mental Health During Your PhD might make a nice Christmas gift for a PhD student in your life?

link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

Using the topic areas, you can create your own development resource, or senior leaders in #localauthority units may wish to curate a bespoke OpenLearn professional development set. 3/3

The resources - offered at different learning levels - cover a range of topics including #neurodiversity, inclusive practice and children’s development and are suitable for anyone receiving or facilitating #homeeducation, including those who work with home-educating families. 2/3

Are you an educator, parent or young person interested or practicing home education? Head over to Open Learn Elective Home Education HUB: www.open.edu/openlearn/ed... free articles, short courses and resources 1/3 #homeeducation #alternativeeducation

This is excellent! Thank you very much, il be sharing it with students and colleagues on a large OU module: Contemporary Research with CYP! Thanks #creativemethods #participatoryresearch #socialinquiry

New booklet now out on creative methods for social inquiry and research communication I’ve had a lot of fun experimenting with creative methods over the past few years, drawing on arts- and design-based approaches. I’ve put together a booklet that showcases 13 of these m…

Here’s a booklet I put together about creative methods I and collaborators have used in recent years - may be of interest for those researchers interested in creative methods

simplysociology.wordpress.com/2024/09/25/n...