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Reading and wellbeing: Exploring the relationship between reading fiction and wellbeing across the lifespan

Reading fiction has a range of established benefits for learning, providing a strong foundation for the development of vocabulary knowledge and literacy-related skills (Mar & Rain, 2015; Mol &...

Reading to Dogs – children’s perspectives

Reading to Dogs (RTD), which involves children reading to a registered dog (accompanied by a handler), is becoming increasingly popular in schools. Benefits to wellbeing and reading engagement are...

Picturebooks and children’s understanding of disability: Incorporating the perspectives of primary school teachers

When teaching literacy in primary schools, it is essential that the books purchased and used reflect the rich and diverse society we live in, which means ensuring sufficient representation. In...

Decolonial and anti-racist perspectives in teacher training and education curricula in England and Wales: The Curriculum Journal Special Issue

This seminar provided an opportunity to hear from contributing authors to the recently published Special Issue of The Curriculum Journal, decolonial and anti-racist perspectives in teacher...

Decolonial and anti-racist perspectives in teacher training and education curricula in England and Wales: The Curriculum Journal Special Issue

This seminar will provide an opportunity to hear from contributing authors to the recently published Special Issue of The Curriculum Journal, decolonial and anti-racist perspectives in teacher...

Beyond ‘Navel Gazing’: Autoethnography as a Catalyst for Change

We used an umbrella theme of ‘Beyond ‘Navel Gazing’ (Tummons 2007): Autoethnography as a Catalyst for Change’ to anchor all activities during the next year. This theme is flexible and...

Beyond ‘Navel Gazing’: Autoethnography as a Catalyst for Change

We will be using an umbrella theme of ‘Beyond ‘Navel Gazing’ (Tummons 2007): Autoethnography as a Catalyst for Change’ to anchor all activities during the next year. This theme is flexible...

Maths in other subjects: Expanding the definition of post-16 maths participation

The British prime minister, Rishi Sunak, lately announced his ambition ‘to move towards all children studying some form of maths to 18’ (Sunak, 2023), prompting questions about what maths this...

Innovative Research Methodologies: Participatory Ethnographic Evaluation Research (PEER).

This podcast is the third in a series commissioned by the Research Methodology in Education Special Interest Group to showcase the variety of methodologies and methods being undertaken by...

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Claire Hedges

Claire Hedges is the Manager of the Centre for the Study of Global Development at The Open University. She has over 17 years of global teacher development and programme management experience, with...

Elena Santi

Elena Santi is a PhD student at Moray House School of Education and Sport at the University of Edinburgh. Her interests lie in supporting adolescents’ wellbeing and personal development through...