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Abigail Horn

@abigailatelier.bsky.social

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Artist/designer for young audiences, Early Years Atelierista, sometimes lecturer. Pedagogy, art, well-being and play in nurseries and public cultural spaces. EYTS. Museum/gallery educator for V&A, Orleans House and RMG. https://linktr.ee/abigailhorn

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Abigail Horn @abigailatelier.bsky.social · 25d

Adults are gently encouraged to let go of the role of More Knowledgable Other, and to investigate and wonder alongside their children.

Abigail Horn @abigailatelier.bsky.social · 25d

It draws on Theory of Loose Parts, modular design, heuristic play and Situationism to create an open-ended environment for exploring objects, materials, sound and identity.

Abigail Horn @abigailatelier.bsky.social · 25d

I’m delighted to be opening I Did It! My interactive installation for young children and their families at The Children’s Art School Makerworld Gallery in Huddersfield tomorrow.

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Abigail Horn @abigailatelier.bsky.social · 29d

Ben Quinn @benquinn75.bsky.social · 29d

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

House of Commons nursery provider criticised for article praising Reform conference

Piece on website of LEYF, which runs nurseries across London, talked of party’s ‘growing appeal to mothers’

www.theguardian.com

Abigail Horn @abigailatelier.bsky.social · 29d

Thank you. I hadn’t seen this.

Abigail Horn @abigailatelier.bsky.social · Sep 16

That’s a bit weak. It disregards the flippant tone of the blog, and its failure to acknowledge Reform’s prejudiced ideologies. Yes agreed they should address this publicly.

Abigail Horn @abigailatelier.bsky.social · Sep 16

No. What did they say?

Abigail Horn @abigailatelier.bsky.social · Sep 16

Yes, well done. You did some good work there. Very appropriate turn of phrase “something went wrong” indeed.

Abigail Horn @abigailatelier.bsky.social · Sep 16

Right on cue …baseless opinion stated confidently as though it’s empirical fact with a healthy dose of homophobia. No one who has influence in the early years sector should be validating this man www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

Nigel Farage claims ‘most stable relationships’ are between men and women

The Reform UK leader was accused of ‘vile homophobia’ after claiming that heterosexual relationships ‘last the longest’

www.independent.co.uk

Abigail Horn @abigailatelier.bsky.social · Sep 15

Yes. Although I do think some kind of statement from them would be appropriate at this point.

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Abigail Horn @abigailatelier.bsky.social · Sep 15

It’s been taken down now. LEYF have not responded to this situation anywhere that I can see.

Abigail Horn @abigailatelier.bsky.social · Sep 15

Right then, so nothing really. I went to refer to what was said about it in June O’Sullivan’s blog post, but it’s been taken off the website.

Abigail Horn @abigailatelier.bsky.social · Sep 15

Just spotted my own typo. Was supposed to read “fascists”, not “facials”

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Abigail Horn @abigailatelier.bsky.social · Sep 15

No, of course. Im fully aware they are doing, and heartbroken by it.

Abigail Horn @abigailatelier.bsky.social · Sep 15

I wouldn’t want to detract from everything LEYF have achieved. I’m a huge admirer of their organisation. That’s why this is so baffling and unsettling.

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Abigail Horn @abigailatelier.bsky.social · Sep 15

Yes, agreed. Education and care can’t be separated from politics. Socialism gave us much of the pedagogy that we have today, rooted in empathy and equality.

Abigail Horn @abigailatelier.bsky.social · Sep 15

Exactly. That’s exactly it for me. I don’t want to live in an echo chamber and am all for professional curiosity, but the tone of this piece when there are thousands of facials rampaging through the streets of London is awful.

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Abigail Horn @abigailatelier.bsky.social · Sep 15

Grinning selfies, and pictures of funny cars. This speaks volumes about the troubling forces at work in the EY sector, glorifying individualism and prejudice in the name of activism and feminism.

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Abigail Horn @abigailatelier.bsky.social · Sep 15

No mention of Farage’s well documented tendency to state baseless opinions as though they are facts. Justifying all of this in the name of “March of the mums” without acknowledging the mums and their families who are being persecuted for their race and culture.

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Abigail Horn @abigailatelier.bsky.social · Sep 15

No acknowledgement of the disgusting racism, misogyny and transphobia that underpin this party and its supporters. No connections made to how flags and hate speech and racist violence will negatively impact the children attending your nurseries.

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Abigail Horn @abigailatelier.bsky.social · Sep 15

www.leyf.org.uk/news/can-ref... Just had a largely sleepless night after having my attention drawn to this. A gleeful account of the Reform UK conference by an influential figure in the EY sector and expert in social justice.

Can Reform channel the march of the mums into a movement that can govern?

Musings from the Reform Conference, Birmingham NEC, 5th September On Friday morning, I boarded the train to Birmingham to attend the Reform Conference. Part of our role is to keep track of the wider…

www.leyf.org.uk

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Abigail Horn @abigailatelier.bsky.social · Aug 25

I’m probably very late to the party here, but this is fascinating vm.tiktok.com/ZNdXTu4Kb/ Iceland’s Hjalli approach to early years, subverting traditional gender roles.

TikTok - Make Your Day

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Abigail Horn @abigailatelier.bsky.social · May 26

🤔 Do you think anyone would fund it? Is it time to abandon my current proposal? 😅

Abigail Horn @abigailatelier.bsky.social · May 25

I could go on and on, but I’ll stop now.

Abigail Horn @abigailatelier.bsky.social · May 25

Floaty things? Animal-related? Colourful stuff? And of course loose parts, which could also describe most of the other items featured in this thread? A broad church.