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Nathan Archer @nathanarcher.bsky.social · 1d

@coalitionedcare.bsky.social is leading a 3-year research and advocacy programme: ‘Building the Early Education workforce in England’. Researchers are hosting six focus groups (three each in Leeds and London) for early educators, childminders and nursery managers.
Booking details at bit.ly/42FocOo

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Early Education and Childcare Coalition @coalitionedcare.bsky.social · 9d

In our latest guest blog Dr Sara Bonetti and Dr @nathanarcher.bsky.social explore the potential of an early years professional register: what it could achieve, the questions that still need to be answered, and what we can learn from other sectors.

Read the full piece here:
bit.ly/4obJyLK

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Early Education and Childcare Coalition @coalitionedcare.bsky.social · 22d

Are you a male working in an early year's setting? Join our Sector Advisory Panel!

We are looking for a male nursery worker (non-managerial role), working in a PVI Setting nursery in England (outside of London) to join our advisory panel.

📅 Closing date: 28/09/25
🔗 More info: lnkd.in/emV66uXv

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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · Sep 14

To keep tracking these threats and holding the far right to account, we need your support. Please chip in today and help power our work:

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Donate to HOPE not hate – help us challenge hate and build communities

Hate thrives in the dark. HOPE not hate works to expose it, through investigations, community action, and challenging hate wherever it appears. But we can’t do it without you. Your support helps us st...

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Nathan Archer @nathanarcher.bsky.social · Jul 21

Thanks for sharing Ruth

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Nathan Archer @nathanarcher.bsky.social · Jul 7

Positive news here. There has been a lack of national vision on ECEC for too long and this plan maps the beginning of a way forward.
Giving every child the best start in life strategy
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/686bd6...

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Nathan Archer @nathanarcher.bsky.social · Jun 17

Pleased to be bringing my practice, policy and research experience together in a new role as Research and Policy Manager and joining a brilliant team at Early Education and Childcare Coalition @coalitionedcare.bsky.social

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Wendy Russell @wendyrussell.bsky.social · Jun 11

Today, on #InternationalDayofPlay, the #RaisingTheNationPlayCommission releases its excellent final report #EverythingToPlayFor, calling for a National Play Strategy for England, including a Play Sufficiency Duty. cfyl.org.uk/report/Every...

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Early Education and Childcare Coalition @coalitionedcare.bsky.social · May 12

We’re looking for a Campaign & Programme Manager to join our team and drive a new three-year initiative focused on raising the status of the early years workforce.

📍 Home-based, with regular travel to Westminster
🕒 4 days/week (30 hours)
📅 Closing: 19 May
🔗 Apply now: tinyurl.com/4m449j6f

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Wendy Russell @wendyrussell.bsky.social · May 9

#Academics in England! Please sign & share! A group of us across academic disciplines have drafted a letter in support of the #PlayCommission's call for an English national #PlayStrategy. It will be submitted alongside others from people in built environment, health, education etc. bit.ly/4dalQed

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Joolone @joolone.bsky.social · Apr 26

I want to slow the curriculum down

so learning can breath,

experiences can be savoured,

thoughts turned over,

ideas become realities.

Why put my foot on the gas?

Better to immerse ourselves in the broader landscape,

enjoy the company,

take the journey well,

arrive richer.

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Andrew Jones FCCT @jonesedu.bsky.social · Apr 15

The dialectic of educational enlightenment: Questioning ‘what works’ - critiquing the ideas of evidence-based practice and 'edumyths' with Theodor Adorno and Max Horkheimer!

#education #research #socialtheory #edusky #uked #criticaltheory #edumyths #teaching

mrjoneswhiteboard.blog/2025/04/15/t...

The dialectic of educational enlightenment: Questioning ‘what works’

In today’s educational climate, the phrase ‘what works’ has become something of a mantra. It refers to the use of rigorous, often quantitative, research methods – particularly ran…

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Nathan Archer @nathanarcher.bsky.social · Apr 15

Grateful for the opportunity to take up a role as an Honorary Research Fellow with brilliant colleagues at Edge Hill University and the new International Centre for Early Years Education.
Many thanks to Dr Karen Boardman for championing this and to @joalbinclark.bsky.social for encouragement.

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Tes magazine @tesmagazine.bsky.social · Apr 12

Around a third of primary teachers say they have 'little or no influence at all' over the content of individual lessons, according to @neunion.bsky.social research into the impact of standardised curriculum packages

1 in 3 primary teachers have ‘little or no influence’ on lesson content

Standardised curriculum packages are ‘imposed’, have ‘no meaningful workload gains’ and can lead teachers to quit, NEU report finds

www.tes.com

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Nathan Archer @nathanarcher.bsky.social · Apr 9

Thanks to my co-author @joalbinclark.bsky.social (always a pleasure) and to editors @aaronearlyyears.bsky.social @ruthswailes.bsky.social @philippathompson.bsky.social for the opportunity to contribute to A Manifesto for Early Childhood. ‘This hopeful book looks forward to what could be possible’.

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Nathan Archer @nathanarcher.bsky.social · Mar 20

@historytastic.bsky.social The ICKLE project at Leeds covered this but for 2022 I think. @catdavies.bsky.social is the expert on this one and may be able to advise?

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Nathan Archer @nathanarcher.bsky.social · Mar 15

sure. could you DM me you email please and I can send papers. We are also currently working on this project: round-barge-552.notion.site/Resistance-S...

Resistance Stories | Notion

What is our project about?

round-barge-552.notion.site

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Nathan Archer @nathanarcher.bsky.social · Mar 15

ECHO/Bristol Early Education -
Thanks for your hospitality, engagement and sharing your stories of resistance in ECEC.
#ethicalsubversions

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Dr Jools Page #ProfessionalLove @drjoolspage.bsky.social · Mar 14

Moved over to @bsky.app - check out our recent publication: Page, J., Roffey-Barentsen, J., & Clough, P. (2025). COVID-19: everyday stories of life in lockdown as told by parents of young children in England. European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 1–15. doi.org/10.1080/1350...

COVID-19: everyday stories of life in lockdown as told by parents of young children in England

Pandemic-focused projects in Early Childhood have amplified concerns such as child poverty, separation/attachment, maternal anxiety, and other health issues. However, significant attention in actua...

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Nathan Archer @nathanarcher.bsky.social · Mar 13

'Early Childhood in the Anglosphere: systemic failings and transformative possibilities' by Peter Moss and Linda Mitchell is a timely and valuable book.
I'm pleased to have reviewed this for FORUM Journal. journals.lwbooks.co.uk/forum/vol-67...

Critical and hopeful - Lawrence Wishart

Early Childhood in the Anglosphere: systemic failings and transformative possibilities�Peter Moss and Linda Mitchell, London, UC

journals.lwbooks.co.uk

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Nathan Archer @nathanarcher.bsky.social · Mar 11

#redskyatnight

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Nathan Archer @nathanarcher.bsky.social · Mar 11

Pleased to have been awarded a @britishacademy.bsky.social @leverhulme.bsky.social Small Grant for a research project starting this summer:
Nurseries....the new frontier of the welfare state?
#earlychildhood #nurseries #research

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JoAlbinClark @joalbinclark.bsky.social · Mar 7

Tidy up time and children's rights 🚸 in early childhood @nathanarcher.bsky.social www.linkedin.com/pulse/billys...

Billy’s car at tidy up time: How children’s rights happen everyday in Early Childhood Education

Educators in early childhood and care (ECEC) working in schools and settings know how much young children appreciate those moments when you attend and attune your time and actions to what matters to t...

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Nathan Archer @nathanarcher.bsky.social · Mar 4

Pleased to have contributed a chapter with @joalbinclark.bsky.social on children's rights and participation in this forthcoming book:
us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/a-....

A Manifesto for Early Childhood

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Early Education and Childcare Coalition @coalitionedcare.bsky.social · Feb 20

NEW study from @uniofbathipr.bsky.social explores the lived experiences of childcare for parents on Universal Credit.

Good to see the report support our call for an early years workforce strategy and recommendations on equalising access regardless of parent’s employment status
tinyurl.com/yyttr57m

A big, vast, grey area: Exploring the lived experiences of childcare for parents on Universal Credit

This report explores how parents in receipt of Universal Credit manage childcare costs, and their experiences of childcare and work conditionality requirements.

tinyurl.com

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