Dr. Aaron Bradbury

Early Childhood Academic,Author, International Speaker: Nurture, Play, Child Development & Social Mobility. CoChair ECSDN, MNS/PVI School Governor: Views my own

[Dr. Aaron Bradbury @AaronTeamEC]

Starting with the Child: Play, Agency and Development in Birth to Five Matters

https://t.co/k3iWRVccqq

[Dr. Aaron Bradbury @AaronTeamEC]

This is one of the best Dramas I’ve watched in a long time. @channel5_tv Forever Home has had me hooked. We need more from Graham Norton.

[Tes magazine @tes]

Play-based maths activities that encourage six- and seven-year-olds to reason through problems can improve attainment, research trial finds
https://t.co/Kp4gXKbvMQ

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If I could rewrite Early Years policy tomorrow, I’d start here.

Some things need to go. Some need to change. And some we need to be brave enough to bring back.

Children are more than data, targets and percentages.
Respect development. Put children first.

What would you change?

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Joy in the early years isn’t a fluffy extra.

Fredrickson (2001), King et al. (2015), Wu et al. (2021) and Yogman et al. (2018) give us the evidence: positive emotions, relationships and play matter for learning and development.

Children only get one childhood. Joy matters.

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This is well worth a read from Ruth Swailes.

Identify NEED, not NEET.

There is an important distinction here.

We absolutely should identify need early. We should notice barriers, disadvantage, SEND, communication needs.

https://t.co/B04RAuFMjB

[Daisy Christodoulou @daisychristo]

“Primaries are a rare example of an English public policy success. We risk undermining that success by making them compensate for state failures elsewhere.”

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[Dr. Aaron Bradbury @AaronTeamEC]

@daisychristo I agree Daisy. Perhaps the issue isn’t just teachers identifying the risk. It’s whether we still have a joined-up system capable of responding to it. Health, education, social care, families and communities all see different parts of a child’s life.

Maybe we need the ECM back

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@SwailesRuth @cix_stormrage It would be good to know what actual information they got hold of as I’ve had nothing but spam on my emails atm

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@PolitlcsUK Sounds just like the government.

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There has been a lot of positive change in early childhood over the past few years. But one measure still needs to go: the Good Level of Development.

It’s time to stop chasing a number and start asking whether children are truly thriving. #EarlyYears #ChildhoodFirst

[Dr. Aaron Bradbury @AaronTeamEC]

Congratulations Lucy Powell @LucyMPowell

[Politics UK @PolitlcsUK]

🚨 BREAKING: Andy Burnham has appointed Lucy Powell as Education Secretary

Bridget Phillipson has been demoted to Minister for Equalities

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Get hold of your copy of the 2nd Edition of Birth to Five Matters free download here: https://t.co/uDLmUb59Mu

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📦 Just 1 day to go until Cardboard Box Day!

Tomorrow, we’ll be celebrating something wonderfully simple: a cardboard box.

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Can early childhood education be both joyful and ambitious?
I’m joined by Alys Leighton-Rahman and Raj Ladva to explore joy, play, high expectations and why play and achievement should never be seen as opposites.
#PlayMatters #EarlyYears #Play #ECEC

https://t.co/AyZJscnUYE

[King's College International School Bangkok @Kingsbangkok]

What if joy was the whole point? #BottlingJoy shows that joy is the foundation of young children’s learning and growth.

Discover the story behind the book by @RajLadva & @aleightonrahman, foreword by @MichaelRosenYes & edited by @AaronTeamEC

#KingsBangkok #EarlyYears

[Dr. Aaron Bradbury @AaronTeamEC]

Love and Nurture Rating Scale Training to Bham this October 💜

📅 Friday 9th October 2026
⏰ 9:30am – 3:30pm
🍽 Lunch Included

A day focused on relational pedagogy, nurture, meaningful interactions and emotionally responsive practice.

🎟 Book here:
https://t.co/aqQexH2ps0

[Dr. Aaron Bradbury @AaronTeamEC]

🚨 Speaker announcement!
We’re delighted to welcome Greg Bottrill to the Play Matters Conference 2027. Join us for a day celebrating play, childhood and inspiring practice.
🎟️ Book your place: https://t.co/ycSSkA57e6

[Dr. Aaron Bradbury @AaronTeamEC]

Only I could book a caravan park Stowford Farm Meadows in Devon in the heatwave where the water isn’t working. Been off since Sunday and not likely to come back on until Tuesday. Well we don’t actually know. The country has gone to the dogs. @ParkResorts @Hoseasons